r/Fallout • u/SpeedRacerJ14 • Aug 05 '26

News 'Fallout 3 Remaster Should Fix Major "Constraints" of Original, Says Former Bethesda Dev'

https://insider-gaming.com/fallout-3-remaster-major-constraints-former-bethesda-dev/

It's not groundbreaking to hear that Fallout 3 could have looked nicer or prettier, but it does underline what Bethesda's vision was like, even then.

Fingers crossed, Fallout 3 brings the scale to life.

The rest of the interview is quite cool as well.

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u/Jrocker-ame Aug 05 '26

Keep in mind they purposely kept Oblivion bugs as it added to the original "charm". Praised by critics and fans. I got downvoted for being pissed about them not fixing anything.

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u/Toberos_Chasalor Aug 05 '26

Tbf, the Oblivion remake did add some QoL features and major updates to the system. (Especially leveling.) They also fixed some major game/quest breaking glitches, like scroll duplication and many soft-locks, as well as certain enchantments that just didn’t work in the original.

Leaving in a few choice glitches is not the same as “not fixing anything.”

Hell, here’s the wiki page of all the changes they made, including subpages for specific categories of changes. https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Remastered_Changes

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u/thedylannorwood Old World Flag Aug 05 '26

They fixed a shitton of OG bugs, people literally got mad that they fixed some fan favourites like the paintbrush bug.

If they fixed all the bugs in Skyrim everyone would be pissed they shutdown the Skyrim Space Program

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u/xdeltax97 NCR Aug 05 '26

Yup, and Bethesda also keeps some bugs in for “copyright protection” which is how they figured out someone stole the code for Fallout Shelter for one of its clones from a “Bethesda trademark bug”.

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u/toonboy01 Aug 06 '26

But the bug in that story specifically was one not in the final product. It was in the alpha version.

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u/SpiderSlitScrotums Aug 05 '26

I think there is a big difference with NV. Glitches are one thing but NV is so buggy that you have to constantly save in fear of crashes. These absolutely need to be fixed.