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omega2K4 · 10-22-2004, 04:30 PM

GameSpy just posted the first details released on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, here's the link to their 5 page article: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

Here are some screenshots/artwork:
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The game looks amazing, if plays anything like the other Elder Scrolls games, it will be very, very good.

Lasereth · 10-22-2004, 04:34 PM

I loved Morrowind. Those screens look awesome! Time to really push the 6800 Ultra.

-Lasereth

Redjake · 10-22-2004, 06:06 PM

that's awesome! I hope it is as fun as Morrowind. I love it.

skier · 10-22-2004, 06:18 PM

holy mother of god.

I wonder if the graphic artists in that game take a step back occasionally and think to themselves "holy crap. i'm amazing."

I can't wait to play this baby.

Irishsean · 10-22-2004, 06:42 PM

I dunno, the last Elder scrolls game was supposed to have amazing graphics too, but it looked like shit when it finally came out. I'm gonna wait to see the game before I say this is gonna be any good or not.

MrFlux · 10-22-2004, 07:23 PM

Whaaat? Morrowind had awesome graphics for it's time, and it still looks pretty damn good if you crank everything up with anti-aliasing and Anisotropic filtering...

The anticipation is overwhelming to say the least.

saut · 10-22-2004, 08:11 PM

WOW! I cannot freaking wait for this game now! Morrowind was a lot of fun, but this just looks incredible. I'm definitly getting a very large Tolkein vibe off of the concept art and screenshots though.

Destrox · 10-22-2004, 08:24 PM

Pardon waiter.. I'll have 1 drool bib and a bucket please. Thanks.

I cannot wait!

Kodega · 10-22-2004, 09:06 PM

It looks really cool, but I still havn't beaten Morrowind or it's two expansion packs.

omega2K4 · 10-23-2004, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Kodega

It looks really cool, but I still havn't beaten Morrowind or it's two expansion packs.

Neither have I, and I had something like 250+ hours put into one character, and barely started the main quest.

yodatreat · 10-23-2004, 09:43 AM

Holy crap. This will rock. though.. yeah.. I still haven't progressed very far in the main storyline in Morrowind or the expansions. I brought home Morrowind the first day it was out too.. damn you Bethesda!

omega2K4 · 10-23-2004, 09:51 AM

I've always thought an Elder Scrolls MMORPG would be great, of course they would have to make some of the NPCs invincible or really, really strong to prevent people from slaughtering entire towns, but it could be done, considering how fucking huge Tamriel is.

DarkPho · 10-23-2004, 11:02 AM

Hopefully they'll make the Xbox version (presuming there is one?) less buggy this time.
The last game rocked.. but the errors became a bit frustrating.

Lasereth · 10-23-2004, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Irishsean

I dunno, the last Elder scrolls game was supposed to have amazing graphics too, but it looked like shit when it finally came out. I'm gonna wait to see the game before I say this is gonna be any good or not.

Did you play the same game as the rest of us?

Morrowind easily had the best graphics of its time. Hell, even now, years after its release the graphics are still superb.

-Lasereth

thriolith · 10-23-2004, 12:39 PM

I can't wait until this one comes out. Still haven't beaten Morrowind yet, I only got about a quarter of the main quest done and my hard drive died on me.

omega2K4 · 10-23-2004, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkPho

Hopefully they'll make the Xbox version (presuming there is one?) less buggy this time.
The last game rocked.. but the errors became a bit frustrating.

I doubt it will come out for the Xbox. It will probably be a launch title for the Xbox 2 considering how popular Morrowind was on the Xbox.

Mr. Spacemonkey · 10-23-2004, 01:53 PM

It looks like it should be cool. I've spent countless hours on Morrowind. Hopefully this will be even better.

Reese · 10-23-2004, 05:28 PM

Morrowind was awesome but the characters looked like crap to me. The Armor Detail looked like it had a good design with really shotty texturing.

The biggest thing missing from Morrowind was multiplayer. The world is so huge It's impossible to explore it all before getting bored with the game's slow pace. I played the game for a couple hundred hours and would have played it a few hundred more if I had someone to pass the time with in game.

Iago · 10-23-2004, 05:38 PM

I hope to god they dont make it multiplayer. other people just ruin games like this. The whole point to morrowind is exploration, I wonder whats over the next hill, I wonder whats in this cave, etc. and if you had a problem with the characters looking crappy you obviously never used one of morrowinds GREATEST assets the user made mods. the Better Bodies Mod was a staple, and there were countless packs for new faces and hair the game was endlessly refineable. Thats the only thing that worries me about making the game so graphically intensive, is that it will be thqat much harder for users to make their own mods. either way it looks to be shaping up to be freaking incredible

edit: on actually reading the article I find that the construction set will be even easier to use this time around

Irishsean · 10-23-2004, 06:01 PM

What? The graphics were terrible, the animations looked like they were done with powerpoint, and the entire combat system was weak as heck. THe backgrounds were gorgeous, but their models looked like they were done in crayon on a used diaper.

Destrox · 10-23-2004, 07:01 PM

I truely hope they DO NOT make TES multiplayer, it would result in me sure as hell not buying it.

Irishsean · 10-24-2004, 08:05 AM

I did hear they are making a Fallout game on this same engine...

GuttersnipeXL · 10-24-2004, 09:03 AM

I put hundreds of hours into Morrowind, it was a great game. I'm just going to forget about Oblivion for now, seeing how it is scheduled for a Winter 2005 release. That's to much anticipation for me. However when it does come out, you'll know where to find me for the next few monthes!

Ustwo · 10-24-2004, 10:26 AM

Morrowind was excellent but it suffered from a poor AI.

I love pretty games, but a pretty game without a good AI doesn't do much for me.

MrFlux · 10-24-2004, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ustwo

Morrowind was excellent but it suffered from a poor AI.

I love pretty games, but a pretty game without a good AI doesn't do much for me.

It would seem that this time, Bethesda are actually putting effort into the AI, which is a blessing.

Ustwo · 10-24-2004, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MrFlux

It would seem that this time, Bethesda are actually putting effort into the AI, which is a blessing.

Hope so, I don't have a ton of time or desire for multiplayer these days, and the AI stuff hasn't gotten much better in the last 10 years.

saut · 10-24-2004, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ustwo

Morrowind was excellent but it suffered from a poor AI.

I love pretty games, but a pretty game without a good AI doesn't do much for me.

That was definilty my biggest gripe with Morrowind (besides the all too frequent crashing). The shitty AI really made the NPCs seem lifeless (aside from making enemies really easy to kill after you reach a decent level and making it really frustrating when you had a quest where someone had to follow you).

What I would like to see in Oblivion is a more "life filled" world -- maybe people moving from town to town, going about business, etc. The more people, the better.

BuddyHawks · 10-24-2004, 07:02 PM

I did love morrowind and spent alot of time playing it, thought I never really got into the story. I think the story is the least important part of the game.

I hope for better AI, maybe some sort of multiplayer, better quests, a better quest journal.

And man ; what an awesome musical score!

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Fans of Morrowind may be a bit disappointed to find out that Oblivion isn't a direct continuation of that storyline. It does, however, begin the way the previous Elder Scrolls game did, with the main character in prison. While you're there, the Emperor comes through your cell via a secret door trying to escape from an assassination attempt. The escape, unfortunately, fails, leaving the player with the dying Emperor who hands over the "Amulet of Kings," the token of the true Emperor along with a charge to find the one person who can "shut the marble jaws of Oblivion." Oblivion, the Elder Scrolls equivalent of Hell, is sealed away from Tamriel only by the will of the Emperor, and with him dead, the land starts to see an influx of demonic creatures bent on destruction.

looks like i dont have to worry about story

Fate · 10-24-2004, 07:04 PM

I am too anxious for that title. I'm currently playing Elder Scrolls III, trying to finish it (damn it's long)... all I said while looking at those ss were "holy shit" "wwwttff?" and *moan*. I'm definitely going to need to upgrade my comp for this game.

BuddyHawks · 10-24-2004, 07:15 PM

LOL

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In fact, one of the interesting problems that the team has had to face came about precisely because the AI is so good. According to Howard, the AI has caused guards to decide to eat and go hunting deer, only to get themselves arrested for attacking something. When they fight back against the arresting guard, the other guards see a fight and try to join in. In not too much time, every guard in the town was involved in the scuffle, which left the rest of the town open to thievery by other NPCs, resulting in empty stores. Much of the team's current effort is going into putting sensible governors on the AI's behavior to avoid situations like empty stores that would result in situations that wouldn't be fun for the player.

SO AWESOME!!!

saut · 10-24-2004, 07:22 PM

BTW, you can find an overview and FAQ from Bethesda here: http://www.elderscrolls.com/games/oblivion_overview.htm

and here: http://www.elderscrolls.com/games/oblivion_faq.htm

thriolith · 10-24-2004, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuddyHawks

I did love morrowind and spent alot of time playing it, thought I never really got into the story. I think the story is the least important part of the game.

I hope for better AI, maybe some sort of multiplayer, better quests, a better quest journal.

And man ; what an awesome musical score!

looks like i dont have to worry about story

Oh, boy... quest journal... I forgot half of my quests because I couldn't find the info, heh...

Scipio · 10-24-2004, 08:33 PM

My wallet already hurts from the system upgrades I'll probably have to make to play the game.

While I was feeling the pain, I got a little bit of drool on my chin. Hold on while I wipe it off...

SiNai · 10-24-2004, 09:27 PM

.. And an updated combat system! No more watching my guy imaginary whack/miss/dodge/block anymore, you actually control these instead of D&D style dice throws! And it's so beautiful!!

I just wet myself..

reiii · 10-24-2004, 09:44 PM

oh my oh my......

I have a feeling that thing will run like Doom3 on my machine (not well...)

Scipio · 10-24-2004, 09:59 PM

Surprisingly, Doom 3 wasn't that bad; it scales quite well if you have enough video memory.

Something tells me that the new elder scrolls game might be a bit more clunky on the programming end.

Ustwo · 10-24-2004, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SiNai

.. And an updated combat system! No more watching my guy imaginary whack/miss/dodge/block anymore, you actually control these instead of D&D style dice throws! And it's so beautiful!!

I just wet myself..

Now that would be cool.

Well not the wetting bit.

Reese · 10-25-2004, 08:35 AM

I don't want the game to be an MMO, but it would add a ton more enjoyment if it supported up to 8 players on LAN. I'd still be playing the game today if it had just a 2 player coop mode and I've had the game since it was released.

Sargeman · 10-25-2004, 01:22 PM

I hope this game doesn't turn out to be as "good" as Fable. After 10's and 10's of hours of playing fable I finally had to put the controller down and step away from the Xbox.

And to think, Fable cost me about $50.....

reiii · 10-25-2004, 02:31 PM

Scipio

I'm running a mobility radeon 9800 256 mbs....and I still can't get DOOM3 to run much better than medium quality. I love the screen shots on this game, but I cant reconcile in my mind that that game could run with that kind of detail on any cards available right now....

10-22-2004, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
omega2K4 Natalie Portman is sexy. Location: The Outer Rim	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (First Details and Screenshots Inside) GameSpy just posted the first details released on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, here's the link to their 5 page article: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Here are some screenshots/artwork: Screen 001 Screen 002 Screen 003 Screen 004 Screen 005 Screen 006 Screen 007 Screen 008 Screen 009 Screen 010 The game looks amazing, if plays anything like the other Elder Scrolls games, it will be very, very good. __________________ "While the State exists there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."- Karl Marx

10-22-2004, 04:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I loved Morrowind. Those screens look awesome! Time to really push the 6800 Ultra. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

10-22-2004, 06:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	that's awesome! I hope it is as fun as Morrowind. I love it. __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

10-22-2004, 06:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	holy mother of god. I wonder if the graphic artists in that game take a step back occasionally and think to themselves "holy crap. i'm amazing." I can't wait to play this baby. __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

10-22-2004, 06:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Irishsean edited for content Location: Austin, TX	I dunno, the last Elder scrolls game was supposed to have amazing graphics too, but it looked like shit when it finally came out. I'm gonna wait to see the game before I say this is gonna be any good or not. __________________ There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. Leon Trotsky

10-22-2004, 07:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
MrFlux Fluxing wildly... Location: Auckland, New Zealand	Whaaat? Morrowind had awesome graphics for it's time, and it still looks pretty damn good if you crank everything up with anti-aliasing and Anisotropic filtering... The anticipation is overwhelming to say the least. __________________ flux (n.) Medicine. The discharge of large quantities of fluid material from the body, especially the discharge of watery feces from the intestines.

10-22-2004, 08:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
saut Registered User Location: Pittsburgh	WOW! I cannot freaking wait for this game now! Morrowind was a lot of fun, but this just looks incredible. I'm definitly getting a very large Tolkein vibe off of the concept art and screenshots though.

10-22-2004, 08:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	Pardon waiter.. I'll have 1 drool bib and a bucket please. Thanks. I cannot wait! __________________ You bore me.... next.

10-22-2004, 09:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kodega Crazy	It looks really cool, but I still havn't beaten Morrowind or it's two expansion packs.

10-23-2004, 09:43 AM	#11 (permalink)
yodatreat Upright	Holy crap. This will rock. though.. yeah.. I still haven't progressed very far in the main storyline in Morrowind or the expansions. I brought home Morrowind the first day it was out too.. damn you Bethesda!

10-23-2004, 09:51 AM	#12 (permalink)
omega2K4 Natalie Portman is sexy. Location: The Outer Rim	I've always thought an Elder Scrolls MMORPG would be great, of course they would have to make some of the NPCs invincible or really, really strong to prevent people from slaughtering entire towns, but it could be done, considering how fucking huge Tamriel is. __________________ "While the State exists there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."- Karl Marx

10-23-2004, 11:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
DarkPho Tilted	Hopefully they'll make the Xbox version (presuming there is one?) less buggy this time. The last game rocked.. but the errors became a bit frustrating.

10-23-2004, 12:39 PM	#15 (permalink)
thriolith Insane Location: Toronto	I can't wait until this one comes out. Still haven't beaten Morrowind yet, I only got about a quarter of the main quest done and my hard drive died on me. __________________ - Thriolith

10-23-2004, 01:53 PM	#17 (permalink)
Mr. Spacemonkey Wake up Location: Nowhere special	It looks like it should be cool. I've spent countless hours on Morrowind. Hopefully this will be even better.

10-23-2004, 05:28 PM	#18 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	Morrowind was awesome but the characters looked like crap to me. The Armor Detail looked like it had a good design with really shotty texturing. The biggest thing missing from Morrowind was multiplayer. The world is so huge It's impossible to explore it all before getting bored with the game's slow pace. I played the game for a couple hundred hours and would have played it a few hundred more if I had someone to pass the time with in game. __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

10-23-2004, 05:38 PM	#19 (permalink)
Iago Upright Location: beeeeeautiful Maryland	I hope to god they dont make it multiplayer. other people just ruin games like this. The whole point to morrowind is exploration, I wonder whats over the next hill, I wonder whats in this cave, etc. and if you had a problem with the characters looking crappy you obviously never used one of morrowinds GREATEST assets the user made mods. the Better Bodies Mod was a staple, and there were countless packs for new faces and hair the game was endlessly refineable. Thats the only thing that worries me about making the game so graphically intensive, is that it will be thqat much harder for users to make their own mods. either way it looks to be shaping up to be freaking incredible edit: on actually reading the article I find that the construction set will be even easier to use this time around Last edited by Iago; 10-23-2004 at 05:53 PM..

10-23-2004, 06:01 PM	#20 (permalink)
Irishsean edited for content Location: Austin, TX	What? The graphics were terrible, the animations looked like they were done with powerpoint, and the entire combat system was weak as heck. THe backgrounds were gorgeous, but their models looked like they were done in crayon on a used diaper. __________________ There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. Leon Trotsky

10-23-2004, 07:01 PM	#21 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	I truely hope they DO NOT make TES multiplayer, it would result in me sure as hell not buying it. __________________ You bore me.... next.

10-24-2004, 08:05 AM	#22 (permalink)
Irishsean edited for content Location: Austin, TX	I did hear they are making a Fallout game on this same engine... __________________ There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. Leon Trotsky

10-24-2004, 09:03 AM	#23 (permalink)
GuttersnipeXL Giggity Giggity!! Location: N'York	I put hundreds of hours into Morrowind, it was a great game. I'm just going to forget about Oblivion for now, seeing how it is scheduled for a Winter 2005 release. That's to much anticipation for me. However when it does come out, you'll know where to find me for the next few monthes! __________________ When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. HST

10-24-2004, 10:26 AM	#24 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	Morrowind was excellent but it suffered from a poor AI. I love pretty games, but a pretty game without a good AI doesn't do much for me. __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.

10-24-2004, 07:04 PM	#29 (permalink)
Fate Crazy Location: Montreal	I am too anxious for that title. I'm currently playing Elder Scrolls III, trying to finish it (damn it's long)... all I said while looking at those ss were "holy shit" "wwwttff?" and moan. I'm definitely going to need to upgrade my comp for this game. __________________ vB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is Off HTML code is Off

10-24-2004, 07:22 PM	#31 (permalink)
saut Registered User Location: Pittsburgh	BTW, you can find an overview and FAQ from Bethesda here: http://www.elderscrolls.com/games/oblivion_overview.htm and here: http://www.elderscrolls.com/games/oblivion_faq.htm

10-24-2004, 08:33 PM	#33 (permalink)
Scipio Mencken Location: College	My wallet already hurts from the system upgrades I'll probably have to make to play the game. While I was feeling the pain, I got a little bit of drool on my chin. Hold on while I wipe it off... __________________ "Erections lasting more than 4 hours, though rare, require immediate medical attention."

10-24-2004, 09:27 PM	#34 (permalink)
SiNai Dreams In Digital Location: Iowa	.. And an updated combat system! No more watching my guy imaginary whack/miss/dodge/block anymore, you actually control these instead of D&D style dice throws! And it's so beautiful!! I just wet myself.. __________________ I can't seem to remember now What it was like- to live life, before you.. symbiont

10-24-2004, 09:44 PM	#35 (permalink)
reiii unstuck in time Location: Nashville/D.C.	oh my oh my...... I have a feeling that thing will run like Doom3 on my machine (not well...)

10-24-2004, 09:59 PM	#36 (permalink)
Scipio Mencken Location: College	Surprisingly, Doom 3 wasn't that bad; it scales quite well if you have enough video memory. Something tells me that the new elder scrolls game might be a bit more clunky on the programming end. __________________ "Erections lasting more than 4 hours, though rare, require immediate medical attention."

10-25-2004, 08:35 AM	#38 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	I don't want the game to be an MMO, but it would add a ton more enjoyment if it supported up to 8 players on LAN. I'd still be playing the game today if it had just a 2 player coop mode and I've had the game since it was released. __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

10-25-2004, 01:22 PM	#39 (permalink)
Sargeman Insane Location: Texas	I hope this game doesn't turn out to be as "good" as Fable. After 10's and 10's of hours of playing fable I finally had to put the controller down and step away from the Xbox. And to think, Fable cost me about $50..... __________________ ...because there are no facts, there is no truth, just data to be manipulated. I can get you any results you like, what's it worth to you.....

10-25-2004, 02:31 PM	#40 (permalink)
reiii unstuck in time Location: Nashville/D.C.	Scipio I'm running a mobility radeon 9800 256 mbs....and I still can't get DOOM3 to run much better than medium quality. I love the screen shots on this game, but I cant reconcile in my mind that that game could run with that kind of detail on any cards available right now....