The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered has been one of the most successful titles of the year so far. After rumors and leaks, specifically due to legal processes involving Microsoft and the Federal Trade Commission, had previously made its existence an open secret, Bethesda took advantage of the hype by immediately releasing The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered during its official reveal showcase back in April. The remaster is also handled by Virtuous, a developer that has built a reputation for delivering quality reworks of beloved games, and Oblivion Remastered is the latest in a long line of such projects for the studio.
TES 4: Oblivion Remastered has performed well since its launch, having been praised by fans and critics thanks in large part to its graphical upgrade and quality-of-life updates that retained the feel of the original 2006 version without sacrificing or scrubbing away some of the “rougher” edges that were embraced as part of its charm. And within the game, there is a well-known unorthodox weapon that fans can acquire which would translate incredibly well into another of Xbox’s fantasy RPG franchises: Fable.
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Oblivion Remastered’s Wacky Wabbajack Weapon Would Feel Right at Home in Fable
Oblivion Remastered’s Wabbajack is One of its Most Absurd and Entertaining Items
Within Oblivion Remastered‘s arsenal of weapons, the Wabbajack stands out for being an incredibly unique and off-kilter one. As an artifact affiliated with the god of madness himself, Sheogorath, the Wabbajack is no ordinary staff. Instead, and in keeping with the Deadric Prince’s unpredictable nature, the Wabbajack can inflict a variety of effects on enemies. While this includes more standard ones like magic elemental damage, it can also produce more exotic and amusing results. The Wabbajack will sometimes randomly polymorph enemies into other creatures like Mudcrabs, or even transform them into sweetrolls or showers of gold coins.
In true fashion, to acquire this strange staff, the Hero of Kvatch must agree to cause a little chaos throughout the province of Cyrodiil on Sheogorath’s behalf before they will be gifted the Wabbajack. It’s all perfectly representative of Sheogorath’s personality and is one of the highlights of TES 4: Oblivion‘s sense of humor. And given its form and function, it also wouldn’t be out of place in Fable.
Why Oblivion’s Wabbajack Would Be a Perfect Fit for Fable
Debuting in 2004, and developed at the time by Peter Molyneux’s Lionhead Studio, Fable was an innovative take on the RPG genre. As its name implies, the series leans into a stylized fairy-tale presentation along with a generally more light-hearted approach to the setting and tale. While it also does contain more serious and emotionally impactful elements, Fable lets fans get up to all sorts of hilarious hijinks in Albion, with the world and NPCs reacting accordingly. For example, players can become known as “chicken kickers” or “chicken chasers”, among other similar activities.
The newest upcoming entry is being developed by Playground Games, known for its work on Forza Horizon. But Fable‘s world and characters have traditionally been sustained through its specific brand of humor, much of which has a very British tongue-in-cheek flavor. Allowing players to go around turning enemies into random animals or pastries would be quite in keeping with the IP’s core philosophy.
The next entry could easily have a similar quest to Oblivion‘s, asking fans to perform a series of ridiculous tasks for an equivalently quirky character, with the reward being an item that, for all intents and purposes, is essentially the Wabbajack. It would be a fun way of connecting the two franchises, while fitting Fable‘s vision by complementing the sense of absurdity already ingrained in its DNA.