• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim V5: But there is one they fear - Dragon porn!
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[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;32098145]What he says is correct, the current Khajiit we see are not at all like the rest of their kind. Look at what they looked like in Arena: [img]http://images.uesp.net/6/60/AR-Race-Khajiit_Male.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] We got to keep in mind too that a lot of what was in the earlier games was latter retconned to explain their existence. Beth came up with the idea of different Khajiit breeds and such once they began to flesh out the lore of Tamriel and the game world. The UESP also provides a description the game gave with the race then: [quote]Khajiit are a fair-skinned people who are extremely hardy, intelligent, and agile. Legend has it that they descended from an intelligent feline race, for they still retain a strange cast to their features. Many Khajiit have taken to painting their faces to more resemble their distant cousins, the predatory cats that hunt the great desert. Khajiit are expert climbers, able to scale chasm wall sides with speed unmatched by any other race. They are adept at all arts involving thieving and sleight of hand. [/quote] Of course later they began to have Khajiit more as intelligent feline-like creatures with varying appearances, as opposed to a humanish race that evolved out of a feline ancestor. Argonians in Arena looked more like space lizard things [img]http://images.uesp.net/1/1c/AR-Race-Argonian_Male.jpg[/img] They've done this all over the place. Before Morrowind, Vvardenfell was depicted as a much more hellish and uniformly 'volcanic' landscape, different from the more varied depiction present in Morrowind. Oblivion itself showed Cyrodiil as more temperate as opposed to 'tropical' that older versions showed it as. Contrary to 'popular' opinion in the community, this change was actually done during the development of Morrowind rather than Oblivion. In-game books added in Morrowind depict the province of Cyrodiil in the same way Oblivion has portrayed it. A selection from "A Dance in Fire" which first appeared in Morrowind [quote]Ten wagons in all set off that afternoon through the familiar Cyrodilic countryside. Past fields of wildflowers, gently rolling woodlands, friendly hamlets. The clop of the horses' hooves against the sound stone road reminded Scotti that the Atrius Building Commission constructed it.[/quote] Though there were still remnants of the 'rain forests and jungles' depending on which team worked on which books.
[QUOTE=MrCasual;32096905]Actually, in the Khajiit lore, based on the moon cycle, Khajiit can take on different forms. If a Khajiit is born under a certain Moon, it looks and speaks like a Housecat. We only see the "Humanoid" ones in the games. Some are giant Tiger beasts. In fact one story has a humanoid Khajiit warrior girl that rides her brother as a mount, and he's a giant Tiger. Some part in the story mentions two guys talking about things getting awkward when regular people ask them about her riding her brother everywhere. [/quote] Is modern house cats, evolved Khajiits? :v:
[QUOTE=Jrock455;32099843]Is modern house cats, evolved Khajiits? :v:[/QUOTE] Wait, Tamirel really existed? Oh god, I need a time machine! Now!
[QUOTE=DrasarSalman;32100910]Wait, Tamirel really existed?[/QUOTE] How can you be an Elder Scrolls fan and NOT know that? You shall be shunned.
[QUOTE=DrasarSalman;32100910]Wait, Tamirel really existed? Oh god, I need a time machine! Now![/QUOTE] Meow. :v:
[QUOTE=DrasarSalman;32100910]Wait, Tamirel really existed? Oh god, I need a time machine! Now![/QUOTE] don't you see how Potato faced we all are? we need to wait till skyrim is out to evolve.
TES didn't really have any lore to speak of until Morrowind anyway.
[QUOTE=ECrownofFire;32102627]TES didn't really have any lore to speak of until Morrowind anyway.[/QUOTE] Yeah, except for Arena, Daggerfall, Battlespire and Redguard.
[QUOTE=Gilboron;32102828]Yeah, except for Arena, Daggerfall, Battlespire and Redguard.[/QUOTE]Yeah, but up until Morrowind it was more of a loose conglomerate of random things here and there.
There was lore established in the previous games. It wasn't as varied though since the earlier games didn't have the ability to store as much information in the form of in-game books, but it was there in what books existed and the game play. As well as any documentation that came with them. The main thing that has changed is the developers have constantly reinvented their world and retconned what came along as they thought of better or at least more presentable ways of making the world look convincing. It's the process of world building. Now you can get some people very obsessed with it. Some gents over at Imperial Library website are case and point, to the point they feel they have more authority over the Elder Scrolls universe than the people who made it in the first place.
So are there any really good graphics mods for Oblivion that generally just reduce the ugliness of the landscapes?
[QUOTE=kaine123;32105254]So are there any really good graphics mods for Oblivion that generally just reduce the ugliness of the landscapes?[/QUOTE] Unique Landscapes, but pair that with Qarl's and Better Trees and Flora.
[QUOTE=Gilboron;32089458]Uhh... Todd prefers playing on the PC. (Pete Hines prefers the 360.) The reason they're only showing 360 screenshots is partly agreement with Microsoft, partly because it's best to show the lowest common denominator and pleasantly surprise PC gamers than to show the best of the best and make console gamers mad. The reason the demo is played on the 360 is partly those reasons, but also as Todd mentioned, playing with a keyboard and mouse on stage without a screen is pretty hard.[/QUOTE] I'll bet you my dick and one testicle that Todd jizzes on the 360 night and day.
[QUOTE=kaine123;32105254]So are there any really good graphics mods for Oblivion that generally just reduce the ugliness of the landscapes?[/QUOTE] [url="[URL]http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1306005[/URL]"]Beautifying Oblivion: The Complete Guide[/url] All you need is right here, my friend.
[QUOTE=Dovahkiin;32092366]nope, I meant don't compare it to new games, since it will probably look old and ugly but still a good game. its like saying ocarina of time is shit because it's old, he said the graphics will look bad by then.[/QUOTE] Except... Oblivion is on the SAME consoles as Skyrim (meaning oblvion could have looked just as good as Skyrim does now, the software was obviously available if you payed attention to other games released in 06 and 07). Making your argument void. If this was a PC only world (which you must think it is) then what you are saying might actually make a lick of sense.
Well earlier PS2 games looked like PS1 games at first, explain.
[QUOTE=Stud Muffin;32105584]Except... Oblivion is on the SAME consoles as Skyrim (meaning oblvion could have looked just as good as Skyrim does now, the software was obviously available if you payed attention to other games released in 06 and 07). Making your argument void. If this was a PC only world (which you must think it is) then what you are saying might actually make a lick of sense.[/QUOTE] Over time developers are better able to utilise the performance available on consoles (and PCs), just look at a game like Metal Gear Solid 2 vs 3 or Final Fantasy 9 vs 7
[QUOTE=DaveP;32106125]Over time developers are better able to utilise the performance available on consoles (and PCs), just look at a game like Metal Gear Solid 2 vs 3 or Final Fantasy 9 vs 7[/QUOTE] That is really no excuse for having oblivion look the way it did. It might as well have been on the gamecube with those graphics. Trust me, it was not a time issue. More of a team issue.
[QUOTE=Stud Muffin;32106175]That is really no excuse for having oblivion look the way it did. It might as well have been on the gamecube with those graphics. Trust me, it was not a time issue. More of a team issue.[/QUOTE] Oblivion looked amazing at the time.
[QUOTE=Grizz;32106223]Oblivion looked amazing at the time.[/QUOTE] Relative to what? Shit? Sure it was better than that. Other games? You'd be kidding yourself if you thought it looked good compared to games with an actual functioning graphics engine.
Perhaps you would like to post screenshots of other open world games released in 2006? Oh wait! [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Saintsrow-screen.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Stud Muffin;32106247]Relative to what? Shit? Sure it was better than that. Other games? You'd be kidding yourself if you thought it looked good compared to games with an actual functioning graphics engine.[/QUOTE] I'd say Oblivion was one of the better games, graphically wise, that came out in 2006. [editline]4th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Grizz;32106281]Perhaps you would like to post screenshots of other open world games released in 2006? Oh wait! [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Saintsrow-screen.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] I'd say Oblivion looks better... Hard to compare though, it's a completely different style. The thing about Oblivion is, graphics or not, there are some breathtaking landscapes. Can't say that about Saints Row.
You have to take into account what type of game it is. If you made the best looking game in the world of all time, and it was open world with the most incredible draw distance. Well, good luck.
Guys he's just trolling. He's just jelly he can't run it so he gets all mad.
this might be a stupid question but can you jump in skyrim?
[QUOTE=Goodthief;32106561]this might be a stupid question but can you jump in skyrim?[/QUOTE] Ya know, I don't think I've seen anyone jump in any footage, nor do I recall seeing anything written about that. But I would be surprised if you couldn't.
[QUOTE=PhantomGamers;32106568]Ya know, I don't think I've seen anyone jump in any footage, nor do I recall seeing anything written about that.[/QUOTE] Holy crap, you're right! We need to see jumping animations!
This just in: Jump removed to make it easier for console players. :v:
That's what I've been saying, we need to see third person jump animations! :P But there was a review, which said that the jump animation did look amazing now.
[QUOTE=PhantomGamers;32106635]This just in: Jump removed to make it easier for console players. :v:[/QUOTE] they ran out of buttons on the controller [editline]4th September 2011[/editline] we need to see that thing they did with BF3 where they showed all of the animations in one video
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