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New Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion screens
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Hitler Stole My Potato said:
I'm not the hugest fan of Bethesda art, but I'll be goddamned if that wasn't the funniest photoshop in a while.
SteveMeister
Hang out with Steve.
peedi said:
Well, if all we employed were artists and graphics programmers, you might have a point
However you should read up on the title. There are many articles talking about the substantial changes we're making to the game. The graphics are the way they are because they HAVE to be, simply to fit in to the titles of the next generation. It's a requirement, plain & simple.
But in addition, we've overhauled pretty much every other system in the game. The quest and dialogue system. Combat (one of my areas of responsibility is combat AI). NPC AI in general (every single NPC in Oblivion can have schedules -- and that's putting it very, very simply. Pathfinding. Stealth. Magic. A much greater amount of time and attention to detail is being put into every facet of the game, bearing in mind what was successful in Morrowind and what was less so.
So search around, read about the game, and then let me know what you think
EternalDarko
Member
Peedi, you're an idiot. sorry but it had to be said.
I mean, have you even read any of the dev interviews or articles on the game before touting such garbage?
btw SteveMeister, the game is looking great, I can't wait for it definately at the top of my PC must have's!. Any idea of when you may release it? and please say its released same day worldwide...atleast same day in US/Europe.
cheers
I mean, have you even read any of the dev interviews or articles on the game before touting such garbage?
btw SteveMeister, the game is looking great, I can't wait for it definately at the top of my PC must have's!. Any idea of when you may release it? and please say its released same day worldwide...atleast same day in US/Europe.
cheers
disabledHeliocentric
Member
To be honest, considering the open ended nature of the series and the number of options one is liable to encounter in playing the game(all these numerous options having to be created and programmed into the game by the developer) I think they are doing an excellent job, just judging from the screenshots.
I mean, this isn't some walk on a straight path to connect cut-scenes type of game where all you do is look at pre rendered backdrops and anime/comic book inspired characters.
The one huge thing which imo CANNOT be skimped on is the animation. If everything is stiff and dodgy in its animation that would really REALLY be a let down.
Imo, that is far more important than "fur shading".
I mean, this isn't some walk on a straight path to connect cut-scenes type of game where all you do is look at pre rendered backdrops and anime/comic book inspired characters.
The one huge thing which imo CANNOT be skimped on is the animation. If everything is stiff and dodgy in its animation that would really REALLY be a let down.
Imo, that is far more important than "fur shading".
Hitler Stole My Potato said:Steve, if you want to get GAF interested in Oblivion might I make a few artistic suggestions:
If that doesn't work, just slap Mizuguchi's name on the box.
Lol. I was going to do the same PS joke, but my Photoshop crashed 1/2 through editing in a Sailor Moon character on the Turd Gorilla. :lol
Hitler Stole My Potato
Banned
I slid another one in there. Animal Crossing Oblivion.
SteveMeister said:
I don't think the design of it is the actual problem. The face is pretty intimidating and the hands look neat.. The problem is, it looks like A TURD MONSTER. It needs fur shading because you can't bump map hair.
Also, sewers are where you'd expect to see reptile like creatures.. not furry ones
CrimsonSkies
Member
Flawed game as well.
The Shadow
Member
Hitler Stole My Potato said:Steve, if you want to get GAF interested in Oblivion might I make a few artistic suggestions:
If that doesn't work, just slap Mizuguchi's name on the box.
:lol :lol :lol
Not only was that funny, it had to be done.
I'm looking forward to the next Elder Scrolls Steve. Keep up the good work.
Hitler Stole My Potato said:
:lol
Thats one point for you Xbot, however you totally missed the point of people's bitching.
The TURD Man is awful. You don't bumpmap a flat fur texture. It looks beyond plastic shit/retarded.
You wan't good looking fur look at Star Fox Adv. and Conker (Xbox). If this gen consoles can do it I'm sure next gen also. Bumpmap knight's armor, bumpmap tree's bark but fur shade fur.
Everything else is A+ OK in this screenshots. Turd Man looks like shit, sorry.
eso76
Member
Me i thought morrowind was one of the biggest, most fascinating titles ever, and there was nothing boring about it.
Planning your next journey on the (paper) map, deciding the road to take, what to take with you, and just walking alone for entire minutes, in the daylight, at night, just looking at the scenery...I'll agree fogging and repetitiveness of some of the environments took some of the magic away, but if they can make the environments more 'recognizable' and interesting by "advancing the graphics" that would make the experience much more satisfying already.
Morrowind needed it's pauses and it's slow timing to build on the atmosphere and the whole game concept is based on the total freedom you're allowed;
things someone would like to see "fixed".
Which of course means "changed" according to their tastes, while enraging Elder's scroll fans...
Wisen up guys, this game obviously wasn't meant for you, and you'll agree it's quite arrogant to expect bethesda to remove some of it's key features to please you instead of keeping what fans of the series like...
That would be like i asked, dunno, miyamoto to FIX Super Mario 128 by removing jumps and platforms which i hate...
Planning your next journey on the (paper) map, deciding the road to take, what to take with you, and just walking alone for entire minutes, in the daylight, at night, just looking at the scenery...I'll agree fogging and repetitiveness of some of the environments took some of the magic away, but if they can make the environments more 'recognizable' and interesting by "advancing the graphics" that would make the experience much more satisfying already.
Morrowind needed it's pauses and it's slow timing to build on the atmosphere and the whole game concept is based on the total freedom you're allowed;
things someone would like to see "fixed".
Which of course means "changed" according to their tastes, while enraging Elder's scroll fans...
Wisen up guys, this game obviously wasn't meant for you, and you'll agree it's quite arrogant to expect bethesda to remove some of it's key features to please you instead of keeping what fans of the series like...
That would be like i asked, dunno, miyamoto to FIX Super Mario 128 by removing jumps and platforms which i hate...
The Elder Scrolls series has been an ongoing triumph as far as I'm concerned (Battlegrounds aside, by all reports.) Daggerfall was probably the first RPG after Betrayal at Krondor and Complete Ultima VII that DOMINATED my time and thoughts.
I'm very much looking forward to Oblivion, and am excited by the changes being incorporated. My only complaint about Morrowind was that it was a step back as far as some of the gameplay is concerned. Exploration was a huge step up, however. Daggerfall occasionally became a bit of a grind thanks to it's constantly randomized wildernesses and, to a certain degree, dungeons.
Keep up the great work, Bethsoft!
(Anyone know of those Mobile TES games ever came out, or what phone carriers/models they work with?)
I'm very much looking forward to Oblivion, and am excited by the changes being incorporated. My only complaint about Morrowind was that it was a step back as far as some of the gameplay is concerned. Exploration was a huge step up, however. Daggerfall occasionally became a bit of a grind thanks to it's constantly randomized wildernesses and, to a certain degree, dungeons.
Keep up the great work, Bethsoft!
(Anyone know of those Mobile TES games ever came out, or what phone carriers/models they work with?)
CrimsonSkies
Member
So why did you mention it? Obviously it's got its own faults that you freely admit.
Please tell me you're not an adult? I'd hate to think adults actually talk like this. Even on gaming forums.
Sorry dude, trolls never lived.
They're a fictitious construct, and as such, there is no clear, defining mandate that requires that they look one way over another. If Bethsoft wanna create an ugly turd monster (and it is ugly, and turdish) with 3 eyes and claws and call it a troll, we have no place to argue. :lol
They're a fictitious construct, and as such, there is no clear, defining mandate that requires that they look one way over another. If Bethsoft wanna create an ugly turd monster (and it is ugly, and turdish) with 3 eyes and claws and call it a troll, we have no place to argue. :lol
SantaC
Member
Mejilan said:
No Kidding, but you know what? Dragons never lived either yet people know how a dragon looks like.
As for not having a place to argue - I strongly suggest you reading more about Trolls in Scandinavian folklore here:
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/t/tr/troll.htm
SantaCruZer said:
In so much that it has large teeth, a tail, and MAYBE even horns and wings.
There is no one defined way to design a dragon. You might see the generic D&D archetype, or a chinese serpent dragon, for example.
Those are two wildly different designs right there.
Hell, I can draw a man-sized reptilian bipedal with wings, teeth, horns, and draconian features, and call that a dragon.
SteveMeister said:
Admittedly, I haven't ready every single post in this thread, but this one from Steve seems to suggest that it is, indeed, a troll.
Regarding Scandinavian trolls: THEY ARE FICTITIOUS CREATURES. I don't care who "invented" them first, historically/mythologically speaking. There is no such thing as a troll, there never was, there never will be, and as such, there is no one way to DESIGN a troll, visually speaking.
Edit 2 - SantaCruzer. From your own freaking link:
Hitler Stole My Potato
Banned
I suppose it could work in Scooby Doo too. That's just damn good design.
Mejilan said:
Yes, and he's an AI programmer.
Morrowind creature names:
cliff racer
golden saint
daedroth
bone walker
guar
alit
riekling
scrib
durzog
ogrim
The names are pretty creative, troll is boring. He probably called a troll for convenience.. or because there isn't a final name yet, or because he's not allowed to say the real name.
Mike Works
Member
We've gone from arguing about the realism of trees to the realism of trolls.
I don't know if that's better or worse.
I don't know if that's better or worse.
SantaC
Member
Mejilan said:pj, I'm pretty well versed in the TES series. I distinctly recall 'orc' making the bestiary as well, so 'troll' is certainly not out of the question.
SC, your turn to read my edit.
ok let's end this pointless debate. I was just saying how I have been told how a troll resembled when I was a kid by reading old folklore tales and stuff. I am not saying that's correct, but that's why I argued, sorry
I guess everybody can have a picture how a troll looks like.
Mike Works said:
:lol
I love how anything with "western" art gets flamed to death. This stuff looks gorgeous compared to Morrowind, where poor design decisions (limited texture sizes on character models, IIRC) resulted in a whole hell of a lot of shitty looking characters.
SantaCruZer said:ok let's end this pointless debate. I was just saying how I have been told how a troll resembled when I was a kid by reading old folklore tales and stuff. I am not saying that's correct, but that's why I argued, sorry
No problem. I certainly understand your point. I just think that in the case of a totally made up construct, there is no basis for criticizing creative license. From a design standpoint, I think that troll should (and probably will be) cleaned up by Bethsoft.