Trailers: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Sound of Skyrim

[Ken_J]

Did any one else have the hairs on the back of their neck stand on end during the theme?

 

[Kleingeier]

Did any one else have the hairs on the back of their neck stand on end during the theme?

Yes.

 

[Inkidu]

[HEADING=1]Arghh![/HEADING]

Why do I keep doing this to myself!

7 more days!

I...I...I don't think I'm gonna make it guys...

Go on without me...

MEDIC!!

OP: Everything I see about Skyrim just makes me bubble up with happiness. This is going to be thousands of times better than Oblivion (Which I put about 450 hours into). I'm going to die of malnutrition playing this game.

Christopher Plummer was a great casting decision, his voice is perfect for an elder. Now, all they need to do is get Ron Pearlman, Liam Nissan and Patrick Stewart and they would have an all star male cast.

Perlman's voice wouldn't have fit the setting that well, I don't think. Sir Patrick and Liam aleady did major roles. Variety is the spice of life.

I do agree that Plummer is probably one of THE BEST voice actor choices for Skyrim. Him and John Hurt would make a killer duo in a game like this.

Actually, Pearlman would be good for it. He's done Norse work before. Go find a movie called The Outlander. It's a sci-fi infused retelling of the Beowulf epic. Pearlman plays Hrothgar. He does come at it a little Irish, but it works.

 

[freaper]

Did any one else have the hairs on the back of their neck stand on end during the theme?

Bro, not only the ones on my neck...

> Jeremy Soule also made the music for Guild Wars

 

[Kleingeier]

Graphics and sounds aren't everything. Developers can tout their ability to create realistic worlds all they want but if the gameplay is shit then they've worked for nothing. Since the combat system looks identical to the one in Oblivion, I'm not getting my hopes up.

Yeah, the combat gameplay does seem the same, except for the addition of finish moves, dual-wielding/spell-mixing, running speed changes, weapon type skill changes, severe polishing, the addition of dragon shouts and perks.

 

[Baresark]

That was ridiculous.... I literally just shit my pants with that trailer. I can't wait another moment.

My god....

As someone who hasn't watched any of the streams from the leaked games, I was utterly shocked by the gameplay footage I saw in this trailer.

It's like night and day between this and previous TES games. And the closer I get to Skyrim, the more I realize how HORRIBLY Oblivion has aged.

I checked out a stream, and it looked like shit. But this makes it look about 1000 times better. I'm not one to care about graphics all that much, but sound is just about everything in a game, IMO. Graphically though, I'm a bit blown away, it's just so night and day from the last game, and I'm not talking about graphic technology. I mean, that game engine was ok when it first came out, but it's just so horrible now. After Fallout: New Vegas I thought they would never do away with it.

 

[UnderCoverGuest]

Huh. I guess this teaches me to heat up some meat when I need to get something done.

Weird how half the video is just about the theme though. The second half about dialog was great however.

 

[Lacsapix]

the universe would not be able to handle this game if one of the voice actors would be Cpt. Picard

 

[Doom-Slayer]

Graphics and sounds aren't everything. Developers can tout their ability to create realistic worlds all they want but if the gameplay is shit then they've worked for nothing. Since the combat system looks identical to the one in Oblivion, I'm not getting my hopes up.

Time to echo a lot of people in pointing out how you are wrong

Duel wielding basically any weapon and spell
Entirely new perk system
Finishing moves
Dragon shouts
New weapon types

 

[Inkidu]

I think my mind just exploded, and I've already seen the trailer once. To all those people who think it's just Oblivion, shut up. Unless you've played Oblvion unmodded and unpatched for five years I don't want to hear anything, because I'm sure I can handle Skyrim.

 

[PAGEToap44]

Christopher Plummer is voice acting in Skyrim... 0_0

Gimme. Gimme game now. I want to play.

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

I think my mind just exploded, and I've already seen the trailer once. To all those people who think it's just Oblivion, shut up. Unless you've played Oblvion unmodded and unpatched for five years I don't want to hear anything, because I'm sure I can handle Skyrim.

I've played it unpatched and unmodded for three years. Does that count?
OP: WHY IT NO THE 11TH YET?

 

[BrionJames]

Cool, I can't wait to play this. I've loved Elder Scrolls all this time, I was worried that this installment was going to ruin my opinion of the series, but it looks like I'm going to be proved wrong.

 

[DeepComet5581]

Random stuff

Actually, Pearlman would be good for it. He's done Norse work before. Go find a movie called The Outlander. It's a sci-fi infused retelling of the Beowulf epic. Pearlman plays Hrothgar. He does come at it a little Irish, but it works.

Fair enough. His more recent work led me to believe that his gravelly Manhattan accent wouldn't translate well into Scandinavian voice work. Thanks for pointing this film out.

 

[MolotoK]

Maybe it's because expectations for Skyrim are so high, but after watching all the trailers, leaked gameplay footage, etc. I don't feel the same kind of magic that Morrowind had.

The world of Morrowind was worth exploring. It was strange, mystifying, full of things you've never seen before.
Skyrim seems to be a lot more like Oblivion: Standard fantasy fare.

This voice acting and writing isn't all that good, either. Something about these characters is very disquieting. They just don't feel real.

 

[godofallu]

The older guy at the end, I know they said his name but I forgot, his voice is like gold. He has crazy talent. Astonishing.

I'm going to go listen to the theme song again.

 

[HoradricNoob]

This was one of the best trailers yet.

 

[brainslurper]

FUCK FUCKING FUCK DE FUCK FUCK. Does anyone know if steam is going to have a pre download for this one?