This CAN'T be a screenshot!? : V

» Tue May 10, 2011 11:25 am

Saw this on elderscrolls.com in the Skyrim screenshots section. Was blown away.

Surely it's concept art?

http://download2.zenimax.com/akqacms/files/tes/screenshots/CompositeMountain_wLegal.jpg

Parts of the mountains look like they could be in-game, but the mist that hugs them looks like it is a painting.
Either way, it is beautiful and awe-inspiring.

EDIT: It is indeed a screenshot! As confirmed by Bethesda's own Pete Hines!

HOLYMOUNTAINMAGIC!

» Tue May 10, 2011 12:26 pm

I find my self thinking it is concept art because it looks to be too good for any game out right now.

Although I do believe them in saying its a screenshot.

» Wed May 11, 2011 1:46 am

Yes, it's concept art.
And yes, it's fantastic.

You can see it in the "Concept Art" section of the Skyrim site, along with some other pieces I'm sure you'll be impressed by.

» Tue May 10, 2011 10:07 pm

I guess they put it in the wrong section then.

» Tue May 10, 2011 6:48 pm

Mountains! Gandalf.

~~It's screen, no?~~ guess ~~not~~ so

» Tue May 10, 2011 11:20 pm

Yes, it's concept art.
And yes, it's fantastic.

You can see it in the "Concept Art" section of the Skyrim site, along with some other pieces I'm sure you'll be impressed by.

it's actually located under screenshots and not concept art on their site.

» Tue May 10, 2011 11:15 am

You can see it in the "Concept Art" section of the Skyrim site, along with some other pieces I'm sure you'll be impressed by.

For me it's in the 'screenshots' section.

It looks a lot more CGI-ish than the other concept art, too.

» Tue May 10, 2011 3:38 pm

Yes, it's concept art.
And yes, it's fantastic.

You can see it in the "Concept Art" section of the Skyrim site, along with some other pieces I'm sure you'll be impressed by.

I just was on the Skyrim main http://www.elderscrolls.com/skyrim/media/ and it is in the Screenshot section. [

» Tue May 10, 2011 11:36 pm

Ignoring the fact that it's in the "screenshots" section of the official site.

Here:
http://i.imgur.com/0RSmR.jpg

Anything looks better zoomed out.

» Tue May 10, 2011 8:38 pm

*officially aroused*

» Tue May 10, 2011 1:13 pm

Ignoring the fact that it's in the "screenshots" section of the official site.

Here:
http://i.imgur.com/0RSmR.jpg

What is that supposed to mean?

» Tue May 10, 2011 7:56 pm

it is a shot of a screen containing concept art.

» Tue May 10, 2011 11:56 am

Ignoring the fact that it's in the "screenshots" section of the official site.

Here:
http://i.imgur.com/0RSmR.jpg

Are you saying it is a screenshot?

God knows how many low-poly shadows I've seen in games. However I'd like to think Skyrim won't exhibit them.

» Wed May 11, 2011 1:50 am

screenshot? no, amazing concept art? yes, or both :wink_smile:

» Tue May 10, 2011 1:35 pm

hmy:
Sorry folks, I was mistaken!

» Tue May 10, 2011 6:53 pm

It's a screenshot, that picture is from the the GI magazine on page 48, and that was already confirmed a ingame screenshot.

» Wed May 11, 2011 4:07 am

What is that supposed to mean?

No concept art would have videogame drawbacks.

» Tue May 10, 2011 6:40 pm

It looks more like a sky box texture then actual mountain models, which makes no sense, because the sky box texture should be just the sky.

» Tue May 10, 2011 7:02 pm

Once we leave the starting cave for the intro and get that first look at the outside world...I hope it looks something like this.

» Tue May 10, 2011 9:11 pm

It's a screenshot, that picture is from the the GI magazine on page 48, and that was already confirmed a ingame screenshot.

This^ its already confirmed to be an ingame screenshot off the 360, just like every other page of the GI article was.

» Wed May 11, 2011 12:34 am

No concept art would have videogame drawbacks.

So you are saying that because their are video game drawbacks it must be a screenshot?

» Tue May 10, 2011 8:13 pm

So you are saying that because their are video game drawbacks it must be a screenshot?

Not trying to offend but..
You couldn't tell at all he was saying that?
Seriously?

» Wed May 11, 2011 4:04 am

That aint no screenshot, lol. It's beautiful though.

» Wed May 11, 2011 3:30 am

So you are saying that because their are video game drawbacks it must be a screenshot?

A piece of concept art would not have the traits of an image rendered by a video game.

You wouldn't find paintbrush strokes in a screenshot, and you wouldn't find polys in concept art.

» Wed May 11, 2011 5:01 am

Hmmm I find it hard to believe that it should be ingame, it look truly amazing.
Some of the shadows do seem to be low-res though which could indicate that it is in fact a screen however (it could also just be the way the rock cast it shadow though??) - see attached link to edited image.

[img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jf1M1uO7zfg/TYaXdMSikAI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/SL3xqK67Blk/s1600/CompositeMountain_wLegal___.jpg[/img]

But I think that this relates to something else. It is simply to pretty to be in-game.