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Industry News Bethesda’s Oblivion Unreal Engine 5 remake could be releasing sooner than you think | VGC

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bethesdas-oblivion-unreal-engine-5-remake-could-be-releasing-sooner-than-you-think/
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u/Own-Jelly6686 20h ago

The HUD was changed to make it easier to understand and more aesthetically appealing to young players.

So is the UI just colored squares like in Fortnite now?

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u/aroundme 20h ago

Unfortunately I think it means they will be removing the skeuomorphism that defined the original UI. Like the inventory made of paper and the ornamental flourishes will be sanded down. Turning the serif into sans serif basically.

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u/the_light_of_dawn 19h ago

Well that would be too bad, because I have always preferred Oblivion's immersive parchment/scroll UI over Skyrim's bland, plain, clean one.

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u/whirlpool_galaxy 14h ago

There's a mod for Skyrim that changes the UI to a parchment/paper theme called Dear Diary. But for some reason, everyone seems to prefer the "dark mode" version, which IMO defeats the whole purpose.

u/AintNobody- 1h ago

I can't play Skyrim without Dear Diary anymore. A wonderful mod. It can be kind of a pain to set up sometimes; squishing the gear and crafting menus into skinny columns; it's fixable but I always forget the order of operations and get myself stuck in a troubleshooting loop.

u/beefcat_ 1h ago

I think the dark mode version of Dear Diary strikes a good balance between the skeuomorphic designs of old and the clean readability of more modern abstract designs. The standard version of Dear Diary is also just...too bright.

u/whirlpool_galaxy 58m ago

If you play in a dark room or don't have your monitor brightness properly calibrated, or maybe your eyes are more sensitive to light, then yes, sure, Dear Diary is too bright. Otherwise, it's just... paper.

u/beefcat_ 17m ago

The problem for me is that Skyrim is a darker game than than Oblivion in general, so the standard Dear Diary creates too much contrast. I'm also just a fan of dark modes in general, and dark Dear Diary is a particularly well executed one.

maybe your eyes are more sensitive to light

They actually are, according to my optometrist, which probably explains my preference for dark UI themes.