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Capt_Blakhelm

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My Youtube Music Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUUKESAku8HnZnk_Djubd-Q
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_blakhelm
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Backloggery: http://backloggery.com/capt_blakhelm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Capt_Blakhelm
Tumblr: http://captblakhelm.tumblr.com/

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Steam ID URL: https://steamproxy-script.pipiskins.com/profiles/76561198042259317/
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Backloggery: http://backloggery.com/capt_blakhelm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Capt_Blakhelm
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Key Giveaway: http://www.reddit.com/r/GameKeyDump/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/capt_blakhelm
Favslist (The site is down, but editors say it will be back up someday) : http://www.favslist.com/users/Capt-Blakhelm/924

Current Rig Jan 2024
Motherboard: ASUS
CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900K
Speed: 3187 MHz
Windows 11 (64 bit)
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 5360 x 1440
Audio device: Speakers (Sound BlasterX AE-5 P

FAQ:
Q: Why do you have so many games?!
A: Because of crazy bundles and deep discounts. I used to buy loads of cheap bundles, but these days, I only stick to a few. Namely Humble Bundle and Fanatical. I also have dozens of free games on Origin and EGS. Sometimes I get sales highlights Chrono.gg, IsThereAnyDeal, and IndieGameBundlesDeals.

Q: What kind of games you play?
A: Action, Adventure, Puzzle, RPG, Managment/Tycoon, Retro/Classic, Shmups, Beat Em Ups, Fighters, PvP

I'm not a fan of realism, so I don't play Simulation or Simulation Sports much save for some exceptions. I don't play Strategy much at all and the AoE series is about the only I have any reverence for (there are others I'm Interested in though). I don't like Tower Defense. I don't like Survival. I have reservations about arty/pretentious games, but I play some of them. I only play MMOs if they are action. I don't play JRPGs as much as I used to when I was a teen.

I have a Switch, PS4, PS3, and most major consoles dating back to the late 80s in some form or fashion, as well as some some Handhelds (Vita, PSP, GBA SP, DS, Tiger Electronics and miscellanous ones)

Q: Other gaming profiles?
A:
Nintendo Switch: Ask
PSN: Capt_Blakhelm (My PS4 is dead though)
Backloggery: http://backloggery.com/capt_blakhelm
GFWL/XBox: CaptainBlakhelm

Q: Music Preference?
A: Game Music/Soundtracks, Mashups, Themes, Metal (and countless sub-genres including Djent), Electronic (and countless sub-genres), Rock, Classic Rap/Hip-hop, Classical/Orchestral

Q: Old Gaming rig specs?
A: As of July 2020
CoolerMaster Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction
ASRock B450 Steel Legend Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 + AMD Prism Air Cooler
G.SKill 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM
Sapphire Radeon RX590
2X Corsair ML120 Case Fans + 1 Case fan that came with case
Windows 10 Pro and Windows 7 Home Premium
Gigabyte 27in Curved 144hz Monitor
AOC 29" Ultra-Wide Monitor + 22" AOC Monitor
Logitech X51 Surround sound system

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

95 Hours played

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is just as performant as every older Elder Scroll game - your experience with it's ability to run well is down to chance and possibly luck.

It is mindblowing how often and in how many ways Oblivion Remastered can malfunction and yet still retain a a Mostly Positive Steam Rating. To be fair, it was Very Positive earlier and has likely lowered since the honeymoon phase is over and long term players are dealing with the consequences of a unpolished game. This very review was prompted by MY INABILITY TO CLICK THE IN THE PAUSE MENU INTERFACE AND MOVE ITEMS FROM MY INVENTORY UNTIL I REBOOTED THE GAME, after weeks of having various issues playing it. Random bugs is the normal experience of Creation Engine games.

Like all the Creation Engine/Gamebryo Bethesda games, it's a janky, unstable mess, and it only gets worse the further you get into the game. Inconsistent Framerates, constant Stutters, immersion breaking NPC interactions, UI malfunctions, quest bugs, and potentially worst of all infuriatingly frequent game crashes. Depending on your system, you may need to resort changing DirectX launch options, .ini Fixes/Tweaks, Fan Mods, and reducing graphical settings to get a game that is more stable - no Modern, AAA game should require so much preparation, fixing, and tweaking just to play it normally. Mind you, I have a high end system (I9 CPU, 4080 GPU, 32GB RAM) and despite being able to run Oblivion Remastered at it's highest settings at 100+ FPS, I have to reduce it to it's lowest settings, to reduce the chances of the game crashing every time I open a doorway. Sunk cost fallacy and genuine intrigue of a "classic" game makes me continue to play this currently.

In case you're new to the Bethesda game PC experience, posts and commentary always ranges from "This game is beyond broken as hell!" to "Well, my game is just fine so it must be you!". You COULD be lucky and have few to little problems with it, or you could have to waste alot of time figuring out why things aren't working the way you expect it to. These very issues has plagued the "The Elder Scroll" series and Bethesda Fallout games since their inception, so your mileage will vary and you will probably not have the real answer until you've played LONG after the Steam Refund window.

There is a "whole 'nother" argument into whether or not Oblivion is designed well and if Oblivion and/or it's remastered is even a good game or not. I simply do not have the time or the character limit to have that discussion here, but as it stands, I can only fathom to recommend Oblivion Remastered to those already experienced with playing, tweaking, modding, and/or fixing these type of games. If you're the type of gamer that expects a game "to just work" after you sit down and play it or you're not willing to properly build and and configure your character and play style, please don't spend your money here.

BUYER BEWARE: TES IV: OR has caused many players to stop playing the game or alter the way they play simply due to it's technical issues. View the Community Hub Forums, Reddit pages, gaming communities, and probably the official Bethesda forums to see what problems people are having. There is currently a good variety of mods for OR. This game could likely be improved by modders, but Bethesda has not yet released the very modding tools that would allow them to go further to possibly fixing the game for more players unlike previous games. With this not being a Primary project for Bethesda, this game is not nearly as updated and fixed as it should be. The lack of official fixes as well as in depth third party fixes means this game could very well be hardly playable to not playable for large amount of players. Technical problems have been a major problem for Bethesda games for DECADES, so do not expect it to be different here.

Buying Oblivion Remastered could mean you're buying a Lemon - a broken piece of crap that you can't do anything with.