True, but he also gets paid to tell us how great the game is, and to make us buy it.

I remember it looking bad on my 360, but for me it's also been a long time.

This is starting to look more like a 'bash the xbox' session than anything else. Maybe we shouldn't go there.

Well said

Actually, he doesn't get paid to lie about the game, he gets paid to get the information out about the game and get everyone excited for it. He however doesn't get paid to lie to the players which can backlash on the company. I trust him and from what I've seen of the game screens and the fact they are from '09, I would bet my life that it is everything he has said it to be.

um no the draw distance in the XBox version look better than that.

Oh no, it wasn't that. I love my Xbox. But yeah. :tongue:

Who is bashing the xbox? I just commented that pic had a low draw distance thinking it was a PC screenshot. I still play my xbox for some things. I have no fealty to PC or Xbox, I like them both, they both have their strengths and weaknesses.

Woah there, I don't think I ever suggested he was lying to us!

He is however undoubtedly a biased voice - for example there is no way this would happen:

@Pete I reckon the woods look lovely Pete, the water though, better luck next time.

@randomEDfan you're absolutely right it svcks

Do you see my point?

And your right, he's been doing a very good job at getting everyone excited about the game. Just so you know I am really pumped about the game, I think it's going to be amazing. I just don't think the screens I have seen so far are mind blowing.

Well, I'll say it this way.. For five years of waiting, I had expected some better graphics. Sure, I love the series and the lore / plots in them, but really. Graphics as well.

Not from the Xbox?

Here's a PS3 screen instead.
http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/761/761902/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-20070206022220234.jpg

You have to realize that the screens are from the xbox 360, meaning that the textures are lower res and a lot of the extra graphical features have to be cut or toned down to be able to work on the older hardware. The graphics we have see for the consoles still look good, they are just as good if not a little better than Oblivion on highest details on the PC. The true graphics for the game will be on the PC in full detail and it will be insanely amazing. Regardless of what system you are using, the graphics have improved but you can't try to compare the PC version of Oblivion and console version of Skyrim and try to say that the graphics haven't gotten better, because they have as you can see when the console version looks that good.

I love how people are always saying NEW Skyrim pics when really those are all the same pics from GI just in HD

Mh, I hope so. Still, I can't help but feeling a little edgy. Ah well, I am sure Bethesda won't let us down, time will tell.

Spoken like a true believer...

Old screenshots very old.

I'd like to be one, too, but I have doubts based on the fact that they've given us no info about the PC version beyond the obvious. Stuff like higher res textures and a different UI.

True, but as scans mostly. Not too many people have the GameInformer magazine...
Scans have svcked in quality.

To see them in their actual quality kind of makes them "new" to me

What are you talking about? Bethesda always has amazing graphics for the TES games and this game is no different. People need to realize that these pics are from 2009 and are for the console, thus the vegetation is going to look horrid due to low AA and no AAA. Not to mention the lighting and shadow quality are much lower than it will be on the PC, not to mention we can get tessellation and so on for Skyrim on the PC while the console can't. For console graphics, these are great. If the console graphics are that good, the full graphics of Skyrim on the PC are going to be insane, like Crysis insane, mark my words.

If it supports DirextX 11. (I hope it will)

First of all, let me state that I love how the game's looking to be. Nothing groundbreaking sure, but still gorgeous, and that's enough to roleplay well

That being said, there are some obvious flaws. People have commented on the hunter's horrific quiver (truly ugly), and generally noticed the low-res textures. I'd like to contribute too, visually

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/2733/lowres.jpg

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/3852/shadowsj.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/482/snowu.jpg

http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/8730/tavern.jpg

In... taverns you linked the dragon on the temple.

sweet shots, love the sword in the combat screen, very nordic design, befitting the "Vikings" of TES ^.^

I hope they release a 1080p, 16msaa, 16af pc shot.

It's not some blind faith, look at the graphics we can see of the console version and think about it. I mean, put a 360 screen of Oblivion beside a screen of Oblivion on PC with highest settings. There is a HUGE difference. The same will be for Skyrim and the graphics on the 360 version already look good.