Bethesda Shows Off Monsters, Magic and Stealth Kills in New Skyrim Screens

[Logan Westbrook]

Bethesda Shows Off Monsters, Magic and Stealth Kills in New Skyrim Screens

Exploration, magic, and flying, spectral ice serpents have probably never looked so good.

Bethesda has released a bounty of new Skyrim [http://www.amazon.com/Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim-Xbox-360/dp/B004HYK956/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301671355&sr=8-1 ] screenshots for the delectation of Elder Scrolls fans. The images show everything from a picturesque mountain lake, to what looks like an orc getting shanked in the gut by a hooded assailant.

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Skyrim is set in the frozen north of Tamriel, and continues the Elder Scrolls story after the events of Oblivion. It has been two centuries since the Mythic Dawn cult tried to bring the Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon to Cyrodiil, and since then, the Empire has gone into a sharp decline. In the middle of a Nord civil war, the great dragon Alduin - also known as the World Eater - returns to fulfill the prophecy fortold in the Elder Scrolls. Naturally, the player is the only one who can stop Alduin, and prevent it from devouring everyone.

As you can see from the screens, Skyrim is looking pretty impressive, especially for a game that doesn't come out for another seven months. They're a great mix of the sort of things you can expect to do in the game, from exploring caves - and running into unexpected trouble - to climbing mountains, to stealthy engagements that end badly for the other party.

Skyrim comes out for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on November 11th.





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[Chronologist]

Good god yes.

November 11th onward I think I might just take off work... for research purposes. Yes, yes... (maniacal laughter).

 

[MrJKapowey]

Is it just me or do those screens look almost exactly like some of the sections of the gameplay trailer?

EDIT: I thought it was a goblin getting stabbed. Too thin to be an orc.

 

[Xyphon]

From the skin tone, it looks to be a Dark Elf getting stabbed.

OT: The wait is going to be killer if they keep releasing little tidbits like this. November just can't come fast enough... :[

 

[castlewise]

So pretty! I'm glad I got a new graphics card!

 

[Hungry Donner]

It may have ended as a stealth kill but you just know that started off as a hug.

 

[Kenny Doyle]

These aren't new, my Xbox magazine has them in and it came out a month ago..

 

[DustyDrB]

They keep on showing us screenshots of Kevin Sorbo roaming around Tamriel.

Wait...no one gets a Kevin Sorbo reference anymore. That's probably a good thing.

 

[Irridium]

Is it me or do those screens look depresingly like Gamebryo?

A little of both maybe. I can see a resemblance, but when I start up Oblivion/New Vegas, then look at these... yeah, these look much better.

I just hope its more stable than Gamebryo. Or, actually stable.

 

[Lt. Vinciti]

-unravels scroll-

1. I want this to look this good on my console

2. I want Bloodmoon references and materials

3. I want to know that armor set...

4. Fkin Zombies

 

[Soviet Heavy]

The swarthiness is too much!

 

[Cowabungaa]

Looks really good. Nothing too fancy on those screenies, but nice nonetheless.

Is it me or do those screens look depresingly like Gamebryo?

Don't worry about it. Gamebyro has been rid of, judging from the in-game footage/screenshots [ Which are rendered on a XBOX360, btw ] this is one gorgeous looking game.

True, but we'll never see the likes of this again:
Gamebryo, we'll miss your insanity.

...

Okay maybe we won't, but you sure produced some hilarious stuff.

 

[Giftmacher]

It really looks an awful lot like Oblivion in places to me...

-Gift.

 

[Owlslayer]

Okay, animated stealth kills, please be awesome.
These pictures are quite pretty indeed. Dammit, i can't stand it, I've being pulled into the Hype Zone.
And now I'm really, really hyped...

 

[Atmos Duality]

No, the real April Fools joke would be if Bethesda released a game that doesn't crash all the fucking time.