I hate to say it, but I must make a heartfelt plea to Todd Howard. You and I have had our disagreements: I wasn’t fond of Starfield, and you haven’t created Morrowind 2: Dagoth Ur’s Day Out.

However, we must move past these issues. Why? Because your fan base is struggling. They are in turmoil, waiting for you to announce the Oblivion remake they’ve convinced themselves is on the way. We’re experiencing a level of excitement comparable to the Silksong community.

My current state of denial in dealing with the Oblivion remake news

If you aren’t up-to-date with the latest gaming buzz from 2006, whispers of a possible remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion surfaced from Microsoft a couple of years back. Initially, reactions were generally mild. However, in the past few months, rumors of an impending release—and that it could be announced on the same day—have escalated the excitement to a wild frenzy.

The Oblivion community has somehow found a bizarre state where it holds every possible emotion at once. There’s certainty about an upcoming remake, doubt about its existence, fear, madness, and endless theorizing.

It’s amusing, but the underlying need for this game is palpable. Although I’d be thrilled to see an Oblivion remake—incredibly influential during my youth—I can’t help but reflect that the Silksong fanbase’s madness was over something genuinely new and real, while the Oblivion community is in a tizzy for something that may not even exist.

“At this point, the entire subreddit feels like it’s blending into Shivering Isles,” noted Liebermode, a Reddit user, perfectly summing up the situation.

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