Don't be ashamed dude all true fans did

I have no problem with the graphics at all. They look like a great step up from Fallout 3 and that's good news all around.

As for the people comparing Crysis to Skyrim... Uh, Skyrim is a full open world RPG and has a lot more going for it than just a pretty face. Crysis on the other hand... Decent gameplay but overall the only thing that truly SHINES is the graphics. Admit it. Anyone with a badass gaming PC owns Crysis merely to show off their system's graphical capabilities.

Graphic look very much what I expected. Need more and better images....

The next person to say "It should look like this 4 year old game , damn bethesda is so far behind the times it's pathetic", please kill yourself. Or just not have an opinion on game development.

Only comparison I will allow is other large open world sandbox games that run on consoles. And before anyone says it, Crysis2 looks whack. It's case an point at graphic rendering being over used at expense of other important visual elements. Draw distance, nuff said.

First post here. Just wanted to ask anyone if they could provide me with scans or simply links to where these pictures have been uploaded. Would be greatly appreciated. Massive TES fan so can't wait to get my hands on Skyrim. I spent an unhealthy amount of time with Oblivion, will probably do the same with Skyrim.

Anyway, thanks in advance!

Cheers,
/Brygelsmack

EDIT:
Alright, I read the sticky thread about no scans/links allowed... Is it allowed to send scans/links through Private Messages? If so, I'd appreciate it.

I just hope my pc can run it.

Looks awesome so far. And I'm sure that nomatter what it will be awesome. As a PC gamer I'm sure if I max everything out and even maybe download some mods it will look mindblowing.

For me, the graphics are looking quite good, but since I don't have a copy of the magazine, I'd say the scans aren't doing the graphics justice, so I'd rather wait for some real screenshots/videos.

The graphics, based from the low-res images I've seen, give you this reaction:
"That looks pretty nice."

I was hoping for a "Wow!" reaction though...

Yeah, but that's not gameplay what we're discussing about here. it's about graphics. And Crysis is a open world, too, for what I know...

Hate to admit it, but for now it all points at Crysis seemingly being better at graphics than Skyrim.

I didn't think so, not at all. Graphics looked to be an improvement on Oblivion's and that's all I can really ask. I'm more concerned about other things.

You missed my point entirely.

Also, I had no question that this game wouldn't look as good as Crysis. Are you kidding me? That game may be 3 years old, but no other game even compares to it graphically. To assume Skyrim would look like that, or even BETTER is ridiculous. Or "rediculous" for all the idiots out there.

I personally think oblivion looks better than Skyrim but that's probably just me.

edit: I have been looking at some of the screenshots and my initial response might have been a bit too harsh.
Its not a total loss some aspects of skyrim look slightly better and some much worse. I just don't like the style of skyrim.
Makes it look like a run of the mill third person rpg.

With all due respect, I don't think so. You switched your argument to gameplay when comparing Crysis and Skyrim, and gameplay is not what is being discussed here.

As we all know, it's ALL about the graphics. If they're sub-par I'm not getting the game! This is an outrage!
How dare they not match the standards of Crysis!

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In all seriousness, graphics don't bother me, but it's nice that they improved them so good job on that front!
I mean really, it's funny how the people that complain about the graphics are most likely the people who say Morrowind is the greatest game, like, ever. And in all fairness, that game don't look all too good...

..What? I didn't switch anything.

I stated that Crysis has better graphics, but Skyrim will most certainly have better gameplay. That IS what's being discussed here. I talked about the graphics, and then stated why I didn't care about them. How am I switching arguments?

I'm pretty much resigned to the fact that no matter how cool something looks, someone will find fault. I'll be steering clear of the whiney topics so as not to let them bring me down. I have only one complaint about the info so far and it has nothing to do with the graphics.

I think the Graphics look very nice and a good deal more detailed than Oblivion.

Not bothered about having some gasp-inducing graphics in an RPG that will require me to sell my soul for a PC rig to play it.

Content over Graphics any day. Prime example being Two Worlds 2, looks lovely but after about 8 hours the game is meh. Shallow and boring.

The graphics look amazing to me, but my problem with this game are not the graphics...

I am looking forward to Skyrim. Based on the fuzzy scans I've seen, I can see that exploring the landscape is going to be far more fruitful than Oblivion. (Maybe even Oblivion with the Unique Landscapes mods. And those practically made the game for me.)

I love what I am seeing with body shapes and faces so far, and the armor looks awesome thus far as well. I think the entire culture of Skyrim will add far more flavor to the game.

Crysis renderer is going to own Skyrims. No doubt. Gameplay is not aside from graphics.

Imagine a game that takes place in a single room and a single actor vs a game with 1000s of rooms and 1000s of actors. The resources you can devout to Graphics in the former game would be many times that of the latter. It's simple, out side of things like money, time, and technology, gameplay and hardware are the 2 deciding factors of graphics.

Crysis is an orange and Skyrim will run on consoles.

Kinda agree. Still, Skyrim' graphics are a bliss for the gameplay it offers.

lol graphic of Doom3- just look at shadows and shaders! plastic- plastic is everywhere!
i m afraid- Skyrim fall before release

Some people really are ungrateful little bastards that have no idea how difficult it is to create open-world games that look as good as Skyrim currently does, Oblivion looking like it did for its time was a bloody miracle. With so much going on there's far less space to focus on the graphical side of things when everything else is far more important to the experience, sure they could make the game look like Crysis I bet they could but Skyrim would end up being the size of a toe-nail because of it, there'll be two weapons to choose from and three quests in the entire game. Shooters and RPGs are very different games and need to be handled in completely different ways, so you would you worthless little runts get off your high horses and stop [censored]ing about the game's CGI. You're entitled to your opinion just make sure it's not a stupid one. >_>

Fact of the matter is, Skyrim is not your precious super-realistic gritty fragfest that most morons seem to be covetting and it never will be, thankfully the Elder Scrolls series doesn't opt for the brown and grey palette most games seem to have these days and looks lavish and life-filled as a result. Bethesda have [censored] up on a lot of things, there's no disputing that, but for everything they do wrong they do something right, this is one of those times that they've gotten it right and I for one think they've done a spectacular job. I don't know what screenshots some of this forum's blind idiots have been looking at, but by christ if there's one thing that can't be disputed it's that Skyrim looks gorgeous. I'm impressed it actually looks this good at all with how much is apparently going to be occuring in the game, I honestly didn't expect such a thing.

Maybe it could look better, who knows? There's ten months till the game finally releases for them to polish things off for those of you that have apparently had your retinas detached. I'd be more than happy to play Skyrim with how it looks right now, it's a step up from Fallout and a jump from Oblivion and looks absolutely fantastic, kudos to Bethesda for renewing some of my faith in you but you've still got a long way to go.

And if you know me, you'll know I'm not the sort of person that usually compliments Bethesda, I assure you of that. -_-

Personally I think the graphics look incredible. Someone mentioned they looked about as good as Stalker which is laughable.

The shot with the dragon in the mountains is particularly impressive.

Looking forward to seeing it in motion. I have high hopes based on the article.

There should be an option of "Who cares?"

Graphics are secondary to me and to quite a few RPG fans here on the boards. The focus should be on game play and game mechanics and my focus will be on both as well. I pick the 1st option and the graphics look great and perfect for my liking.