New Todd interview from German site : V - Skyrim

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:48 pm

Ugh we need a youtube version. Can't load. :brokencomputer:

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:24 pm

Is anyone else mildly offended that todd gave some of the best information in months to a german website, or is that just me? i have nothing against germans, its just that bethesdas main audience is in america, maybe give us some of this awesome info.

Perhaps they asked better questions, instead of repeating the same ones over and overl

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:20 am

Perhaps they asked better questions, instead of repeating the same ones over and overl

"Dragon's are confirmed, right?"

Oh please tell me you get where that came from!

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:45 pm

Perhaps they asked better questions, instead of repeating the same ones over and overl

American Gaming media has a habit of being incredibly patronizing, while, particularly Australian and United Kingdom sources, are fairly critical, except when it comes to Fable games, but I guess they just resonate better with the audience?

Germany has been going through some pretty lame times with gaming though, I hear a branch of the Knights Templar are trying to pass some stuff that will outright ban all "Abhorrent interactive media". At least they have a good writer.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:49 pm

Hi Scrollers,

Apologies if this is not new, but Todd mentions a couple of things I've not heard yet: such as Giants having camps and being mammoth-herders, and talking about crafting submenus etc.

Enjoy!

http://www.gameswelt.de/videos/videoarticles/25709-The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim_-_Video_Interview_mit_Todd_Howard.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YAcoDkj_dI

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:39 am

As for Console Hardware not "Holding Us Back except for graphics", you could definitely argue that walled-cities is a graphics issue, since it doesn't actually factor into the "Playing" aspect of the game. I'm sure someone will dispute that, but that's how I feel, not to say that it still doesn't svck, no matter how trivial it might actually be.

But it's not as simple as "Consoles are holding us back", I say it a lot, but if PC was the most economically viable platform, it'd get top priority, the PC is it's own worst enemy.

I recall in the past really struggling finding money for keeping up with PC upgrades (even though, relatively speaking, my disposable income then was better than it is now), there was a time when it seemed every new release needed a new more advanced bit of hardware, and if you couldn't afford it you were grubbing around in the bargain bins at the game store rather than eagerly awaiting new releases.

If consoles are holding technology back, then that's not a bad thing for those PC gamers who can't afford the mad upgrade dash and constant money-sink of days gone by!

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:05 am

"Dragon's are confirmed, right?"

Oh please tell me you get where that came from!

That interview wasnt even for us bro...that interview was geared toward the mass audience who hadnt even heard that skyrim had any info besides the reveal trailer back in the vga awards....basically fps loyalists who played oblivion once and thought it was pretty cool but dont know how to look for info...which sounds specific but u'd be surprised how many gamers today r like that...hope they enjoy there call of duty modern warfare 3...

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:15 am

I recall in the past really struggling finding money for keeping up with PC upgrades (even though, relatively speaking, my income then was better than it is now), there was a time when it seemed every new release needed a new more advanced bit of hardware, and if you couldn't afford it you were grubbing around in the bargain bins at the game store rather than eagerly awaiting new releases.

If consoles are holding technology back, then that's not a bad thing for those PC gamers who can't afford the mad upgrade dash and constant money-sink of days gone by!

I would take the time to tweak it and fine tune it before I declare my comp unstable for Skyrim, just sayin'

That interview wasnt even for us bro...that interview was geared toward the mass audience who hadnt even heard that skyrim had any info besides the reveal trailer back in the vga awards....basically fps loyalists who played oblivion once and thought it was pretty cool but dont know how to look for info...which sounds specific but u'd be surprised how many gamers today r like that...hope they enjoy there call of duty modern warfare 3...

Ugh you have no idea how much I stress that. Get this, I have known people that did not even realize Oblivion was the 4th game, not even noticing "The Elder Scrolls IV". I agree with you btw, the vga's are a joke imo :foodndrink:

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:58 am

I recall in the past really struggling finding money for keeping up with PC upgrades (even though, relatively speaking, my income then was better than it is now), there was a time when it seemed every new release needed a new more advanced bit of hardware, and if you couldn't afford it you were grubbing around in the bargain bins at the game store rather than eagerly awaiting new releases.

If consoles are holding technology back, then that's not a bad thing for those PC gamers who can't afford the mad upgrade dash and constant money-sink of days gone by!

Consoles actually raise the hardware standard, at least up until their twilight years. PC gaming actually is in a pretty good equilibrium in terms of Advancement rate against usage rate. A top-tier PC from 5 years ago can still pretty much make any game released today it's [censored], but that still doesn't account for the unnecessary complexity overall of the platform. I know a lot of people don't have any issues with setup, and I know most people that do, it's a really simple fix, but, especially in entertainment which is supposed to help reduce stress, it's not very productive to have to take a basic course in computer sciences just to play a videogame.

With how cheap memory is now, I doubt we'll actually have that issue in the next console cycle, though a lot of my compatriots believe it'll either be the last, or second-to-last console cycle before we go full cloud-mobile.

But this is supposed to be about the Todd interview. So um... something something, walled cities, something, something, mammoths, something, giants, something something.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:03 am

Consoles actually raise the hardware standard, at least up until their twilight years. PC gaming actually is in a pretty good equilibrium in terms of Advancement rate against usage rate. A top-tier PC from 5 years ago can still pretty much make any game released today it's [censored], but that still doesn't account for the unnecessary complexity overall of the platform. I know a lot of people don't have any issues with setup, and I know most people that do, it's a really simple fix, but, especially in entertainment which is supposed to help reduce stress, it's not very productive to have to take a basic course in computer sciences just to play a videogame.

With how cheap memory is now, I doubt we'll actually have that issue in the next console cycle, though a lot of my compatriots believe it'll either be the last, or second-to-last console cycle before we go full cloud-mobile.

But this is supposed to be about the Todd interview. So um... something something, walled cities, something, something, mammoths, something, giants, something something.

And I noticed at my Best Buy that prices for video cards and other goodies for comps are going down...just thought I would toss that in there :spotted owl:

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:38 pm

Wow, they've added everything they wanted and then some?!

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:13 am

Wow, they've added everything they wanted and then some?!

This/

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:56 am

Nice! Thanks bro.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:56 am

"We have raw salmon and cooked salmon"

Fishing confirmed maybe?

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:21 pm

"We have raw salmon and cooked salmon"

Fishing confirmed maybe?

We can only hope. That would be awesome. Still nothing on mounts or mounted combat. That's the only thing i'm really starting to doubt.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:40 am

"We have raw salmon and cooked salmon"

Fishing confirmed maybe?

Likely, I can picture my guy doing http://www.chevroncars.com/learn/img-old/i0490-1.jpg

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:03 am

thank you

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:17 am

I love how he specifically says they are trying to get rid of that "Instant detection" crap. I didn't hear anything about ESP guards which saddens me but we will see. I also noticed how he talked about racism IS back in TES. Elves Vs. Nord this time around. The Nord think that the human races should inherit Tamriel and not the elf. This is interesting and already has me excited. With all of our discussions he has put to rest some things and also raised my interest in other ways. Now we know that smithing is specific to Warrior type characters and whatnot. I thought that every "class" would be allowed to forge weapons and armor. Well, who knows.. I could still be misinterpreting it.. They are making the NPCs act better with the Radiant AI and even in combat. They are making it so that they don't just spot you and attack, adding animations and energy to the fight. I love this. I am gonna watch this video many more times over and see if I can catch anything interesting in there. BTW, if there is racism of Nord VS Elf-Kind then you might see some slavery in there. Think of it this way: You have a civil war and a lot of work needs to be done.. who is going to do that work? Who better than the Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer allowing the Nord to fight rather than do grunt work. Just a possibility.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:12 am

Why does no ESP guards sadden you?

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:36 am

i have nothing against germans, its just that bethesdas main audience is in america, maybe give us some of this awesome info.

They've got our loyalty. The same will happen to Germans, when they've opened a studio in Berlin, and Todd's giving interviews in Micronesia.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:59 am

I love how he specifically says they are trying to get rid of that "Instant detection" crap. I didn't hear anything about ESP guards which saddens me but we will see. I also noticed how he talked about racism IS back in TES. Elves Vs. Nord this time around. The Nord think that the human races should inherit Tamriel and not the elf. This is interesting and already has me excited. With all of our discussions he has put to rest some things and also raised my interest in other ways. Now we know that smithing is specific to Warrior type characters and whatnot. I thought that every "class" would be allowed to forge weapons and armor. Well, who knows.. I could still be misinterpreting it.. They are making the NPCs act better with the Radiant AI and even in combat. They are making it so that they don't just spot you and attack, adding animations and energy to the fight. I love this. I am gonna watch this video many more times over and see if I can catch anything interesting in there. BTW, if there is racism of Nord VS Elf-Kind then you might see some slavery in there. Think of it this way: You have a civil war and a lot of work needs to be done.. who is going to do that work? Who better than the Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer allowing the Nord to fight rather than do grunt work. Just a possibility.

Slavery is still illegal in Tamriel except Morrowind (But I guess no more? :violin: ) but the empire is too busy trying to get it's own life save lately so I would still think that slavery is likely. What about slavery of Argonians and Khajiits?

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:08 am

Likely, I can picture my guy doing http://www.chevroncars.com/learn/img-old/i0490-1.jpg

hmmmm, it would be cool to catch salmon that are larger than the player character :tongue:

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:52 am

So is crafting done at a workbench in cities/towns?

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:41 pm

Why does no ESP guards sadden you?

I didn't explain it very well my apologies. What I meant is that he didn't explain whether or not the guards will instantly telepathically submit your crimes all across Skyrim like in all the other games. I don't want ESP guards and I was hoping he would address that. That was what saddened me.

@Tgl1992 I would actually LOVE to see the Argonians and Khajiits get a break from slavery for once. I would love to see the Altmer and Dunmer get effected by slavery. The Dunmer have always been known for keeping slaves so it would be divine justice to see them in shackles for once.. kinda a dose of their own medicine so to speak. The Altmer have always been high and mighty.. Would be nice to see them knocked down a few pegs just for enhancing the story and see how it effects them.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:43 am

Pretty nice, more pros than cons