Oblivion sacrificed what made Morrowind special: Todd H

[Stella Brando]

Speaking to OXM in a hot-off-the-press, detail-saturated interview, Bethesda's Todd Howard has confessed that Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion "sacrificed" the feel of preceding title Morrowind in the interests of a "refined and welcoming" gameworld.

Reflecting on Morrowind, Howard observed: "It should feel alien, kind of 'stranger in a strange' land, with familiar looking elements only rooting you early in the game. The whole tone ends up being one of 'I'm an outsider, I'm uncomfortable'.

"With Oblivion, we're dealing with the capital province, and we wanted to get back to the more classic Arena and Daggerfall feel of a fantasy world that felt more refined and welcoming," he went on. "A place that you instantly understood.

"But in that, we sacrificed some of what made Morrowind special; the wonder of discovery."

The fifth game, Skyrim, will seek to plot a middle path between Morrowind-esque weirdness and Oblivion's straight-and-narrow aesthetic.

"With Skyrim, we're trying to bring some of that back and walk the line between Morrowind and Oblivion. Where it's at first familiar looking, but has its own unique culture and spin on it."

http://www.oxm.co.uk/26280/bethesda-oblivion-sacrificed-what-made-morrowind-special/

 

[Nael]

I feel like I've been here before.

 

[Micmu]

Same bullshit all over again. Betshitsda really never changes.
"We sacrificed Daggerfall stuff for Morrowind and we're bringing it back in Oblivious, trust us, it'll be cool"

 

[circ]

GOTY. Still a day 1 purchase for me.

 

[sgc_meltdown]

"With Oblivion, we're dealing with the capital province, and we wanted to get back to the more classic Arena and Daggerfall feel of a fantasy world that felt more refined and welcoming," he went on. "A place that you instantly understood.

welcoming

I see. Arena and Daggerfall were indeed very welcoming games. I wouldn't put it past the average Oblivion fan to pick their mechanics and gameplay up just like they did in Oblivion. So you want to make Skyrim more complex than Daggerfall, like Morrowind instead. Yes. Of course.

"With Skyrim, we're trying to bring some of that back and walk the line between Morrowind and Oblivion. Where it's at first familiar looking, but has its own unique culture and spin on it."

And by unique culture and spin I presume you mean snow and ice?

 

[bat_boro]

Oh ain't he cute, little Toddler

 

[Andyman Messiah]

Leave Todd Howard alone. He's a p. nice guy.

 

[Wyrmlord III]

Skyrim lost some of the magic of Oblivion, but it'll all be back in Summerisle dudes!

Summerisle will totally find that sweetspot between Skyrim and Oblivion. You'll be playing it and you'll be all ’Oh yeah, dude, you're hitting that spot!'

Trust me bros.

 

[Johannes]

"With Skyrim, we're trying to bring some of that back and walk the line between Morrowind and Oblivion. Where it's at first familiar looking, but has its own unique culture and spin on it."

And by unique culture and spin I presume you mean snow and ice?

Snow and ice and DRAGONS

 

[Wyrmlord III]

lol wait disregard above post until 2015 bros

 

[Nael]

This is why we can't have nice things!

 

[CrimsonAngel]

So he wants the "Special" back.

Do not worry Todd you where always the master of "Special"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo8CrY_ZfFk

 

[Casanova Frankenstein]

Speaking to OXM in a hot-off-the-press, detail-saturated interview, Bethesda's Todd Howard has confessed that Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion "sacrificed" the feel of preceding title Morrowind in the interests of a "refined and welcoming" gameworld.

Reflecting on Morrowind, Howard observed: "It should feel alien, kind of 'stranger in a strange' land, with familiar looking elements only rooting you early in the game. The whole tone ends up being one of 'I'm an outsider, I'm uncomfortable'.

"With Oblivion, we're dealing with the capital province, and we wanted to get back to the more classic Arena and Daggerfall feel of a fantasy world that felt more refined and welcoming," he went on. "A place that you instantly understood.

"But in that, we sacrificed some of what made Morrowind special; the wonder of discovery."

The fifth game, Skyrim, will seek to plot a middle path between Morrowind-esque weirdness and Oblivion's straight-and-narrow aesthetic.

"With Skyrim, we're trying to bring some of that back and walk the line between Morrowind and Oblivion. Where it's at first familiar looking, but has its own unique culture and spin on it."

http://www.oxm.co.uk/26280/bethesda-oblivion-sacrificed-what-made-morrowind-special/

Did the weTODD just pull a Rybicki Maneuver?
http://www.nma-fallout.com/article.php?id=37708

 

[SCO]

It's standard rhetoric technique at every PR department.

 

[turn_based_fanboy]

For a moment I though he is talking about role=play elements and had hopes of minimal incline but that was obviously too good to be true.

 

[curry]

I'll give it a download.

 

[DwarvenFood]

I'm kinda glad he did not do the interview with us. It would infuse our brains with subversive decline and streamlining.

 

[Suchy]

Whatever shit this may yet be, it will be better than DA2.

 

[Turisas]

Leave Todd Howard alone. He's a p. nice guy.

In his defense tho, at least he's not a complete faggot:

 

[Clockwork Knight]

The romance part of Twilight gets a lot weirder when you remember that one of the first things Edwards reveals about himself is that he's like 90 years old, yet he falls in love at first sight with a 16 year old hick girl.

Then again, this fucked-upness is probably the reason the romances Gaider's involved with are the way they are

 

[treave]

After the DA2 launch, Bethspeak doesn't sound as stupid anymore.

 

[SlowLane]

Whatever shit this may yet be, it will be better than DA2.

It's already attracting a more mature audience

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XteEf6XvKk

 

[Xor]

Yeah, I'm willing to give Todd a pass on this one after all the shit Bioware's been up to recently.

 

[DragoFireheart]

After the DA2 launch, Bethspeak doesn't sound as stupid anymore.

-Bethesda is at least consistent.

-They let OE make Fallout: New Vegas. That's incline IMO.

Regardless, I wait and see.

 

[Kaanyrvhok]

The only thing that really seems far fetched is the radiant quest. If that doesn't sound too good to be true.