Life-Like Rug Found in Oblivion Game is Available for Real-World Purchase
Hell, Yeah! The Same Frickin' Rug in Oblivion Remastered is in Your Freakin' Kitchen!
You won't believe this bizarre coincidence, but an eagle-eyed Oblivion Remastered player has spotted a rug in the game that's the same as the one they've got at home!
Player Nakamanaka shared a video on Reddit, saying, "I got the exact same rug as Seridur in his basement," followed by a laughing emoji. The video shows the rug in-game and then walks through their place to reveal the same rug in their real-life kitchen.
Take a gander at this comparison image of the beige rug, which boasts borders with alternate horizontal and vertical lines, and central pattern consisting of two shades of leafy designs scattered around. You might notice some discrepancies in the video, but that's just the viewing angle—the in-game rug is shown from the opposite end as the real-world one.
Redditor Rabbithole-in-one confessed, "I'm no game scholar, but yeah, it's the exact same design."
So, how did this peculiar occurrence happen? We've seen it before with uncredited photographs ending up in games[1]. Most likely, a texture artist who worked on the game had this rug at their place, using it as a visual reference by scanning a photo of the pattern. Another possible scenario is a Google image search. Lastly, it might have been part of an asset pack Bethesda or Virtuos used during development.
Now, the question every Oblivion fan wants to know: "Where can I score this rug?" Unfortunately, we're still in the dark on that front. But it's just freakin' hilarious when you realize this rug is actually a real-life one, especially since it sticks out like a sore thumb in this kinda medieval-time fantasy setting.
We've reached out to Bethesda for comments and any insights into how this rug wound up in the game, but we're yet to hear back. Who knows, maybe Cyrodil has an IKEA we don't know about!
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Rich Stanton is a seasoned games journalist with 15 years under his belt, having cut his teeth on Edge magazine before sharing his expertise across a wide range of outlets, including Ars Technica, Eurogamer, GamesRadar+, Gamespot, the Guardian, IGN, the New Statesman, Polygon, and Vice. He even edited Kotaku UK for three years before joining PC Gamer. Stanton is the genius behind "A Brief History of Video Games," a comprehensive romp through the medium's history, on which the Midwest Book Review bestowed a "must-read" status for game history buffs and curious gamers alike[2].
[1] https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/14421/why-do-video-games-sometimes-use-real-life-photos-as-textures[2] https://www.midwestbookreview.com/Jun_20_2020/a-brief-history-of-video-games.html
- In a twist of unexpected similarities, the game scholar Rabbithole-in-one reported that the rug in Oblivion Remastered resembles a rug from technology gadgets brand IKEA, adding humor to the medieval-time fantasy setting.
- If you're a fan of realistic game details, the rug in Oblivion Remastered, featuring a beige design with alternate horizontal and vertical borders and leafy patterns, is as real as the gadgets you use for gaming, thanks to a possible visual reference or asset pack used by the game developers.
- Professional games journalist Rich Stanton, with years of experience in various gaming publications, finds the identical rug in both the game and real life an amusing coincidence, as it showcases the blend of gaming technology and real-world elements that gamers often encounter.
