View Full Version : Oblivion "6 Days to Go" Trailer
Liquidize105
03-15-2006, 06:41 PM
Bethesda wants to remind you that Oblivion will be released on the 20th of this month. It's imperative that you do no forget.
Now now, I know that it isn't something you particularly want to do, but regardless, you have to. You n' me, we helpless.
6 days to go (http://elderscrolls.com/downloads/media_movies.htm) - count them on your fingers, write them down, etch them to your body, chant them 1000 times a day, remember to maintain bodily functions when the clock strikes 0. Paramedics are standing by.
-ps 3 new 360 screenshots (http://www.elderscrolls.com/art/obliv_xbox360_screens_01.htm) for the possessive soul... I mean the chronically forgetful.
AversionFX
03-15-2006, 06:44 PM
I'm going to cry for months on end if this doesn't turn out to be the savior gamers have been waiting for.
Returner
03-15-2006, 06:45 PM
The wait is killing me. The videos are amazing. I can't wait for the next one.
Nichols
03-15-2006, 06:50 PM
Oblivion is the antichrist of gaming
Deathbane27
03-15-2006, 06:51 PM
Oblivion is the antichrist of gaming
You need to turn the sword around before thrusting.
Watership
03-15-2006, 06:54 PM
I'm going to cry for months on end if this doesn't turn out to be the savior gamers have been waiting for.
Woah. Way to set yourself up to be crushed if this game isn't the 2nd coming.
Liquidize105
03-15-2006, 06:59 PM
Woah. Way to set yourself up to be crushed if this game isn't the 2nd coming.
Haha, I think he summed it up pretty well for most people :D
[Jez]
03-15-2006, 07:01 PM
It will be a good game, it just wont be a good RPG
Mitza
03-15-2006, 07:06 PM
One of the best news posts I've ever read :)
/chuckle
Liquidize105
03-15-2006, 07:10 PM
You know, I've been thinking what it is that made Oblivion such a "must buy," that it's almost narcotic-like...
Then I realized: It's exactly this.
ProfPuppet
03-15-2006, 07:13 PM
']It will be a good game, it just wont be a good RPG
I kind of felt that way about Morrowind. I know, I know, blasphemy. Before you burn me at the stake, hear me out. I played the game for a looong time, and I kept waiting for it to get better. Combat was pretty crap. The NPC's were soulless quest vending machines with almost zero personality, with a few possible exceptions. I recall the colors being very bland- seeing cities that could have been, with a few palette and other tweaks, very memorable and beautiful. Overall the game seemed very bland, overhyped, and empty. At one point I uninstalled all of the mods I had and played the game in its original form, and it was much, much worse. I had no idea how few monsters there really were when there weren't player-created ones in there.
I didn't hate it, get that torch away from me. I wanted to like it much more than I did. I did like the openness of it- that I could join the Mages and Assassin's guild, explore tombs I wandered across, leap across rooftops, etc. Many of the armors, such as glass and daedric, were very nicely done. I just felt that overall it had some really good ideas that for the most part were poorly executed.
Never said anything much before because I seemed to be in an extremely small minority, but *shrugs* I figure hardly anyone will read this, and I needed to vent.
I'm really hoping Oblivion is incredibly good. Don't do me wrong, Beth.
Deathbane27
03-15-2006, 07:24 PM
I'm actually mostly with you there on Morrowind, ProfPuppet. It was never OMG SUPER FUN, and combat sucked.
Main reason I'm looking forward to Oblivion so much is that it's looking like more of everything I liked, and most of the stuff I didn't like has been addressed.
If it were another Morrowind expansion with those graphics, I wouldn't be interested. The gameplay changes are much too important.
Bumbuliuz
03-15-2006, 07:29 PM
The pain of waiting is unberable ;) Thoose cheeky boys teasing us like that. I cannot almost believe after all this time Oblivion is finally coming out.
agentgray
03-15-2006, 07:40 PM
Oblivion? What?
I'm holding out for Tetris and Metroid. The 21st is gonna be a black Tuesday in gamer's pockets.
Skookum
03-15-2006, 07:43 PM
I never finished the main quest in Morrowind, but I did finish one of the expansion packs for some reason. I just got bored with it and the damn requirements were too high for my computer at the time (which, I now recall, is why the expansion pack got finished - after an upgrade). I'm definitely getting the new one (and I'm upgrading again), but hell, it is certainly not the be all end all. Hoping they worked some on the NPC's to make the world seem a little more alive.
Kelegacy
03-15-2006, 07:54 PM
I wonder if I'll be a Kajit again (best thieving abilities!). I don't want to be, those bastards are constantly enslaved or treated like crap. And in the capital province, I think I might prefer being an Imperial...or Redguard. I like the Redguards. Still, they're a bit dumb for me. Funny how every race has its pros and cons. And TES elves always look a bit too gay for my liking. Too narrow of a head or something, like pixies. And the reptile creatures are too ugly.
Sigh, what to do, what to do. Probably will spend a day with the character creator goddamnit, just like Morrowind.
aversion2k
03-15-2006, 08:28 PM
I wonder if I'll be a Kajit again (best thieving abilities!). I don't want to be, those bastards are constantly enslaved or treated like crap. And in the capital province, I think I might prefer being an Imperial...or Redguard. I like the Redguards. Still, they're a bit dumb for me. Funny how every race has its pros and cons. And TES elves always look a bit too gay for my liking. Too narrow of a head or something, like pixies. And the reptile creatures are too ugly.
Sigh, what to do, what to do. Probably will spend a day with the character creator goddamnit, just like Morrowind.
I wonder if you'll be a Kajit again aswell.
Anyway.
I always ending up playing as a dark elf. Elfs looked dumb, High elfs looked okish, Most of the humans were either dumb or boring looking, I wanted to be a nord but the faces sucked, I started as an argonian and then a saw the walking animation, Also they cant wear shoes, neither could kajit. And dark elfs had a couple of reasonable head textures, so I went with them.
Man I'm picky
zrikz
03-15-2006, 09:18 PM
/sigh.. I have a feeling my school work is going to start slacking a bit next week... Cant wait, the graphics look amazing and yeah.. woo, Christmas comes early this year, for some reason I am really excited about this game.. am I allowed to call the professors and say im need to take a couple days off? hmmm hehe.
Man I'm picky
Me too. I've been pre-designing my character (yeah you heard me. So what?) these past few days, and the race really comes down to which face i can make look best. With all these options in the face editor, I'll probably spend a good two hours just making my character.
I really think that facegen system is going to be a mixed blessing.
Suicidal ShiZuru
03-15-2006, 11:43 PM
And I start work tomorrow/today... :( .
jacob.armitage
03-15-2006, 11:53 PM
i have a 13hour work day due an inventory on Tuesday (and yes, i manager a damn video game store. *mad*)
zapata666
03-16-2006, 12:44 AM
Whats Oblivion?
Savok
03-16-2006, 12:57 AM
There is nothing wrong (http://home.wnm.net/~bgriff/MW_NordM.html) with the Nord faces (http://home.wnm.net/~bgriff/MW_NordF.html).
As for the Khajiit, slavery is outlawed in the Empire but Vvardenfell was a backwater and Dunmer aren't the nicest bunch, hence slavery.
Yes, this was all in game for those who took notice instead of scothing how it wasn't a real RPG
As for facegen, argh, I hate that stuff. I can never get anything to look right, I'd much prefer to just have an artist do it for me because s/he'd be way better at it.
megaman
03-16-2006, 01:47 AM
Is it just me or has the graphical beauty of this game been significantly toned down?? The grounds look quite bland and flat..textures look quite washed out..even some of the models probably look blocky..almost like a farcry from the e3 vids. I certainly can't be alone??
Derella
03-16-2006, 03:51 AM
I'm going to cry for months on end if this doesn't turn out to be the savior gamers have been waiting for.
Realistic expectations are a must for people who follow the development of games. The people who have built this up in their minds as the best-game-ever-made-omg!!! are just setting themselves up for disapointment of Fable-like proportions.
Spigot
03-16-2006, 05:03 AM
I was looking at the box for the PC version in the store yesterday and, sadly, my computer doesn't even meet the minimum specs. Sigh. I've officially fallen behind the curve.
I will definately get Oblivion, but it looks like it'll have to wait until sometime closer to Christmas when I finally get my computer upgraded. I'll just be happy with my copy of Tetris DS instead. I COULD get an Xbox 360, but then I'd have to get a new TV and according to my wife, that just isn't happening.
As for people complaining that it's not going to be an RPG.. ARGH! I just finish having a huge discussion (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showpost.php?p=218501&postcount=124) with people on the FFXII boards about JRPG's not being RPG's and then we have people on the Elder Scrolls boards saying that THEY are not RPG's. Sure, the NPC interaction in Morrowind left a lot to be desired, but as far as encapsulating what the purists expect from an RPG, you can't do much better than Elder Scrolls (or Fallout or Gothic).
Sigh... it never ends...
phantomhitman
03-16-2006, 05:07 AM
i need to give one of you guys my live account info so you can play and beat the game for me (achievements of course)
Savok
03-16-2006, 05:29 AM
disapointment of Fable-like proportions.
No writing on this Earth can be as horrible as Fable's.
Klade
03-16-2006, 07:26 AM
As someone with slightly more then a passing interest in horseback riding I have to say those animations are the best I've seen in a video game. Of course they are pretty damn far from perfect, or even good. But since most video games don't even try to make realistic horse animations I have to give the oblivion guys props for at least figuring out where the horse has muscles and where they don't.
The odd thing is that they must have used dressage horses as their template. That wierd way the horses kick up their front feet is not typical for most horses, but you see it a lot when you start getting into the fancy riding circles.
Steele Johnson
03-16-2006, 07:46 AM
If it plays like Morrowind I'm going to be so disappointed.
The problem with waiting for reviews, is that the reviews for Morrowind were mostly positive. Hopefully there will be a review that does some comparisons with both games, because personally, I don't buy games around hype anymore. I've learned my lesson when I purchased Morrowind and the original Black & White.
One of the best things to do when it comes to making a decisions, wait for a gamer friend to buy the game and watch him play it for a while. ;) That's what I've been doing and it works out great. Ha!
I can't wait for this game to come out already so the annoying fanboys will just shut up about it. And CAD will stop running that unoriginal shitty arc.
Klade, if you want to see fantastic horse animations and combat on horseback (swords, lances, axes, etc) check out Mount & Blade. Bethesda said combat on horseback was too one sided and made it unfair.. M&B shows how not only is it possible, it's fun as hell and it's not unbalancing. I beat up many warriors while on foot as they tried to lance me from horseback. The only problem with M&B at the moment is there's really no plot at all.. seems more of a tech demo to me. It was worth it to check out the demo though (it only lets you get to level 6, but that's plenty of time to play around in the arena).
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Oh, incase anyone thinks I'm a shill or something.. I never bought M&B.. not enough of a game there for my taste. It was just fun to play around with it and kill time waiting for Oblivion.
Magnanimous Gnome
03-16-2006, 09:32 AM
And TES elves always look a bit too gay for my liking. Too narrow of a head or something, like pixies.
Hmmm, I always pictured you as looking pretty gay Kel, so I can't see why you'd have a problem with the elven folk of Tamriel. ;)
Savok
03-16-2006, 09:40 AM
As someone with slightly more then a passing interest in horseback riding I have to say those animations are the best I've seen in a video game. Of course they are pretty damn far from perfect, or even good. But since most video games don't even try to make realistic horse animations I have to give the oblivion guys props for at least figuring out where the horse has muscles and where they don't.
The odd thing is that they must have used dressage horses as their template. That wierd way the horses kick up their front feet is not typical for most horses, but you see it a lot when you start getting into the fancy riding circles.
I understood and already knew most of that. Hooray for rural Australia.
Hugenex
03-16-2006, 11:40 AM
Oblivion better run like a mother fucking chump. On my newly build rig that set me back in my payment for next few months. and be the greatest game ever graced the face of the planet Earth umm and bug free?
Magnanimous Gnome
03-16-2006, 12:16 PM
umm and bug free?
Prepare to be disappointed then. ;)
Deathbane27
03-16-2006, 12:20 PM
Never expect a bug-free program or game ever again, Hugenex. Ever.
Hugenex
03-16-2006, 01:51 PM
We are talking about Bethesda here they are notorious in releasing games full of bugs Morrowind anyone? Broken quests etc. Not as bad as RIP "Troika Games" god bless them all. So i just want it bug free such as installation some sort of stability and please no broken quests. Also they are releasing it on console so it should be kinda ok.
Spigot
03-16-2006, 02:17 PM
Also they are releasing it on console so it should be kinda ok.
They are releasing it on a console that is just made for downloading patches onto though...
In a game as huge, open-ended and customizable as the Elder Scrolls games are, I'm expecting bugs and broken quests as there are bound to be instances where things arise that weren't planned for.
As long as the patches are speedy, that's fine. Now, if they have something akin to the Myth 2 uninstall bug... that is unacceptable.
Hugenex
03-16-2006, 02:52 PM
They are releasing it on a console that is just made for downloading patches onto though...
Right, right i forgot :)
As long as the patches are speedy, that's fine. Now, if they have something akin to the Myth 2 uninstall bug... that is unacceptable.
That shit was rough. Which game was it that formated your hard drive during installation Pool of Radiance?
Spigot
03-16-2006, 03:29 PM
The Pool of Radiance remake was the one, I believe.
Magnanimous Gnome
03-16-2006, 07:12 PM
Also they are releasing it on console so it should be kinda ok.
You'd think so, but unfortunately Morrowind GOTY for the Xbox was just as buggy as the PC version. I had it crash on me three times in a week before I just gave up playing it. Crashes are entirely unacceptable, and I generally quit after the second one.
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