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From: Mr Rob <noemailformethx@jsjsaiiowppw.com>
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Subject: Re: The Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered is now available
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:34:53 +0100
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:18:30 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:


>That's why its asking price seems so weirdly high. I get that it's
>just the Day One price; that asking for that much implies a certain
>expectation of value, and that more work was put into it than just an
>AI-upscaling of textures. 

It's actually a lot more than that, although it is a beautiful game to
look at now.

https://www.pushsquare.com/guides/oblivion-remastered-everything-new-and-all-changes-compared-to-the-original-oblivion

It actually feels like a whole new game.


As for backlogs, I long ago accepted that I'm highly unlikely to ever
work my way through my entire backlog of games. I shall continue to
buy new games without ever worrying about what I haven't yet played,
otherwise I will never buy another game!

I also long ago accepted that at least part of the attraction of games
to me personally is the pleasure of owning them (renting a licence)
and the pleasure of knowing that I can play them whenever I wish. Or
maybe just installing them *yet again* just to uninstall them to make
way for other games.

-- 
Rob