New Skyblivion Screenshots Show Stealthy Khajiit and Dungeons
Although Skyrim is pretty much what everyone is still talking about these days, 10 years since releasing, there are plenty who still fondly remember the likes of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, not to mention Morrowind before that, and even earlier titles in the series. As one of the best Elder Scrolls games out there,Oblivion was a huge release for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 generation, and despite the fact that it looks rather dated, it's still got a dedicated fan base. So dedicated are some of the people in the community, that someone has been looking to bring the 16-year-old title into the modern gaming era.
Since 2012, Skyblivion has been in development, which aims to recreate the entirety of Oblivion using the Skyrim engine, and recently, the team has released some new screenshots from the full conversion mod. These new images show a rather moody interior, with a Khajiit stealthily moving about, though it's not quite clear exactly which location is being shown. In general, it's looking pretty impressive.
Video Shows How Awesome Oblivion Looks With 8K Visuals and 200 Mods
Sadly, there still doesn't appear to be any release date yet, but the Skyblivion team do give update notifications every so often. With it now in its tenth year of development, many may be hoping that it's coming close to completion. What is known, however, is that it will be 100% free as and when it does get released, though fans will need official copies of both Oblivion and Skyrim. It will also be «modular,» which means players will get to decide which specific components they want to install.
From its humble beginnings all those years ago, the development of Skyblivion has been an interesting one so far, from it originally being a tech demo, to
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