Whiterun smaller than Bruma? : V

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:22 pm

Yeah, I realize that it's not showing all the buildings, but that is one tiny major city:

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7804/skyrimmapframe8619.png

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:24 am

Size doesn't really matter, it's what's available in those cities. Megaton isn't big but serves it's purpose same goes for Bravil.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:45 am

I didn't think Bruma was all that big to begin with. Compared to some of the other cities, possibly. Hard to tell from a distant overhead view.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:29 am

Can't really tell..

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:37 am

I made this.
http://i.imgur.com/Zoto3.jpg

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:17 am

Are you comparing a city in the world map to a in-game city?

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:04 pm

You're completely paranoid about the world size.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:02 am

Size doesn't really matter, it's what's available in those cities. Megaton isn't big but serves it's purpose same goes for Bravil.

I agree. Skyrim could take place in one small room as long as that room has lots of intricate details in it, right?

I didn't think Bruma was all that big to begin with. Compared to some of the other cities, possibly. Hard to tell from a distant overhead view.

That's the point. Bruma was the smallest of the Oblivion cities, and Whiterun appears to be about the same size as it or smaller. Nine major Oblivion cities, five major Skyrim cities and one of the major Skyrim cities is smaller than the smallest Oblivion city.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:23 am

It looks like that city is pretty large to me... some of it is obscured by clouds

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:30 am

I don't like the terrain glitch just to the left of the city in the pic. But, the city is too far away and the simplified LOD makes it impossible to really compare it to Bruma.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:11 am

SIZE MATTERS

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:57 pm

I made this.
http://i.imgur.com/Zoto3.jpg

Dang, if that's accurate, that svcks. Windhelm (biggest Skyrim city) quite a bit smaller than IC.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:45 pm

Looks pretty big to me.

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/6305/vlcsnap2011092002h31m51.png

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:13 pm

Yeah, I realize that it's not showing all the buildings, but that is one tiny major city:

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7804/skyrimmapframe8619.png

thanks for the image i hadn't seen that.

kind of small from that vantage point :wink_smile: ely

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:43 pm

It does look kinda small but I think there will still be tons to do.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:03 am

You're completely paranoid about the world size.

I wouldn't say paranoid, just kind of pissed off about the fact that Todd and Co. continue to lie about the world and game size, and people just eat it up.

"Five MASSIVE cities! About the same size as Oblivion but MUCH BIGGER FEELING!"

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:58 pm

I made this.
http://i.imgur.com/Zoto3.jpg

That's great Luke! You know where we're gonna put that? Right here on the fridge where everyone can see it. Right here. Now isn't that nice?

On topic, the town actually looks quite a bit bigger than Bruma to me. Maybe just the vantage point.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:43 am

It does look kinda small but I think there will still be tons to do.

You know there is a little "B" button on the toolbar that can make your font not bold like that. Just a heads up in case you were wondering why your text was like that.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:13 pm

I wouldn't say paranoid, just kind of pissed off about the fact that Todd and Co. continue to lie about the world and game size, and people just eat it up.

"Five MASSIVE cities! About the same size as Oblivion but MUCH BIGGER FEELING!"

It is about the size of Oblivion measuring it by flatland. When you add in the vertical space it's about 20% bigger. Confirmed by Todd.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:33 pm

It is about the size of Oblivion measuring it by flatland. When you add in the vertical space it's about 20% bigger. Confirmed by Todd.

Link please.

If you can back this up with actual proof of Todd Howard saying or confirming that Skyrim's landmass is 20% bigger than Oblivion's, I will give you major props and admit I'm wrong.

BUT, I'm tired of people tossing out stuff as fact that they read from a random foreign language gameplay translation.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:33 pm

SIZE MATTERS

Tell that to a male Bosmer. :biggrin:

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:12 pm

Lots of smaller towns to visit.
http://i.imgur.com/Ik3aW.jpg

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:23 am

Looks pretty big to me.

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/6305/vlcsnap2011092002h31m51.png

Dang I was going to post this now

Comparison
http://images.uesp.net/thumb/4/40/OB-Bruma-01.jpg/800px-OB-Bruma-01.jpg

with

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/6305/vlcsnap2011092002h31m51.png

Nope, unless I have depth issues its not smaller

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:23 pm

Half that place is obscured by fog anyway, though I don't expect big cities.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:55 pm

Things are small when they are far away, you know.