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Gavin Carter Discusses Elder Scrolls

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the verbose-developers dept.

Conspiracy_Of_Doves writes to tell us Brett Thomas over at Bit-Tech recently interviewed Elder Scrolls producer, Gavin Carter. From the article: "The size, scope and sheer graphical grunt required for Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion requires gigahertz of processing power to run, good bandwidth to update and expand, and gigabytes of hard disk space to store. Things that a console didn't really have...until now." The interview takes a look at the development with respect to the two different platforms, PC and Xbox 360.

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  1. so no xbox 360 core? by El_Muerte_TDS · · Score: 4, Insightful

    gigabytes of hard disk space to store
    XBox 360 core dosn't have gigbytes of disk space.

  2. Re:Elder Scrolls by Availle · · Score: 5, Funny

    I shouldn't even reply to this, but I'm a woman and I'm looking forward to this game. Yes, I take the occasional shower every day.

    And for all of the dirty D&D geeks out there, I already have a boyfriend.

  3. Re:Elder Scrolls by DreadSpoon · · Score: 5, Funny

    "And for all of the dirty D&D geeks out there, I already have a boyfriend."

    Ah, but one must ask, are his D20s big enough for you?

    (And there goes my "always respectful" track record.)

  4. I got old too soon by milktoastman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As a college undergrad, I was interested in the Elder Scrolls 2 from watching others play. I never really had a computer that could run it. In Grad school, sans flies, I bought a computer to run Elder Scrolls 3 and was so looking forward to playing a computer/console RPG of the likes I had dreamed of since 8th grade...but when I tried it, I realized, I just couldn't get absorbed. It required such an investment of time and interest that my busy life wouldn't allow. Also, I actually felt guilty playing because I knew how much valuable 'real time' was going to waste. I guess I'm too old to play these games now. Too bad my last fling was Ultima 9. Kind of cool, but not what I had dreamed of playing. Don't you wish the sheeny scales would flute madly?

    1. Re:I got old too soon by Gulthek · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Holy Avatar, you're last RPG fling was Ultima 9? I'm so sorry.

      My brother and I actually downgraded our gaming machine from a modern (at the time) video card to two 3DFx cards in SLI (it was designed for Glide) so we could play U9 without it crashing every 5 minutes. Then it only crashed every 20 minutes.

      Not to mention being so incredibly awful that it actually made us yearn for the days of cheap sprite graphics and dungeon running in Ultima 5/6/7. Or even Ultima 4. Almost Ultima 3. Not "Avatars in Space" Ultima 2, and not "Glorified Nethack" Ultima though. And I don't think anything will ever make me yearn for the spell casting atrocity of Ultima 8 (and the sad fall of Dupre).

    2. Re:I got old too soon by TrappedByMyself · · Score: 4, Funny

      You should try World of Warcraft. You can play at a leisurely pace and not have to worry about getting sucked in.
      Definitely the game for RPG fans with busy lives.

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  5. One other thing by BronxBomber · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you want to try the one that started it all, go here. Its free. Windoze only and you need DOSBox.

    --
    ...both interiorlly, and exteriorlly.
  6. Re:On PC, though... by MightyPez · · Score: 4, Informative

    Why exactly won't the XBox 360 have these lighting features? The GPU in the 360 is a next generation video card made by ATI, like nothing on the market right now. Do you have some insider knowledge that it won't have abilities of current DirectX 9 video cards?

  7. Re:Elder Scrolls by wbren · · Score: 5, Funny
    (Elder Scrolls) is for dirty D&D geeks that have no hope of ever talking to a woman - let alone touching one.
    That's just not true! One time I was at a strip club and a stripper fell down because she was wearing stilettos. Anyway, on the way down to the floor, the back of my hand brushed against her shoulder. So yeah, we touch girls ALL THE TIME!!!
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    -William Brendel
  8. This title was the "System Seller" by popo · · Score: 4, Interesting


    Without Oblivion, XBOX 360 has no real "system seller".

    No Halo? no Oblivion? Perfect Dark Zero could be cool, but I don't
    see nearly the same level of excitement for it.

    I think this is going to have a huge impact on the bottom line
    for initial Xbox sales.

    I don't know about everyone else here, but for me the first Xbox
    was about Halo and Morrowind.

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  9. Re:Elder Scrolls by Sheepdot · · Score: 4, Funny

    I shouldn't have to say this, but your statement announcing you are "a woman" on Slashdot is akin to saying you're available and looking.

    So stating "I already have a boyfriend" only indicates to the rest of us that you're looking for a geekier one than you already have.

  10. Re:Elder Scrolls by DreadSpoon · · Score: 5, Funny

    "If I comment on this, it might damage your ego."

    Possibly. But remember, it's not the size that counts... ... it's whether or not you can roll the crit hits.

    (Just digging my well of depravity even deeper, aren't I?)