The Top Changes Fans Want in Oblivion Remastered

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has barely been out a week, and players are already making it loud and clear what they want next.

Ever since Bethesda Game Studios and Virtuos shadow-dropped the remaster last Tuesday, players have been flooding back into Cyrodiil — only to find that while the hills look prettier and the Oblivion Gates still loom large, some parts of the experience could definitely use another pass.

Sure, the addition of a sprint feature is nice (and long overdue), but after only a few days, Bethesda's official Discord is absolutely packed with fan suggestions. And honestly, some of them seem like no-brainers if Bethesda really wants Oblivion Remastered to live up to the nostalgia hype.

1. Sprinting That Doesn’t Look So... Weird

Look, we all know Elder Scrolls games have always had a little bit of jank. But the new sprinting animation? It's something else.

“We need a sprint that doesn’t look like my guy’s trying to catch a bus with a broken leg.”

Right now, when you sprint, your character hunches over and flails their arms like a Skyrim guard chasing a chicken. Players are begging for a more natural sprinting animation — or at least an option to choose between the classic goofy look and something that doesn’t make you cringe every time you press shift.

2. More Character Customization (Please)

Oblivion’s character creation was always… memorable. But in 2025, players expect more. While some hilarious creations are flooding Twitter and Reddit, there's a serious push for deeper customization: better hair, sliders for body height and weight, and even the ability to tweak your character mid-game.

Because let’s be real — nobody wants to look like a melted candle for 200+ hours if they can help it.

3. Difficulty That Doesn’t Feel Like Two Extremes

Right now, difficulty settings in Oblivion Remastered are a bit of a mess. Adept feels like a cakewalk, while Expert mode apparently wants to punish you for daring to exist.

“Adept is mindless, Expert is unplayable. Please, Bethesda, give us a slider!”

Fans are practically begging for a full difficulty slider like the original Oblivion had. That way, players could fine-tune the experience instead of picking between "press button to win" and "every rat is a boss fight."

4. Where’s the Mod Support?

Bethesda supporting mods is about as guaranteed as the sun rising. Which is why it’s so bizarre that Oblivion Remastered launched without official mod support.

PC players are already doing their thing — hundreds of mods are popping up every day — but console players are stuck without options. Fans aren’t just asking for mods out of entitlement; mods could easily fix half of the issues people are pointing out, from animation tweaks to whole new questlines.

Bethesda, if you’re reading this: open the floodgates.

5. A Better Way to Manage Spells

Magic is awesome in Oblivion Remastered — until your spellbook turns into a giant unscrollable mess.

“There should be a way to remove spells from your spell book. It’s unmanageable by mid-game.”

Players want a way to hide, sort, or at least mark favorite spells. Right now, managing your magic feels more like digging through a messy backpack than wielding the arcane arts. Adding basic UI sorting would be a huge quality-of-life improvement.

6. Fix the Map, Fix the Soul Gems

Two small things that are annoying a lot of players:

• The map doesn’t clearly show which dungeons you’ve cleared.
• Soul Gems don’t properly display their contents without multiple clicks.

These are minor problems, sure, but after 50 hours of play, they add up. Skyrim figured this stuff out years ago — it’s not too much to hope Oblivion Remastered can catch up.

Especially with exploration being such a huge part of the Elder Scrolls experience, better map UI would be a game-changer.

7. Squash Those Performance Bugs

Overall, performance has been decent, but not perfect. Some players are running into framerate drops, visual glitches, or menus bugging out, especially after a recent backend update that nuked graphics settings on PC.

Bethesda already promised a fix is coming, so it’s just a matter of time. But for now, the hope is that future patches won’t just fix these issues but also optimize the game for long-term modding and stability.

Because nothing ruins a hardcore Oblivion session faster than crashing to desktop when you’re five minutes from closing an Oblivion Gate.

Mods Are Already Saving the Day

The good news is, even if Bethesda moves slowly, the community isn’t waiting. PC players have already created fixes for upright sprint animations, better character customization, UI mods, and even old-school Oblivion tweaks to make the game feel closer to the 2006 original.

If you’re on console, though, you're still waiting for official mod support. Fingers crossed that it won’t take long.

In the end, Oblivion Remastered has huge potential — but fans are showing Bethesda exactly what it’ll take to make this classic truly legendary again.

And hey, if Bethesda needs a checklist, players have already made one for them.