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Here's What Skyrim Would Look Like In Real Life

They could have some nice skiing if they fixed that dragon problem.

Oct. 24 2011

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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weee.. dragon

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I feel like live action game trailers kind of miss the point.

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That Dragon is pissed! Some one must have touched his gold stash.

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That was the best Ren Faire ever! Well, except for the part where Brice died. But other than that... AWESOME.

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Reminds me of Wolfhound..

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Keeping buckets of oil right next to an open flame.

Bloody Nords..

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Live action... the dragon is still CG. Meh. Bring out the real dragons. Also you should be pretty brave to have sex with a dragon.

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This is what I imagine the PC version will look like.

You better not disappoint, Bethesda!

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@Funky_Pasta_Tommy said:

I feel like live action game trailers kind of miss the point.

Yeah, are people really going to buy a game because they saw a movie trailer of it? Seems awfully expensive to make too. On the other hand, make it in some form of interactive laser game and we are talking.

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@jozzysaid:

@Funky_Pasta_Tommy said:

I feel like live action game trailers kind of miss the point.

Yeah, are people really going to buy a game because they saw a movie trailer of it?

Some people do stupid things for stupid reasons.

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That's a very nice trailer you have there.

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Ugh...this is disappointing, what is Marketing doing to this game - waste of money. Just show gameplay footage, Skyrim will hold up.

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That was pretty bad ass.

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@jozzy said:

@Funky_Pasta_Tommy said:

I feel like live action game trailers kind of miss the point.

Yeah, are people really going to buy a game because they saw a movie trailer of it? Seems awfully expensive to make too. On the other hand, make it in some form of interactive laser game and we are talking.

You would be surprised by the effectiveness of these things on the uninformative crowd.

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@jozzy said:

@Funky_Pasta_Tommy said:

I feel like live action game trailers kind of miss the point.

Yeah, are people really going to buy a game because they saw a movie trailer of it? Seems awfully expensive to make too. On the other hand, make it in some form of interactive laser game and we are talking.

worked for Dead Island

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This trailer isn't for us. It is for the regular crowd that doesn't obsess over video games. I think its a good trailer for what it is trying to do.

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Now someone needs to show what an actual Bethesda game would look like in real life. How do humans look without textures? People clipping through the environment? What does a human with an upside down head look like?

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@Winternet said:

@jozzy said:

@Funky_Pasta_Tommy said:

I feel like live action game trailers kind of miss the point.

Yeah, are people really going to buy a game because they saw a movie trailer of it? Seems awfully expensive to make too. On the other hand, make it in some form of interactive laser game and we are talking.

You would be surprised by the effectiveness of these things on the uninformative crowd.

Aah well, at least they will get a good game (safe assumption?) out of it this time.

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@Branthog said:

Here's What Skyrim Would Look Like In Real Life

No it wouldn't. There aren't dragons in real life.

I'd argue that if our reality was identical to Skyrim's universe, it would aslo contain dragons.

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The set they used reminded me of Winterfell from Game of Thrones.

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The hero at the end look like a accountant.

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Chills! Spine! Chills! Spine! Dragon!!!

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Want Skyrim film now.

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Winter is coming?

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It looks so real O_O

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He's just trying to protect his dragon gold. Ask Dave, he'll tell ya.

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@Branthog said:

Here's What Skyrim Would Look Like In Real Life

No it wouldn't. There aren't dragons in real life.

No shit man!

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skyrim is coming

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eagerly waiting for this...and Batman , and MW3 , and LA Noir , and Saints Row 3. crazy effed up November -_-

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I'm eagerly anticipating Skyrim. But the whole "big monster appears and roars loudly before the trailer cuts off" thing is over done.

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Oh, hello goosebumps!
 
I really reaaaaaally want to play this game.

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@jozzy: honestly not much different from what Square has been doing for their games for decades, the difference is they went live actor instead of CG cutscene.. I agree everyone wants to see gameplay.

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@Aishan said:

Keeping buckets of oil right next to an open flame.

Bloody Nords..

I was gonna mention that but you beat me to it, oil doesn't ignite like that i've tried it =) that was gas.  otherwise good work, great vid!
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@ribeye said:
@Aishan said:

Keeping buckets of oil right next to an open flame.

Bloody Nords..

I was gonna mention that but you beat me to it, oil doesn't ignite like that i've tried it =) that was gas.  otherwise good work, great vid!
What, you're going to prevent them from deep frying their turkeys? And what about fish and chips mate? Gotta have a lot of oil in a pot for that. Meanie.
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@Sergotron said:

He's just trying to protect his dragon gold. Ask Dave, he'll tell ya.

THOSE-- FUCKIN GREEDY BASTARDS!

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@SmilingPig said:

The hero at the end look like a accountant.

(in best announcer voice) ... and he's about to subtract the amount of dragons by 1.

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@jozzy said:

@Funky_Pasta_Tommy said:

I feel like live action game trailers kind of miss the point.

Yeah, are people really going to buy a game because they saw a movie trailer of it? Seems awfully expensive to make too. On the other hand, make it in some form of interactive laser game and we are talking.

I think live action is much better then something made from cut-scenes and scripted events (like most FPS trailers). At least people will know right away that this is not gamplay.

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@ralphredimix said:

@jozzy: honestly not much different from what Square has been doing for their games for decades, the difference is they went live actor instead of CG cutscene.. I agree everyone wants to see gameplay.

Well yeah, but with the CG stuff people might actually think that it is gameplay (more devious?). With a movie everyone knows it's not footage of the game, you can only convey themes and atmosphere of the game that way. Doubt we will ever know how effective such a campaign will be, obviously they think it does and threw a bucket of $$$ at it.

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I think the creator of this should have a little meet up with the people working on Game of Thrones~.

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This just in, Bethesda Softworks scraps plans to create its latest Elder Scrolls in a sprawling 3D rendered world and instead opts for a FMV game. In a statement released this morning by Pete Hines, the Vice President of Bethesda Softworks, he states "We feel Full Motion Video allows us to focus our efforts to create Skyrim the way we always intended, as the most cinematic fantasy adventure ever created. Our new approach has greatly reduced the bug count normally found in our games and we couldn't be happier". As of this writing the game's director, Todd Howard, could not be reached for comment.

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That's the guy who donated to Oktoberkast, right?

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@Funky_Pasta_Tommy said:

I feel like live action game trailers kind of miss the point.

Eh, there's enough gameplay put out for Skyrim that I really don't see the deal.

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It needs to be November 11 right now.

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I want a LongLook!!

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not liking this trend of live action trailers...BF3 also

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"Skyrim is coming."
 
Or alternatively, "Dragons are coming."

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"Previously on Game of Thrones, season 3..."