Elder Scrolls Panorama Shots
Johnny wrote to mention new images up on the Panogames.com site, for the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Enjoy some late-night images of sprawling countrysides and dank dungeons. They also offer images of Half-Life 2 and Need for Speed : Most Wanted.
In that second panorama, in the forest, everything looks absolutely beautiful. I feel like running around, exploring the surroundings, maybe going into that deep forest and hunting for things. And then I turn and see this stupid cat woman standing there. Flashbacks ensue. She'll probably want to give me a vague quest. Or maybe just hand me a 500 page book on the history of the Village/Forest People that has nothing to do with anything. Or maybe just sell me some potions.
Of course I could kill her. But that would be so incredibly unsatisfying, since she is just a random NPC with no special significance. Killing her wouldn't generate any story, just problems with the local guards. Yawn.
They call this an open ended game, but I still see the same old staples - the same old quests, pointlessy wordy trivia tomes, magic mushrooms...