I recently spent an afternoon getting the original Oblivion to work optimally on Steam Deck. Despite being "playable" out of the box, it's kinda not: the vanilla PC version of Oblivion lacks gamepad support, meaning gamepad glyphs aren't present. While the Steam Deck's community controller layouts tab is a godsend for situations like this, it still means having to adapt to the disconnect between keyboard or mouse prompts and the Steam Deck's Xbox-style glyphs.
Or, of course, installing mods. After an hour or so spent installing mods, OG Oblivion transformed from a dubiously "playable" Steam Deck RPG into something that rivals Skyrim in terms of a brilliantly optimised handheld experience. It's just perfect. But now that Oblivion Remastered is out, and with a Steam Deck "Verified" status to boot, is any of that hassle worth it anymore?
