HellGate, Elder Scrolls Hands-On

Hellgate: London and The Elder Scrolls IV are two hotly anticipated roleplaying titles coming at us in the upcoming year. Hands-On examinations of Hellgate are available at Gamespot, 1up.com and IGN. The Elder Scrolls is examined at Gamespot and IGN. From the 1up article: "'Since we're building an RPG, even though it's primarily played from the first-person perspective, we don't want it to be a twitch-fest,' he says. 'We're doing things that have soft-targeting, or area effects, or auto-locking, to make it where your success in the game isn't determined on your physical reflexes, or the dexterity of a fourteen year old. It's all about building up a character: your level, your stats, your skills, your equipment, your items -- it's the classic RPG in that sense.'"

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Correct Elder Scroll: Oblivion Link

[Admiral Ackbar 8]

This is the correct link to the IGN Elder Scrolls: Oblivion story.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/617/617488p1.html

Oblivion trailer online

[Will2k_is_here]

On a related topic. For anyone who hasn't found it yet, there is a HD trailer online:
http://morrowind.com/downloads/media_movies.htm

Slight misrepresentation in the article

[Cecil]

Conversing with other characters in the game is much more interactive. Bethesda took a page out of Fable's book by adding the ability to persuade NPCs to make them like you more through a host of methods including jokes, compliments, bribes, and intimidation.

This is not a page from Fable's book. This was in previous Elder Scroll games as well, specifically Morrowind. In fact it was a pretty crucial part of the game for many quests (provided you weren't playing as a psychopathic mass murderer)