Summary
The achievements in Oblivion, and consequentlyOblivion Remastered, aren’t the most difficult to achieve. This is evidenced by the fact that, in the first 24 hours since the remaster shadow-dropped, several playersearned every achievement in the game.
The majority of Oblivion’s achievements are related to achieving certain ranks in the game’s various factions, which just translates to completing quests in each respective quest line. There are still rare achievements, however. Not because they are difficult to achieve, but rather because not many players have completed a certain quest line yet.
Defeat the Greymarch
If one were to look atSteam’s global achievement statisticsfor Oblivion Remastered, one would observe that the seven rarest achievements in the game are all for achieving ranks in the Court of Madness, the faction that underpins the Shivering Isles expansion.
The two rarest achievements are both related to the same choice during the quest line, choosing whether to become the Duke of Mania/Dementia. you’re able to’t get both achievements during the same playthrough, but you can always reload a save to get both.
Since these achievements are mutually exclusive, they’re actually rarer than the achievement for finishing the entire quest line. Duke of Dementia has been achieved by 1.7 per cent of players; Duke of Mania by 1.9 per cent of players; Madgod by 2.1 per cent of players. These are the three rarest achievements in Oblivion Remastered.
The earlier Shivering Isles ranks are more common; 5.3 per cent of players have started the quest line, for instance. The final couple of ranks in the Fighter’s Guild, as well as the last few achievements for finishing the main quest, are also among the rarest achievements in Oblivion Remastered.
It’s a shame that more people aren’t engaging with the Shivering Isles expansion, which is often considered the best quest line in Oblivion.
There is also a sense among players that this quest line is supposed to be played in the late game, even though everything in Oblivion Remastered scales with player level, which means you can do most things at most levels. This could partially explain the low number of players who have entered the Shivering Isles.
