The Elder Scrolls Fans Are Completely Against Vampires in Oblivion Remastered

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The Elder Scrolls Fans Are Completely Against Vampires in Oblivion Remastered

It’s been almost a month since The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered came out, and it has quickly become one of the best-selling games in 2025. Everyone from new players and old veterans has praised its visuals and faithful recreation of the 2006 RPG.

But one thing that players have discovered in the Oblivion Remaster is that being a vampire in Oblivion is far less glamorous than they expected. If you remember the days of Skyrim, being a vampire was almost like a power trip. But there’s none of that here, in Oblivion Remastered, life as a vampire is a challenge.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has made the vampire life hard

Vampirism has existed in the franchise since The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, when it featured complex bloodlines and unique powers. But with the later entries in the franchise, we think the mechanic has become increasingly simple. In Skyrim, for example, being a vampire was super easy. We could go out in the sunlight, feast on sleeping NPCs easily, and even transform into the Vampire Lord with a unique skill tree.

so fun fact in the oblivion remaster if you become a full vampire it bugs out and makes you bald until you cure yourself.

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And compared to that, Oblivion Remastered brings back an older, harsher form of vampirism that’s taken a lot of us players by surprise. The most common complaint? Sunlight. Vampires in Oblivion Remastered take constant damage when exposed to the sun, to the point that just standing outdoors during the day can be fatal.

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has perfectly put our feelings into writing with a post titled “I HATE Being a Vampire.” They further talked about all the issues with being a vampire in the Oblivion Remaster: “Being a vampire CONSTANTLY interrupts my ability to fast travel, talk to people, walk in the sun, walk in the rain.“

The pros and cons aren’t worth it compared to Skyrim

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If you play as a vampire in Oblivion Remastered, you can actually get a lot of different stat boosts and resistances. These include improved Strength, Speed, and a 100% resistance to disease and paralysis. They also unlock new powers at four stages of vampirism, from night vision to invisibility. But as we’ve seen from fan reactions, these benefits come at a steep cost.

Oblivion Remastered is quite literally a REMAKE.

Some major details:

– Gameplay touched up, new levelling system that’s between Skyrim and Oblivion
– New voices added and new lines recorded
– All OG hilarious lines are back
– Fully remade visuals from the ground-up
– All…

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Each 24-hour ******* without feeding increases the vampire’s stage, eventually resulting in being shunned by NPCs and torched by the sun. To feed, players must sneak into homes and drink from sleeping NPCs. This is a mechanic that’s not only time-consuming but risky. Get caught, and guards will attack on sight. So far, we don’t think that it’s worth all the trouble.

A lot of fans have defended this system. They point out that Oblivion’s approach is more faithful to the franchise’s roots. As

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put it, “Vampirism is a disease, not a cheat code.” In Skyrim, vampirism was practically a power fantasy. In Oblivion, it’s clearly intended as a challenging way for us to play the game.

Issues like this have done nothing to stop the game’s success, though. With over four million players in its first three days and a spot in the top-selling games of 2025, Oblivion Remastered is a hit. But when it comes to vampires, our message is clear: fans aren’t biting.