Have you played Daggerfall? It's almost impossible to find the exits. You'll pass one several times thinking that it's just an indent in the wall with a skull stuck in it.
He spent a long ass time there while his Imperial Battle Mage Jagar Tharn banished him there and impersonated him. It really didn't help that his champion was goofing off trying to learn the controls and getting lost and shit.
The man was both trapped there for some time and knew that the forces of chaos were moving against the world, uriel did everything in his power to stop the oblivion crisis from happening and well, we know what has happened since the deadric saga (that is my naming of the games from arena, daggerfall, battlespire and ofcourse oblivion) hell he even had a hand in the nerevars return to morrowind as he had a preminision on what dagoth ur was planning.
@@iim4xii129 no, it’s not gay, it’s amazing (for the 90s). No argument. What’s gay is replying 6 years later to a comment with malice and contention. If you didn’t like it, make your own comment chain instead of just calling someone else gay
I once auditioned for a play and was pressed for a monologue. I had none prepared so, instead of saying that I wasn't prepared, I recited this intro from memory. I only remembered it because I restarted this game a billion times trying to get better weapons. I did not book the part. But I can still recite this intro.
Jim Fath lol So, if they hated it, I assume that's a bad thing, but before it sounded like something good happened? xD Also I would guess the problem is that this is not a monologue. Even though the emperor isn't being answered, he is talking to someone, but not himself. Though then again, many things could be said in a monologue, so I'm probably wrong. Did you really start with "Excuse the gloom?" xD
No wonder they hated it. Every single actor, amateur or professional, understands that a monologue is a part of the audition process. You don't get "pressed" for a monologue. What happened is that you didn't prepare anything, and improvised some speech from a video game. So, you probably came off as someone who didn't take the audition seriously and had no idea what they were doing
Actually, he's played by the late John Gilbert. He was born in 1939 and died in 2006, the same year that Patrick Stewart took over as Emperor Uriel Septim in Oblivion.
Heck, they even had the Elder Scrolls show up briefly in one of the early games. It was this one or Redguard, can't remember. Where the Elder Scrolls were listed as: Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, etc. They foreshadowed some stuff over a decade and a half in advance!
Forest Shepherd Someone in the comments of one video of it said that the final one, which we now know is Skyrim, said “Elder Scrolls V: Somerset” (Summerset as it’s known now)
This intro laid such a perfect atmospheric foudation to the game. It makes you feel that what you're setting out to do really matters, instead of just being put out into the world for a random yet linear quest of self discovery. Yes, it's been years since I've played the game, but I have never forgotten these words and I doubt I ever will. Perfect. Just perfect... That said, I anxiously look forward to playing Skyrim. No more hacking at little dragonlings... Time to face the real deal!
Holy Cow. That was some FANTASTIC acting. See, folks? Acting in video games can be good if you have A) A good script (Or even just an average one) and B) A good actor!!
"Several years ago I wrote a letter to the queen of Daggerfall, it never arrived. The letter was of a sentimental and personal nature...if you find and destroy that letter, I will be grateful."Is it me, or is this a really, really subtle hint at who Martin's mother could have been?
Eliza Coppes no the contents of the letter were detailing the fact that pieces of the Numidium had begun to resurface and that they can’t be allowed to fall into the wrong hands
The sad thing was, they originally filmed a much longer intro, with the whole battle where King Lyadrus was killed shown... But that was only shown at some Expo's, and now only some snippets can be found online...
I have no clue :( And worse, as they still haven't released it 20 years later, considering how many problems they were having at the time and their small size / shifting headquarters and data, I think it might be gone forever; like those Doctor Who episodes :(
I think Lord Borusa had that problem pah! Lord Presidents... :-> Why did Patrick Stewart's character have hair the answer is 42. would be fitting if he didn't Patrick Stewart looks a bit like John Normington.
If you mean Uriel Septim VII, which is the one in this video, it is normal for the actor's portrayal of Uriel VII to be stern and serious as always; not even leaving a small hint of smile. And here's the story: Uriel VII was once a rash, he grew in self-assurance and pride which led to the betrayal of Jagar Tharn who fed Uriel VII's pride therefore making him blind of Jagar's plot to usurp him. Jagar managed to imprison Uriel VII in Oblivion (you might have probably read the book in TES 4). Uriel VII was then saved from Oblivion (The Oblivion Realm of which Daedra was not specified. And it is not safe to assume if he was imprisoned in Mehrunes Dagon's realm.) after Queen Berenziah, who wished to seek the presence of Uriel VII, unmasked the magical impersonation of Jagarn Tharn as the Emperor, (Queen Berenziah is highly trained in the arts of thievery and magic. She once entered the Thieves Guild in Riften in her exile days.) which, in her horror, recognized him but not in his true name Jagar Tharn, but as Nightingale. (Side Story to sate you confusion: Queen Berenziah was once seduced by a bard named Nightingale, and yes you may or may have not assumed right, it was Jagar Tharn. Jagar seduced Berenziah into taking him down the hiding place of the Mournhold mines in order to steal the Staff of Chaos. After successfully stealing it, he disappeared. ) Back to Uriel VII: Regarding Uriel VII's serious, stern, and worried look; he was deeply affected by the nightmares and dreams he saw in Oblivion. He did not sense the passing of time in Oblivion, but we can't assume that he did not sense his aging coming in place. He was very different from the Rash, Proud, and Sell-Assured Uriel VII; he came back weak in body. Uriel VII became conservative, grave, patient, and pessimistic, discarding his old characteristics after what the realm of Oblivion has rendered him. And for those who do not know, yes, you've just seen the same emperor three times in the franchise. Daggerfall, Morrowind, and Oblivion, followed the reign of Emperor Uriel Septim VII.
The fact that this is so well shot and acted is even more impressive when you realize that with how low budget this game was (Arena had only sold like 25k copies at the time), the actor probably did this for like $20 and free lunch in somebody's garage.
@@emanueljuandavid8821 They explain in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion that Emperor Uriel Septim was imprisoned in a plane of Oblivion during the events of Arena. Read the book "A Short Life of Uriel Septim VII" or the newspaper "Assassination!" for more information.
@@mr.cantillasz1912 Yes Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind and Oblivion all take place within forty years of one another. Uriel Septim was the Emperor during each of these games.
I loved this as a kid. It was the first full motion video I had seen, and the guy is a pretty damn good actor. Such a great atmosphere to this game. I only had the demo and it was fuckin huge.
@@captainflowers748 I may be a bit late but no, no one knows who the actors were, presumably they were local actors hired by bethesda but never credited, and cgi wasn't that good back then
Emperor was played by a legit professional actor from Seattle theatre, the guy holding the torch (supposed to be Ocato from Oblivion) was one of Bethesda employees.
Man this Uriel Septim guy seems like a real no nonsense get the job done at all cost kind of ruler of the largest empire ever. I bet he’s got the greatest bodyguards of all time. No way he’s ever going to get struck down so embarrassingly, no sir!
"If you are the emperor´s friend, why the hell do you start the game in a dungeon and as poor as a beggar? Is that explained after this video?" In the game you'll understand that your ship is wrecked in a storm and you end up in this cave via the water and of course most of your belongings are lost.
I think it's great explanation to be someone who is a close confidante of emperor, but can still start without equipment. Most likely, the agent wasn't wearing all that armor, weapons and other junk when storm struck.
"...rest well this night, for tomorrow you sail for the kingdom of Daggerfall." -best game quote. God I loved this game as a kid. Played for hours, yet it scared the shit out of me. And curse those multiple game-ending bugs!
Don't know if this will go trough given the age of the comment but there is daggerfall unity which gives the game hd textures and modernises the gameplay a bit
@@Magnus-99 wow, you replied to a comment I made that is now four years older than I was when I first played Daggerfall. And thanks, I’ll have to check the Unity version out!
@@incubeezer how time flies. I first played daggerfall 2 years ago. There are plenty of guides for daggerfall unity on TH-cam. Altho damn I did not expect a reply
Absolutely certain that is *not* John Normington (just watch the classic Doctor Who story Caves of Androzani and compare) - though he shares some vocal cadences with him. Whoever this guy is, he should be revered for this performance. One of the best game intros of all time.
Bald English actor playing a bald Roman pastiche character in Daggerfall, warning of Oblivion. Bald English actor famous for playing a bald French character voicing the same Roman pastiche character, with a full head of hair, in Oblivion.
Great interpretation. The expression, the emphasys on the correct syllables, at the right time, the pauses.... this is one of the best ive seen in a video game.
This actor interpretation is awesome. It made this my favorite game intro of all times. I wonder if he knows that the same character he played was then interpreted by Sir Patrick Stewart.
For tomorrow you will sail to the kingdom of Daggerfall... how I loved this game... and how I'm still enthusiastic about the sequels Morrowind and especially Oblivion!
They may be filming in a bedroom as some have said, but it's a bedroom in the IC Palace. pause at 0:01 / 2:01, Ocato's spell reveals their full costume and stone wall background.
Oh..... Daggerfall! :) The amount of hours I spend playing this game. I loved that intro! I was totally and utterly absorbed... and thrilled when I got my brandnew 486dx4 100 mhz, with 16 mb of ram, and 1,3 gig HD to play it on... not the mention the amazing Tseng 6000 graphics card with 2 mb of ram!!! :D Soooo long ago!
I just remember getting creeped out whenever I wandered around Daggerfall at night and I heard that ghost bellowing "Vengeance!" and found myself looking over my shoulder
I'll say this Arena is for hardcore Dungeon Crawlers only. I completed the game a few weeks ago and I will warn you. Its VERY repetitive and doesn't feel much like a Elder Scrolls Game (this is understandable however and is still a great game). Daggerfall is a true masterpiece not as good as Morrowind but pretty damn close. I'd recommend it. Also anyone who wants to play these two games without jumping through DOSbox hoops go to the UESP website. And they will link you to a DOS ready version.
Such a great, and completely insane game this was. Man, I spent years playing it... takes crazy people to make a game area double the size of the United Kingdom.
Ahh, memories.. My brother and I would laugh at how you could, one night, break into the weapon shop, steal all the gear, sneak back to your room, sleep, then go back in the morning and sell everything you stole back to the shopkeeper for loads of money! Was definitely an addictive game!
I know what the letter was really about, but I love that he describes Lysandus as a close friend and then implies that he was running around with his wife behind his back.
I can already see it... A remake of Daggerfall, with graphics similar to late PS1 quality to retain some of that gritty feeling. The game would span a set of 5 discs, with a total install size of almost 50GB. All of Tamriel is explorable in extensive detail at real-world scale. NPC interaction is mostly voiced but with vast amounts of text-based conversation. Jeremy Soule arranges a modern version of the score. All the RPG staples or II supplemented with the advances of III/IV/V. Its a dream :)
i have to admit this is a good intro the acting makes it real it makes me imagine that i was there. someday i will create a game as great as the elder scrolls or at least make it similiar
he was during the imperial simulacrum, the reign of jagar tharn. when eternal champion (you in arena) defeated tharn and uriel became the emperor again, he was released.
I'm too young to know a whole lot, but I used to play Riven and- although I don't even know if that was live-action; it's been a long time- it still is prominent in my mind as being much more intriguing and immersive than, for example, the intro to Oblivion.
Uriel Septim extinguished the torch and everyone was trapped in utter darkness for the rest of the night, unable to find the marbel jaws of the exit.
manly mollusc marble jaws
Have you played Daggerfall? It's almost impossible to find the exits. You'll pass one several times thinking that it's just an indent in the wall with a skull stuck in it.
Orwell Jones Laeddis
If you’ve got to travel, by the 9 divines STAY ON THE ROADS... it’s my mother, you see.
*laughs in 50 Illusion skill*
Excuse the gloom....
Man Uriel died with the secret to recover from hair loss.
Damn it.
That’s some good Restoration magic right there.
@@CynicalAnomaly205 you consider restoration a valid school of magic, worthy of study, don’t you? _don’t you?_
Ocato also
Probably just wore a wig in oblivion
He achieved CHIM
Uriel has always had a thing for the marble jaws of Oblivion.
16Vagabond lol ikr
He spent a long ass time there while his Imperial Battle Mage Jagar Tharn banished him there and impersonated him. It really didn't help that his champion was goofing off trying to learn the controls and getting lost and shit.
@@RebelCannonClub74 Every champion of his goofed off, the last one ascended to daedric goofness
Keep in mind he was Trapped in Oblivion for Akatosh knows how long
The man was both trapped there for some time and knew that the forces of chaos were moving against the world, uriel did everything in his power to stop the oblivion crisis from happening and well, we know what has happened since the deadric saga (that is my naming of the games from arena, daggerfall, battlespire and ofcourse oblivion) hell he even had a hand in the nerevars return to morrowind as he had a preminision on what dagoth ur was planning.
Mad props to the actor and director, especially by 90s video game standards that was really well done!
"Mad props" gay as fuck
@@iim4xii129 Sorry, I'm old.
@@iim4xii129 no, it’s not gay, it’s amazing (for the 90s). No argument.
What’s gay is replying 6 years later to a comment with malice and contention. If you didn’t like it, make your own comment chain instead of just calling someone else gay
@UCT6dBtcq5I8tlJh3SBGp-Lggo make your account look like its made by someone over the age of 10 before you think your opinion matters yalilbitch
@@iim4xii129 imagine using the word gay as an insult unironically. You're like 10
I once auditioned for a play and was pressed for a monologue. I had none prepared so, instead of saying that I wasn't prepared, I recited this intro from memory. I only remembered it because I restarted this game a billion times trying to get better weapons. I did not book the part. But I can still recite this intro.
+Jim Fath omg, that is so genius! Damn, all the wasted opportunities to become an actor...
So you recited the same thing exactly the same way?
+Randjan Not entirely. The first part, yes, and then I made some embellishments to keep it going. They hated it.
Jim Fath lol So, if they hated it, I assume that's a bad thing, but before it sounded like something good happened? xD
Also I would guess the problem is that this is not a monologue. Even though the emperor isn't being answered, he is talking to someone, but not himself. Though then again, many things could be said in a monologue, so I'm probably wrong.
Did you really start with "Excuse the gloom?" xD
No wonder they hated it. Every single actor, amateur or professional, understands that a monologue is a part of the audition process. You don't get "pressed" for a monologue. What happened is that you didn't prepare anything, and improvised some speech from a video game. So, you probably came off as someone who didn't take the audition seriously and had no idea what they were doing
@@infernocanuck haha why are these replies so brutal to OP
This intro was so badass. It's LIVE ACTION ELDER SCROLLS done pretty well, with some nice acting and script!
The guy playing Uriel was actually a professionally theater actor :D He played some scary old Shakespear back in the day.
Why hasn't there been a live action ES media of some kind :
@@seronymus There's a live-action trailer for Skyrim, and it also looks pretty good.
th-cam.com/video/w1AenlOEXao/w-d-xo.html
@@Bunny153539 whose the actor?
The man who played Uriel in this cutscene was a local actor who's name is still unknown. He deserves recognition for this because it's acted so well.
Actually, he's played by the late John Gilbert. He was born in 1939 and died in 2006, the same year that Patrick Stewart took over as Emperor Uriel Septim in Oblivion.
@@Bauglir100 3 answers now lol
@@Bauglir100 They don't know him because he was a local theatre Seattle actor. And his name is literatelly the same as the famous actor John Gilbert.
And to think, he is **the** Champion of the Elder Scrolls. Unnamed, but grand for his deed.
It's hank schrader
"And close the marble jaws of oblivion"
Foreshadowind level- Pro
+mpg272727 Emperor Uriel Septim VII, foreshadowing shit since 1995.
Heck, they even had the Elder Scrolls show up briefly in one of the early games. It was this one or Redguard, can't remember. Where the Elder Scrolls were listed as: Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, etc. They foreshadowed some stuff over a decade and a half in advance!
If Emperor ever ask you for something, it will always be related to closing the jaws of Oblivion.
@@Bunny153539 it was on Redguard bro
Forest Shepherd Someone in the comments of one video of it said that the final one, which we now know is Skyrim, said “Elder Scrolls V: Somerset” (Summerset as it’s known now)
"rest well this night, for tomorrow you will wake up in 320*200"
lol
Underrated comment!
Lmao
im ded
This intro laid such a perfect atmospheric foudation to the game.
It makes you feel that what you're setting out to do really matters, instead of just being put out into the world for a random yet linear quest of self discovery.
Yes, it's been years since I've played the game, but I have never forgotten these words and I doubt I ever will.
Perfect. Just perfect...
That said, I anxiously look forward to playing Skyrim.
No more hacking at little dragonlings... Time to face the real deal!
i didn't know the internet was this old.
Bruh youtube came out in 2006
Holy shit
I didn't realise this comment was this old until "I anxiously look forward to playing Skyrim"
the fact that a 10 year old comment is looking forward to skyrim is both shocking and sad
Holy Cow. That was some FANTASTIC acting. See, folks? Acting in video games can be good if you have A) A good script (Or even just an average one) and B) A good actor!!
"Excuse the gloom, but we're shooting this on someone's bedroom with light turned off"
+KoeSeer lol good one.
this is so good
Really? Cause when I paused it at
0:01 / 2:01
I noticed they were in full costume with a stone wall backdrop.
You must use some dank showers if you think tile looks like that.
@@rywynproductions6844 it's just a coolass medieval shower
Urial Septim: “Excuse the gloom. But none may know of this meeting.”
Ocato just stood there awkwardly: 👁👄👁
"Several years ago I wrote a letter to the queen of Daggerfall, it never arrived. The letter was of a sentimental and personal nature...if you find and destroy that letter, I will be grateful."Is it me, or is this a really, really subtle hint at who Martin's mother could have been?
Eliza Coppes I think it was
Eliza Coppes no the contents of the letter were detailing the fact that pieces of the Numidium had begun to resurface and that they can’t be allowed to fall into the wrong hands
Nah, probably some medieval equivalent of "Erase my browser history".
Or maybe he was hitting up on someone else's wife and doesn't wanna get caught for it
Nah, he was BS'ing to avoid letting anyone else know the letter was about a superweapon.
The sad thing was, they originally filmed a much longer intro, with the whole battle where King Lyadrus was killed shown... But that was only shown at some Expo's, and now only some snippets can be found online...
I have no clue :(
And worse, as they still haven't released it 20 years later, considering how many problems they were having at the time and their small size / shifting headquarters and data, I think it might be gone forever; like those Doctor Who episodes :(
@@Bunny153539 Lost media...
well allegedly some others also planned a version of Doom with FMV cutscenes... and they're lost media too except for several prop shots.
They couldn’t even make a new elder scrolls with cinematics like this anymore. Who could they even find as good as that to act?
Ocato looks spookier. I dig it.
that was chancellor Ocato?
yep, first time he appears. That's straight out of the instruction manual. Otherwise I never would've guessed.
See I guessed that was chancellor ocato xD
Kevin Page Wasn't Ocato an altmer, though?..
Ocato changed races over the course of Daggerfall and Oblivion
Why is Uriel ALWAYS changing his look? He's neves happy with himself
I think Lord Borusa had that problem pah! Lord Presidents... :-> Why did Patrick Stewart's character have hair the answer is 42. would be fitting if he didn't Patrick Stewart looks a bit like John Normington.
He has changed over time due to his advancing age.
Try spending 10 years incarcerated in Oblivion, so you'll understand why Uriel's always upset.
If you mean Uriel Septim VII, which is the one in this video, it is normal for the actor's portrayal of Uriel VII to be stern and serious as always; not even leaving a small hint of smile. And here's the story:
Uriel VII was once a rash, he grew in self-assurance and pride which led to the betrayal of Jagar Tharn who fed Uriel VII's pride therefore making him blind of Jagar's plot to usurp him. Jagar managed to imprison Uriel VII in Oblivion (you might have probably read the book in TES 4). Uriel VII was then saved from Oblivion (The Oblivion Realm of which Daedra was not specified. And it is not safe to assume if he was imprisoned in Mehrunes Dagon's realm.) after Queen Berenziah, who wished to seek the presence of Uriel VII, unmasked the magical impersonation of Jagarn Tharn as the Emperor, (Queen Berenziah is highly trained in the arts of thievery and magic. She once entered the Thieves Guild in Riften in her exile days.) which, in her horror, recognized him but not in his true name Jagar Tharn, but as Nightingale.
(Side Story to sate you confusion: Queen Berenziah was once seduced by a bard named Nightingale, and yes you may or may have not assumed right, it was Jagar Tharn. Jagar seduced Berenziah into taking him down the hiding place of the Mournhold mines in order to steal the Staff of Chaos. After successfully stealing it, he disappeared. )
Back to Uriel VII: Regarding Uriel VII's serious, stern, and worried look; he was deeply affected by the nightmares and dreams he saw in Oblivion. He did not sense the passing of time in Oblivion, but we can't assume that he did not sense his aging coming in place. He was very different from the Rash, Proud, and Sell-Assured Uriel VII; he came back weak in body. Uriel VII became conservative, grave, patient, and pessimistic, discarding his old characteristics after what the realm of Oblivion has rendered him.
And for those who do not know, yes, you've just seen the same emperor three times in the franchise. Daggerfall, Morrowind, and Oblivion, followed the reign of Emperor Uriel Septim VII.
Adrià Gabarnet well, just like Todd is
The fact that this is so well shot and acted is even more impressive when you realize that with how low budget this game was (Arena had only sold like 25k copies at the time), the actor probably did this for like $20 and free lunch in somebody's garage.
I mean, Patrick Stewart is good, but this version of Uriel IS BRILLIANT
Idk what is it, but it's just so charming and flavorful, I can't
This intro always touches me, I'm a big Elder Scrolls fan
What about 6 years later?
are you still a fan?
Poor Uriel he got so fucked up from when he was trapped in oblivion.
He were in oblivion in TES I? I don't remember that.
@@emanueljuandavid8821 They explain in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion that Emperor Uriel Septim was imprisoned in a plane of Oblivion during the events of Arena. Read the book "A Short Life of Uriel Septim VII" or the newspaper "Assassination!" for more information.
But uriel is the emperor of the empire in tes3: Morrowind,right?
@@mr.cantillasz1912 Yes Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind and Oblivion all take place within forty years of one another. Uriel Septim was the Emperor during each of these games.
@@bighead8060 now it make sense that every time I read online,I saw uriel septim in the lores I read.😅
This intro is a masterpiece. i still have chills when i watch it.
This acting is top tier, actually.
I love the sounds of low bitrate hiss.
I loved this as a kid. It was the first full motion video I had seen, and the guy is a pretty damn good actor. Such a great atmosphere to this game. I only had the demo and it was fuckin huge.
Do you know the name of the actor? And also, the other dude seemed CGI or something.
@@captainflowers748 I may be a bit late but no, no one knows who the actors were, presumably they were local actors hired by bethesda but never credited, and cgi wasn't that good back then
Emperor was played by a legit professional actor from Seattle theatre, the guy holding the torch (supposed to be Ocato from Oblivion) was one of Bethesda employees.
unironically the best opening in the series
Man this Uriel Septim guy seems like a real no nonsense get the job done at all cost kind of ruler of the largest empire ever. I bet he’s got the greatest bodyguards of all time. No way he’s ever going to get struck down so embarrassingly, no sir!
"If you are the emperor´s friend, why the hell do you start the game in a dungeon and as poor as a beggar? Is that explained after this video?"
In the game you'll understand that your ship is wrecked in a storm and you end up in this cave via the water and of course most of your belongings are lost.
Becouse Your ship Was destroyed
#Logic
yeah and you still had things like an ebony dagger
@@qtfy it's better than the wooden dildoes itself 😅
I think it's great explanation to be someone who is a close confidante of emperor, but can still start without equipment. Most likely, the agent wasn't wearing all that armor, weapons and other junk when storm struck.
15 years later.... still send chills up my spine
"...rest well this night, for tomorrow you sail for the kingdom of Daggerfall."
-best game quote.
God I loved this game as a kid. Played for hours, yet it scared the shit out of me.
And curse those multiple game-ending bugs!
Don't know if this will go trough given the age of the comment but there is daggerfall unity which gives the game hd textures and modernises the gameplay a bit
@@Magnus-99 wow, you replied to a comment I made that is now four years older than I was when I first played Daggerfall.
And thanks, I’ll have to check the Unity version out!
@@incubeezer how time flies. I first played daggerfall 2 years ago. There are plenty of guides for daggerfall unity on TH-cam. Altho damn I did not expect a reply
Praise for the actor who took it so seriously that make it so interesting to watch different from others opening from the tes series...
The marble jaws of oblivion can only be closed when the name of this actor is found.
His name was John Gilbert. Born in 1939, died in 2006.
So fucking badass, daggerfall could be a movie and I guarantee people would love it
Absolutely certain that is *not* John Normington (just watch the classic Doctor Who story Caves of Androzani and compare) - though he shares some vocal cadences with him. Whoever this guy is, he should be revered for this performance. One of the best game intros of all time.
It was John Gilbert, a lesser known Seattle theatre actor. He was born in 1939 and died at 2006.
@@thesecretlibrary890 RIP :C
"Excuse the gloom"
Still gives me chills.
Same, what about 12 years later?
14?
This opening fucking slaps.
Bald English actor playing a bald Roman pastiche character in Daggerfall, warning of Oblivion.
Bald English actor famous for playing a bald French character voicing the same Roman pastiche character, with a full head of hair, in Oblivion.
", rest well this night, for tomorrow, you sail for the kingdom of Daggerfall."
Yo, I just checked the date when this video came out. July 27th, 2006. Literally the day before I was born
The dude with the torch looks like Michael Ironside
Great interpretation. The expression, the emphasys on the correct syllables, at the right time, the pauses.... this is one of the best ive seen in a video game.
The emperor is played by the late Seattle theater actor John Gilbert. He died in 2006 at the age of 67.
This actor interpretation is awesome. It made this my favorite game intro of all times. I wonder if he knows that the same character he played was then interpreted by Sir Patrick Stewart.
As much as I love Patrick Stewart, I'd rather that this man continued the role of the emperor.
@@jankjason Agreed, he was just much more fitting.
@@jankjason He passed away in the same year as Oblivion released.
i always found it funny that the guy with the torch was just wearing whatever he had on that day when they recorded it
I like the cloak and dagger, really emphasizes that you're undercover.
This is the only game I know of where starting a life in your new surroundings must be done before you can even wink at the main storyline.
"Rest well this night" epic phrase from epic game
For tomorrow you will sail to the kingdom of Daggerfall...
how I loved this game... and how I'm still enthusiastic about the sequels Morrowind and especially Oblivion!
То чувство, когда следующие полгода твоей жизни ты посвятишь поиску выхода их этой пещеры.
*The perfect man doesn't exi...*
They may be filming in a bedroom as some have said, but it's a bedroom in the IC Palace. pause at 0:01 / 2:01, Ocato's spell reveals their full costume and stone wall background.
This emperor is pretty darn awesome :)
He's got a lot of integrity to play the part so earnestly
But i still pefer Patrick Stewart
Best job interview I ever had
Uriel Septim VII, Truly the last great Emperor of the 3rd era. The Mythic Dawn Assassinated him in front of our eyes!
His bald in Daggerfall, then grows hair in Oblivion.. So.. Uriel is wearing a wig in Oblivion :0, right?
He's not bald. You can't see the hair behind his head. But yeah it's strange that he all of a sudden has a full head of hair in Oblivion...
He also had hair in Arena. :P
He grew it back in Oblivion XD (that IS the same dude in Oblivion right?)
Jup
the warp in the west gave him hair as well
Blew me away seeing FMV back then. I remember playing this on my dad's NEC Versa Pentium 166MHz laptop :)
old video games are aweseome
Fuck yes they do
This is a very powerful and very fateful 2 minutes.
Oh..... Daggerfall! :)
The amount of hours I spend playing this game. I loved that intro! I was totally and utterly absorbed... and thrilled when I got my brandnew 486dx4 100 mhz, with 16 mb of ram, and 1,3 gig HD to play it on... not the mention the amazing Tseng 6000 graphics card with 2 mb of ram!!! :D Soooo long ago!
I just remember getting creeped out whenever I wandered around Daggerfall at night and I heard that ghost bellowing "Vengeance!" and found myself looking over my shoulder
This made me loyal to the Empire, until they were cucked by the Thalmor.
This surprisingly good acting
Top tier acting and storytelling. They don't do that nowadays
I'll say this Arena is for hardcore Dungeon Crawlers only. I completed the game a few weeks ago and I will warn you. Its VERY repetitive and doesn't feel much like a Elder Scrolls Game (this is understandable however and is still a great game). Daggerfall is a true masterpiece not as good as Morrowind but pretty damn close. I'd recommend it. Also anyone who wants to play these two games without jumping through DOSbox hoops go to the UESP website. And they will link you to a DOS ready version.
"The letter was of a sentimental and... personal nature."
INSIGHT CHECK!
Such a great, and completely insane game this was. Man, I spent years playing it... takes crazy people to make a game area double the size of the United Kingdom.
Ahh, memories.. My brother and I would laugh at how you could, one night, break into the weapon shop, steal all the gear, sneak back to your room, sleep, then go back in the morning and sell everything you stole back to the shopkeeper for loads of money! Was definitely an addictive game!
How are you 12 years later?
@@seronymus he probably has a job now
Hahah
dont see enough of these live action intros/movies in video games anymore. The resident evil one was cool, and I'm glad the C&C games keep on with it.
Wow ! This intro look even more realistic than the Skyrim's trailer !!! They look just like the real people !
Somebody tell him
@@captaina-d7871 it seems someone needs to tell you
Wasted my teenage years playing this game. The best Elder Scrolls game by a mile.
absolutely.
I wouldnt call it a waste when you have a good time.
They got him back for Shivering Isles, he's the voice for Sheogorath's manservant.
That was Jeff Baker, not John Gilbert. Gilbert passed away months before Shivering Isles released.
Elder scrolls could be one hell of q serie
I know what the letter was really about, but I love that he describes Lysandus as a close friend and then implies that he was running around with his wife behind his back.
The only one in the main line where you don't start as a prisoner.
Hope so - I remember this intro far more than I do most other intros, even ones made much more recently than this ones 12 years ago. :)
The way he lights the torch is cool.
I can already see it...
A remake of Daggerfall, with graphics similar to late PS1 quality to retain some of that gritty feeling. The game would span a set of 5 discs, with a total install size of almost 50GB. All of Tamriel is explorable in extensive detail at real-world scale. NPC interaction is mostly voiced but with vast amounts of text-based conversation. Jeremy Soule arranges a modern version of the score. All the RPG staples or II supplemented with the advances of III/IV/V.
Its a dream :)
Hail Daggerfall!
I still spend hours just reading books in random city library's.
^_^
i have to admit this is a good intro the acting makes it real it makes me imagine that i was there.
someday i will create a game as great as the elder scrolls or at least make it similiar
Did you create the game yet?
Yea have u created the game yet?
Bro it's been 14 years have you done anything?
the Emperor here is portrayed by John Normington who was in Doctor Who: Caves of Androzani.
Nope. He was potrayed by a local Seattle actor known as "John Gilbert".
Never gets old. 😎
and thus, the largest of hams the empire has ever seen sends you on a quest
It's in the Northwest, in High Rock. If you do an image search for 'daggerfall map tamriel,' you'll get plenty of results.
OCATO OCATO OCATO OCATO!!!!!
wow can't wait to see this in skydaggerfall!
*skygerfall
Much better than hEy YoU yOu FiNaLlY aWaKe
all the Elder Scrolls games are awesome, including Oblivion!
he was during the imperial simulacrum, the reign of jagar tharn. when eternal champion (you in arena) defeated tharn and uriel became the emperor again, he was released.
Imagine the script for the other guy: "Just hold this torch and stare vacantly into the camera."
That cutscene was like the intro my youth. 14 when Daggerfall came out and I played the shit out of it.
yea bro me too, like all my memories of being a little kid are of watching my brother play daggerfall when i was like 6 lol
lots of nostagia
Epic, epic, epic. Morrowind lacks this.
Bullshit, Morrowind was Epic.
@@jankjason Morrowind was nowhere near as epic as DF
"No one may know of this meeting."
Stands with lit torch at night.
Holy fuck, good acting in an elder scrolls game
I'm too young to know a whole lot, but I used to play Riven and- although I don't even know if that was live-action; it's been a long time- it still is prominent in my mind as being much more intriguing and immersive than, for example, the intro to Oblivion.
Chancellor Ocato sure had a flare for the dramatic way back when.
damn the graphics were so good its just the resolution
@Freestyleforcerer Actually, there's apparently a longer version of his final speech in Oblivion, where he does say "marble jaws".
Uriel looks so much smoother in this game than any other