So, who’s excited to play the newest AAA fantasy RPG made in Unreal Engine 5 coming to Xbox (and Recreation Move), PlayStation, and PC at launch? Heck yeah, I too am stoked for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33… or The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered?
With Bethesda lastly getting round to formally revealing and shadow-dropping its long-rumored and often-leaked Oblivion remaster, RPG followers this week now have a tough selection between spending lots of of hours in Cyrodiil, or embarking on an expedition to take down the murderess Paintress in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. And whereas it is definitely not exceptional for 2 same-genre video games to launch the identical week, the similarities between the 2 are frightening each joyful and annoyed reactions from RPG followers… in addition to a cheeky remark from Clair Obscur writer Kepler Interactive.
omg its like barbenheimer pic.twitter.com/TN1AFzdggc
— Kepler Interactive (@Kepler_Interact) April 22, 2025
In an X/Twitter submit, Kepler shared an edited picture of the characters from Clair Obscur strolling into an Oblivion Gate, with the textual content “omg its like barbenheimer” in a humorous nod to the simultaneous launch of the movies Barbie and Oppenheimer in theatres on the identical day in 2023.
It is good that Kepler is good-natured about it, as a result of some followers appear a little bit confused, even torn on the 2 video games popping out on the similar time. In contrast to Barbie and Oppenheimer, which appealed to very completely different audiences, Clair Obscur and Oblivion seemingly have an honest quantity of overlap throughout the fantasy RPG viewers, resulting in numerous people questioning which one they need to play first, or if they need to skip one or the opposite fully.
Pleased for Oblivion followers, however please don’t let Oblivion take all of the oxygen out the room for Expedition 33 which is out in simply 2 days!
It’s a tremendous new indie recreation that’s impressed by JRPG’s and made by a staff of solely 30 builders! pic.twitter.com/AvhMoa0WJP
— Genki✨ (@Genki_JPN) April 22, 2025
A number of are additionally criticizing Microsoft, which owns Oblivion developer Bethesda and which has closely backed Clair Obscur since its reveal at an Xbox Showcase final 12 months. Although Microsoft is presumably not in charge of Clair Obscur’s launch date, we have identified it since January and Xbox has possible identified it even longer, and will have conceivably pushed Oblivion earlier or later to make room for each video games to breathe.
Nonetheless, it isn’t all dangerous. Finally what RPG followers are getting is 2 solid-looking AAA RPGs, each coming to Recreation Move in addition to PlayStation and PC, and each of which seemingly promise many, many hours of journey. Why not merely play each?
Oblivion + Expedition 33 💚💚 pic.twitter.com/19Gutw7MnV
— 𝙰𝙷𝙼𝙳𝙽𝙷𝙾 • (@KHCHP) April 22, 2025
We simply bought our first precise, official look at The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered this morning, and because it’s out now we’ll be overlaying the sport extensively within the coming days, together with modifications from and similarities to the unique. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is popping out on Thursday, so anticipate to see plenty of protection of our adventures in that recreation later this week.
We have got a complete information to every little thing you will discover in Oblivion Remastered, together with an expansive Interactive Map, full Walkthroughs for the Primary Questline and each Guild Quest, The right way to Construct the Excellent Character, Issues to Do First, and way more.
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