Elder Scrolls IV - Xbox 'next' launch title ?

[Red 5]

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/7878/The-Eld...on-Screenshots/

 

If this is the case, I will once again be in line at midnight at Xbox 2's('360' 'next' whatever the name will be) launch.

 

How amazing does that look ! ? !

[PuddWakkr]

I've been following this game for a while. If this is the only good game for the nextbox I'll still get one just for this game. I've played through every Elder Scrolls game so far and don't plan to quit anytime soon. Sure the graphic look great but what really has me interested is their "radiant AI" system, which if it turns out like they plan will really change how games are played. I wish Xbox2 would come out tomorrow.

 

Schwingggggg.....

[+Random Terrain]

Yeah, sounds freakin' cool:

 

Oblivion features a groundbreaking new AI system, called Radiant AI, which gives non-player characters (NPCs) the ability to make their own choices based on the world around them. Full facial animations and lip-synching, combined with full speech for all dialog, allows NPCs to come to life like never before.

[jeepnut24]

Would that be oblivion? If so, then yes. There are tons of media for it and info. Well not tons, but more than most next gen titles.

[PuddWakkr]

I thought this was neat....

"We've really gotten much better at this," Howard says when discussing the living world of Oblivion. "We're really focusing this time on how people in the world react to you, because that's the most fulfilling thing about being good or bad or in-between." The game sports a new "Radiant AI" system that Howard says is best described as a combination of Ultima 7 and The Sims. Rather than following pre-scripted paths, every NPC is given a set of general goals they'd like to achieve, but the details of fulfilling that goal is entirely up to them. If a citizen is hungry, they'll look for a way to get food. They might buy food, hunt it, or steal it, then find a place to sit to eat and so on. This means that every one of the game's 1,000 NPCs follows a full 24/7 schedule that continues whether or not the player is there to witness it. It also means that the NPCs react to each other, so a townsperson who decides to steal a loaf of bread in full view of the guards may find himself under arrest.

 

It also means that everything the player does in the game that's witnessed by NPCs is processed and remembered by them, who will then use that information to decide how to react to you. Interactions are governed by what the player has done to them, what groups or guilds they're both a member of, whether the player has messed with anyone in their family and what their general reputation in the Empire is. Players who just watch the NPCs going about their daily lives will often witness townsfolk in unscripted dynamic conversations gossiping about what's going on in the kingdom and what rumors and news is currently hot.  In fact, one of the interesting problems that the team has had to face came about precisely because the AI is so good. According to Howard, the AI has caused guards to decide to eat and go hunting deer, only to get themselves arrested for attacking something. When they fight back against the arresting guard, the other guards see a fight and try to join in. In not too much time, every guard in the town was involved in the scuffle, which left the rest of the town open to thievery by other NPCs, resulting in empty stores. Much of the team's current effort is going into putting sensible governors on the AI's behavior to avoid situations like empty stores that would result in situations that wouldn't be fun for the player.

[+Random Terrain]

This should be the first game I'll buy for the new console. I just hope there is less reading. I hate all of that seemingly never-ending reading you had to do in Morrowind to find stuff out from each person.

[BydoEmpire]

I've been following this for a while, too, after loving Morrowind. It's the one and only game that has me even considering an Xbox 2 at launch. Although, I don't think anyone has confirmed it being a launch title. In fact, I don't even think it's been officially confirmed as an Xbox 2 title (although that's probably pretty a safe bet). Can't wait for E3 when we (hopefully) get some confirmation & dates on these games.

[Red 5]

Well, Xbox 2 hasn't officially been announced yet either.

 

They are waiting for E3.

 

However, I would expect both xbox 2 (360) to be announced and 2 great release titles (morrowind and Half Life 2) to be announced as well.

 

...shhhhhh...