A few years ago I made an animated short by computer. It was a hard work of several months in which I tried to build from scratch the screenplay it had written and artistic direction that had drawn. Finally, see what mounted meant an enormous pride. Almost without knowing how, I got that result was visually fixed and what they had imagined. See moving everything gave me a moment of satisfaction that I have never forgotten.
Saving the (huge, huge, huge) distances, I can imagine how the creators of video games should feel when they see their creations reflected on the screen. The enormous work of sketches and designs comes to us so that we can delight us walking by them in virtual form. It is a pleasure to see videos like this 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim', and more knowing its heady scale.
The expected title of Bethesda will come to market on Friday of the week to come, in this already iconic (11/11/11). Remember then, when you see this mountainous landscape that is lost in the horizon, the long hours of dedication that behind every feeling that travel through your body.
I imagine that the RPG lovers have well marked on your calendar on 11 November, I am wrong? It is the day on which the new installment in the Elder Scrolls saga goes on sale both PC and PS3 and Xbox 360. The day in which many will say goodbye to your family members and add as an excuse that you are going to travel. In Skyrim, specifically.
Those who have thought to do with 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' version for PC can continue reading if you want to find out the minimum and recommended requirements that Pete Hines of Bethesda has become known through your Twitter. The rest can follow with your lives as if none of this had happened:
Minimum requirements
* Operating system: Windows 7/XP/Vista (32 or 64 bits)
* Processor Dual Core 2 GHz
* 2 GB of RAM
* Graphics card with 512 MB of RAM and DirectX9c
Recommended requirements
* Operating system: Windows XP/7
* Processor Quad-Core Intel/AMD
* 4 GB of RAM
* 6 GB of hard disk space
* DirectX-compatible sound card
* Graphics card with DirectX9c with 1 GB of memory. GTX 260/RAdeon 4890 or higher
The truth is that the minimum requirements are not bad. It should be taking into account that the recommended requirements would be to play in High, so if we want to put it at full blast to take Ultra still will have to be a little upload specifications.
It will on November 11, in PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 to reach and propose us to live an adventure epic and fantastic in an icy land and full of dragons.'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' is the major release of the year for Bethesda and preparing it for everything high.
A few days ago we saw a couple of new videosand thanks to them to deepen in the use of weapons, spells, fighting with dragons and other enemies of reduced size. Now up to enjoy one of these announcements with actors and budget which we both like. A dragon, a terrified village, snow mixed with ashes, the panic of people, children crying and a hero who decides to stand up draw its swards…
And nobody said that it would be easy to defeat the very God Alduin, turned into a dragon, it threatens to put an end to the world of Tamriel. A new graphics engine, the pillars of the series intact, and in any case, improved a giant to explore map and a world that adapts in real-time to our actions. You have no desire to take your sword and put an end to one of these winged creatures?
Those who have wanted to learn more about 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'are in luck. A few days ago we learned of the curious competition that brought the guys at Bethesda that were to happen the primary mission of the game in the shortest possible time.
Now up to enjoy a long video, more than five minutes courtesy of Gamespot, which we see the handling of two weapons, powerful spells, fighting with enemies and spectacular Dragons (stars of the function). All that is seasoned with a superb graphics and a few landscapes of high quality. By the way, the spell of ice is a genuine past. It is brutal to see the effect before the enemies.
A few days ago my colleague told us the huge and massive 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' map. An extension like that it enjoyed in 'Oblivion' but with a terrain much more wild which will put many more impediments to our movements. Already is very little that you see the light and the collector's Edition looks tremendous.
By the way, enjoy another video focused on the fighting. So epic music, facing a dragon is going to be something worthy of experiment, isn't it?
If there is a game that you would expect to be endless and longest one day without bread that is, without doubt, 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'. The latest installment of Bethesda comes stomping and promises hours of fun Viking-fantastic. That Yes, if you dedicate to complete only the main adventure (tremendous sacrilege in a game as well) you can going on a scant two hours.
How? The main adventure of 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'takes only 2 hours? Man, Yes, but the thing has trick. And that is those little two hours a record set by Sam Bernstein, a tester of Bethesda who decided to challenge the rest of the team to see who was able to pass it quickly.
Its final time was 2 hours, 16 minutes and 10 seconds. He won, of course, but he could feel the breath in the neck of Jeff Browne, of the development team, who stayed in 2 hours, 16 minutes and 30 seconds. Of course that the thing as I said earlier has trick and these employees from Bethesda to know exactly what options take, what roads follow, how to get rid of the enemies and strengths and weaknesses of the entire game. Put another way, go with the autopilot.
It is something similar to YouTube videos which are passed Mario Bros in six minutes. If you know all the secrets the thing is easier, right?
To look at the huge map we can go in 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim', here we have more material to continue removing the dense hype that is focusing on this game. It's a gallery of images where we can continue delighting with the universe created by Bethesda.
Dragons giving medicine firearms to their enemies, sorcerers preparing potions in his dark cottage, hunters with bows magic facing huge bears, golems of ice with the face of few friends... In summary, epic and fantasy on all four sides. All this with the genuine real engine of the game Creation Engine developed by the own Bethesda and that it will provide the basis for future releases of the company.
All good RPG should have at least a couple of copies of 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' reserved for November 11, release date already almost at the gates. Then you can go throwing your family and friends, because expected us a long trip through the lands of Skyrim.
If the map of 'Oblivion' was already a huge territory could take months to go to complete, the logical thing was wait at least somewhat equal in mass to 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'. It is estimated that the mapping of this new title is similar in size to its predecessor, although his form is significantly different and the mountainous topography will be most challenging movements.
Taking advantage of the collector's Edition includes a print replica of the territory; a forum of Russian followers that has already been made with one of them has scanned so that now we can enjoy it. It is clear that we will be in a much more varied and complex region that we have visited before in any game in the series created by Bethesda.
The nine major cities are listed with their corresponding coats of arms, and this would be coupled with lower populations, a hundred and fifty dungeons and many secrets by revealing. You can then expand the complete map of 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim', whose launch is already little more than one month away.
Bethesda recovers this year one of the sagas more long-lived of RPGs, Elder Scrolls, with the launch of 'Skyrim'. The new stop in Tamriel promises a world as big as the previous ones, which again will want to give us maximum freedom as players and pretend to take up the role of the year title.
Bethesda are specialists in the genre and also other less pleasant things, such as those annoying and sometimes never resolved bugs that populate their games. For the moment, we see all you need to know about 'Skyrim' and touch when playing it, and remove the positive and the negative of the new Elder Scrolls. For the moment, obviously, what we have seen looks spectacular.
'Skyrim', the plot
200 years after the events of 'Oblivion' Skyrim takes us back to the same world, but this time to the province that it gives its name to the game. There, the Alduin Dragon God threatens to put an end to the world of Tamriel, the scene of these Elder Scrolls.
In the midst of this, with an almost defunct Empire, a civil war breaks out in the northern area of Tamriel, the own Skyrim. And there will be us, once more starting the game as prisoners, but ready to change their destiny.
'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim', it is not necessary to change
In Skyrim, Bethesda thought to improve what has been achieved in Oblivion, which in turn wanted to give greater packaging spectacular leap in the series as Morrowind. Again we find a vast and open to our preferences in playing world. There will be a series of missions which will be the central focus of the narrative of the game, but in the secondary is where will give way to our characters, and will also be our way of playing and living which guidance its role.
In fact, the main change will be the disappearance of the traditional class system: this time, your way to deal with 'Skyrim' will determine what your character immediately. Thus, does not choose to become a Warrior: we're and act as one of them would do it or we will become another thing.
In addition, Bethesda has promised many NPCs, all kinds of missions, more than 150 dungeons and large capacity so that our decisions in the game affect in real world. Do not change, Bethesda has even decided to amend the person who was already responsible for guiding the development teams 'Morrowind', 'Oblivion' and the large 'Fallout 3', Todd Howard, who this time had their dependants to a team of more than 100 people, the record for the company. Jeremy Soule also repeated as the epic soundtrack composer.
'Skyrim', the premiere of a new engine
Skyrim is preceded by the announcement of Bethesda released Creation Engine, a new engine that will allow, among other things, that dragons can join the game, which is necessary because, as we have seen, a God will make Act of presence in the land that shaped and how he takes a nail? In fact, a part of the development team has been dedicated to them, the Dragons, and to balance their actions and their importance in the world more Nordic that we want to present 'Skyrim'.
Furthermore, everything related to the third person view and the design of landscapes and environments has improved, since the challenge was to make a game that aesthetically break with the previous Elder Scrolls, and also carry the capabilities of the current generation to the limit. Supposedly, the snow should surprise us: to be ubiquitous and important in the plot development of 'Skyrim', the team has sought the way to make it more real.
Skyrim, date of release, versions and trailer
The output of Skyrim is scheduled for next November 11, PC, PS3 and XBox 360. In addition to its normal Edition, there will be a Special Edition with a sculpture of Alduin, the Dragon God, an official art book, a making - of DVD format and then a map of the province of Skyrim. For more details, Jarkendia told us all about the collector's Edition.
And what about the trailer? If this does not put you the long teeth, it is that your Kingdom is not of this world:
As many excited entry with this headline, clarifying that "Bethesda does not rule" is not the same as "Bethesda confirms". But at least it is something about which begin to sound out the ground in the face to the Wii U. Console for which still much to see in stores, by the way.
In a recent interview with Pete Hines of Bethesda, in official Nintendo magazine, Mr Hines said the following about a possible version of 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' for Wii U:
"It's definitely a possibility for the future." "We look to any platform that can support video games that we are trying to do, but there is one key point: the console has to endure to the game as it was conceived."
At the level of power does not seem that there could be problem, but what we discussed by Pete Hines in the end you can deduce that, in the hypothetical case that'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' leaving Wii U, it would be with a classic controller. Without using any kind of innovations that presents the future Nintendo console, go.
On the other hand, in another part of the interview, he stressed the enormous effort involved creating three versions (PC, PS3 and Xbox 360) of the same title. The later location, the ungrateful testing for everything and each platform in all possible languages. Lot of fishing. But at least it is good sign that Bethesda did not discard entry this possibility.
Meanwhile, remember, if not already know (which I doubt), that 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' will go on sale on November 11 (11-11 - 11) on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, and if you do not know how to make less unbearable waiting we remind you that you can see 20-minute videoof this more than likely GOTY of Bethesda.
As said, there is no two without three, and when we speak of 'The Elder Scrolls', cannot have a fifth chapter without having a quarter earlier. For 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' still remain a few months (11-11 - 11), but Bethesda has announced the good news that we will offer a more complete edition of his ' The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion' taking advantage of its fifth anniversary.
This special edition will be the same which was released a few months ago in the United States, besides being larger than the GOTY Edition. Best thing is that Europe will arrive this week. September 23, for more details, and for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Although there will be differences in the price of the console versions and compatible. Thus, on PS3 and Xbox 360 will cost 29.99 Euros, while in PC will be EURO 19.99. Everything you see in this edition fifth anniversary of the ' The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion' will be as follows:
Fifth Anniversary Edition of 'Oblivion'
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion * Knights of the Nine * Shivering Isles * Map of Oblivion cyrodrill color and the Shivering Isles * Additional disk with a documentary about the creation of Oblivion
If you had to tell the exact date That Will sell Without consulting an Internet game to win a contest is likely to say That of becoming a full 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' Because it is very simple to remember, and Beside the game is worth That it: 11/11/11 . Easy, huh? The Game Itself unlikable, because it seems to us a simple walk through the world Skyrim especially now that we know we can turn into vampires . But that’s another story.
Returning to historical worldwide release date we are still as a few months, so you have to somehow appease the wait. What if we see this 20 minutes video from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' ? If you do not mind losing a bit of surprise, you are going to Which find below is an Extensive gameplay have already been shown which in QuakeCon and PAX Prime this year, like at E3, behind closed doors.
It is not so spoiler as it might seem, But a mere demonstration as of the start of the game as a tutorial, where, the very Todd Howard, project manager, we will be telling all you see and what we can do. Giving to play go to the free choice of each, though, what are 20 miserable minutes for a game That Will Have Countless hours hooked to the screen?
Todd Howard of Bethesda confirms that, as has been tradition since 'The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall' in 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' we will be able to become a vampire. This means that your character can get a disease that is spreading throughout the land of Skyrim and, if not properly treated, we transformed into a bloodsucker.
Best of all is that this change is not merely aesthetic, but forces us to change our way of playing. You know, as we have always had, the vampires do not do that a lot of sunbathing. In Skyrim compliance with these policies, so as we cannot walk balo vampire in the light of this star. In contrast, our strength will be enhanced and, moreover, can bite other characters while they sleep to drink up your blood. Who could say no to that?
There was a time when vampires were in fashion in the same way that zombies are the current trend. But, Is it possible that the bloodsuckers may recover some of the lost prominence in our culture? It will not be for lack of material. From series such as 'True Blood' Even movies like the excellent 'Let me in' (2008) or the recently released remake 'Night of Fear' ('Fright Night', the first film of the year 1985) have vampires as absolute protagonists, but we have been overwhelmed by his presence as it has happened to the zombies. Will he return to change history?
When consoles like betting on a stand had no such discussions. Of course, now we have a PS3 with Blu-Ray and lots of gigabytes of storage space and Xbox 360 still working with DVD media that is not lame. The fact is that many studies of development seem to benefit from that difference for different grades of finish excuse, failure to get all the content, use of multiple disks ... whatever.
Bethesda, fortunately, does not put any excuses and seeks to inform their next 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' title graphic quality that borders on insanity as Villalobos told us a while; you have enough disk with a single Xbox 360.So you can forget an issue with several discs, but it is nothing serious, itself becomes an annoyance. Especially if you do not have the option to install all of the console.
Matt Carofano, art director of the game, the question of how many discs are needed to play 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' on Xbox 360 gave the following answer, clear and concise:
"Well, luckily the answer is one. No disc swapping only one."
Answer that hits a little with the latest batch of rumors pointing to an installation of multiple disks because of the vastness of the game. And speaking of facilities, Mr. Carofano could not be precise in the amount of GB required to install the game on the console's hard drive so we have to wait. For now let's stay with spectacular video and the shift to the Norse mythology that seems to him so well feel the saga.
It is not me, But Todd Howard, Producer and head of Bethesda dedicated to Promoting the huge'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' all games in the event worth Being present.
In 2011 Pax good old Howard Talk about the work you have done in the game version for Xbox 360. It Seems to Be Especially Careful, feeding on the experience Gained during The Development of essential 'Fallout 3' Adapting the interface, working the detail at all Levels and Both the technical limits of the machine. Here His words.
We've rewritten MOST of the graphics and gameplay, in Addition to using a new face and a new interface. And we knew that coming from Fallout 3 on Xbox 360, there were Many Things We could do to leverage STI power. We have an unlimited level of detail in the world, from little things like forks and strawberries to mountains and dragons. We wanted to put it all on screen at once, and That Was the hardest thing for us, But we very well Have Been
Taking as a basis for development version PC that assumes the polished and powerful MOST Mathematical level, the question is how Will all the cuts for home consoles NECESSARY (without going further, The latest controversy is starring in the About "Battlefield 3 ' ). This Factor combines two, the proximity of the PC and 360 hours of programming and the usual Difficulty of PS3.
Experience with 'Fallout 3' Should Both versions match of 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' consoles from Microsoft and Sony ('Even give you a little Higher Than the PS3?), however Todd Howard refers only to the good work done to Xbox 360 With the suspicion That May this cause. Does it have anything to do with the temporary agreement have come Bethesda and Microsoft when it comes to Distributing the DLC ? You bet.
Surely you remember with more anger than joy the first DLC who lived the history of the game, those armor 'The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion' who sowed terror among the players, who rightly thought that this measure could become habitual and not just in the series, but also exported to other franchises.
Fears ended up becoming a reality and we soon see how the DLCdownloaded that did not exceed 2 or 3 Megs. Too small to include complete maps and weapons, so it was clear that the content was already in the game and all they did was selling us a patch. Admirable! No do good business? Well yes, and entirely lawful and respectable, too. But then, from there to show off to have DLC even before the game goes on sale, that's another story arena.
The point is that Bethesdaannounced a formal agreement with Microsoft for the first two DLC of 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'are unique Xbox 360 for a limited time. Specifically for 30 days. It's funny because knowing the anger that users have with this type of trading strategies, all you have to say is limited to what was previously discussed. Nor knows when these DLC much less know what kind of contents provided.
I continue without being able to even imagine the pasture should invest Microsoft in all these areas, probably taken from the payments of our accounts Gold. But most surprising of all, what really leaves pictures is that now everyone will cry to heaven for the issue of DLC and when it comes to virtual platforms mysteriously end up raising millions. Do not count me, yes; I prefer to wait for the GOTY edition with all the downloadable items included.
I think few dates is easier to remember it being the day that the Titanic 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' will go on sale around the world on 11-11-11. How could it be otherwise, his expected arrival will be accompanied by a corresponding collector's edition, which has confirmed and presented at QuakeCon 2011 Todd Howard, Director of the project, showing all details and price, how could it be otherwise.
Will not be cheap this year so, I would advance. Apart will be available to us from the very day that the regular version will go on sale. To say that is majestic is perhaps fall short, and surely the most ardent fans of the series 'The Elder Scrolls' will not stick to its price. Let us see what will bring:
Contents of the limited edition Skyrim
• The game 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'
• A map of the province of Skyrim
• A statue Alduin 12-inch PVC
• Official art book "The Art of Skyrim" with 200 pages of color illustrations, sketches, models, with all the beasts, characters, environments and weapons Skyrim
• Documentary DVD 'The Making of the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' with exclusive images of "behind the scenes" and interview the team to know everything that surrounds and franchise Skyrim
Limited Edition Skyrim
All to the tune of 149.99 Euros in Europe, while in the United States will cost $ 149.99, £129.99 (UK) and in Australia A$199.99. History repeats itself. In any case, how many of those present with this piece you will become collector's edition? Which by the way, of Example Bethesda say they will be "extremely limited". If you seduce, do not you think twice, then be too late.
Bethesda has not wanted to miss part of the Comic-Con in San Diego to present one of his big bets for the coming months, 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' . With it become the more traditional western roles that of gigantic proportions in all aspects of the game and load a lot of epic fantasy.
The last thing that comes to the title is a promotional trailer for almost two minutes per game consists entirely real. Combat and dragons are the main protagonists of the video only serves to slightly higher levels of hype that currently carry over.
The coming November will be released at last 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' , five years after the fabulous 'Oblivion'. The levels of requirement imposed a franchise of this caliber are very high, but Bethesda has more than enough tables to achieve success.
Anyone who has already loved the great predecessors, can not avoid Dragon Age 2. That tie the story and the characters on the usual quality of Bioware's almost as safe as the Amen in church. And even those who Mass Effect 2 Origins was better than, the title should be kept in mind. Because everything points to the fact that the Dragon Age series is a playful approach to the series with Commander Shepard.
The early fears that the second part would degenerate into a "light role-playing game" seem not to confirm. On the contrary, we are confident that Crysis 2 will put the first RPG hit of the year and raised the bar high for the competition!
Few Screenshots of Dragon Age 2
The Witcher 2:
Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll! A few RPG heroes are so incredibly cool as the memoryless elite fighters with strong libido: Geralt of Rivia.
That combined with a promising story, compelling gameplay and great atmosphere really is almost guaranteed that The Witcher 2 will be a hit, which must not hide from other titles. Let's just hope that you have learned from the mistakes of the CD Project from its predecessor, and publish the game this time will be error free.
Few Screenshots of The Witcher 2
The Elder Scrolls 5: Cataclysm:
At the previous Oblivion Bethesda has tried things that turned out to be not very successful. The most prominent example: the automatic adjustment of the strength of all enemies in level ascents took the hero's motivation for many players and reduced the credibility of the game world. From such mistakes, the developers have learned. A rat is a rat and the mighty troll, we deviate from following the first meeting like cream roll, but then give him all the more pleasurable five levels later to taste our ax.
This then is the use of proven elements of character development (as long as you do not jump again like in Morrowind by the constant in the level increases) and the combat system, coupled with new great ideas that can provide a more varied game experience and a livelier world. Although it is still too little to see of the game was a reasonable conclusion to draw, but I lean a little bit out of the window and say: The Old Republic will be an absolute hit!
Which of the three games then ultimately the role play of 2011, you have to know when we all played extensively and tested for heart and kidney. Which RPG heavyweight you looking forward to most?
The most obvious feature is the game mechanics. Dragon Age 2 is the only game in this comparison, where we send an entire party in the struggle and the fight may pause to prepare in peace our tactics.
Also here Bioware golden touch to the character design and storytelling should be mentioned. Since Baldur's Gate the developers understand it like no one else put their story and their characters to great in scene, without the outside players to leave out. Exciting in this sense, the new narrative in flashback.
And we can safely assume that the game in the style of its predecessor, will fail again relatively brutal. As bloody and violent RPGs were rare. Therefore, Hawkes adventure aimed at adults in any case.
Also cool: Scores from the previous model can be imported. However, this has no direct impact on our group of heroes, but on the overall story. For example, who sits on the throne of Ferelden or how the dwarves have developed under new political leadership.
The Witcher 2:
The sorcerer adventure will probably offer the most dynamic struggles. Combining various skills makes a good impression so far.
In appearance and atmosphere of Geralt speaks well about the same target group as Hawke. The rather grim game world, the violence and especially the sex scenes make the game The Witcher 2 to a role-playing game for an adult audience. Just to everyone's favorite topic, sex, come back: Geralt is still a womanizer and the developers have to work a lot fun with it. So they miss the game extra to display Geralt's erotic escapades' epic and cinematic "cut scenes”, which are the feeling of sexual crackling created between the characters and want to set a new standard for the production of sex in video games.
As in Dragon Age 2 Scores can import it from its predecessor. However, the The Witcher 2 is also sometimes a direct impact on the history and course of the game.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Cataclysm:
In Skyrim is not just in Bethesda on a new graphics engine tinkering, but also to new game mechanics. So are computer-controlled characters (NPCs), thanks to the "Radiant AI story and" system used previously as a natural and dynamic behavior. If we drop about a weapon, it can happen that fight or two NPC's question brings us back to a child's part. In addition, the extras in the game world all follow a certain schedule, which should make the game world feel more realistic. In a logging town, for example, we will find the NPC during the day in the forest chopping wood. Even the dialogue system has to work, so the game will not pause, but talking will continue their activities.
What type of player is addressed?
Dragon Age 2 and The Witcher have two more by the linear control of the players a lot in common. The game is aimed primarily at players who are more than happy to take your hand, without sacrificing freedom to act and take decisions. Although we assume a direct influence on the game, yet still we move on a fixed rail system. What has the advantage that the story tight, emotional and epic can be told and we watch the characters more to the heart? So if you role-play in an atmosphere investigated, which is characterized mainly by their complex characters and the story is epic, these titles probably not wrong.
Skyrim is when Bethesda follows the tradition of his role playing, characterized by a very large game world in which each player writes his own story. This will be the main story because of the open world less linear, which makes the staging is usually less compelling than in more scripting titles with tighter control of the players, just like Dragon Age 2 and The Witcher second There will still be the usual myriad of side stories and fine Quest series, where we can employ for hours. A real game for explorers and adventurers.
