This is Beautiful : V - Skyrim

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:31 am

Anyone catch that they don't want vampires in their bar? garlic hanging from the ceiling...WITH SHADOWS.

And the front girl's sleeve texture is a tad bit...bad at the end. the rest shows ruffles, which is nice. Not even Crysis had ruffles

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:57 am

What? No. Doesn't look that way at all to me at least. Can elves even grow beards?

Dunmer facial choices had facial hair in morrowind.

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:02 pm

The girl behind the counter is also sweeping with what used to be a useless tool called a "Broom". I wonder if calipers and tongs will be used

Broom animations was added in SI

And yes the man to the right who is sitting and drinking might be a Dummer, elven ears but not a large as Bosmer in Morrowind.
My only complain is that the shadows look to strong, the shadows indicate a light source in the direction of the camera, but the candles in the roof should soften the shadows and make their own

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:41 am

Looks amazing, but is it wrong to imagine how awesome the next Fallout game is going to be with this engine? I'm really looking forward to Skyrim just for the record.

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:33 am

I love how the bartender seems to be laughing with the patron. Seems there's gonna be some nice depth that we haven't seen before.

edit: Looking closer, the bartender isn't laughing. Would be awesome if he was though. :tongue:

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:25 pm

The girl is actually super real looking.

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:30 am

I still only see one person in that picture.

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:56 pm

I like how it looks quite... rustic as well as lifelike.

One of the things about settlements in Oblivion was everything was too clean. I'd like to see Skyrim a good deal dingier and grottier, like real medieval city streets (ok it's not supposed to be medieval Europe but you know what I mean).

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:32 am

Looks amazing, but is it wrong to imagine how awesome the next Fallout game is going to be with this engine? I'm really looking forward to Skyrim just for the record.

Right there with you buddy.

» Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:25 pm

Anyone else think the bosmer are gonna look more like wood elves this time around? whenever i think of bosmer i think of overgrown babies with round faces.

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:28 am

Shadows make a huge difference...

And the textures are quite clearly nowhere near as good.

» Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:48 pm

And the textures are quite clearly nowhere near as good.

As good as what?

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:06 am

People bang on about crysis,look at the floor in both these pics and tell me there is a big difference....i think not

http://s1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee394/St-frantic1975/?action=view¤t=TEXTURE.jpg
Click on the pic again to enlarge-i've high-lighted both examples....both look the same to me.

Haha - that's a classic shot right there - that is Crysis on medium settings at best, it looks miles better than that on high, there aren't even any shadows!

That said I still agree with you essentially - Skyrim's going to look amazing.

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:55 am

As good as what?

Oblivion's are no where near as good as Skyrims

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:48 am

What was the very first screen for oblivion?

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:01 pm

What was the very first screen for oblivion?

I think it was the dude in steel armor on the horse...I think.

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:46 pm

You think it would be plausible if we compared oblivions first screen to the finished product and try to do the same with skyrim?

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:36 pm

is it just me or is there an ENORMOUS mounted deer head behind the redguard. if so thats one creature id like to avoid

Don't go to Alaska, Canada, or places like yellowstone park then. Elk get freaking huge.

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:47 am

Yes it is gorgeous!! cant freakin wait!!

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:50 am

lets pray for dx11

they said they want the game to look the same in every platform, which probably means dx9.. i really hope they atleast use dx 10 tho

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:20 pm

I love this screen shot. It shows not only the beauty of the world but the characters too.

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:32 pm

THE CHAIRS ARE [censored] PADDED!!!

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:18 pm

oh my GOD! Do you see the elk head above the bartenders head? It is massive!!

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:12 pm

People bang on about crysis,look at the floor in both these pics and tell me there is a big difference....i think not

http://s1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee394/St-frantic1975/?action=view¤t=TEXTURE.jpg
Click on the pic again to enlarge-i've high-lighted both examples....both look the same to me.

dont run crysis on low noob, crysis has tesselation on very high

» Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:28 pm

Yes, it looks beautiful, especially compared to Oblivion's NPC's and constant fire bloom! =D

I will continue to admire Skyrim's beauty and ignore people's complaints about shadows, lol. I didn't even notice the lack of shadows/realistic textures/blahblahblah if people hadn't pointed them out, heh.

Maybe it's because I play old games sometimes (like Baldur's Gate II, old Star Wars games, etc), but I do not really nitpick graphics too much. As long as it looks decent and has TONS of content and choices (and mods), I am fine with it... But, maybe I am easily amused with games, lol! :happy: