Ok so far from what we have seen from Skyrim I think that the colors are too dull.

I think the the greens need to be greener, the blues need to be bluer, etc.

If the colors are more pronounced I feel like the game will have a great look to it. And i honestly dont want to hear its a cold environment because there are plenty of areas like fall forest, pine forest, etc.

Edit: dont get me wrong, I'm all for a dark gritier setting, I'm not talking about the setting or mood being colorful. I'm just refering to anything that has color should have a rich look to it.

So you guys tell me what you think, do you agree or disagree?

I think it's meant to have a dark look to it. It strays away from the brightness OB had. I like it.

oh dear lord, hell no. i dont want another oblivion. i felt like i was playing WoW when i played oblivion because they oversaturated their colors. this is a darker grittier game taking cues from how morrowind looked and i do NOT want them messing with it.

I'm more worried about the lighting. Don't want to have to wear virtual sunglasses when speaking to someone because their faces shine like the morning sun as soon as there's a candle lit somewhere in the house.

I also don't think they have to stick to one colour "style" for the whole game. Saturated colours where appropriate, please.

Disagree.

If the trees aren't green enough I will up the saturation and contrast on my TV to compensate as well as adjusting brightness :brokencomputer:

Yeah I was thinking about doing that to on my tv, but not sure if its enough.

Disagree, I love Morrowind and that game's very dark and gritty. Never bothered me at all. It contributed to the atmosphere. I don't really get your edit; didn't we see a bright green glass sword and all kinds of colorful spells?

If you play on PC, just increase the saturation in your graphics card settings.

Actually that glass sword was one of the things that looked dull to me, to me the green was subtle. The fire spells could use more color too, that orange look could be better.

Disagree. One of the only things I didn't like about Oblivion was how bright it was.

Of course it could be brighter, but that certainly won't make the game better. This is not WoW or Oblivion. Have you ever looked around in real life? I'm so glad the devs have a different taste than you have, otherwise we would have another fairy-tale game with blue Dunmer and over-saturated lighting.
I know, that's a exaggeration, but I just want to say the "dullness" of the colors match the cold and gritty theme of the game. The story and setting are less fairy-tale like and the graphics reflect this very well.

I sort of agree with the OP.

I made quick edits on photoshop on one of the screens; I think textures/lighting could use a little more punch, both in color and contrast.

Before: http://padinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Skyrim_Screenshot_10.jpg

After: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/832/skyrimscreenshot10copy.jpg/

I don't think it looks like Morrowind, though I have probably always used that one with mods. But the first thing I thought of when seeing the colours was actually The Witcher. At least in some parts, it has an equally washed-out feeling.

Good job, but I still like the original one better. The edited pic looks warmer... It's Skyrim, it is supposed to be cold there.

Disagree. I really enjoy the art style of Skyrim. It makes everything seem gritty and more real.

Did one more. Took more liberties with this one and tried to make it somewhat more "photo-like"


Before: http://news.tgn.tv/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/skyrim_4.jpg


After: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/153/skyrim4.jpg/


Anyway doign this exercise confirmed that Skyrim has a lot of visual potential and some minor graphic modes can really improve the appearance -- at least for me.

And that's why it looks more like a painting than real life?

Sorry, but I get the feeling it's you who hasn't looked around in real life. Take a look at this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmrack/1302536407/lightbox/
You can see that while the Skyrim colours match the background well, the foreground is much more saturated. That's because the background loses saturation due to haze. Similarly here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/knutyd/3101512/lightbox/

In http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_seung_kye/5855797487/lightbox/ though the washed-out look is even further in the background. Given that the reason for it is haze, it's obviously dependent on the weather, the presence of major bodies of water such as the Fjord in the second pic etc....

Reminds me of Halo: Reach.. :sick:

Take a look at the photos I linked. They're from Norway. Warmth of colours has precious little to do with how hot or cold the actual temperature is.

Hey thanks a lot for the comparison. That pretty much brings truth to what I am saying. I'm not saying there should be more colors in the game, But I think the colors that are in should be more saturated.

Even if you look at the blood, to me its too dark amd doesnt seem fresh I'm talking abput those kinds of things, not the game itself

Nice change. I think they have given the whole thing a bit too much a blue-greenish touch in addition to toning down the saturation. Quite probably as someone noted so that it "appears" cold. But I don't think it really helps in feeling you're moving in a natural environment

If I want to have greener trees and such, I'll change it on my TV or the game if it has it.

the norway pic with the house i can tell you for a fact that that photo has been touched up or the color settings on the camera were not accurate. you can tell by looking at the sky. unless they have purplie skies in norway at midday.

i can post pictures too and these show more muted colors. pictures vary tremendously from one to the other depending on cameras and lighting etc. heres one http://nordicforests.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/P8169316.jpg

heres another one. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Kodai-Monoculture_pine_forest_.JPG

ive been to the northwest and southwest a bagillion times and unless you have very bright sunny days with the perfect lighting conditions.......mosts forests arent all bright and green like that. alot of cameras tend to overaccentuate colors so that doesnt help other in showing peopel what they are really like.

google images for pine forests. some are all glowy neon green and some are more "dull" for lack of a better word. http://www.google.com/search?q=pine+forests&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Jaj&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=r4lPTpj8NezE0AHn-vCyAw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBUQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=1050