upcoming sequel to morrowind, oblivion

[Big_John]

just showing a couple of pretty screenies from this upcoming rpg.
larger versions and more info can be found at:
http://www.elderscrolls.com/games/oblivion_overview.htm
i get the feeling that i'm going to need a new rig to play this one..

[Byzantine Prince]

Amazing. I was a big fan of Morrowind. I hope this game lives up to the expectations. Unfortunatly I can't play, it would take too much of my time. Maybe when i go to prison or something.

[Murmandamus]

Excessive pixel bloom makes the baby jesus cry. I bet it will look superb with it turned off though.

More screenies here:
http://games.tiscali.cz/clanek/screen.asp?id=7903&a=1

[Productivity]

What are those screenshots running? (ie. what is the hardware required to get that level of detrail).

[Togakure]

I really enjoy a good RPG, and the original Morrowind treated me to hours and hours of fun. These screenies look good, thanks for posting them, and for the linkie. I think the sequel is prolly the game I am looking forward to most at this point. My only regret is it's not likely to be available until early next year.

I played the original on an X-box. I found it to be good that I didn't have access to many cheats. Try as I might, when I know there's an easy way around a difficult scenario, if I can't beat it quickly and I can cheat, I often do because I want to move on in the story. On the X-Box I had to slug it out and get creative, which made for a much more entertaining game in the long run.

I can't wait ... !

[Byzantine Prince]

The great thing about Morrowind was that you could edit everything they way you like it. You could make a castle let's say that bears your name on it with gaurds and pictures of you. You could name yourself the king or the emperor and edit what every one in the game says and does. Add more bad guys add more weapons and kill every mofo I see. That's fun.

[hrvojej]

Wow.

In Morrowind I used to take strolls across the landscape just to enjoy the view, and maybe collect another interesting item for my museum. Let alone the time I spent playing it... I usually don't prioritize graphics, but this looks truly outstanding. I hope they make the gameplay every bit as enjoyable too. If they do manage to pull it off (and they were pretty much there in Morrowind already, so I guess they will), I know when I'm going to take my vacation next year.

[octavian]

oh joy, oh bliss... oh eternal happiness :D
yay!!! im so getting this

[econ21]

I'll get it, but has anyone heard anything that suggests it will be better than Morrowind, which I found rather soulless? All I've heard mentioned from the reviews are the better graphics and some talk of NPCs having night/day routines. The former I can take or leave - Morrowind is already beautiful enough for me, I want some "brains". The latter sounds rather anal - what does it actually mean? that the shops are shut at night so the player has to wander around for 8 hours before they can do what they have to do, yeah that sounds fun ... not. Oh, also there'll be more stealth - again, this can just mean more frustration - oops, you're spotted, time to reload.

[Steppe Merc]

I never actually played Morrowind, but this does look good. I'm a big fan of fantasy, in particular the books of RA Salvatore that take place in the Forgotten Realms... Is that the sort of style this is? I noticed the 20 dollar price of the Morrowind with the two expansions for Xbox... what sort of style is it? I like hack and slash, but I prefer RPG...

[screwtype]

Wow. That third pic looks amazing.

The second one reminds me of one the things I hated about Morrowind though. Too dark! I had to use the gamma slider to brighten things up so I could see in the dungeons, and that unfortunately spoils the pretty graphics above ground.

There are lots of other reasons I disliked Morrowind though. The interface was incredibly clumsy, especially when it came to stuff like alchemy. The combat wasn't that flash. And the voices and repetitive spiels of many minor characters really got on my nerves after a while.

But finally it was too much work looking for the characters you are supposed to find to continue with the quests, especially in the big cities. It's a big problem in games of this type. If they could figure out a faster way for you to find folks, it would take away a lot of the tedium.

[Togakure]

Personally I thought the light spectrum in the game was pretty cool. Yes indeed, it was often quite dark, particularly underground or out in the wild at night. But that's what I used Night Eye for--what I found to be an extremely useful ability. To keep from having to cast it all the time I eventually just created Constant Effect Night Eye. Because it required a low amount of enchantment points, I'd often throw in a few points on items that did something else, but had some enchant points leftover. By the time I was in my prime, the world was constantly super bright and I never worried about darkness.

Yes, I agree about the reptitive dialogue and combat being kind of hoaky. But I think trying to find people was just part of the game, and like the lack of natural light, simulated challenges that a character would have experienced if it had been "real."

[screwtype]

@Togakure

There was once a time when I would have thought Morrowind the God of games. But I've played games like this soooo many times, LOL. They have to be really special to grab me now.

In fact these days I'm often more of a game sampler than player. I'll play a game for a week or two, just to get the flavour and check out the mechanics. Every game has its flaws and once I find them I tend to lose interest. There are very few games that keep me interested for longer. STW did. I also played right through Age of Wonders II and most of Panzer General 3D, but that would be a rarity for me nowadays.

When it comes to RPG's like Morrowind though, I actually enjoyed Might and Magic um, 8 I think it was, more. I only quit playing it when I found a bug that prevented me from finishing the quest. Oh, and when I found the solution to a puzzle that was so damn obscure it discouraged me from continuing. But I do miss smacking down those vampire-types with a barrage of missile fire, LOL.

Also had some fun with Dungeon Siege, especially in the first part where it's all new and you only have primitive weapons and elementary magic to help you along. The game just got too repetitive and silly though. I got about halfway through, maybe I'll fire it up one day and try to get a bit further. But you know how it is with computer games, you really need 48 hours in the day to play them and still have time for a life *sigh*...

[Togakure]

Yeah, I come from the generation where most computer games seem like an incredible feat of entertainment and pseudo-adventure. I was a D&D fanatic back in high school, and a DM (I actually got paid to do it from time to time :D). Things have come a long way since graph paper and dice and vivid, relatively unassisted imaginations, so I'm easily ensorcelled by a decent RPG. I played only the original Morrowind, and on an x-box, so I've only experienced the tip of the Elder Scrolls iceberg. Oblivion looks amazing, and I'm sure I'll be an easy win-over.

[Fragony]

just showing a couple of pretty screenies from this upcoming rpg.
larger versions and more info can be found at:
http://www.elderscrolls.com/games/oblivion_overview.htm
i get the feeling that i'm going to need a new rig to play this one..

Uhm, WOW seems apropiate here. Will it be for xbox

[lars573]

It will be for, Xbox2, Xenon, 360. Or whatever Microsoft is calling it today. Plus it's not going to be released for like 2 years anyway