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[Derrick01]

Here's another pic, which I think is creepier lol.

Yeah fuck that. Take my gold, I'm going home.

 

[Tobor]

Do the PS3 version have subtitles?

EDIT: Is it 'do' or 'does' ??

Does. Do would be plural, as in "Do the PS3 versions..."

 

[bengraven]

I'm loving the soundtrack. There's one piece of wilderness music that sounds very much like the 'Explore 2' piece from Morrowind;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TviU2e2S0K4

Yeah, it's pretty much exactly this track actually. I listened long, expecting a slight difference or "Skyrim" influence, but it was the same track.

 

[British Monsoon]

All I'm going to say is that in my opinion, artistically the game is as beautiful as any I've played, but you should all reserve judgement until you've seen it with your own eyes.

Also, holy balls, dragons are freaking HARD!

Do the PS3 version have subtitles?

EDIT: Is it 'do' or 'does' ??

'Does' and yes, it does have subtitles

 

[zlatko]

This game's soundtrack is the stuff of legends. Nerd chills up and down my spine.

I don't think my body is ready for this game. ; ;

 

[Blablurn]

Is there an easy mode for players with not much rpg experience?

 

[G-Pink]

Why are people comparing direct-feed shots of Oblivion to pictures of screens of Skyrim?

 

[MrBig]

So the art direction and design of the majestic environments count for nothing?

Art direction and design are two different things.
The game looks great, but the IQ, polycount, and texture variety is on par with games from 5 years ago.
Those resources are used for building a larger environment with huge draw distances rather than a densely populated and detailed area.
i.e. the game focuses on macro detail rather than micro, much, in fact, like a painting does.

 

[Fersis]

Does. Do would be plural, as in "Do the PS3 versions..."

'Does' and yes, it does have subtitles

Thanks guys!

Im not a RPG player but damn this game looks so good that i might give it a try.

 

[British Monsoon]

Is there an easy mode for players with not much rpg experience?

Yeah, there is - it defaults on 'Adept' at the start, but there are two levels below that, 'Apprentice' and 'Novice'.

 

[ironcreed]

I'll just leave these here. The same as Oblivion my ass.

 

[CyReN]

Spoiler

Just heard about Werewolves, yes yes yes!

 

[The perfect Dark]

I'll just leave these here. The same as Oblivion my ass.

This is PC footage. I talked about the Ps3-Version

 

[p3tran]

bring on the dragons! I'm ready to harvest their souls!

 

[water_wendi]

This is PC footage. I talked about the Ps3-Version

No its not PC footage. All the stuff Bethesda has released has been of the 360 version.

 

[ironcreed]

Art direction and design are two different things.
The game looks great, but the IQ, polycount, and texture variety is on par with games from 5 years ago.
Those resources are used for building a larger environment with huge draw distances rather than a densely populated and detailed area.
i.e. the game focuses on macro detail rather than micro, much, in fact, like a painting does.

I know the difference. I am talking about the design of the world in conjunction with the art, which is gorgeous in this game. Also, no way in hell is it just about on par with Oblivion. The game looks night and day better.

 

[MrBig]

This is PC footage. I talked about the Ps3-Version

That, like all official footage released thus far, is 360.

I know the difference. I am talking about the design of the world in conjunction with the art, which is gorgeous in this game. Also, no way in hell is it just about on par with Oblivion. The game looks night and day better.

I said nothing at all about oblivion.

 

[ironcreed]

This is PC footage. I talked about the Ps3-Version

360 footage and I have seen the game being played on the 360. This is what it looks like.

 

[Lakitu]

This is PC footage. I talked about the Ps3-Version

Why don't you have a look for direct-feed footage then and judge it for yourself rather than compare it to a circa-2005 game? It's not that hard.

 

[ironcreed]

That, like all official footage released thus far, is 360.

I said nothing at all about oblivion.

Well, Oblivion was released 5 years ago and you said that Skyrim looks like a 5 year old game. Either way, the game is leaps and bounds better looking than Oblivion, which was released 5 years ago. Beings this is the next game in the series, that is all I can ask for.

 

[Wallach]

No its not PC footage. All the stuff Bethesda has released has been of the 360 version.

Actually some of that looks like the reveal trailer, which supposedly has a lot of PC footage according to Pete Hines.

 

[civilstrife]

No its not PC footage. All the stuff Bethesda has released has been of the 360 version.

Haha

Nope.

That trailer was "a mix of platforms".

 

[The perfect Dark]

360 footage and I have seen the game being played on the 360. This is what it looks like.

I don't think that's possible ingame on 360 or Ps3

 

[Government-man]

It seems like the lighting effects are much better than in Oblivion. I wonder how high lighting/shadow-effects can be cranked in the PC version relative to the console versions.

 

[GasProblem]

No its not PC footage. All the stuff Bethesda has released has been of the 360 version.

Thought they said that the original release trailer was all PC footage?

 

[The perfect Dark]

Why don't you have a look for direct-feed footage then and judge it for yourself rather than compare it to a circa-2005 game? It's not that hard.

I watched streams

 

[ironcreed]

I don't think that's possible ingame on 360 or Ps3

I don't care what you think. I have seen the gameplay footage and that is what it looked like.

 

[Biggzy]

Thought they said that the original release trailer was all PC footage?

They also said it was all 360 footage.

 

[MrBig]

Well, Oblivion was released 5 years ago and you said that Skyrim looks like a 5 year old game. Either way, the game is leaps and bounds better looking than Oblivion, which was released 5 years ago. Beings this is the next game in the series, that is all I can ask for.

Yes it looks much, much better than oblivion. And on a macro level it is on par with some current games. On a micro, technical level, it lags far behind.
I'm agreeing with your original points, I'm just trying to straighten it out.

 

[Lakitu]

I watched streams

Right. Good quality streams were they?

 

[water_wendi]

Thought they said that the original release trailer was all PC footage?

News to me. i thought all the footage released so far was from the console version.

 

[ironcreed]

Yes it looks much, much better than oblivion. And on a macro level it is on par with some current games. On a micro, technical level, it lags far behind.
I'm agreeing with your original points, I'm just trying to straighten it out.

Good deal. We are pretty much on the same page then.

 

[GarthVaderUK]

Hines said the trailer was a mix of platforms, but the three part (20 min) demo was 100% 360 - so at least we know the 360 version looks a lot better than Oblivion.

http://twitter.com/#!/DCDeacon/status/131380017325277184
http://twitter.com/#!/DCDeacon/status/131389425635696640

 

[ironcreed]

He said the trailer was mix of platforms, but the three part (20 min) demo is 100% 360 - so at least we know the 360 version looks a lot better than Oblivion.

http://twitter.com/#!/DCDeacon/status/131380017325277184
http://twitter.com/#!/DCDeacon/status/131389425635696640

Precisely, and that demo looks every bit as good as those gifs.

 

[civilstrife]

News to me. i thought all the footage released so far was from the console version.

You missed the news last week where they basically came out and said: "You know how we promised that the trailer was all console footage? We had our fingers crossed."

 

[British Monsoon]

2nd dragon down, took me three tries before I killed him. That "OH SHIT!" moment when you're in the middle of the wilderness, no shelter in sight, and a huge dragon roars over head, is just awesome.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/Bootaaay/Blah/DSC_0111.jpg

Also, I'm continually amazed at how beautiful everything is at night. The lighting is great, but the skybox is so damn impressive;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/Bootaaay/Blah/DSC_0118.jpg

 

[Einbroch]

The skybox, especially at night, is beautiful.

 

[FHIZ]

Okay, I've been meaning to ask this, what's the status of being able to screw around with the ragdoll physics? Same as Oblivion? I only ask because some of my fondest memories of Oblivion were involving the physics. You know, after defeating a few enemies, taking their shit, then dragging them to the nearest body of water/cliff and throwing them off, just cause I wanted to "cover my tracks"

 

[Piercedveil]

The skybox, especially at night, is beautiful.

It looks amazing. I honestly was impressed with Oblivion's skybox, but this is so much better.

 

[Einbroch]

Okay, I've been meaning to ask this, what's the status of being able to screw around with the ragdoll physics? Same as Oblivion? I only ask because some of my fondest memories of Oblivion were involving the physics. You know, after defeating a few enemies, taking their shit, then dragging them to the nearest body of water/cliff and throwing them off, just cause I wanted to "cover my tracks"

Still there, and in full force. A fully charged lightning bolt sent a dragon skeleton flying like 100 meters.

It was hilarious! So yes, it's definitely still there. Maybe even turned up a notch.

 

[FHIZ]

Still there, and in full force. A fully charged lightning bolt sent a dragon skeleton flying like 100 meters.

It was hilarious! So yes, it's definitely still there. Maybe even turned up a notch.

Yesssssss. I wish there was a stat for "hours spent fucking around" because I'm going to dedicate a good amount of just adding insult to injury to my enemies.

 

[LEGGZZZZ]

I don't think that's possible ingame on 360 or Ps3

It's been confirmed like a dozen times to be 360 footage, even by a employee here on GAF.

 

[Oracle Dragon]

I simply can't get over the environments in this game. The forest environments with the falling leaves, etc, incredible; and then the SOUNDTRACK, wow, I'm a Jeremy Soule fan but just the main theme alone... damn. I really shouldn't buy this game. I never even got around to seriously playing Oblivion GOTY after buying it on Steam sale, and I need to finish Twilight Princess before Syward Sword arrives. I CAN'T buy this game.

Spoiler

I'm so buying this game.

 

[Blue Ninja]

Haha

Nope.

That trailer was "a mix of platforms".

I honestly think that was them "appeasing the masses", because nobody'd seen the PC version yet. "Oh, you know that 360-only trailer we showed you? It looks like that."

 

[Danneee]

2nd dragon down, took me three tries before I killed him. That "OH SHIT!" moment when you're in the middle of the wilderness, no shelter in sight, and a huge dragon roars over head, is just awesome.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/Bootaaay/Blah/DSC_0111.jpg

Also, I'm continually amazed at how beautiful everything is at night. The lighting is great, but the skybox is so damn impressive;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/Bootaaay/Blah/DSC_0118.jpg

Are all windows lit at night in cities and villages? Are there any rare one of a kind items?

 

[Piercedveil]

I can't wait 5 more days D: I feel like I should play Oblivion to occupy myself for now, but I'd rather not play ugly Oblivion much more.

 

[Tobor]

Are the infamous pillows back?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaGazbXcy3U&feature=related

 

[Blue Ninja]

I scoured some small game stores while out shopping today, but alas, none of 'em decided to break the street date already.

 

[Khezu]

I honestly think that was them "appeasing the masses", because nobody'd seen the PC version yet. "Oh, you know that 360-only trailer we showed you? It looks like that."

Outside of the headbob sequence, all of the stuff in the original trailer looked pretty much like the stuff were seeing in the xbox version now, and honestly, I trust Nick over Pete, but I might be biased.

 

[vatstep]

It looks amazing. I honestly was impressed with Oblivion's skybox, but this is so much better.

I knew Bethesda would knock this out of the park, but still, this is music to my ears. Oblivion is one of the few games where I was still awed by the beauty of things (not the characters... mostly landscape-wise) after years of playing it. Can't wait to experience Skyrim.