The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Still Lets You Summon A Romanceable Todd Howard

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Still Lets You Summon A Romanceable Todd Howard

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The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is pretty much a remake in everything but name. It's changed a bunch of stuff, added some new interesting mechanics like origin stories for every race, and even added new dialogue. However, a lot of the stuff that made Oblivion the game that we know and love has been kept around too, such as silly little Easter eggs and voice acting slip-ups.

In fact, Oblivion Remastered is so faithful that it's even kept some things in the game's files that were never meant to see the light of day. In the original Oblivion, players could use console commands to find various characters that are hidden in the game's files that were used for testing purposes. One of these was an NPC called Alban Corinus, who happened to be voiced partially by none other than Bethesda's Todd Howard.

As explained by PC Gamer, and showcased by YouTube user Uzis, if you open up the game's console commands and type "coc toddtest", you'll be transported inside a house with multiple NPCs. This location was a test cell that Bethesda used to try out certain features, and an early version of the disposition mechanic that allows...

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