OG Oblivion designer thought the remaster was just ‘a texture update’ until he laid eyes on it, and now he thinks we need a new word to describe it

To put it another way, even ordinary folks like us are amazed by the effort Bethesda and Virtuos have put into this more polished, updated version of Cyrodiil set in 2025. Even Bruce Nesmith, the designer behind Oblivion (and also the director for Shivering Isles and lead designer for Skyrim), who left Bethesda during Starfield’s development, has had a chance to see the remaster, and he’s simply astounded by it.








