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Skyrim vs Oblivion: graphical comparison will amaze

SystemLink: "2006. 5 years ago. A simpler time when High School Musical ruled the charts, the world had no fears of recession or depression, and Oblivion was released for the Xbox 360 and PC (it arrived a year later for the PS3, the new kid on the block). A time in which we all agreed that Oblivion was a graphical powerhouse; "Look at the textures! So lifelike!" or "Those NPCs look so much like severely mutated humanoids! Amazing!".

How times change."

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ThatCanadianGuy5075d ago

My game of the year! Looks amazing.

Totally going to run through as an archer/thief/assassin on the first playthrough.Always use swords in any other RPG but i just love the FPS-feeling of the bow.Hunting those mammoths and giants will be a blast!

xtremegamerage5075d ago

Looks ok, better then oblivion. But should be alot better looking for those with highend rigs.

http://www.gamersyde.com/ne...

Myze5075d ago

Honestly wasn't too worried with the graphics for Skyrim in any part other than character models. Oblivion character models were terrible even for when the game was released. Skyrim models look to be light years ahead in terms of quality (and realism, and natural, and ...well, not make me spend hours trying to find a model that I'm just "not-ok" with, rather than pissed off at).

Wasn't worried about scenery or effects in the game, I'm sure they will look great.

somerandomdude5075d ago (Edited 5075d ago )

For a game of that size and scope, those are really good graphics. I'm not sure if the graphics are going to be better then witcher 2 (a game of 15 gigs), but Skyrim will be much longer and have more world to explore. That's the trade off.

Myze5075d ago

Highly unlikely Skyrim will look as good as Witcher 2 (which is one of the best looking games ever, imo). It will be bigger though. Although, if it's anything like Oblivion, the actual storyline will be incredibly short, with 80% of the game being side missions (something I think The Witcher 1 and 2 did much better than the Elder Scrolls games: story over size).

I honestly don't expect to like Skyrim as much as I did Witcher 2, mainly because I'm not a huge fan of completely open world games due to their lack of focus (some linear aspects are good for purposes of storyline, and it is an RPG after all). That being said, I liked Fallout 3 a lot, so if they can make the gameplay as fun as FO3 and have a good, long storyline, it will be a good battle for The Witcher 2, and we all win either way in that case.

a_bro5075d ago

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE CRIMINAL SCUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gunnerforlife5075d ago

at above, this is how talented white people rap here in england

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

MidnytRain5075d ago

@gunnerforlife
I'm gonna be honest, bro. That would have sounded alot better without an English accent. XD

tdrules5075d ago

Once it's modded on PC it will look even better

Coffin875075d ago

Couldn't agree more, I have installed Oblivion on my new Gaming-Laptop, I can literally tweak it into oblivion with ini changes and texture mods, it looks AMAZING.
The best thing about Bethesda games is the mod support, and of course the community. Amazing.

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Fallout and Skyrim show us that talented developers make great games when you leave them alone

That judicious lack of oversight permeated everything in Bethesda's RPGs, in a positive fashion.

Christopher11d ago

I much prefer a left alone Obsidian and Larian Studios. Bethesda's formula has grown old for me.

anast9d ago

Larian hit another level with DOS:2 and then took it even further with BG3. They do high quality work.

jznrpg10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

Skyrim was a letdown compared to previous games and so was Fallout 4

Kosic9d ago

I agree, I found it an interesting game. But nowhere near worth the hype (unless you include mods)

dmonee10d ago

Skyrim blew my mind when it released. That game took me to the gaming, promisedland. Going back to it when it was updated for the PS5, it felt slightly rough around the edges, but great for its time

TheColbertinator10d ago

We should leave Obsidian alone. Bethesda on the other hand should be kept under constant psychiatric observation.

anast9d ago

Skyrim feels like the game was made in a hurry with a disorganized team.

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Bethesda Nintendo sale: lowest prices ever for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Doom (2016), more

Big Bethesda Nintendo Switch eShop sale now live with lowest prices ever for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Doom (2016), and more.

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Lionsguard49d ago

At this point, if you still don't have these games, just wtf are you even doing?

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Skyrim Gets True PBR with Community Shaders 1.0

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been updated to support true Physically Based Rendering thanks to the release of Community Shaders 1.0.

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