So I've seen it argued over and over that Oblivion isn't hell and that Daedra aren't demons. There was even a book in Morrowind that made the point clear I think. The Daedra=Demons thing is commonly understood as an error of Imperials or humans generally who are superstitious. Other cultures revere and worship the Daedra.

Another common theme is that the creatures are not evil. They are morally ambiguous. Good and evil are said not to exist in Tamriel, the Gray Maybe.

But then I found http://www.gamespot.com/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/previews/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-qanda-overview-character-development-fallout-6111720/:


Oblivion is directly conflated with hell and Daedra are called evil.

Maybe I'm reading to much into this. The interview was meant for a general audience that doesn't necessarily have any knowledge of TES lore. Still, it seems lazy to make the comparison so stark and without any added nuance.

A slightly more careful answer would have been preferable:
"Oblivion is another plane of existence where certain divine beings live. While some of these beings are worshiped as gods by some cultures, they are also often considered evil. The one you will be dealing with in this game is almost universally considered evil."

What do you think?

I'd take it with a few grains of salt because it's Todd Howard doing the interview, even if it weren't meant for a generally new consumer base.

And remember that during the days of Oblivion, Bethesda distanced itself from the weirdness and uniqueness found in Morrowind as much as they could without divorcing the series from Oblivion on from what came before.

oblivion is oblivion
hell is hell

they are basically the same thing.

He's just trying to put it in a way most gamers will understand.

I wish they would have played up the fact that the CoC is essentially an astronaut rather than the "demon-hunter" thing.

Ya but I guess that's why it bothers me. Makes me feel worse, not better.