Elder Scrolls V scans

Check out some scans from Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

[NegativeCreepWA]

Nice, looks like they fixed the one thing that really bugged me about Oblivion. Everything doesn't look new and shinny. Its more dark and gritty.

[jriquelme_paraguay]

OMGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cant waittttttttttttttttt

[gamer2010]

Skyrim is going to be so fantastic. I can't wait either.

[kancerkid]

Its 2010, are there not better scanners around? Does not anyone know how to scan a piece of paper?

[kancerkid]

Download all images (zip) - http://download573.mediafir...

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[ChineseDemocracy]

This looks aweeesome!

[DoomeDx]

@ Kancerkid.

its 2011!! :D

[Consoldtobots]

you can't help but wonder if the scale of demon's souls and of course the DRAGONS in the game finally woke bethesda up to the fact that this is what oblivion was sorely lacking.

[JohnnyBadfinger]

@Consoldtobots
I cant believe you even mentioned Oblivion and Demon Souls in the same sentence.

Demon Souls was inspired by ElderScrolls... its just impossible to even compete with Oblivion though... it made the RPG genre what it is today...

I dont wanna hype myself up because i will disappoint myself, but i have huge hopes for this game.
As a gamer who hates anything magical and anything magic related... i make an exception with ElderScrolls.

And the fact its not a JRPG (*shudders*) i love it even more... Western RPGs will always be king of the RPG genre

[jrbeerman11]

Johnny Badfinger, sorry to tell you this, but even though demon souls wasn't as long or had as much dialog.... It is still better than Oblivion in many ways. Not saying its an outright better game, but combat and leveling are far superior and had way more "awesome" moments.

So don't dismiss it as nothing compared to Oblivion. Both have strengths and weaknesses and some people prefer one over the other. I think they can learn from each other no doubt, loved both of them.

[INehalemEXI]

@ JohnnyBadfinger

Wait a min , Demons Souls was the spiritual successor to Kings field which was released long before oblivion.

It's not like it was just a clone or something... Anyway 2 sweet rpg's are better then 1. They both do certain things well. No RPG does it all best.

[NegativeCreepWA]

The first Elder Scrolls and Kings field were both released in 1994 so you cant say either copied the other.

[bakasora]

The game mechanics look like the same..

[TehUltimateNewb]

@Kancer, thanks for those scans. Couldn't see crap on the actual site

[Masterchef2007]

thank you for the zip the site wasnt working properly for me

[rockleex]

I hope the story quests have more variety this time around instead of just going from one Oblivion gate to the next... each one looking almost exactly the same as the previous one.

Oblivion had great gameplay, but it just needed better story direction.

[MAJ0R]

yeah I'm liking the new style, now we just have to see the game in motion to know if it has good animations

[jriquelme_paraguay]

sorry dude... i give you the disagree.
Press the wrong button.

:(

EDIT: OMG, disagrees... i deserve it....

[Dsnyder]

At least you admitted it. Unlike those phantoms who disagree with facts or subjective opinions. I give you a bubble for honesty.

[Muffins1223]

Look at brink,made by same people who use made this,it should be somthng like that

[Bloodyghost]

@Muddina1223

Brink is being made by Splash Damage, Bethesda is publishing it.

The Elder Scrolls franchise is made by Bethesda Game Studios.

[FinalSpartan]

Looks nice :P Hope someone summarise all the details for us in the magazine lol yes i know lazy.

[mattiebo123]

I picked up 1 thing from the scans about levelling up, and that is there will be perks like in Fallout 3. I think it also says that the level cap is 50.

[Matthew94]

^^^^^^^^^ this game will be dead on arrival if that is the case

[jrbeerman11]

How can you say that Matthew, Oblivion had the WORST leveling system in an RPG by far. having to repeat use abilities to level up, and even trying not to use specific ones in order to take advantage of leveling. I still remember pounding on the heal spell over and over again in towns just to level it up.

Whats so wrong about making the leveling system deeper and promote replayability. Unless you like making 1 sword fighter, 1 mage, and 1 archer and be done with game. (course that in oblivion is 300 plus hours lol)

[STONEY4]

"Even after level 50, players will be able to continue gaining new levels, but the process will be dramatically slow."

Yellow section, a bit hard to read, you can make out the words though.

http://img5.mediafire.com/4...

There will also be some kind of weapon wheel for changing gear and magic which pauses the game, instead of the D-pad system that we're used to from Bethesda.

[Jamegohanssj5]

Dragons? NOOOOO!

I am dead lol.

TGSI

[RedDragan]

lol... know what you mean. I can see the little suckers being a nightmare and then as for the main dragon, we'd have to be fully levelled up.

XD

[Jamegohanssj5]

Wait, wtf? Main Dragon? If it's anything like the ones from Demon Souls, then I am seriously fucked.

TGSI

[callahan09]

Amazing! Can't wait for this game. Oblivion is one of my all-time favorite games. I still go back often and play it. I've got about a dozen characters. So awesome.

[CaptainPunch]

Agreed, the game looks more dark.

[theonlylolking]

It also actually looks good! Unlike the other crappy oblivion IMO

[Anderson8]

i've never played an elder scrolls game but if this is anything like demon souls i'll pick it up

[Obama]

Agreed and the characters and creatures don't have that deformed look. May be it is still too early to judge. Need to see some pictures of woman characters. They make me puke in 4.

Overall it looks a lot better than I thought it would. Call me interested.

[kramun]

Hello interested.

[INehalemEXI]

Looking good :D

[Sevir04]

Sorry i'm not a western RPG fan which is why i hated oblivion! I simply will be skipping this game! as i have no interest in it!!!

but for those of you who enjoy this more power to you!

[huzzaahh]

You use lots of exclamation marks! Good for you for having a closed mind! Haha!

[Sevir04]

I'm close minded because i legitimately dislike the pace, the world and stories, class, leveling, and all facets of oblivion because growing up fantasy rpgs made by western developers never appealed to me! It's the same way i felt about demon's souls because while it may be Japanese, it's pacing and world just never appeal to me?

Sorry for having a difference in opinion. if anything it would make me narrow minded because i have different tastes, but even calling me that is a stretch because i have a reason! and it's legitimate! what you are is just a fanatic of your genre and simply cringe at the idea that someone else doesn't like your genre! What does that make you? A one sided moron? A fanboy? An over zealous douche!? Take your pick. I never insulted anyone for liking oblivion or western rpgs, just simply stated that my interest aren't in this genre of rpgs, and i never said they suck! But thanks for carrying on like an idiot, when people feel threatened about what they love so passionately defend it in the weirdest of ways. attacking those who don't share their views because they dont know how to accept that someone else doesn't enjoy what they like! Good for you!

[Aloren]

Well, you shouldn't waste your time commenting on games you have no interest in.

If you don't like the genre, hated the previous instalment, and have no interest in the game, why do you even pay attention to these articles ?

[Sevir04]

The internet is no different! i'm not downing the game or trolling it, that's the difference!

[Aloren]

Well, I'm not denying you your freedom of speech, I was just wondering.

[LastDance]

JohnnyBadfinger -

I love oblivion, but demons souls combat system is light-years ahead of oblivion.

You can assign what ever you want to either hand, each weapon class feels really different, the combat animations are fantastic, and they actually bothered to put in spears which bethesda obviously didnt.

far superior.

[muffs92]

Speaking of assigning stuff, I think in the article it says you can do just that in Skyrim.
Dual maces FTW

[Hujlr113]

Who knows “ZeniMax To Acquire Obsidian” are trues?

[likedamaster]

I'm blown away. Everything looks so much more detailed and realistic. Consider me excited, can't wait.

[-Alpha]

This can easily be my 2011 GOTY, I love myself a good fantasy RPG, especially the one set in the world of Oblivion.

Move support will be awesome too, hope they do that.

The world of Oblivion is also one of the most beautifully enriching game universes I've played in.

[jriquelme_paraguay]

mee too... im so sad because they never trophy patch the Oblivion for PS3

pero igual lo jugue... i played it :P

PLatinum on Fallout 3, Goty 100%, New Vegas im 50% now

[Raf1k1]

This and The Witcher 2. What more could an RPG guy want?

[thrasherv3]

Mass Effect 3 and then I'm set :)

[jriquelme_paraguay]

for me, Mass Effect is about 70% Shooter, 30% RPG Flavor...

Elder Scrolls, i feel like a 100% RPG game... Fantasy. Dragons, Medieval... Knights, spells...

[Raf1k1]

Yeh I didn't mention Mass Effect because it's now more of a shooter with RPG elements rather than a shooter/RPG.

[kancerkid]

Don't forget Two Worlds II

[Raider69]

indeed!But does scans are from the PC version!

[MagicAccent]

@Alpha-Male22
Funny you should say that, cause it sounds like you only played Oblivion. Otherwise you'd know the world was called Tamriel, and the "universe" is called "the Elder Scrolls".

And voilá! Just like that, you now have 2(maybe 3, if you're tenacious) new games, set in the very universe you love, to play until Skyrim comes out.

You're welcome :)

[Raf1k1]

I noticed that too. Not the kind of mistake you'd expect from Alpha-Male22. Still, I agree with him that the Elder Scrolls universe is pretty amazing.

[-Alpha]

Sorry, I meant the world of Elder Scrolls, I've gotten too used to calling ES "Oblivion". And yes I've only played Oblivion, thanks for the correction :)

I wish I had time for more RPGs! But I have two I need to get through for now

+Helpful Bubble :)

[palaeomerus]

The material world in the Elder Scrolls Universe is called Nirn.

The spiritual worlds (usually ruled by Daedric Lords) are called Oblivion collectively.

The Empire and the continent it covers are called Tamriel. The nations of Tamriel each have a principle race or races that originally come from there and
(Elsweyr(Khahit), Blackmarsh(Argonian), ValenWood(Bosmer), Summerset Isle(Altmer, Imga), Morrowind(Dunmer/Chimer, formerly Dwemer), Skyrim(Nords, formerly Falmer), Hammerfell(Redguard), High Rock(Orsimer and Bretons), Cyrodil(Imperials, formerly Nedics and Ayleid) ).

Akavir is a neighboring continent where humans are extinct that is thought to resemble China and the orient. It has tiger people(Ka Po'Tun), some of who have turned themselves into dragons, vampiric serpent people(TSaesci), ice demons of Kamal, and monkey people(Tang Mo). The original dragons that lived there were wiped out by the sepent people.

Yokuda is the island/continent that the Redguard originally came from when they settled Hammerfell. It is believed to have sunk into the ocean or at least to have become uninhabitable.

Pyandonea is an island that is home to the Maormer or sea elves.

Almeris is the fabled continent that the elves (all of them including the orcs, who are legendarily thought to be elves that were mutated by a daedra lord named Boethiah who ate and rebirthed their ancestral patron Trinimac as a new daedric lord of outcasts called Malacath ) supposedly came from. It is also called Old Elofney.

Altmora/Aldmora (the elder wood) was the continent that the Nedes originally came from prior to their invasion of Skyrim. The Nedes were the ancestors of the Nords and indirectly the imperials and Bretons (who also have Altmer blood in them).

The Coral Kingdom of Thras is an island populated by slug-men called the Sload who once caused a horrific plague to ravage Tamriel.

[DasTier]

LOL you intelligence raped the smart guy

[Bigpappy]

Yep! Move and Kinect optional would be killer. You could play the whole game with Move and the Nav. I would only want Kinect for the magic at this point and do the moving and sword play with the controller. To long a game to do sword play with Kinect.

[IcemanHH21]

@alpha-male22
it COULD be 2011 GOTY, but it has tough competition and there is Uncharted 3 so, hard task.

[arjman]

Damn this game takes the graphics up to 11!

[Rage_S90]

on pc

[DasTier]

this tickled my funny buttons

[Bolts]

LOLz!

[Hitman0769]

yeah i'm amazingly happy to see ES 5 come to light and I'm super excited to buy and play it, but those screens were obviously rendered on studio quality PC's probably way beyond gaming rigs to begin with nvm consoles.

Don't trust graphics on screens, especially early screens, but nonetheless this is one of those games where the gameplay is so good who cares if the graphics don't EXACTLY match the screens.

[OllieBoy]

Holy crap this looks ACE. New engine finally!

Still gonna grab this GI issue, scans aren't good enough...hehe.

[Raf1k1]

I don't think it's a completely knew engine though. I remember some text in one of the scans saying something about a 'redesigned engine' which is probably why it still looks somewhat like Oblivion but with higher res textures, better lighting etc.

[BeOneWithTheGun]

Its a rebuilt engine but we are talking massive overhaul. Tailored for enhanced draw distances, better physics, and richer textures. This isnt a simple tune up and paint job its a rebuilt engine, header, suspension, new wheels and rims, new dash, gps, dvd, and high performance fuel.

[muffs92]

It is completely new.
Beth built the engine in house tailored specifically for their open world RPGs

[reckoner]

Hot damn. November can't come any sooner.

[TenSteps]

What a tease they're still not showing any faces.

[MagicAccent]

Maybe their still ironing out the last of the 'downs syndrome'from the last engine.

I kid, i kid :)

Still, they did look pretty awful as we all know. And they're not taking any chances.

[Raider69]

i hope they end does loading times that happen on oblivion!walk 200mt loading...+ 200loading...

[Jmlopezbr]

There is a face in a scan someone posted somewhere else.

http://oi53.tinypic.com/2cp...

and more images :

http://img339.imageshack.us...

http://img257.imageshack.us...

[Andronix]

I'm looking at the images on my phone, they look really good but I can't tell if it's in-game graphics or development artwork!

[polestar4]

thanks the faces look so much better

[TenSteps]

Thanks bro now my nightmares of them potato faced people can be laid to rest.

[fossilfern]

This game will do me for my 21st birthday :D if it does actually come out in 2011!

[xCaptainAmazing]

New engine looks absolutely fantastic for a game of this scale. Out-RAGE-ous.

[xer0]

It looks like they are using the brand spanking new RAGE engine by iD software.

From what i've seen - the engine has some longevity in that, the graphics can be scaled from low to high end systems.

[xCaptainAmazing]

I'm not sure if they acquired the tech prior to developing the new title though. Either way, it's looking pretty good and iD Tech 5 will help immensely in Bethesda's future titles (those that use it).

[Mac is OK]

Can't wait to see it in motion.

[Sayai jin]

WHOOOOOOOOT! Can't wait for another Elder Scrolls.

[Stealth20k]

It sorta looks like more of the same.........forest, attack ,forest

I mean it looks like oblivion.

At below, it does look like oblivion. I mean its just more of the same from that series. Single player action wrpg, like that hasnt been done to death

[jriquelme_paraguay]

your comments looks like more of the same......... desagrees, desagrees, desagrees

[Tainted Gene]

lol

[palaeomerus]

What? Do you expect them to be on a giant wedding cake surrounded by electric otters or something with a moon in the sky made of brain matter? Elder Scrolls is medieval fantasy you useless freaking idiot! That means forests armor and swords! Congratulations on realizing the obvious!

[jrbeerman11]

now I want to see that in a bonus level! lol Funny bubble for you.

[-Gespenst-]

Sorry man, but you're discrediting too much for that to be valid. Elder Scrolls games are way more than just "forest, attack, forest". If you've played any of them you should know that.

[starmin76]

The Elder Scrolls franchise has always represented a failure to move forward, and this looks like another 100+ hours of archaic game design. Just Boring.

....... lol, jk this game looks epic

[shadowknight203]

haha you had me for a moment

[HelghastKid]

you and 5 other people haha

[Ascalon94]

haha he had me to I was about to talk some shit then i read the last sentence of his post. ahahah man this guy is great

[sarshelyam]

I was about to give you a swift e-kick in the nuts. Then I remembered two things...sarcasm is lost in the written word, and secondly, it wouldn't matter anyhow...the game is going to soak my time and life away.

[Tainted Gene]

yeah, I am going to be in serious trouble (schoolwork wise) when this game comes out in the fall semester.... luckily its on a Friday

[Beahmscream]

How DARE you mock TES!

[jrbeerman11]

So far 17 people stopped reading Starmins post after first paragraph

[Gambit07]

Hopefully it can make it out this year.

[thenickel]

I just fell in love. This is looking good and hopefully bigger than Oblivion.

[Ninver]

Not bad. Seems like it will be an epic adventure. I'm usually not into games like these but i'll give it a go when it's released./ Need some direct feed gameplay vids first.

[swiftshot93]

YES YES YES!

[Burning_Finger]

Currently still waiting for Demon Souls 2. First Person RPG gives me headache. The First Person Shooting is the only thing i can stand in the Fist person genre.

[xCaptainAmazing]

just run around in 3rd person and switch to first person to fight. it's the best combination.

[Tainted Gene]

^^^ the "TES formula" to be exact lol

[Lucreto]

I can make out some of the text and it will have a perk system similar to Fallout 3.

[JAMurida]

I REALLY hope they make the stealth options a little bit better and somehow put at least 2 player co-op in it, (though I'm sure it's just a faint wish).

[polestar4]

2 player co-op I wont this to it would make it so much better but just a wish.

[Arup02]

Unfortunately im almost sure the game wont be like this.

[kramun]

Why? I remember the previews of Oblivion a year or so before it came out and couldn't believe how good it looked. When it finally came out it looked just as awesome as the screenshots I'd seen. There's no reason it won't be the case with this game.

[Arup02]

Maybe. Let's hope so.

[Zonsenzo]

almost, but there were dynamic soft shadowing, which was dropped and left only for the character models :S

and in my opinion the forests looked more... saturated with trees and grass in comparison with the final game

[Zinc]

I'm currenty shitting my pants purely from the excitement... and the Taco Bell.

[Tainted Gene]

lol, wow really

[Zinc]

I lied about the Taco Bell.

[StarScream4Ever]

Ohhohoho. Look at the new engine. Makes fire breathes fire.

[JohnnyMann420]

I was hoping for at least co-op "drop-in" play just because I love co-op when done well.

Bethesda games are almost too cool to enjoy alone, so I usually have someone in my room while I play and we take turns.

Not trying to piss and moan, I am sure the game will be great...just had my fingers crossed for co-op.

[sarshelyam]

I gave you an agree for the following...

"Bethesda games are almost too cool to enjoy alone..."

Almost, but not quite. In this day and age, I'm glad to see they aren't throwing in a multiplayer aspect just to fall in line with everyone else. I'm sorry, but sometimes I just want my selfish me-time in games, and The Elder Scrolls ALWAYS delivers that "ME TIME".

[JohnnyMann420]

I completely agree if they were to have it, it shouldn't be a tacked on feature... I guess it would be cool to drop in and tackle a few quests with a friend....or join his entire game.

Either way you and I are looking forward to this game.

[polestar4]

you could git both????so you could pick.

[ArchangelMike]

Awesome, here's hoping they fix the 'level-up, and the world levels-up with you' system.

[jrbeerman11]

or at least make it work better, Bioware has been able to make it less obvious than oblivion was.

[Da_Evil_Monkey]

I just hope they fix the damn terminator guards, they never give up you could never escape!!!

[pepesuelo]

Here's a link to the info in the article.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum...
It detail's leveling, lore, combat, etc.
Great read and gonna be a Great Game!

[kramun]

Interesting, thanks for the link.

[pepesuelo]

No Problem!
Happy to help my fellow gamer!

[Tikicobra]

Color me excited.

[KaiokenKid]

awwww yeah. im so excited for this. Bethesda, please please actualy give two shits about PS3 development this time around. Only reason obvlivion was better on PS3 was extra dev time.

[Tinasumsum]

I disagreed because the developers updated Oblivion for the 360 with a patch after the PS3 version came out. I'm not sure why you even mentioned that. What you said doesn't really make sense. Sure the game-engine got improvements by the time the PS3 version came out but coming to PS3 much later doesn't mean the developers neglected PS3.

[KaiokenKid]

I never said that Oblivion coming later to PS3 meant they negelcted PS3. I know why it came later to PS3. What I am saying is I believe the only reason that version looked better then the 360 version before 360 got that patch (and PS3 version still looks nicer even after that patch)was because of the extra year dev time. They negelected the PS3 version of Fallout 3. it ran like crap, had alot more game crashing bugs then the 360 version did, and it got lower review scores from sites on PS3. It was pretty bad originaly. Im not gonna blame them for New Vegas because that was obsidian, but still it was on their crappy engine that dosent seem to run well on PS3, and it looks liek Skyrim is using a update version of that crappy engine that dosent run well on PS3. So I dont have high hopes they are going to be it right this time with releasing a multiplatform game on 360 adn PS3 simulatneously and have the PS3 version not be worse.

[gamer2010]

After the patch I thought they looked the same. But I agree that we should hope that they make it look great on all platforms.

[Zonsenzo]

actually they both looked the same post-patch, with the only difference being the outdoors fluidity better on ps3 and better original texturing in the 360

[walken7]

Unbelievable. So excited. Want to get it on PC, but will have to wait to see if it will run OK. The last one still has some issues on my new PC.

[-Gespenst-]

Squealing with excitement here. Wow. It just looks so damn good. 1st day buy + setting aside 300+ hours of my life to play this.

Kinda wish I could read the "Weapons of Choice" scan though...

[hot111]

Looks amazing,can't wait to step into that world.

[yamzilla]

I have sli gtx470 with i-7 930 (soon to be gtx570, got to love life time warranty;)

Oblivion still occasionally dips below 60 frames into 45-50 zone in some cities but mostly runs for me maxed at 120 fps, it has more to do with the texture streaming, but compared to console, it's not even the same game.

On console it looks like pc on low-med, running at 20-25 frames per second with sooo much pop-in it makes you dizzy, this game should not even launch on console, they should launch it on whatever "new" console that is announced this year.

Oblivion looks terrible on console, how will this one look?

[0321]

I'm still going to buy this issue. Because 1) The scan quality is shit. 2)I wanna read 14 pages of good details =)

[Bellcross]

Day 1.

[NBT91]

Oblivion is STILL the best Game this Gen for me, I have unbelievably high expectations for this now but oddly I hated FallOut 3 :/

[Cheeky Gamer]

I think it's because the world you interact with in Oblivion is a lot more compelling than in Fallout 3, even despite the lack of variation. At least that's how it felt to me.

Oblivion is my favourite RPG this gen and quite possibly of all time, so to say I'm excited for this would be a ridiculous understatement, haha. :D

[BigPenguin]

New Vegas is way way way better then FO3. I love elder scrolls, hate fallout 3, love New Vegas.

[shammgod]

looks fucking sweet!

[ME1989]

I CAME.

[Fwinks]

Impressive. Looks amazing, This is one game that i will stay up for hours playing. Hopefully they fixed the melee combat system from the last game. Very excited!

[ForROME]

COUNT ME IN ON THIS GAME!

[turgore]

It looks amazing...hopefully we will see this in motion soon. If they fixed the animations and performance I will be happy.

[ME1989]

Here's some higher resolution shots guys:

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[Hozi89]

Thank you man.

Dragon Shout ability sounds awesome.

Now if they would only tell us that dragons are mountable, I'll be truly satified.

[trainsinrdr]

hopefully they keep the same background story's like the remaining daedric princes and the whole oblivion crises victory and stuff basically a sequel sequel xD

[Legionaire2005]

This game is going to own Mass Effect 3 and Two Worlds this year!!! Can't wait to see the improvements in combat, facial animations, Radiant A.I. 2.0, and many more. They finally took out that zoom pause chat during conversation with NPCs Now conversations is life like yes!!!! Man that Zoom pause chat crap, plague Oblivion and both fallout games. I'm glad I reserve this game.

[palaeomerus]

Okay, I'm slightly worried now. "Ice-Wraiths" sound kind of vaguely cliff racer-ish to me. I don't want a long tail of those things following me around where ever I go.

[bjh089]

one word.............. DRAGONS!!!!!!!!!!

[TheHomerPimpson]

Anybody know what date of the month Game Informer usually hits shelves? Never get magazines, but I'm going to have to pick this one up.

[Pledius]

zzz my magazine is arriving late or something...

I wanna see it first hand comon stupid mail come faster

[zero_cool]

I like how you can arm a primary & secondary weapon at the same time just like bioshock 2's gameplay mechanics allows you too.

[Hozi89]

"Dragons are real and regular threats in the game world. They fly into battle at unexspected times. They ravage towns. They wield awesome power. And you'll have to face them repeatedly in single combat" Scan Six (Todd Howard)

This is truly looking to be Epic. Can't wait to hear if there will be Dragon Mounts.

[smoov360]

I will disappear from existence when this game comes out. I just wish they had taken out the scaling level up though, I wanted to feel like a complete bad ass this time around. OH well, it's still going to be an amazing game.

[Serinous]

i loved Morrowind and Oblivion! i will love this one too lol

[kesvalk]

good, weapons and magic at the same time...

[MoreRPG]

i wonder if the conversations are like those in Rage

[Ascalon94]

damn this year is RPG paradise. Mass Effect 3, Skyrim, Deus Ex, Project Dark, the Witcher 2, Guild Wars 2, possibly and hopefully FFV13, and a bunch of others I'm forgetting..

[pidram]

and Diablo 3

[Ascalon94]

I'm starting to believe n4g autoposts disagrees to piss ppl off and wonder where they come from....

[ASSASSYN 36o]

I am getting this reserved as soon as possible. This is definitely going to be a midnight launch!

[capjacksparrow]

Day 1 purchase. Hands down.

[Bolts]

Ain't that the truth.

[A LIVING LEGEND]

Fix the faces,the leveling,the 'schedules'(why sleep when you can stand beside the bed for 8hrs),remove the Dark Brotherhood,insert the Morag Tong,avoid another Armand Christophe,no more Oblivion Gates please!!,and uh make Nords cool again and enchantment worthwhile...
oh,and if vampirism is an option then have some related quests...even secret havens.
Make glass cool again and finally no more Ayleid ruins filled with....nothing,and make pearl diving profitable and weird again.*sigh*

Make the Blades interesting again,or make them disappear.maybe take the Argonians with them..

[mrmancs]

hopefully the animation even smoother now and you can slay dragons? fooking awesome , cant wait!!

[ps3destroyer]

Now I hope that they'll make it ps3 exclusive so that the pc won't hold down the graphics because of it's inferior cpus and gpus to the ps3.

[wwm0nkey]

go away you

[emekcrash]

PS3 gamer here.

PAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

That was retarded.

[Xusuyzus]

Undercover XBOT? lol

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Shadows!! finally,..
Cannot wait for the game.

[PinkFloyd]

My 2011 goty

[Wizziokid]

I wonder how big the map will be in comparison to Oblivion, looks awesome anyway, I love the series, Morrowind is still one of my favourite games

[emekcrash]

There are only 7 pages in those scans, so no full info. Here is the full info:

1. Dual-Wielding. You can have two weapons in both hands, a weapon and a shield, a weapon and a spell, two spells in both hands ect.
2. Improved graphics. The game actually looks next-gen. It's nothing amazing like Crysis, but they are solid. Also, the faces don't look retarded (eg. O_O) but actually look good. I saw a screenshot of an elven woman... 'DAT FACE.
3. Finishing moves. Assassins Creed like, but much better. Each weapon and enemy have different unique finishing moves.
4. You no longer look retarded when running around. Basically, the animations are good.
5. Dragons.
6. Kids. Killable? Not sure.
7. Spiriting.
8. BEARDS!!!
9. Very nordic like location. For example, cold tundras and mountains. BUT it also includes forests ect.
10. Cooking/Farming/Mining/Woodcut ting/Blacksmithing.
11. Open cities.
12. Better character creator. You can edit your face as well as your body features now.
13. Dynamic shadows and SNOW. Snowflakes fall on rocks and stay there, until stepped on or until the sun melts them.
14. Skyrim will have a TON of voice actors, so you won't hear the same voice every 10 minutes.
15. You don't zoom in on peoples faces when talking to them. If they are mining, for example, they will continue mining while talking to you.
16. Endless, unique random quests (As well as pre-made, of course). For example, a woman in distress goes "HERP MY SON GOT KIDNAPPED", the game will search for a dungeon you have not been in yet, and put the appropriate enemies and events in the dungeon.
17. Hard to explain what this is. I'll give an example: You drop a sword in the mud. Now there are a number things that can happen, like a kid will pick up the sword and run after you to give it back, or two men will find it and fight over the sword. It's awesome
18. You can turn into werewolves or became a vampire. Not in a retarded way like in Twilight, but in a cool way like in Van Helsing.
19. Bows take far more damage, but take longer to get ready. Good for stealth characters.
20. The usual 10 races, but this time each race is VERY different from the other.
21. You pick perks, like in Fallout for example.
22. 18 skills.
23. The school of Mysticism is gone, BUT Enchanting is back.
24. 5 major cities, but a ton of small settlements all around the map.
25. The environment is very unique, unlike Oblivions.
26. Sheild bashing.
27. The game is brutal.
28. Far more features to be confirmed soon.

[Becko]

Thanks for summarizing this =O

[A LIVING LEGEND]

^ staring intently at someone as they mine is strange,stranger yet that they would stop mining to stare back.
Honestly,good list though :)

[C_Dub]

This is gonna be good.

[Sheikah]

Two words: Do want

[SephireX]

The only thing I'm not happy about is the level scaling. Everything else sounds awesome. I don't mind level scaling that much if it isn't present to the extent that leveling up barely gives the character any power. I prefer if some areas in the game have enemies that you can murder easily on higher levels and other places have very challenging enemies who will kick your ass on lower levels. That brings a further uniqueness to each area while giving the player more incentive to level.

[TacticAce]

I think it will be enemy based like fallout, I've never seen a mole rat in fallout that was hard to kill. I think they will base it on the potential of the enemy, a dog only has the potential to do a certain amount to a person especially if they have armor.

[TacticAce]

My friends if this has the same level of gore as Fallout with these graphics, It will be phenominal! I always wanted to chop off heads and legs with my axe's and swords!