Okay, so picture this. You’re blissfully hopping through Cyrodiil, just grinding up that acrobatics skill, right? Ever noticed something odd? Well, when you hop on a horse in Oblivion Remastered, you’re kinda stuck looking at the whole world from the third-person view. Yeah, I know, bummer.
But wait, there’s this mod now. A mad little experiment of a mod. Bethesda once dangled this carrot—first-person horse riding—in one of their trailers. Curiouser and curiouser.
Oh, right. Before I forget, if you’re into nostalgia, you might want to check Bethesda’s latest ‘Then & Now’ video. There’s a tiny flicker of some first-person horsey action near the Imperial City. Blink and you’ll miss it kinda deal. Not a thing in regular Oblivion or Skyrim, though. Trust me, fans are in a tizzy, trying to decode whether it’s a planned gimmick that somehow got axed.
Personally, I reckon that trailer’s just a mashup. Cinematic magic dancing with a sprinkle of first-person scenes. Not solid proof of anything gameplay-wise, but hey, cinema tricks are sneaky like that.
Enter WinterElfeas, the modding wizard. Just a week, and bam! ‘First Person Horse (pre-alpha v0.0.0.0.0.0.1a)’ is born. Fancy title, huh? Early days, but your Cyrodiil exploration is about to get personal. Cue some wacky side-effects, though. Think abrupt camera jerks when you jump on, and your character might just ghost through the horse on a bumpy road or a steep hill. Weird, right? And look down, there’s your horse’s name hanging around. Bit awkward, I know.
Now, don’t get your hopes totally sky-high. WinterElfeas is all like, “Don’t expect more, I’m doing no requests.” Tweaked a few things, moved a camera here and there. Player model’s still lurking. They’ll hand over the torch to more seasoned modders. Someday, maybe.
Might not be the holy grail of solutions, but still. Dive in and explore. As modders play around with Oblivion Remastered, the landscapes of possibility are shifting. One jank at a time.
