Return To Cyrodiil.

[KevGee]

Okay so I'm gonna open up an old wound.

I wrote an article where I basically concluded that the Oblivion Remaster should have been wake up call for studios and developers in the western RPG genre. I contended that the genre hasn't evolved much since the original release of Oblivion. I received some mixed responses in the comments section but never engaged with anyone back then.

What do you guys think?

A Fresh Coat of Paint And A Sprint Button: How 'The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion' Remaster Put The Industry To Shame

The 'Oblivion' remaster has been an irrefutable success for Bethesda. How is it that the bar hasen't risen much since 2009?

boundingintocomics.com

 

[CiderHype]

I feel that. Western RPGs have kind of been stuck in a loop for years. Oblivion still feels fresher than a lot of recent stuff, which says a lot about how little the genre has really evolved. Your article sounds like it hit a nerve, probably because it calls out something a lot of people quietly notice but don’t want to admit

 

[Zack]

What about the new Diablo

 

[Spencer Baculi (BIC EIC)]

Okay, this is sorta completely off-topic, and I don't want to derail, but I legitimately scrolled past this and read it as 'Return to Crocodil' and I was like 'DANG, what new esports tech am I unaware of?'

 

[Billy]

Okay, this is sorta completely off-topic, and I don't want to derail, but I legitimately scrolled past this and read it as 'Return to Crocodil' and I was like 'DANG, what new esports tech am I unaware of?'

Funny one. Anyway, I agree with @KevGee here, western RPGs need more love from developers. They just aren't evolving and they are bound to die at some point