The spell feature in Oblivion can also be taken to wonderful extremes in the remaster.
If you ask long-time Elder Scrolls fans which feature in Oblivion was significantly better than its successor Skyrim, the answer is almost always: the magic system!
No wonder, because creating your own spellsfrom a variety of effects, powers, and more is just a lot of fun. However, the system only seems well thought out at first glance; in reality, it can be exploited pretty quickly.
That’s exactly what an Oblivion fan has done now, or rather, he’s taken it to the extreme!
See you in 66 years
The spell Paralyze
is actually used in Oblivion to immobilize enemies. This hasn’t changed in the remaster. But Reddit user Vaverka
thought it would be a good idea to use the spell on himself.
Not only that, but he managed to boost the spell to a ridiculously powerful level beforehand using a method that has not been described in detail. The result: He now has to wait 2,097,762,304 seconds before his character can move again.
Why? Because… yes.
I paralyzed myself for 66 years (longer than Uriel’s reign)
byu/Vaverka inoblivion
It’s not that bad
It’s clear that this is just a very entertaining joke. And his game score hasn’t suffered any damage either, because all you need to do is cast a counter spell to lift the paralysis before the end of this decade
The joke has definitely been well received by other Elder Scrolls fans in the comments section of the Reddit post. Here’s a little mood barometer:
I’ll carry you through the gates of Oblivion, brother.
Just a few more years until GTA 6, if you can move again!
That’s what you get for fiddling around with yourself.
Not the worst way to wait for Elder Scrolls 6
But in our opinion, the most creative comment comes from user Semour9. He took the hero’s 66-year paralysis as an opportunity to create a crossover with another title distributed by Bethesda. We’ve translated his vision for you:
- Hero paralyzes himself for 66 years in the middle of the Oblivion crisis.
- Martin Septim is assassinated and the Oblivion invasion is successful.
- Mehrunes Dagon subjugates all of Tamriel and turns it into a hellish environment.
- The paralysis wears off, and the hero is one of the few survivors.
- He still has his high-level gear, all his skills, etc.
- The Hero of Kvatch becomes the Doom Slayer!
Man, now we’re dreaming of a hardcore first-person shooter set in the world of The Elder Scrolls! There are so many creative modders out there working on Bethesda’s role-playing games that we wouldn’t even be surprised if we actually got to play Oblivion: The Dark Ages
one day. After all, Elder Scrolls 6 is still a few years away!
