When the first images for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered surfaced, probably all of us wondered why it's called a remaster and not a remake. There's no doubt that the game was rebuilt from the ground up. Eventually, Bethesda revealed that it's called a remaster because every aspect of the game besides the visuals had been kept the way players remember it. Down to the hilarious jank and famous voice over mistakes.
If it walks like a remake and quacks like a remake…
While there have been some changes that the devs were probably forced to make, they ensured that they were as close to the original as possible. However, over two months after launch, fans have finally spotted a major difference between the classic title and the remaster. It seems that the mermaid statue in Anvil was very different in the original release.
While it looks like a mermaid, the statue placed in Anvil in the original was actually a Selkie. According to Celtic and Norse folklore, a Selkie is a creature that looks like a seal, but can shed its skin on land to resemble a woman. Perhaps the devs at Virtuous didn't spot the difference while...
