Oblivion's Missing Physics Acceleration

An anonymous reader writes "An article on GamesFirst discusses how much better Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion would be if it supported true physics acceleration. From the article: 'Oblivion lacks Casual Physics, and the result is a splendidly beautiful world that still requires a blind eye in order to buy into the environment...' How would Oblivion be different if there were more than just Rag-Doll physics, if bad guys reacted to the swing of your sword, or if mist realistically moved around you as you walked."

Comments

How about if....

[cjb909]

What if Oblivion was projected in 3d holograms....and online....in space! Forget swords....more lasers! And Cheese Graters!

Not the only realism problem...

[verbatim_verbose]

They should really do a little more research on other aspects of reality, such as how difficult it actually is to cast fire directly from your hands. Just what kind of world do these guys live in?

Re:Physics Realism? Pfft. There're bigger problems

[ivan256]

Everybody writes their name on *everything*. ;)

Re:Physics Realism? Pfft. There're bigger problems

[spectecjr]

You can steal a horse in one town and ride it to the furthest town away that you can get to, and everyone will know that it's not your horse.

Of course they know. They check the license plate and the bumper sticker - it's pretty obvious.

Easy, actually.

[ichigo 2.0]

1. Pour gasoline on hands.
2. Ignite said hands.
3. ????
4. Profit!

Re:Easy, actually.

[hyfe]

Nobody disputes that's it easy to set your hands on fire.

The tricky part is getting the fire off your hands and somewhere else. :)