Report: Elder Scrolls V Coming Soon [Archive]

phyzik

11-23-2010, 05:16 PM

Report: Elder Scrolls V Coming Soon

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/1136329p1.html

It's been four years since Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion took RPGers on an epic adventure, but according to a new report, fans won't be waiting much longer for Bethesda to unveil the fifth game in the franchise.

Eurogamer, citing its Denmark editor-in-chief who spoke with an unnamed source close to Bethesda, reports that Elder Scrolls V is now in the works and it's a direct sequel to Oblivion.

"The sequel to Oblivion is coming, we can hereby confirm without hesitation. It's been a while since 2006, hasn't it?" Eurogamer reports.

"This source not only confirmed that the game is in current production, but also spoke briefly about the content -- with fantasy-sounding phrases like Dragon Lord, something with The Blades -- and that voice acting for the characters in the game is currently happening in the weeks to follow."

"The same source confirmed, with official game documents in hand, that this will be the chronological sequel to what happened in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which is the latest game in the now 16-years-old Elder Scrolls saga and by itself one of the better RPGs for PC and consoles."

Eurogamer goes on to state that Elder Scrolls V has been in development for two years and Bethesda plans to make an official announcement about the game "soon."

baseline bum

11-23-2010, 06:02 PM

What the hell? Two years between releasing Oblivion and starting on Elder Scrolls V? I hope it's not coming soon, as 2 years development time for a game of that complexity is ridiculous.

symple19

11-23-2010, 06:41 PM

What the hell? Two years between releasing Oblivion and starting on Elder Scrolls V? I hope it's not coming soon, as 2 years development time for a game of that complexity is ridiculous.

I've read rumors that state it's been in development for more like 4 years. My guess is it will be a year or so from announcement to when the game actually releases

BlairForceDejuan

11-24-2010, 12:17 AM

hmmmm, not sure I would buy this now that I only have a console.

Cant_Be_Faded

11-24-2010, 01:08 AM

I'm still getting playing time out of Morrowind. Fuck. Lol.

symple19

11-24-2010, 01:26 AM

I'm still getting playing time out of Morrowind. Fuck. Lol.

I still like Morrowind better than Oblivion, but not by much

phyzik

11-24-2010, 01:29 AM

I still like Morrowind better than Oblivion, but not by much

I like Morrowind better only because of the expansion packs.

Shivering Isles was lame and I thought the new land mass was not very interesting. Also, it felt like a chore doing the quests for shivering isles. The only good thing IMHO was the dungeon that you get to reactivate and torture some adventurers.

Mister Sinister

11-24-2010, 01:52 AM

I like Morrowind better only because of the expansion packs.

Shivering Isles was lame and I thought the new land mass was not very interesting. Also, it felt like a chore doing the quests for shivering isles. The only good thing IMHO was the dungeon that you get to reactivate and torture some adventurers.

I dunno, I liked Shivering Isles. Granted, I have Oblivion for PS3, so that plus Knights of the Nine is all I get, but still. Sheogorath never fails to make me laugh, especially when you do his shrine quest mid-Shivering Isles questline.

Brutalis

12-05-2010, 02:39 PM

isohappy

Cant_Be_Faded

12-05-2010, 05:25 PM

symple19

12-06-2010, 03:43 PM

Did Oblivion get the mass user-made stuff that Morrowind did?

I still play Morrowind when I feel like wasting an entire day. Created new races and stuff, like a mini-orc that was a god at alchemy and conjuration and just started a mission to kill every NPC in the game. So the island is a deserted wasteland. LOL.

Awesome

After playing through Bethesda games a few times, I always do one where I make it my duty to kill everyone I can possibly find. Fun stuff

The battles in villages/towns when offing NPC's can become epic in a big hurry

phyzik

12-06-2010, 05:30 PM

I hope they bring back the climbing skill like in Daggerfall. It was always awesome to scale a building and break in through the 2nd floor, or scale the city walls at night to gain entry, or climb walls in dungeons to get to new sections.

MavDynasty

12-07-2010, 12:03 AM

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baseline bum

12-07-2010, 12:24 AM

Awesome

After playing through Bethesda games a few times, I always do one where I make it my duty to kill everyone I can possibly find. Fun stuff

The battles in villages/towns when offing NPC's can become epic in a big hurry

Haha... it's funny to walk into town and have everyone screaming "MURDERER!!"

The Reckoning

12-07-2010, 03:00 AM

i dont know. theres been a recent trend of fifth installments being mediocre.

Mister Sinister

12-07-2010, 07:30 PM

Haha... it's funny to walk into town and have everyone screaming "MURDERER!!"
Did this in Oblivion recently. Put on the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal, walked into Bravil and proceeded to waste the entire town using my Dark Elf's bare hands. Hi-larious.

MiamiHeat

12-07-2010, 08:14 PM

What the hell? Two years between releasing Oblivion and starting on Elder Scrolls V? I hope it's not coming soon, as 2 years development time for a game of that complexity is ridiculous.

Say goodbye to those types of games.

Executives look at all the mountain of content in a game like Oblivion, and look at the long development cycle, and they think "We are wasting money"

I fully expect a trimmed down game with less features, smaller world to explore, etc....

phyzik

12-07-2010, 09:19 PM

Say goodbye to those types of games.

Executives look at all the mountain of content in a game like Oblivion, and look at the long development cycle, and they think "We are wasting money"

I fully expect a trimmed down game with less features, smaller world to explore, etc....

Like a poster up above said, the game's actually been in development for quite some time already.

Bethesda has been doing The Elder Scrolls games since 1992. they released Arena for DOS in 1994 and I bought it as soon as it hit the Shelves.... 1996 saw Daggerfall which was, for the time, probably the single largest game ever released, not just in scope but in file size. I remember to do the Full install, it was something like 200mb during a time when most people had 500mb HDDs and top of the line HDD's where barely starting to reach the 1GB mark.

ElderScrolls Wiki puts Daggerfalls world on scale with the same size as Great Britain.

The Elder Scrolls series is what "made" Bethesda software what they are today.... They are not gonna scale it back like they attempted back in the late 90's with Battlespire and Redguard adventures.

You dont follow up a game like Oblivion and Fallout 3 with a smaller game. Now that Bethesda has ID Software, and although they are letting ID do their own thing, Im sure they consult with Carmack and might even use the source engine for Rage or Brink or something like that for the Next Elderscrolls. The Gamebryo engine is starting to show its age.

The Reckoning

12-08-2010, 12:36 AM

symple19

12-08-2010, 07:18 AM

Blizzard says hi

Exactly --- How long have they been working on D3?

phyzik

12-12-2010, 11:36 PM

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Announced

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/elder-scrolls-v/1139822p1.html

At this evening's Spike Video Game Awards, Bethesda's Todd Howard finally announced the fifth entry in the developer's celebrated Elder Scrolls role-playing series.

Called Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the long-awaited sequel will take place soon after the events of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Rumors had surfaced a few weeks ago that the game would be a direct sequel to Oblivion, and some references to the best-selling 2006 release's conclusion in a brief trailer shown at the VGAs confirmed that that is indeed the case. This was later confirmed by Pete Hines, Bethesda's VP of PR and Marketing, on his Twitter account.

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The game's title would indicate that the action takes place in Skyrim, one of the nine provinces on the continent of Tamriel, where each of the Elder Scrolls games took place.

The trailer also revealed the game's release date: November 11th, 2011 or 11/11/11. Easy enough to remember, no?

IronMexican

12-12-2010, 11:40 PM

wooo

4>0rings

12-12-2010, 11:41 PM

I don't know where I stand. I don't care for the enemies to get stronger as you gain strength but I hate the farming practice to get anywhere in a game.

IronMexican

12-13-2010, 12:58 AM

It's pretty much gonna be like Fallout leveling.

symple19

12-13-2010, 09:01 PM

finally. it just don't get no better than ES people

BlairForceDejuan

12-13-2010, 10:31 PM

Whatever happened to Project Offset...

phyzik

12-15-2010, 10:05 AM

As I thought, Gamebryo engine is out, new engine is in.....

Bethesda Confirms Skyrim will Feature New Graphics/Gameplay Engine

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/elder-scrolls-v/1140138p1.html

In 2002, Bethesda produced one of the most stunning visual gaming experiences with Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. The Gamebryo engine used to produce those graphics became a staple at Bethesda, crafting Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Fallout 3, and most recently Fallout: New Vegas. It's been a great run for Bethesda and Gamebryo, but the engine is seriously showing its age, and the studio has confirmed an all-new custom-built engine is being used for the just announced fifth installment in the Elder Scrolls franchise, Skyrim.

Announced at the Spike TV Video Game Awards on Saturday night via a teaser trailer, Skyrim fired up fans of the franchise who immediately began asking questions about the new fantasy RPG, including whether or not Gamebryo would be used once again. Bethesda quickly responded via Twitter, writing: "Seeing lots of speculation about #tesv game engine. It's brand new... and it's spectacular!"

Bethesda community manager Nick Breckon later provided a bit of clarification, stating that "new" meant a brand new, internally created, "gameplay/graphics engine."

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Hopefully the new engine allows for a seamless world without load screens. I want to be able to walk into a cave or dungeon, not load into one.

phyzik

12-15-2010, 10:14 AM

Whatever happened to Project Offset...

Intel purchased Offset Software then subsiquently cancelled the game mid 2010. The guys that where origionally working on the game have left Intel and formed a new company called Fractiv.

Looks like Project Offset is dead.

MavDynasty

12-15-2010, 05:05 PM

Can't fucking wait, oblivion was badass so it should only ge better. And I agree with a poster above, loading screens are annoying but for a game that massive, they probably needthem IMO

The_Worlds_finest

12-20-2010, 12:32 AM

i just started fallout 3

DieHardSpursFan1537

12-27-2010, 09:12 PM

This is going to be fucking awesome. I'm still working on Oblivion though.....

phyzik

01-11-2011, 09:39 AM

http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/elder-scrolls-v/1143299p1.html

Finishing moves, dual-wielding, and perks are all being added in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The bad news for many fans of the franchise is that Bethesda is also bringing back a tweaked version of one of Oblivion's most contentious elements: enemy level-scaling.

The February cover story of Game Informer -- in your mailbox any day now -- features the first major details on Bethesda's upcoming Elder Scrolls RPG. And along with a wealth of new features, Bethesda reveals enemies will once again improve as you level up your character.

"Since people are asking, we wanted to briefly touch on level scaling," Bethesda commented on its forum in a post covering the Game Informer story. "All our games have had some amount of randomness/leveling based on player level. Skyrim's is similar to Fallout 3's, not Oblivion's."

In Oblivion, every character was leveled to match your character's progression -- often with basic enemies decked out in high-class armor and weapons. In Fallout 3, the scaling was much more balanced. Raiders were never equipped with Power Armor.

More on Skyrim from the Game Informer story:
-- The story is set during a civil war 200 years after the events in Oblivion in a snow realm north of Cyrodil, Skyrim. A Cataclysm-esque dragon, Alduin, is set up as the game's main enemy.

-- There are 10 races to choose from, and players can edit their character's bodies as well as faces, and beards are now an option. Further, there are no specific character classes, so you'll be able to pursue a wide variety of skills for whatever character you create.

-- Based on the weapon you're using, players will be able to perform unique attacks as well as a wide variety of finishing moves in combat. Dual wielding will be an option.

-- There are 18 skills to choose from, and as players level-up their characters, they will be able to choose from a variety of Perks akin to the system in Fallout.

-- Based on how you play the game, quests will be generated to suit your particular style. For example, if your character is a heavy magic user, expect to do battle with a lot of mages.

-- Players will once again have a massive world to explore, and there will be five major cities throughout Skyrim and numerous other towns and villages.
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is being developed for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows PCs. The game is set to ship on November 11.

Sense

01-18-2011, 04:21 AM

first screenshot released..

http://i.imgur.com/rYCum.jpg

BlairForceDejuan

01-18-2011, 12:27 PM

i just started fallout 3

Fallout 3 is one of the coolest games ever made imho. I just started playing it again as I never finished it/fully explored it the first time around.

Chomag

01-18-2011, 02:46 PM

If they go back to more what morrowind was I will definitely be very interested. Although Oblivion was a damn good game, I really didn't like how much they streamlined the series with it.

That screen shot looks pretty amazing though. I'll keep my fingers crossed

phyzik

01-18-2011, 07:56 PM

FYI, if you happen to see a Game Informer magazine at the store, stop and take a gander beginning on page 46. Good article with lots more screenshots besides the one above.

Anyway... my brother has a subscription and here are some of the highlights after reading it.....

-Both hands can wield something. you can have a shield in either hand or any type of weapon in either hand. Also, you can have 1 spell in one hand and a totally different spell in the other.... or you can have the same spell in both hands and combine them for more damage.

- in the new engine, called the "Creation Engine", Every object in the world casts a shadow. Tree's, and the branches of the tree's, all move independently and water flows. Snow falls dynamically and covers branches, rocks and stuff differently.

- There is a soft cap of level 50, but apparently you can continue to level past that, though it takes much longer each level.

- There are no "classes". You level up strictly by using skills. a skill going from 34 to 35 will net more "experience" vs a skill that goes from 11 to 12.

- The Radiant AI has been improved (NPC's now have more actions they can perform) and the Radiant system has been extended to the questing system. It will generate a quest based on your character skills, level, where you are at and where you have been. For instance, if you killed an important NPC earlier in the game, that NPC's sister might take over the shop and provide you with the same quest. Also, if you have already been at a location, the system will switch the quest to a location you havnt been to yet.

- You can engage in more activities in cities (there are 5 cities btw). not just Stand at the forge and make weapons... you can go farming, mining, woodcutting and cooking.

- The interface is completely revampped. Dont exactly know what it looks like but they explained it as "if Apple made a fantasy game, what would the interface look like?"

- Dragons.... lots of them.

symple19

01-18-2011, 09:18 PM

yeah, i saw the issue a few days back. Most of these changes look good. The waiting is gonna suck

balli

02-24-2011, 10:58 AM

Holy Shit...

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Cry Havoc

02-24-2011, 12:07 PM

Brutalis

02-24-2011, 12:09 PM

Holy Shit...

JSRtYpNRoN0

O M G

/diesinexcitement

phyzik

02-24-2011, 12:53 PM

Holy Shit...

JSRtYpNRoN0

http://veganfreakradio.com/o-face.jpg

Leetonidas

02-24-2011, 01:12 PM

The trailer literally just made me blown my load

CuckingFunt

02-24-2011, 01:19 PM

2011 is staaaaaaaaaaaacked.

ES V
FEAR 3
Deus Ex: HR
Battlefield 3
Uncharted 3
Gears 3 (for 360 fans)
Rage
Metal Gear Solid: Rising
Brink
Portal 2
Dragon Age 2
Okamiden
Crysis 2
Resistance 3

Man. Lots of amazing FPSes are on their way.

The newest Ratchet & Clank releases this fall, too.

Have no idea how I'm going to motivate myself to do research this summer/next semester.

Muser

02-24-2011, 02:11 PM

The newest Ratchet & Clank releases this fall, too.

Have no idea how I'm going to motivate myself to do research this summer/next semester.

Isn't that the 4 player one? If you can play it single player it looks sweet.

Also CH, add Homefront to that list, it looks badass.

redzero

02-24-2011, 02:17 PM

This one better have unique companions like Fallout 3/New Vegas. Without mods, the companions in Oblivion left a lot to be desired.

CuckingFunt

02-24-2011, 03:40 PM

Isn't that the 4 player one? If you can play it single player it looks sweet.

I think it allows for any number of players up to four, using AI to fill in for whichever characters aren't being used. May have even heard the "jump in, jump out" phrase thrown around in interviews with the Insomniac folks, but I can't remember for sure.

I'm actually somewhat skeptical about the format, especially after Ratchet: Deadlocked showed the pitfalls of tinkering too much with a successful gameplay model, but I'm invested enough in the franchise and its world that at this point any (non-PSP) R&C game is an automatic buy for me.

The Reckoning

02-24-2011, 04:14 PM

The newest Ratchet & Clank releases this fall, too.

Have no idea how I'm going to motivate myself to do research this summer/next semester.

you can ratchet my clank :married:

mingus

02-24-2011, 10:55 PM

i couldn't get into all that magic and mythical stuff in the previous one. i beat Fallout 3 though, have 70 hours played.

the game i can't wait for is the new Twisted MEtal, but i've no clue when the release date is.

Cant_Be_Faded

02-24-2011, 11:15 PM

2011 is staaaaaaaaaaaacked.

ES V
FEAR 3
Deus Ex: HR
Battlefield 3
Uncharted 3
Gears 3 (for 360 fans)
Rage
Metal Gear Solid: Rising
Brink
Portal 2
Dragon Age 2
Okamiden
Crysis 2
Resistance 3

Man. Lots of amazing FPSes are on their way.

It seems like all they make these days on any platform is FPS

baseline bum

02-24-2011, 11:16 PM

Damn, Skyrim looks slick. I gave my brother my 360, but maybe I'll get another for this and for Portal 2.

phyzik

02-24-2011, 11:20 PM

Damn, Skyrim looks slick. I gave my brother my 360, but maybe I'll get another for this and for Portal 2.

If your computer can handle it, get Skyrim for PC.... Not knocking consoles, I own almost all of them, but this is a game tailor made for PC, especially when it comes to mods.

CuckingFunt

02-24-2011, 11:51 PM

Damn, Skyrim looks slick. I gave my brother my 360, but maybe I'll get another for this and for Portal 2.

If Portal 2 is a big consideration, the PS3 versions is by all reports going to be the most complete.

baseline bum

02-25-2011, 05:20 AM

If your computer can handle it, get Skyrim for PC.... Not knocking consoles, I own almost all of them, but this is a game tailor made for PC, especially when it comes to mods.

Nah, Windows doesn't get my money.

Cry Havoc

02-25-2011, 09:12 AM

Nah, Windows doesn't get my money.

:lmao

Wat

So you're willing to buy an inferior version of a game just to make a point... and the net result is that you just give your money to a different mega-corporation?

leemajors

02-25-2011, 12:06 PM

:lmao

Wat

So you're willing to buy an inferior version of a game just to make a point... and the net result is that you just give your money to a different mega-corporation?

Most of my friends have never paid for Windows. This isn't new info from bb at all tho.

baseline bum

02-25-2011, 02:34 PM

:lmao

Wat

So you're willing to buy an inferior version of a game just to make a point... and the net result is that you just give your money to a different mega-corporation?

Actually it would be the same one if I buy another 360, though I might look into a PS3 instead. I don't care about modding and no way I want to buy a new motherboard, CPU, power supply, RAM, video card, and on top of that a copy of dogshit Windows to get an extra 3 FPS.

balli

02-25-2011, 02:43 PM

Could be worse.

Anecdote alert: I loaded a bunch of .mkv files onto my moms's Macbook last weekend. Clicking them just opened the Apple App store and options for a bunch of $39 video players. Obviously, I just went and downloaded VLC, but how many of the apple sheeple would know to do that?

In any case, I salute discretionary consumerism.

IronMexican

02-25-2011, 02:46 PM

ManuBalboa

02-25-2011, 08:42 PM

baseline bum

02-25-2011, 09:01 PM

You are crazy if you buy Oblivion for console and you have a PC (that can run it). I am kicking myself for throwing away my gaming PC away right about now.

As good as Elder Scrolls is, PC mods take it to an entirely new level and extend the longevity tenfold.

If there's one thing Oblivion doesn't need, it's any more longevity. I think I played that game pretty consistently for 2 1/2 years after I bought it.

balli

02-25-2011, 11:15 PM

If there's one thing Oblivion doesn't need, it's any more longevity. I think I played that game pretty consistently for 2 1/2 years after I bought it.

Agreed. I have almost 180 hours sunk in one Oblivion playthrough and one character build.

I'm not looking for WoW.

I will say this. Oblivion runs like shit on 360 if it isn't installed to the HD. At the time and a couple years after it's release, that wasn't possible. Probably won't be as big a problem for Skyrim as many have upgraded their disc space by now and maybe it'll just run better anyway, but if not, people will suffer for it.

IronMexican

02-25-2011, 11:21 PM

Agreed. I have almost 180 hours sunk in one Oblivion playthrough and one character build.

I'm not looking for WoW.

I will say this. Oblivion runs like shit on 360 if it isn't installed to the HD. At the time and a couple years after it's release, that wasn't possible. Probably won't be as big a problem for Skyrim as many have upgraded their disc space by now and maybe it'll just run better anyway, but if not, people will suffer for it.

It sucked on ps3 as well. Now, I don't know if you can install games to your ps3, since I haven't had a ps3 for almost 2 years. I remember whenever I was wanted and in Cheydenhall, the game would run at an incredibly slow rate. It was basically running like a bunch of pictures.

symple19

03-18-2011, 06:10 AM

informative article from PC Gamer on Skyrim

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/03/18/elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-preview/

MavDynasty

03-20-2011, 02:29 AM

Beautiful. Fucking beautiful.

vander

03-20-2011, 02:58 AM

informative article from PC Gamer on Skyrim

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/03/18/elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-preview/

most of the first page only lessened my enthusiasm and expectations, story sounds like typical overblown sequel crap, "things are so much more dire/grandiose/epic this time around :rolleyes
oh and I get to be the last of some special type of medieval jedi knight :rolleyes

all the different powers and ways to kill other people have been done, I had hoped that Bethesda wouldn't fall into that "awesome weapon" trap and would go after story, setting, atmosphere, etc.

also I hate arctic settings in video games