X360 video of Oblivion • Gaming • Xbox 360 • Eurogamer.net

sheepsteak 2 Oct 2005 17:03:21 251 posts
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If you are interested in this game then you have to download the movie thats going around from here. Looks absolutely fantastic and it looks even better in motion. The video is actually from an X360 too. Lots of stuff I hadn't seen or heard before such as traps in dungeons and pets! Genuine LOL moment with a pet in the video too. Its 20mins long and is some DVD that was sent to Gamestop employees but ripped and uploaded to the intarweb.

Edited by sheepsteak at 17:07:47 02-10-2005

Firewine 2 Oct 2005 17:27:30 283 posts
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/Hears someone mention Oblivion

Well the 120MB rip is certainly more convenient than the 1.3GB torrent but, to be honest, I think I'll just wait for the game to be released. Also, from what I gather, there's a lot that's out of date* in that vid (being the E3 presentation).

*ie ropey animation, lack of shadows

Edited by Firewine at 17:46:06 02-10-2005

phAge 2 Oct 2005 18:07:02 25,487 posts
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Its a cool enough vid - but there are some issues that need to (and probabky have been) ironed out: dodgy animations, weak particle effects and stuff like that. Still, the forrests look abso-fucking-lutely amazing. I can honestly see myself spending DAYS just wandering around the randomly-generated countryside, killing deer and eating fungus.

Roll on Decemember!

morriss 2 Oct 2005 18:09:02 71,293 posts
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phAge wrote:
Its a cool enough vid - but there are some issues that need to (and probabky have been) ironed out: dodgy animations, weak particle effects and stuff like that. Still, the forrests look abso-fucking-lutely amazing. I can honestly see myself spending DAYS just wandering around the randomly-generated countryside, killing deer and eating fungus.

Roll on Decemember!

+1

/my kind of game

Deleted user 2 October 2005 18:09:57

phAge wrote:

Roll on Decemember!

Whadda ya mean? I thought there was no confirmed release date yet.

/hopes

Chop 2 Oct 2005 18:22:38 155 posts
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Probably the game that I'm looking forward to most at the moment if I'm honest.

oceanmotion 2 Oct 2005 18:28:15 17,358 posts
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Its actually the PC version been shown at E3. Looks great, Dungeons and sneaking about was top notch. Still, old build and X05 is only few days away were the pratically final version will be shown.

Firewine 2 Oct 2005 19:11:12 283 posts
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EDIT: The IGN vids have been removed now.

Edited by Firewine at 23:46:31 03-10-2005

sheepsteak 2 Oct 2005 19:45:24 251 posts
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WooHoo!!! wrote:
Its actually the PC version been shown at E3. Looks great, Dungeons and sneaking about was top notch. Still, old build and X05 is only few days away were the pratically final version will be shown.

Ahhh I just assumed it was the X360 version because he talked about moving the analogue sticks for combat.

oceanmotion 2 Oct 2005 19:51:27 17,358 posts
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Well they will look pratically identical like Errol said so thats cool. The devs actually said the Xbox 360 version will have every bell & whistle in the graphics department which gives it the edge. PC only beats it in resolution plus the sweet mods which will come out.

Xerx3s 2 Oct 2005 20:41:30 23,970 posts
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Beth. could upload the best mods to the xbl marketplace. I wouldnt mind paying for it so they could use a couple of ppl for testing those mods. Of course i expect atleast 50% to be free or become free after some time.

Pirotic Moderator 2 Oct 2005 20:53:19 20,644 posts
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sheepsteak wrote:

WooHoo!!! wrote:
Its actually the PC version been shown at E3. Looks great, Dungeons and sneaking about was top notch. Still, old build and X05 is only few days away were the pratically final version will be shown.

Ahhh I just assumed it was the X360 version because he talked about moving the analogue sticks for combat.

Indeed, if you look at the way the cursor moves its clearly a PC (the instant start/stop rather than speeding up and slowing down which you get from analogue cursors) but when he mentioned using the sticks for combat i was a bit puzzled.

graphics are very nice, but the animation, combat and characters all looked a bit pish

silentbob 2 Oct 2005 21:41:38 29,527 posts
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Pirotic wrote:
Indeed, if you look at the way the cursor moves its clearly a PC (the instant start/stop rather than speeding up and slowing down which you get from analogue cursors) but when he mentioned using the sticks for combat i was a bit puzzled.

graphics are very nice, but the animation, combat and characters all looked a bit pish

This all sounds familiar.

*cough* PD0 *cough*

Firewine 2 Oct 2005 22:18:58 283 posts
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(I've only seen the very beginning bit of the video)

disc wrote:
So why didnt they release this after E3?

I don't think it's exactly the same as the E3 demo, I had heard an E3 audio-only demo at RPGDot and this build's audio seems different, Jeremy Soule's(?) cool reworking of the main Morrowind theme wasn't there before. I'm still willing to bet that the build is old, though.

Edited by Firewine at 22:23:33 02-10-2005

Retroid Moderator 2 Oct 2005 22:26:00 45,464 posts
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phAge wrote:
I can honestly see myself spending DAYS just wandering around the randomly-generated countryside, killing deer and eating fungus.

/Writes "Refuse offer of adventure holiday with phAge" in 'Things never to forget' list

MikeD 2 Oct 2005 22:29:10 10,063 posts
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hmm, character animations look pretty good to me, mostly.

I can't wait to get started on this game.

Still slightly fear it may be rushed to the finish, though.

Pirotic Moderator 2 Oct 2005 22:33:09 20,644 posts
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I'd have to agree that it does look like more of a PC game, too much cursor action going on for it to be ideal on a console.

However, seeing as the combat is much more interactive, i suspect the joypad might have its own beneifts.

either way, a xbox360 in the bedroom, a HDTV projector, a can of cold coke, your buddys on xbox live to chat to and your custom sound track playing - all while in bed!

beat that!

Firewine 2 Oct 2005 22:33:37 283 posts
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phAge wrote:
randomly-generated countryside

afaik the countryside is only randomly-generated once in development, everyone's copy should appear the same. The Realm of Oblivion, however, will be random each time you enter.

deem 2 Oct 2005 22:33:42 31,667 posts
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MikeD 2 Oct 2005 22:36:09 10,063 posts
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Firewine wrote:

phAge wrote:
randomly-generated countryside
afaik the countryside is only randomly-generated once in development, everyone's copy should appear the same. The Realm of Oblivion, however, will be random each time you enter.

Hold on, how does that work exactly? Do you mean oblivion as in the game's version of hell?

Firewine 2 Oct 2005 22:38:07 283 posts
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MikeD wrote:
Hold on, how does that work exactly? Do you mean oblivion as in the game's version of hell?

Yep, tbh I don't know how it works yet (it's based on what I read at the official forums and www.waiting4oblivion.com).

ProfessorLesser 2 Oct 2005 22:40:39 19,693 posts
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deem wrote:

cronk wrote:

Errol wrote:
Pc will have a better control system as well .

Also, games like this are always better on a PC anyway.
No, you're wrong.

no YOU are wrong

I'm wrong, and so's my wife!

MikeD 2 Oct 2005 22:44:32 10,063 posts
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Firewine wrote:
Yep, tbh I don't know how it works yet (it's based on what I read at the official forums and www.waiting4oblivion.com).

So going to oblivion in Oblivion is sort of like going to hell in Diablo 2? :-)

Firewine 2 Oct 2005 22:48:48 283 posts
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MikeD wrote:
So going to oblivion in Oblivion is sort of like going to hell in Diablo 2?

Does sound like it

I bet some phat lewt awaits us there.

Scimarad 3 Oct 2005 07:22:41 9,964 posts
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"no YOU are wrong"

NO! You are wrong

Actually, in all seriousness I did have Morrowind on the PC but had so many technical problems I never really enjoyed it much. I eventually bought it on the Xbox and I DID really enjoy that version. If it's like Morrowind than it is very much suited for play on a console.

Firewine 3 Oct 2005 08:41:17 283 posts
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I caved and watched it

Looks like I was mistaken about the shadows (it's possible even the E3 presentation had them in). I'm also absolutely certain now that Jeremy Soule is returning to compose the score. Yeah, so the animation might be a little ropey but it really doesn't bother me.

I hope this is a launch title for the X360 because I'm fairly sure my PC won't be handling THAT.

(The soft-shadowing seems to disappear further into the demo :/ )

Edited by Firewine at 17:24:22 03-10-2005

Tiger_Walts 3 Oct 2005 09:21:20 16,674 posts
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From what I've heard, the engine and nearly all of the world has been completed, most of the remaining work is optimization, quest construction and voice work.

December is highly likely for a release and due to the fact they are using tools that are similar/same as the Morrowind toolset, extra content is very easy in implement.