The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion’s original game designer thought the remaster was going to be ‘a texture update’: ‘I’m not sure remaster actually does it justice’

• The senior game designer for the original The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion is impressed by Bethesda and Virtuos' remaster
• Bruce Nesmith thought the game was going to be a texture update and doesn't think calling it a "remaster" doesn't do it justice
• Nesmith would categorise the game as "Oblivion 2.0"

Bruce Nesmith, the senior game designer for the original The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, has shared his thoughts on Bethesda and Virtuos’ new remaster and doesn't think the term "actually does it justice".

In a recent interview with VideoGamer, Nesmith said that he spent years working on the original game and that "A lot of blood, sweat and tears went into it", but revealed he hadn't heard about the remaster until the game leaked online ahead of its official announcement.

"I intimately knew every single scene that they were showing. And ...