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    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    Game » consists of 30 releases. Released Nov 11, 2011

    The fifth installment in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls franchise is set in the eponymous province of Skyrim, where the ancient threat of dragons, led by the sinister Alduin, is rising again to threaten all mortal races. Only the player, as the prophesied hero the Dovahkiin, can save the world from destruction.

    Comparison shots of the Orc and Khajiit races plus more screens

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    #1  Edited By metal_mills
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    #2  Edited By shiftymagician

    What an impressive improvement, I gotta say.

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    #3  Edited By Brendan

    O man do I remember those Oblivion models.  It didn't help that Bethesda was making this game years before the current gen consoles came out, so several parts of that game looked dated as hell.  

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    #4  Edited By Hairy_Fish

    Wow that looks pretty good.

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    yes
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    #6  Edited By The_Laughing_Man

    What system are these on? Cause I recall that they said all in game footage from the trailer was 360. Cause it has still shots from the trailer but at top it says PC. 

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    #7  Edited By Druminator

    Very much improved!

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    #8  Edited By NTA_Luciana

    FUCK, I don't remember Oblivion looking THAT bad. That game came out a long time ago, didn't it?

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    #9  Edited By GunslingerPanda

    Good Lord!

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    #10  Edited By yoshimitz707

    This gives me hope for wood elves! Maybe they can finally be the carnivores they are in the lore!!

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    #11  Edited By ultimatepunchrod

    man i didnt realize just how much better skyrim looked. awesome. i still dont have 500+ hours to dedicate to it (dammit), but awesome nontheless

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    #12  Edited By ryanwho

    Well yeah. Oblivion is like 5 years old and I imagine the budget for it was significantly smaller.

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    #13  Edited By Aishan

    That Khajiit looks really good. I hope they get the Argonians looking suitably reptilian/scaly too.


    Edit: also looks like jeuxvideo broke an embargo or something, those new pics aren't in the viewer, but you can find them by changing the url (_26.htm through _33.htm)
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    #14  Edited By Jams

    I would rather them keep oblivion style graphics and just include all the features they took out from Arena and Daggerfall. I've always been a fan of going from GTA3 to GTA:San Andreas as opposed to the typical graphics are superior, but we took out a majority of the features in the process.

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    #15  Edited By tebbit

    Khajiit with human hair always look stupid. I appreciate the changes they're making!

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    #16  Edited By Stahlbrand
    @Aishan: That embargo was for 10:00 EST, which just passed.  You can find the same screens on joystiq and destructoid among other places.

    The new character models look great.  And the environment shot that is part of the new screens with the dead tree and ruined for looks exactly like the way I want Skyrim to look.
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    #17  Edited By FreakAche

    Yeah! But if they can wear boots, I'm not buying :P

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    #18  Edited By Aishan
    @FreakAche: That's racist!

    Cat people are people too!
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    #19  Edited By luce

    I might actually choose a non human race this time around

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    #20  Edited By kingzetta

    Still going to be a Nord
    It looks like they are both on different gen systems

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    #21  Edited By Aishan
    IGN has a new preview up.

    Some new info in there, I like the sound of the new overworld map. Not too sure how I feel about them removing all the attributes, will have to see how that actually plays out myself.
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    #22  Edited By Brake

    Is it bad that I'm most hyped about those nature pics? They just look so damn good! Can I just be a herbalist or something?

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    #23  Edited By Marz

    nice, maybe khajitt won't be the laughing stock of elder scroll races anymore!  and orcs look a bit more like Warcraft CG characters lol.

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    #24  Edited By onarum

    that looks great, I just hope the actual game isn't dumbed down even more than oblivion.

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    @ChineseTea said:
    " Is it bad that I'm most hyped about those nature pics? They just look so damn good! Can I just be a herbalist or something? "
    I fucking wish, would love to play a non-combatant. 

    Bummed they've removed atheletics and acrobatics ... agree that no-one wants to -not- be agile etc. but the main fun is getting better at it gradually. That's the only change I really care about though and it's no big deal. Can't really get on board with people fussing over levelling and stat systems too much. If there's a big beautiful & diverse world to explore I am happy. 
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    #26  Edited By Johnny5

    Wow I LOVE how the environment looks, and how DISTINCT the characters look. Look at that ranger!

    God damn AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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    #27  Edited By XenoNick

    Hoooooly craaaaap! That's amazing!

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    #28  Edited By bioblood22

    All I got to say is, Thank you Bethesda. 

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    #29  Edited By Rattle618

    Thank the Nine!

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    #30  Edited By A Likely Story

    Thank god they got rid of that disgusting green hue for the orcs. Diggin' the green-grey tone.

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    #31  Edited By TheBlackPigeon

    Their bodies are obviously ready...

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    #32  Edited By kevino13

    Holy crap, the Kilrathi are attacking Skyrim!

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    #33  Edited By CaptainObvious

    Yo these skeletons have beards. How fucking cool is that? 
    Yo these skeletons have beards. How fucking cool is that? 
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    #34  Edited By bioblood22

    And thank you too, Metal_Mills.

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    #35  Edited By bioblood22
    @CaptainObvious: And bright ass blue eyes...that's kinda creepy...
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    #36  Edited By jlev880

    Yep, probably going to play this game as Khajiit too.

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    #37  Edited By bioblood22

    For some reason now I can't wait to see how the High Elves look in this, maybe because I play as them second only to playing as a Nord. 

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    #38  Edited By Delicious_Brains

    Looks like I'm gonna be playing as a cat man.

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    #39  Edited By ryanwho
    @kingzetta said:
    " Still going to be a NordIt looks like they are both on different gen systems "
    Those shots aren't from the 360.
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    #40  Edited By Bollard
    @Lucien_Lachance said:
    " FUCK, I don't remember Oblivion looking THAT bad. That game came out a long time ago, didn't it? "
    Exactly what I was thinking!

    Also, hell yes mah favourite race ;) Khajiit all the way!
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    #41  Edited By haggis

    Funny, because at the time Oblivion was considered a great looking game. But yeah, five years on it looks like dog shit. Graphics have come a long way since then, even with the hardware remaining static. Impressive.

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    #42  Edited By easthill
    @CaptainObvious: Those skeletons have flesh and muscles too...
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    Well, my decision to play as an Orc in this game has been validated. 

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    #44  Edited By Hizang

    Thats ace, can't wait to see the Argonians
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    #45  Edited By bioblood22
    @Hizang: Crap forgot about them, I bet they look sweeeeeet
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    #46  Edited By Beb

    That orc looks pretty awesome.

    Hype levels, rising.

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    #47  Edited By Claude

    Impressive

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    #48  Edited By blueduck

    "Compared to Oblivion, Skyrim is a vast improvement on Xbox 360, which is the only version that's been shown off so far by Bethesda. "


    It's pretty crazy that those screens came from an Xbox360. Also the reason those screens from Oblivion look like shit is because they're from the 360 version.    
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    #49  Edited By crusader8463

    Wow... I remember the faces in Oblivion being terrible, but holy fuck I did not remember them being that bad! I'm liking the Orc, but since I always play a lady character I doubt I will be one. And I'm not really into the whole furry thing, so no cat people ether. At least not on the first run through.

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    #50  Edited By melcene

    I'm still trying to not be excited for Skryim, because I don't want to have over-inflated hopes.  But those screenies look great.

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