Waiting4Oblivion Proudly Presents: The E3 Thread Options

[Rane]

-----Waiting4Oblivion Proudly Presents: The E3 Thread-----


Ok people. It's time to buckle up. We're living in some pretty interesting times right now and by the looks of it, the end is nowhere near.

As most of you already know, Bethesda is showing Oblivion at E3 this year. With all the info pouring out from there and other sources we've decided to gather a bunch of the info right here, on your very own Waiting4Oblivion forums.

We will have two places where the info will show up. This thread is one of them. The other one is the Special Features page. Look below for direct link.

Waiting4Oblivion Special Features

---Update---

E3 Demo Summary

2nd day at E3 diary

3rd day at E3 diary

The goal of this thread is as follows:
Anything from previews to reports, Developer statements to possible trailers will be posted here, with links and source locations.

Remember to check back for updates. Who knows what tomorrow will bring to us.


We'll be starting off with links to some of the first previews of the game, some screenshots that were published recently and of course, an early version of the very anticipated trailer.

Bethesda E3 Team Diary

Gamespot preview

Gamespot screen shots

Gamespot Q&A with Todd Howard

Gamespot early E3 report


Update 19.5.05, 11:42 PM GMT
Actiontrip's preview

Update 20.5.05, 10:45 AM GMT
Interview with Gavin Carter

The Interview in text, by Steerpike lsn

Direct download link

Update 20.5.05, 00:21 PM GMT
IGN Preview on Oblivion

Update 20.5.05, 9:47 PM GMT
CNN preview on a few games, including Oblivion

Update 21.5 1:12 AM GMT
Alexander's and Stargelman's E3 report and update post on the offical forums

Update 21.5.05, 3:01 PM GMT
Gamespy report on Oblivion demo

Another Gamespy report

Update 21.5.05, 10:13 PM GMT
Happypuppy.com demo report

Another Happypuppy.com report

Update 21.5.05, 9:25 PM GMT
A really good E3 demo report by Boomtown.net

Update 23.5.05, 8:51 PM GMT
GamesMainFrame preview

-----Oblivion trailers-----
http://xboxmovies.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/19...3-2005-Trailer/
http://www.gamespot.com/x360/rpg/theelders...vion/media.html


Direct download link

Microsoft briefing, Oblivion footage at 5:40 in the file

---THE OFFICIAL TRAILER---

84.3MB - High Definition DivX AVI Movie
http://www.bethsoft.com/downloads/video/Ob...ailerDIVXHD.avi

77.4MB - Hi-res Quicktime Movie
http://www.bethsoft.com/downloads/video/Ob...railerLarge.mov

15.3MB - Low-res Windows Media Movie
http://www.bethsoft.com/downloads/video/Ob...railerSmall.wmv

Update 20.5.05, 2:27 PM GMT

More E3 footage of Oblivion, by IGN

[Rane]

Yeah, I can't wait to get to fight along a group of other characters as well. Seems like we will be getting those huge (or somewhat huge) battles after all.

Not really sure which new screenshots you mean. At the moment my browser's a bit borked so I only get to see the images with a direct link but based on the numbers in the links the 5 newest screens there seems to be as follows:

http://www.gamespot.com/x360/rpg/theelders...ns.html?page=44

That's basically the wallpaper we got earlier. The one with the Daedric being standing in one of those portals with the "hero" standing infront of the portal with his sword drawn.

http://www.gamespot.com/x360/rpg/theelders...ns.html?page=43

Another shot of the "hero" I assume. He's holding a lonblade and a shield and boy, I do have to say that those details look amazing. Behind him seems to be the burning city of Cyrodiil.

42 and 41 are the concept art pics of Mithril armor

http://www.gamespot.com/x360/rpg/theelders...ns.html?page=40

The Heir from the trailer, with sword and behind him you once again see the burning city.

http://www.gamespot.com/x360/rpg/theelders...ns.html?page=39

New concept art apparently. A sideview of a guard's head, with the title "Town Guard-Chorrol".

http://www.gamespot.com/x360/rpg/theelders...ns.html?page=38

This is the Lich we saw in the trailer. Has a red-brownish robe on, and some kind of amulet or necklace with 3 big crystals. The Lich is also holding a big wooden staff. The place seems to be some kind of semidark dungeon.

Edit: New Actiontrip preview added.

[quote]Another fear that I had from seeing the previously released screenshots was that the bloom effect would just make everything look too shiny and nice and that you'd never really get that dungeon feel from playing the game. Hell no, man, I was so wrong. One of the last scenes that we were shown takes place in a city that was attacked and razed to the ground by the forces of Oblivion - you enter the scene on a cold rainy night surrounded by death and ruins. The weather effects are amazing and the scene is about as grim as they come in computer games. The thing is that the Elder Scrolls IV engine is so powerful that it can create both the dreamy look of buildings and forests drenched in sunshine, as well as scenes of gloomy dungeons with festering corpses and monsters.[/quote]