14 DAY TRIAL // The information blow-out linked to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim continues, with the developers at Bethesda talking about the overall look of the new game and the way it will integrate Nordic themes in all its views and items.
Speaking to Game Informer, Matt Carafano, who is the art director working on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, said, “With Skyrim we’ve come up with something we call internally ‘epic reality’. What that means to us is dramatic views wherever you go. With every landscape or region of the game we try to make it look amazing and unique. Definitely the landscape is something we’re pushing, to get you that sense of epic reality.”
The art director has also said that the team is keen on changing the way the game looks and the themes it tackles with each new installment, making sure that players always get something new out of an Elder Scrolls experience.
Carafano added, “Oblivion was more kind of standard European fantasy, and with Skyrim, we wanted to do something more. That same feel wouldn’t fit for this game. We wanted to do something that you were living in Skyrim, it is different. It is the home of the Nords. Everything is based off them.”
The developers at Bethesda seem to be very conscious of the problems that long-term fans had with their previous release, Oblivion, and are working hard to address them.
It has already been confirmed that the game will have a new engine that is more suited to handling faces and conversations and that the combat system has been reworked to offer a gamer more options when dealing with an enemy.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has a launch date of November 11, confirmed since the game was initially announced, and will be available on the PC, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
The Game Informer article also has a pretty interesting video showing off some concept art.