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[Archmage Silver]

Bethesda announced The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim today, see the trailer here or here. IF they managed to get rid of Gamebryo, I'll definitely give this some thought.

The fiercest threat to the world of Elder Scrolls returns! The fifth chapter to the epic series from Bethesda debuts at the Spike Video Game Awards in 2010!

Edited by Archmage Silver, 08 January 2011 - 05:36 PM.

[Darziak]

At least I can take comfort knowing the nords will have beards this time.

[Archmage Silver]

Heh, that's definitely a major factor in deciding whether I buy this or not. Seriously. Beards rule.

The official site is up to speed now, and the official forums have opened.

[Yovaneth]

Hmmm. I'll put it on my 'seriously think about it' list.

-Y-

[Darziak]

Here's the Mural 6000 x 1500

Nords vs dragons

[Archmage Silver]

We can now confirm that the TES V: Skyrim engine is all-new. And it looks fantastic.

It's a new graphics/gameplay engine built internally. We'll have more details down the road.

Bethesda Softworks Announces The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Highly Anticipated Sequel to Launch 11.11.11

December 13, 2010 (Rockville, MD) ? Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today confirmed the upcoming release of The Elder Scrolls® V: Skyrim?, the next installment in the award-winning Elder Scrolls series and follow up to the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion®.

Developed by Bethesda Game Studios® under the direction of Todd Howard, Skyrim will be released on Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows® worldwide on November 11, 2011. Details on the game will be revealed in our exclusive cover story in Game Informer®?s February issue, which ships to subscribers in early January 2011.

"It?s exciting finally to announce the game," said Todd Howard, Game Director on Skyrim. "We?ve been working for many years on Skyrim and the technology behind it. A new Elder Scrolls game has been a long time coming, and we can?t wait to show it off."

[Archmage Silver]

Apparently you can already pre-order the game... talk about fast. We haven't even seen a screenshot yet (I looked around, no leaked footage available).

[Eleima]

Yup! I already pre-ordered my copy on GameStation.co.uk. No box art, just a placement image... So yeah, I was just as surprised!

[Archmage Silver]

After the whole Oblivion fiasco, I'm going to wait for more info on this one before pre-ordering.

[Yovaneth]

Ye gods! It's already available for pre-order on Game.co.uk as well, at £5 reduction from RRP. Nah - I've already helped line Game's pockets by pre-ordering DA:2 and Witcher:2. Like AS, I want to see some screenshots and trailers first.

I didn't think Oblivion was that much of a fiasco but I did heavily mod it before starting out and I admit I haven't been able to find it in me to settle in for a second runthrough. I've started, but I'm easily distracted from it. And I'm sorry but there's no way I'll play the Shivering Isles expansion again at all, at all.

-Y-

Edited by Yovaneth, 23 December 2010 - 03:46 PM.

[Archmage Silver]

It's been revealed that Skyrim will be covered in GameInformer's February issue.

[Darziak]

For those who want to solve the puzzle. http://www.gameinfor...yrimpuzzle.aspx


For those who are too lazy to solve it

Spoiler

Dovahkiin Dovahkiin
Naal ok zin los vahriin
Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal
Ahrk fin norok paal graan
Fod nust hon zindro zaan
Dovahkiin Fah hin kogaan mu draal

Ahrk fin kel lost prodah
Do ved viing ko fin krah
Tol fod zeymah win kein meyz fundein
Alduin feyn do jun
kruziik vokun staadnau
voth aan bahlok wah diivon fin lein


Dragonborn Dragonborn
By his honor is sworn
To keep evil forever at bay
And the fiercest foes rout
When they hear triumph's shout
Dragonborn for your blessing we pray

And the scrolls have fortold
Of black wings in the cold
That when brothers wage war come unfurled
Alduin bane of kings
Ancient shadow unbound
With a hunger to swallow the world

[Darziak]

Copy-Pasta from TES Forums topic:
(Spoiler Tag in place just in case those who want to be surprised don't want to know anything yet)

Spoiler

What we have learned so far (copied from MrTamarian's Got The Magazine thread):

Confirmed Features:

-2-handed weapons and duel wielding confirmed.

-A variation of level scaling.

-18 skills.

-Perk picking at every level-up

-Finishing moves, unique to each weapon and enemy you fight.

-Dynamic Shadows

-Kids

-Overhauled Combat-system Example :(Dual wielding spells, able to pick diffrent spells for each hand, or put the same in both for a more powerful effect.)

Radiant story

-5 Major Cities

-Improved Faces/Improved Models Example: Faces have been dramatically overhauled. Characters now exhibit more emotion show of distinctions between different races and just plain looks better.


-Radiant AI

-Updated Engine Snow falls dynamically (not as a basic texture on the ground)
Trees and branches move independently with the wind
Water flows and huge draw distances !

-The Hero has a mentor: His name is Esbern and Voiced by Mark Von Sydow (Surviving Blade)

-The game takes place 2 centuries after Oblivion

-Initiating a conversation between a NPC no longer zooms: Quote (Conversations aren't done in a zoomed in static shot anymore. Start a conversation with some and they will act like someone would in real life, looking at you occasionally and walking around a bit and also continue doing a task if they were doing one while talking.)

-Sprint is added !

-Randomly generated quests.

-Beards

- Dialog will pop up when you approach an enemy

- You can't run backwards as fast as you do forward.

- 10 races to choose from

- confirmed creatures: zombies, skeletons, trolls, giants, ice wraiths, giant spiders, dragons, wolves, horses Elk, mammoth, saber-toothed cats

- presumeably open cities (as dragons can attack)

- cooking/farming/mining/woodcutting/blacksmithing

-Hud-free first-person view and improved third-person perspective

-5 Magic Schools Destruction Alteration Conjuration Restoration Illusion. (Alchemy Enchant (now added) are not magic schools (?) )

-very unique landscapes! Also unique dungeons! In other words, lots of uniqueness!

-Character creation improved, body features customizable

-Radiant story

-Plot: The plot is that you are possibly the last Dragonborn, a group characterized by their ability to hunt dragons. The Septim line was a prominent Dragonborn line protected by the Dragonguards which eventually became the blades. After the death of the Septim line, the Blades were hunted down and killed one by one and now are almost completely gone. The return of the dragons was foretold in the Elder Scrolls and was ushered in by the destruction of the Staff of Chaos, the creation of the Numidium, the events at Red Mountain and the Oblivion Crisis. The last event to unfold before the dragons return was the people of Skyrim turning against each other which is happening at the beginning of the game. Dragons start to appear in greater and greater numbers as the game goes on and will eventually culminate with Alduin possibly coming into the world, but we have no idea yet.

-Combat: The combat system has once again been overhauled. Now you may choose what you place in each hand, whether it be a sword and shield, dagger and sword, two swords or even a weapon in one hand and a spell in another. Assaulting with your shield is now apart of melee combat, being able to shield bash them to stagger them to give yourself an advantage in combat. Spells can now be dedicated to a certain hand meaning you can fight with your left hand aflame while your right hand is charged with lightning. Ranged combat has been improved by increasing the damage bows deal significantly, so much so that it is possible for one to one shot an npc from stealth but also so the draw time of your bow has been increased. Ranged combat shouldn't be able to be abused from stealth like in Oblivion due to the fact that NPCs are FAR more intelligent than any TES game ever and possibly any game to date, we shall see.

[Choo Choo]

What I want to know is, how many voice actors have Bethesda hired for this?

Aside from that, I can't wait!

(but randomly generated quests...? I'unno.)

Edited by Choo Choo, 08 January 2011 - 09:33 AM.

[Archmage Silver]

There are quite a few magazine scans around the internets for Skyrim now, some of which you can find in this thread. Some more at YouTube.

The game looks pretty good, but I think I'll have to build myself a new computer before I can fully appreciate it. Oh well, there are so many games coming this year that it might be worth it.

Edited by Archmage Silver, 08 January 2011 - 04:51 PM.

[Darziak]

http://img408.images...94438461636.jpg

Reminds me of the sacred ashes trailer from DA:O

[Archmage Silver]

And the Sacred Ashes trailer is very similar to the Caradhras scene in The Fellowship of the Ring. There are other examples as well, it's not that rare.

[Darziak]

I never noticed them before.

[Darziak]

Alduin?s Wall explained @ Game Informer

[Archmage Silver]

News:
Tidbits @ The Dragonborn, A Skyrim Fansite