Fancy ordering afake pizzainOblivion(or even areal one)? Modding allows you to do that. But it’s not all about hot slices of ‘za delivered by a skeleton. After almost 20 years, people are still looking to tinker with the visuals of the fourthElder Scrollsgame. Just not always in the way you might expect.
Take Nexus Mods userWilkeras a recent example. If you wantTES4to be more styled after the likes of 2002’sThe Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, look no further. That’s exactly what this mod does, by swapping outOblivion‘s visuals for cel-shaded graphics (also known as “toon shading”).
While the title refers to it as “Oblivion 64” – suggesting the graphics are on par with the Nintendo 64 era – Wilker says in the description they “prefer the more vibrant style” of cel-shaded games. Hence, theWind Waker(as well asPokémon) influence.
I don’t think the Hero of Kvatch goes “hyah!” though
As for what the mod specifically changes, well you’ll find that the pack converts the following:
So it’s pretty much almost everything, except for the NPCs and enemies. That’s fine. It does make the game look a lot brighter, judging by the images.
It’s pretty cool to see people still messing about with the originalOblivionformat all these years later. While the mere mention ofThe Elder Scrollstypically conjures upSkyrimfor many, there’s comfort in knowing that the older entries have not been completely lost in this existential modern gaming era.
