That long-haired guy walking through the woods deserves so much credit, because one of Oblivion's greatest aspects is the forests and the world and the overall feel and atmosphere.
yeaah.... forests in oblivion... Christ, that was more than a decade ago when i started playing this game... game amazed me, forests were beautiful, the whole big world right on front of me and i can go wherever i want and do whatever i want... they really did an amazing job back then.... i dont like skyrim personally, it lost its atmosphere and overall feel like you said, but i do like oblivion and will remember this game
I mean regardless of how you feel about Tod Howard, he is literally making millions and I’m sure the people who made fun of him in school are probably working office jobs or minimum wage jobs haha
I was thinking the exact same thing, I don’t see any videos about game development for games these days. Imagine how much attention true good games could get from this. Where has stuff like this gone?
It’s probably why I’ve preferred their pre-2015 games. They all felt like they had so much heart put into them, and you could see the mistakes humans made.
it is incredible, this is what i call passion. I love how Todd Howard is just Michael Scott from The Office, and how his team is dedicated to create the best game ever at that time. I was so happy seeing those nerds passionaly creating this incredible game. Thanks for them.
Excaliber DG11 I think all of the cities from the games are really really cool. Although Skyrim leaves alot to be desired. Morthal/Winterhold/Falkreath could've been handled better. Solitude could've been made bigger too.
Nope morrowind in a nutshell walk up to someone where is city X "city x is north from here" Travels north for 3 hours at a pace that makes a snail seem like Speedy Gonzales ask next NPC "City X is south from Here" Kills NPC and goes on a murderous RAMPAGE because WHERE THE FUCK WAS CITY X I NEVER SAW IT!
Gaben is our superior! Fathis Ules who is a fence for the thieves guild doesn't even go to his house! He goes to this orcs house and sleeps in a double bed with him!!! He can't get in the house until 5am because only the ORC has the KEYS!!! Fathis sleeps in Dul gro-Shug's house due to a design flaw. He clearly should have been marked to sleep in his own house, but Dul gro-Shug's house is right above it in the Construction Set and the wrong cell was chosen. This mistake will make life much harder for Fathis; he doesn't have the key to Dul's house, and will have to wait from 5am to 6am in front of the door until Dul unlocks it. When he is finally inside the house, Fathis will end up waiting outside the locked Private Quarters instead of sleeping. Also, in the evenings, depending on how you use the fast-travel and wait features, Fathis can often be found locked inside Dul's house. This is due to the logic used by the game engine which ignores locked doors in some instances and places him in Dul's house with no way to get out.
Imagine walking in the woods looking for mushrooms or some other shit, and you meet some random dude wandering the woods, you ask him hey what u doing here? He says: I'm making Elder scrolls 4.
25:44 He's not wrong; the cheesiest of lines read by an actor who commands such gravitas creates an absolutely unforgettable opening to a legendary game.
@Fattt Bear people love to blame Todd for all of Bethesda's mistakes, but distance him from all the things they've done well. They forget just how long he's been at Bethesda, and how much he's helped the company thrive.
Yeah, Bethesda as a company hasn't made perfect games and especially fallout 76 which was arguably their biggest fuck up, but without Todd we probably wouldn't have had Oblivion or Skryim which i played the first time when i was 8 in 2008, 2 years after the release of oblivion and i love these games still and will until i die.
I think the issue with Todd is his constant lying. And I’m not even saying that in an accusatory way like HE’S A LIAR. In the sense that they have made great games with a lot of features, WHY do they always bring Todd out to embellish what’s in the game to such ridiculous levels!? When the moment people play the game they will see the stuff he mega hyped is not in the game.
shupliance creation club is only in two games, creation engine is used in 3 games and they did more games then 3. Skyrim and Oblivion were back at the premiere technical marvels and also their engine is out dated and not very often updated to don’t break the modding community.
@holyflame2 yes I know, I was just pointing out that watching it now it's even funnier. But even still people didn't carry pictures that much anymore back then even. It was kind of already a fading trope. But not like a huge amount just it was the beginning of the practice starting to fade out.
Notice how they utilize people with a particular forte? The guy felt more comfortable making dungeons rather than he would making something beautiful. When you cater to the strengths of people you yield stronger results. Smart company.
if you like doing something, it doesn't mean you are good at it. In fact, oddly a lot of people who are really good at something don't really like doing it.
***** In oblivion every dungeon you enter is the same. In Skyrim there's slightly more diversity, but really they're all the same. It's really not "too much" to say at all.
yep I recently replayed unmodded Oblivion and the vibe of just walking through the forests is one of the game's biggest strengths. My favourite part is the Gold Road between Imperial City and Skingrad.
Same here. I would rather listen to a thousand stupid conversations (Oblivion) than one good conversation repeated ad nauseum (Skyrim, Fallout 4). If you ever wanted an example of when quality is _not_ better than quantity, there you go.
@@Bauglir100 That's right you here the same conversation in skyrim over and over again. It doesn't feel like they're really communicating with other npcs around them. It feels lifeless. In oblivion it might sound stupid sometimes but at least they always had something new to say. Whereas Skyrim... oh did somebody stole your sweetrole... it's funny the first time but after hearing it for a millionth time, damn it gets annoying.
@@jamesmccloud7535 I remember in the commentary mode for Left 4 Dead, one of Valve's developers basically said that no matter how funny or clever a line of dialogue was, you were going to get sick of hearing it after listening to it a hundred times, hence why they programmed the game so that the characters always say something different for each playthrough. Bethesda should've followed their example.
God damn it I can’t express how lucky I feel for having experienced a game like Oblivion at the time when I was just 11-12 years old, imagine my hype for Skyrim when I was in high school. The industry was so artisanal, truly happy I was aware enough to appreciate this golden age.
@Dominiuk There's a difference between a buggy game a normal game, sure, you're not wrong, there's always gonna be bugs it's just the way it is, but Oblivion was infamous for being buggy as hell on launch, the type of buggy you can only get from wonky testing, Open worlds are hard to playtest admittedly, but it being a massive game is no excuse for terrible QA. Should we let Mass Effect Andromeda and Anthem get away with how buggy it was too because they were massive games?
Actually...funnily enough... The way the dungeons were made in Oblivion is almost identical to the Doom 2016 Snap Map feature (the way you make custom maps for it). You're given a ton of pre-made sections, rooms, hallways, stairways, etc. You piece them together into a shape or design that you like, then just plop in items, enemies, doors, etc, until it's to your liking and call it a day. It almost feels like they took what they had from Oblivion's dungeon making days, and reused it as the Snap Map for Doom.
Having seen a handful of people poke fun at Tim Lamb's visor in the recent Starfield Direct showcase it bings me *so* much joy to see he's been rocking it the whole time, what a legend.
@@Bauglir100 yea, people said the same thing about how mass effect Andromeda was bioware Montreal and not Edmonton and we all saw how anthem (Edmonton's game) turned out. Fact is fo76 has the bgs logo and a lot of senior leadership is shared across all bgs studios. I love bethesda but 76 and es blades were awful.
@@SteveDonev Both of those were spin-off titles, the latter of which is still in a closed beta stage. You can't expect a mobile game with a different gameplay style than the main series to be the pinnacle of a company's standards.
@@KizaruB really? Did he talk about it? Him not being involved will only have potential to hurt the game, though my hopes aren't that high for it anyways with the way bethesda has been going
The composer is Jeremy Soule. It blew my mind when I`ve discovered that this guy composed the music to every single of my most favourite childhood games. Morriwnd, Oblivion, Skyrim, Knights of The Old Republic 1 and 2, Harry Potter... dude is just amazing. Sadly he confirmed that he was not invited to compose for TES6 ... what a shame
I hope Bethesda makes another Elderscolls like Oblivion. Really miss this game, I wish they remastered this instead of just enhancing the graphics in Skyrim.
playing through with mods right now. Might go as far to say my game looks better than Vanilla Skyrim atm definitely looks good enough for a game made in 2006. Still my favorite Elder Scrolls game Skyrim was alright but idk Oblivions Always been #1 for me.
I’ve never felt as blown away by a video game than the first time I played this game. My friend introduced me to this game, I thought it was whatever during the tutorial dungeon… and then after exiting the tutorial I couldn’t believe the scope this game had in terms of world building, NPC interaction, lore, and all the different quest lines within one game. I’m hoping TESVI pushes video game boundaries in the same way Oblivion did in 2006. Skyrim was a refinement but didn’t feel like a huge leap forward. High hopes for the next one 🤞
@@jungen1093 Yes! Oblivion was so much better! The story was better written and the side missions where much more unique and funny in a way only the elder scrolls can be funny! Oblivion is my absolute favorite Elder Scrolls game, even before Morrowind! I had so many hours in that game, I remember being so OPed with character that i could knock down all guards in imperial city with nothing but a dumb clumb and taking such few damage in my armor that I didn't had to block or take potions at all. Those where the days for gaming man, I surely miss it!
+OD Music (Óisín) Hours better spent on playing the fantastic game. And if you've already played through every quest and made every interesting choice you can think of: Well then, it's time to get some mods/overhauls and do it again.
RSE 167 Last I checked, yes. You should be quite fine. GL in there. And if you're having any trouble, one of the new 1080 should fuck those problems forever ;D Next on my: To buy-list.
I just want to say that while I was undergoing the usual bullshit of teenage years feeling dejected and lost and unliked, this game gave me a sense of heroic purpose and a path towards loving myself for the first time. Along with the Lord of the Rings and some 50s American literature, this game has had the most positive influence on me over anything else in my entire life.
"And so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." - Gandalf
@@mrgreen027 oh undoubtedly man. The soundtrack for Oblicion is God tier. None else like it. The way it was made and how it came about makes sense for why it's so beautiful.
that is what is beautiful about Bethesda they give room for MODDERS to put that little extra touch on something. and you get to play again and you can through mods recreate a different experience.
topkek. "room for modders"... if anything they have taken room for modders. they've streamlined their games so much you will barely find any good reference material in the actual game to build a complex mod on. sure you can add a hundred swords and villages en masse, of course the game will crash instantly because of ridiculous memory restrictions, but for any complex modding you need coders who can write scripts from scratch since beth cut so much content like levitation, jump spells, spellmaking etc that its a pain in the ass to reimplement that stuff at all. Also they deliver a *finished* product. So "room for modders" is no excuse for their buggy messes with reused models all over.
Its so much fun to watch geeks with something theyre so passionate about. They bloody should be by the way , this is one of the greatest games of all time.
I still remember the first time i played Oblivion. After leaving that damned sewer, i was amazed at how the game looked, there were tears in my eyes :,D But then... I saw... something terrible... A Mudcrab!!! Horrible creatures...
Ahh yes, when i launched oblivion, a white screen greeted me. After sole research I figured I had to install Oldblivion mod, which downgraded graphics so much. Didnt need to use torches as dungeon walls were bright
@@garbo_supreme Yes yes that is quite disturbing, it looked like it was full of poop in the fur! No less disturbing is seeing the shepherd in Weynon Priory fighting his own sheep. "Beeeeh- What was that?? beeeh? OH I SEE YOU!!! Haha! what's the matter getting tired??? Beeeh get out- HUMPF!!! Beeeeeh UARH!!! YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME DOWN!!! Beeeeh!! Ohh what's going on??? RRRUUUUN AWAAAAAYYYY!!!!"
Shitload of stuff was removed, not to mention visual downgrade because of technical issues )(that is it would never be playable with such visual and hardware on the market back then). Just the trailer/footage seem here was recorded on 2x GeForce 8800GT in SLI, or something like that, which was insane.
I guess the closest you'll get to seeing this is when you attack an NPC and they'll stop what they're doing to defend themselves. It wouldn't surprise me if all of what happened in that demonstration was scripted anyway.
That guy who designed the forest really knocked it out of the park. I remember the forests and natural settings to be really breath taking when I first got out of those sewers.
The fact that this has 1.7 million views a whole 12 years later and only has 593 Dislikes says a lot about how much of a masterpiece this game was in it's time. Everything about it was "next gen" and stunning. This pre-dated Halo 3 and GTAIV. This was it in 2006.
This reminded me of how great the Oblivion soundtrack is. The ambient stuff has such a nice serene feeling to it that feels really unique. Especially with some of the unusual instruments they use, like the harp and flute. I love that.
the graphics were great, I just didn't like the fact that the elves had eggheads and the high elves look like Asians and the redguards are so blotchy and most of the girls look like men and a lot of the men looked like 12 year olds
Michael Malone The all looked like eggheads, some more round and others more like squares. Those puffy cheeks and mouth sync (at least in german) kill me every time I start it nowadays. But back then, I must admit, it blew my mind *_*
+Karl Meisner 101% Chameleon - unsuccessfully pickpockets guard - [STOP, YOU VIOLATED THE LAW] - {resists arrest} - [WHERE DID HE GO? HE WAS JUST HERE A SECOND AGO]
compare Oblivion to ANY other game that came out in the years surrounding its release and it was lightyears ahead in every aspect. Its easy to look back now and harp on its flaws.
So satisfying and nostalgic hearing them talk about creating the world. I loved Oblivion's forests, hidden lakes, caves and ruins, they had such a nostalgia and European medieval touch to them.
They stripped down the AI a bit too much, from sheer paranoia. That's the one thing that made Oblivion truly unique among all other RPGs: the Radiant AI. What ended up shipping was waaaayy less than what was intended. Most of what happened in that first Demo (the female and her dog) you will never see in the actual game.
Angel Castro It was because the game would go off the rails. You’d show up to a town to find an important NPC killed, NPCs would travel from one town to the next and get ganked by bandits along the way, dungeons would be completely cleared out because someone already explored it, mountain lions and bears would break into cities and wreck havoc etc.
I mean, insane luxury... it's just the ability to render stuff increasingly realistic - thanks to hard working artists and programmers. Pretty much everyone designing and building the hardware and software. New stuff, or, inventions that enables more gorgeous / realistic renderings and effects are always a luxury, but that doesn't mean we don't appreciate the different stages in its evolution? Most people do. There's a fine line of appreciating what you've got and starting to feel unsettled by the rapid changes and accidentally get stuck in the past because of it. It's a matter of where you "joined" / started to be a consumer of the products that came from the given stage in that evolution, and if you can appreciate the changes happening. This goes for anything, not just visuals.
I don’t know if it was intentional parody or just Todd Howard being authentically quirky but that first interview FEELS like a scene from the office. And you know what? I’d kill to see a Bethesda version of that show
I think Oblivion is quite underrated compared to Morrowind and Skyrim.....yes this game has many problems, it hasnt aged well and doesnt have as big support from modding community as its predecessor or sequel, but to me it still propably is my favorite game in the series.....I liked the main storyline (that has always been the weakest link along with combat in TES games) most in Oblivion as well as the side quests....and really enjoyed the beauty of Cyrodiil too, atleast in 2006/2007....too bad that unlike Morrowind and Skyrim, Oblivion never got same kind of graphical overhaul, you can make the game look better, but not nearly as you would like to.
Micic00 Well I think its the best of the main storylines in TES games....all of them are quite weak though, the main storyline is always one of the weakest things in this franchise.
Because it was their most successful elder scrolls game and they would get more money. personally i would rather and oblivion remake than skyrim but ill just have to wait till next E3.
Simply, It would take much more time and resources to make a remaster of Oblivion as opposed to Skyrim. Basically, they would have to remake all the models, scripts, textures, etc. from the scratch if they were up to remastering Oblivion. Moreover, Skyrim runs the same engine as Fallout 4, and it only has the improved lightning and shaders (which is the main feature of the remastered verion). The reason why Bethesda's making that remaster is to give players an option to play Skyrim on PS4/XBONE.
And nothing about the music? It's probably the most memorable and beautiful thing about the game. But great documentary nonetheless, I loved this game back in the day. Today's games feel so different in a way it's hard to describe.
Just picked up my save file from almost 10 years ago off my xbox 360 and transferred the file across 2 consoles to the series x. It's July 2021 and my last save was 11.10.11. One day before Skyrims release. Oblivion was the most amazing game I've ever played, and going back just sucked me in even more than when I left it before. A true masterpiece.
I remember when I first played oblivion as a kid and the first time I played skyrim. I thought oblivion was the most beautiful, fantastic world I've ever seen and I had that same feeling again looking at bleakfall borrow the first time after coming out of that cave.
@@gruntwithripit1386 I remember that. It was so awe inspiring that I was blown away. Then I remember accidentally stealing from a shop and thinking that I might be able to run away and they would forget about it. Halt! You violated the law. Lol
@@fathercadi man the elder scrolls is what made me a gamer. And the leap from oblivion to skyrim was INSANE. My favorite game of all time was immediately replaced by another bethesda elder scrolls game. We're a long way from it still, but if the es6 can replicate that feeling , it'll be worth it. And starfield coming out soon... bethesda just does not disappoint me. In my personal opinion, they're the best gaming company out there.
I started on Morrowind but I was so young, I can't remember any of it today other than it was "amazing". Then came Oblivion and I was totally hooked! I just downloaded Oblivion again today. Here's to spending the weekend in Cyrodiil 🙂
Jeremy Soule was apparently in some sort of life-altering accident (car-crash I think?) so the inspiration is probably derivative of that. But yeah, Oblivion's score is a much better composition than any of the other Elder Scrolls games imo.
I love this game. I remember when I was 18, and got sucker punched, causing my jaw, and chin bone to break, I had to have surgery, and my face was so swollen, I looked like a chipmunk with its cheeks filled. I couldn't leave the house for months, and would sit, and play oblivion on my 360 all day, and night, loaded on pain killers, and smokin weed. Good times.
Amazing documentary of the progress. This is why the game still holds up, maybe not in graphics but who needs games to look painfully realistic? You can see this was a huge deal for everyone involved. Now it's just about making games for money, but these people were so excited about the game itself, about doing their part, making the best possible thing so the players would love it. I hope everyone involved knows how much this game meant for people who played it. You guys made the perfect game. And for anyone crying about bugs: at the time there was no such thing as an "open beta" and you only got ONE shot on releasing the game as free of bugs as possible because, you know, CD/DVDs. No possibility for patches online. They did the best possible job they could without having thousands of people playtest for them.
subhuman, gmaes have always been made for some type of monies, bugz has aalways been 2. no one carezzz aboutchu fingerin' for nostalgia, & B. doesn't need your chimp-god protection
yeah... i think this way too. .... these people were so excited about the game itself, about doing their part, making the best possible thing so the players would love it...... agree
why did i start tearing up in the middle of the documentary? every year i watch this video it just hits harder everytime. Oblivion truly is a masterpeice!!!!
But Skyrim was dumbed down with a whole lot of variety of content left out which Oblivion had, the fact that Skyrim was limited to a single disc severely limited how much content it could have which a shit move on their part but I guess they did it on purpose.
I think I would prefer another 20GB although I don't think it would have to be that big to fit a lot more content but maybe another 5 to 10GB would be more realistic, I am a PC player after all and a higher size for a game isn't an issue for me.
Avoozl I am sure a few certain consoles made skyrim what it is. Based on a video i watched on ideas that didn't make it to Skyrim's release, alot of them were very awesome and would make Skyrim a much better game but sadly, consoles.....
Glad to see Todd never switched up or sold out. He made his childhood dream of making video games a reality and I think we can all take some inspiration from that.
Don't take him for inspiration since he is the one who butchered Elder Scrolls RPG mechanics down to the ground and the one who said to us "it just work" while presenting a game that still is one of the biggest scams in videogame history (only surpased by Cyberpunk 2077). Instead seek inspiration in the indy industry, from the creator of Stardew Valley to the developer of Undertale.
The fact they got someone like Patrick Stewart for this, but not anyone remotely similar in the pop culture science fiction world for their science fiction star traveling game speaks volumes about the change in their priorities/care
That's because Patrick Stewart ate up most of their voice acting budget, which is why there's only a dozen voice actors for the 1,000+ characters in the game, and therefore why most of Oblivion is just Wes Johnson talking to himself over and over.
@@schnitzel_enjoyer I’d say “not all of them are bad” but they are. They have to impose their lifestyle choices on everyone. Hell, I like busty Asians and big booty latinas. Where’s my flag? Where’s big booty Latina month?
I've been a digital artist, 3D model artist and sculptor, texture artist and animator, using said skills to work with games engines (including Halo CE engine, Source, Unreal 3, Unreal 4 and Unity), for 18 years.. Morrowind, Oblivion and Fallout 3 really inspired me as a 3D model artist and games designer when I first started out. Been doing those things ever since. I actually use the same technique to create worlds. The "modular/Lego" construction technique.
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"I love the undead, I try to use them as much as possible"
SO THAT'S THE FUCKER
Let's make him a visit
@@janephoenix4530 yeah
Pat Letts LOL and they used them way more in skyrim
hes bout to be undead
I don’t get it
i cant believe they made such a big game in only 41 minutes
What a time to be alive...
carbon lmfao
carbon how can there be 41 minutes if there are only 3 minutes in the world
cayakimovich how can there be only 3 minutes in the world when there is no world
***** But what if world wasnt kill?
"Yes I was in the chess club"
- Todd Howard
*Godd Howard (fallout 76) * Todd Howard
My middle school had chess club.
Who laughing now?
+Alex Ya People who didn't buy Fallout 76.
@@basshead. you made my day
That long-haired guy walking through the woods deserves so much credit, because one of Oblivion's greatest aspects is the forests and the world and the overall feel and atmosphere.
I agree, but also, _man_ that dude had some man-titties
@@bushmg1061 they all look like gremlins. That is the sacrifice made for superior developing skills
@@bushmg1061 Ahem, they're called Magicka Reserves.
@@TrueMartin no) they just dont work out)
yeaah.... forests in oblivion... Christ, that was more than a decade ago when i started playing this game... game amazed me, forests were beautiful, the whole big world right on front of me and i can go wherever i want and do whatever i want... they really did an amazing job back then.... i dont like skyrim personally, it lost its atmosphere and overall feel like you said, but i do like oblivion and will remember this game
I didn't remember this episode of The Office.
So good 😂
Ikr
Shard The Fox fuck the UK version . US versions the best
Raptic Goodwin nah
Todd Howard totally has Michael Scott energy lol
"Any news from the other provinces?"
"Farewell"
"Bye"
LOL yeah :D
Nothing I'd like to talk about.
Bye
My final message
@@Arvel_The_Swit Bye.
*_W H O ' S L A U G H I N G N O W ? ? ?_*
Frank Tidepod unfourtunately, we are, Todd
Donald Trump said that, The Joker said that. Think about it.
@@werdle92 Then Fallout 76 came out.
Bethesda fans on 2006: "Yeah, who's laughing now?"
Bethesda fans 2019-present: *All of us*
I mean regardless of how you feel about Tod Howard, he is literally making millions and I’m sure the people who made fun of him in school are probably working office jobs or minimum wage jobs haha
They don't make mini documentaries about game creation anymore. These are fascinating
For real, these and Bungie dev logs were the best. If there are other epics please let me know!
I was thinking the exact same thing, I don’t see any videos about game development for games these days. Imagine how much attention true good games could get from this. Where has stuff like this gone?
Half Life Alyx had a mini documentatry
they make great ones for double fine
Or maybe we have to wait 15 years to see them
See that mountain? You can climb that.
+WowTheNinja stop trying to be funny yung blood
+Swagamaru Nara Unless you're at the edge to which it blocks you, or you get stuck climbing and your last autosave was 2 hours ago.
Gone Sexual
Not in the console version
Gone Sexual
Really? You climbed the mountains past Morrowinds border in the console version?
Gone Sexual
Shit even in Oblivion the furthest you could get to Skyrim is a small plateau in the corner of the jerall mountains.
every inch of oblivion is overflowing with socially awkward nerd love, it's so earnest
does it?
It’s probably why I’ve preferred their pre-2015 games. They all felt like they had so much heart put into them, and you could see the mistakes humans made.
Socially awkward nerv love which is payed. :D
Much like the gaming community itself, lol.
@@KizaruB Here's hoping we'll see some of that passion returned with their new IP Starfield.
I remembered coming home from school and playing this game for hours, when it came out. Good old days.
When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out
Because we were woken by a strange man in black robes calling us murderers.
Benjamin Harrington You sleep rather soundly for a murderer
You dork, go back to the chess club!
i remember when .. oh shit i still do it and i'm 23
it is incredible, this is what i call passion. I love how Todd Howard is just Michael Scott from The Office, and how his team is dedicated to create the best game ever at that time. I was so happy seeing those nerds passionaly creating this incredible game. Thanks for them.
omg he is michael scott
lmao yes he gives off michael scott vibes
I was thinking the same! His mannerisms are so Michael Scott!!
Not more than 2 minutes into the video and this was my exact thought.
I was thinking the same thing when watching todd's story at the begining.
I really liked the major cities of Oblivion, they each had a certain charm to them.
I liked that each of them was meant to symbolise the province they bordered.
Really? I didn't realize that. That's cool.
Excaliber DG11 I think all of the cities from the games are really really cool. Although Skyrim leaves alot to be desired. Morthal/Winterhold/Falkreath could've been handled better. Solitude could've been made bigger too.
Nope morrowind in a nutshell walk up to someone where is city X "city x is north from here" Travels north for 3 hours at a pace that makes a snail seem like Speedy Gonzales ask next NPC "City X is south from Here" Kills NPC and goes on a murderous RAMPAGE because WHERE THE FUCK WAS CITY X I NEVER SAW IT!
+Motör Punx Bruma is my life goal.
1:35 you can tell todd waited a few decades to say that.
was he serious or was he playing that as a laugh it seems like a bit
@@userisdeadandarchived2995 both
"Yes I was in the chess club"
He was in the chess club
"The artists have made over 9,000 objects."
It just works.
ClonesDream "And again, it just works." - Godd Howard 2069
+Dunky Kung ''It just works.'' -Howard Todd 9000
+ClonesDream guys fuck off, don't talk about your superior.
U mad bro Todd Howard
Gaben is our superior!
Fathis Ules who is a fence for the thieves guild doesn't even go to his house! He goes to this orcs house and sleeps in a double bed with him!!! He can't get in the house until 5am because only the ORC has the KEYS!!!
Fathis sleeps in Dul gro-Shug's house due to a design flaw. He clearly should have been marked to sleep in his own house, but Dul gro-Shug's house is right above it in the Construction Set and the wrong cell was chosen. This mistake will make life much harder for Fathis; he doesn't have the key to Dul's house, and will have to wait from 5am to 6am in front of the door until Dul unlocks it. When he is finally inside the house, Fathis will end up waiting outside the locked Private Quarters instead of sleeping. Also, in the evenings, depending on how you use the fast-travel and wait features, Fathis can often be found locked inside Dul's house. This is due to the logic used by the game engine which ignores locked doors in some instances and places him in Dul's house with no way to get out.
I will never forget the feeling of leaving the sewer and witnessing the whole world
Same it is a core memory for me 🥹
i remember staying there quite sometime witnessing the landscape...
Only surpassed by fallout 3 when we left the vault
@@kitsmashing3267 Damn good experience that must have been
I imagine a dialog among creators:
- Hello, good sir, noticed any bugs?
- Nothing that I want to talk about.
- Fine, bye.
- Go away fool.
This is the best comment I’ve read in ages. Akatosh be with you
So hilarious... I just imagine it in the skyrim oblivion mod.
-Hello
-Greetings argonian
Lmao
"Heard any news from the other game company?"
"You dork. Go back to the chess club."
"Who's laughing now"
+Evil Gary lol i'm in the chess club too actually ._.
I can't stop laughing
"Who's laughing now?"
+OSDolphin Cop or politician....
Patrick Stewart told me that I am the one from his dreams.
you are
Me too, then I watched him die
you played fallout 76?
I guess your name is Ian McKellan then
Todd's opening intro was the most oblivion npc dialogue sounding shit I've heard and it's beautiful
IT SURE IS MAN NOW LETS PLAY SOME DAGGERFALL AND DRINK YORKSHIRE TEA ☕️
Imagine walking in the woods looking for mushrooms or some other shit, and you meet some random dude wandering the woods, you ask him hey what u doing here? He says: I'm making Elder scrolls 4.
'oh ok lol glhf'
Very Elder Scrolls fashion
loved the nature animator dude, respect :-)
@@tueandmari4111 Me too! I wish there were more people like him around, he brought such pleasant landscapes to Oblivion.
"I'm making Elder Scrolls 6."
young, innocent todd
a pure todd untouched by the corruption of riches
its so charming to see older bethesda
*WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?!?*
Now Todd is corrupted.
So true and so sad
Andres Pichinte *corruptodd
It's sad really.
Came here to see Todd being in a chess club. Instead I see the passion the industry has long lost.
Don’t see what your seeing
Apparently Bethesda is really fun to work at.
I think you are confusing that with Blizzard-Activision. Bethesda is awesome.
It's called marketing. Probably learned from Apple.
@@jobansand Employee reviews seem to be good.
25:44 He's not wrong; the cheesiest of lines read by an actor who commands such gravitas creates an absolutely unforgettable opening to a legendary game.
SHAME THEY DIDNT HIRE THAT GUY FOR DAGGERFALL
Dev: "What year is it?"
Me: "2006"
Dev: "ADD BLOOM TO EVERYTHING!!"
That was the worst part of the xbox 360 / ps3 era of graphics, so much bloom it just looked like your screen was condensated or something
I need Nvidia!
"What year is it?"
"2012"
"ADD LENS FLARES TO EVERYTHING!"
@@bareodin so true
@@bareodin ”what year is it?”
”2021”
”Add RTX and make everything look wet!”
Say what you will about todd howard. He has brought us great games, not perfect, but great games and he has passion. I admire him as a gamer.
I couldn't have said it better Erick!!! I think without Todd... Bethesda wouldn't have survived..Todd's compassion and vision!!!
@@fatttbear6606 have you heard of the high elves?
@Fattt Bear people love to blame Todd for all of Bethesda's mistakes, but distance him from all the things they've done well. They forget just how long he's been at Bethesda, and how much he's helped the company thrive.
Yeah, Bethesda as a company hasn't made perfect games and especially fallout 76 which was arguably their biggest fuck up, but without Todd we probably wouldn't have had Oblivion or Skryim which i played the first time when i was 8 in 2008, 2 years after the release of oblivion and i love these games still and will until i die.
I think the issue with Todd is his constant lying. And I’m not even saying that in an accusatory way like HE’S A LIAR. In the sense that they have made great games with a lot of features, WHY do they always bring Todd out to embellish what’s in the game to such ridiculous levels!? When the moment people play the game they will see the stuff he mega hyped is not in the game.
at 2005:
"We love you todd"
-bethesda fans
at 2019:
"You dork go back to the chess club"
-bethesda fans
Night Wolf / Ragadan Well, if they hate company for ONE bad game then they aren’t true fans.
Congratulations, you achieved comedy.
on the bright side at least he will be able to succesfully plan a battle with that strategy knowledge
Pretty much.
shupliance creation club is only in two games, creation engine is used in 3 games and they did more games then 3. Skyrim and Oblivion were back at the premiere technical marvels and also their engine is out dated and not very often updated to don’t break the modding community.
“I don’t have a picture of my wife in my wallet, but I’ve got a picture of Patrick Stewart in my wallet”
Sums up everyone in this video I love it
That was hilarious and kind of sweet actually
It also helps that almost no one carrys pictures in their wallet anymore whether they're of their wife or not. Lol
@@finaljoses eh kinda fucked up tbh
@@chumon1992This was back in 2003/2005 everybody still carries pictures in their wallets.
@holyflame2 yes I know, I was just pointing out that watching it now it's even funnier. But even still people didn't carry pictures that much anymore back then even. It was kind of already a fading trope. But not like a huge amount just it was the beginning of the practice starting to fade out.
I can't believe Oblivion only took 41 minutes to make.
Flip/Side haha XD
Roger Fedoraer someone stole your joke on the top of the comments.
Roger Fedoraer Dude some guy pulled a Thomas Edison on you at the top of the comments 😂
Drumming Ginger lmao lagoons
You really think someone would do that? Just go on the internet and tell lies?
Notice how they utilize people with a particular forte? The guy felt more comfortable making dungeons rather than he would making something beautiful. When you cater to the strengths of people you yield stronger results. Smart company.
+SlyRy Couldn't have said it better myself.
And all of the dungeons in Skyrim/Oblivion are the exact same. Smart company, hiring people with less talent than modders.
if you like doing something, it doesn't mean you are good at it. In fact, oddly a lot of people who are really good at something don't really like doing it.
The dungeons in Skyrim are way more handcrafted than in Oblivion. To say they are the exact same is too much.
***** In oblivion every dungeon you enter is the same. In Skyrim there's slightly more diversity, but really they're all the same. It's really not "too much" to say at all.
I was genuinely surprised that there wasn't any mention of Jeremy Soule as the composer.
He probably didn't work at the office with them, so interviewing him in person may have been impractical
That guy is sooo awesome
@@Eliza-yd7fi Yes, his music add so much to the game.
I imagine that even then, there was an unwritten rule to keep him away from the office staff.
@MinesAGuinness why? There something you wanna say about Jeremy Soule?
0:00 Intro
5:57 Dungeon Design
9:25 Artificial Intelligence
11:31 Art
14:45 Testing
18:07 Animation
20:33 Voice Talent
29:05 Forests
34:32 E3 Xbox 360 Unveil Event
36:25 Responses
40:03 Credits
You're missing the timestamp for the chess club.
@@captainkuijt 1:33 Ask Tyler
@@captainkuijthmm, need something?
26:35 I farted
Ever noticed how the lead character animator almost has an Oblivion face?
@@sa1ntluke that escalated quick! Lol
The guy of the forests really nailed It in the game, probably the most beautiful thing in Oblivion, captured the spirit of it just perfectly
yep I recently replayed unmodded Oblivion and the vibe of just walking through the forests is one of the game's biggest strengths. My favourite part is the Gold Road between Imperial City and Skingrad.
@@gymonstarfunkle136 Oblivion had the most epic of forests, it's what got me hooked and made me want to buy the game in the first place.
@@gymonstarfunkle136 i remember how much i loved just walking around Oblivion's nature
Oblivions forests are so gorgeous compared to Skyrim omg
He's the elf
They better hire that woman who designed the AI for elder scrolls 6. I want dumbass conversations again
Same here. I would rather listen to a thousand stupid conversations (Oblivion) than one good conversation repeated ad nauseum (Skyrim, Fallout 4). If you ever wanted an example of when quality is _not_ better than quantity, there you go.
@@Bauglir100 That's right you here the same conversation in skyrim over and over again. It doesn't feel like they're really communicating with other npcs around them. It feels lifeless. In oblivion it might sound stupid sometimes but at least they always had something new to say. Whereas Skyrim... oh did somebody stole your sweetrole... it's funny the first time but after hearing it for a millionth time, damn it gets annoying.
@@jamesmccloud7535 I remember in the commentary mode for Left 4 Dead, one of Valve's developers basically said that no matter how funny or clever a line of dialogue was, you were going to get sick of hearing it after listening to it a hundred times, hence why they programmed the game so that the characters always say something different for each playthrough.
Bethesda should've followed their example.
same here! i know it was ridiculous but that was definitely part of oblivion’s charm.
Player Comments and Combat Comments in Fallout 4 recreates this perfectly.
God damn it I can’t express how lucky I feel for having experienced a game like Oblivion at the time when I was just 11-12 years old, imagine my hype for Skyrim when I was in high school. The industry was so artisanal, truly happy I was aware enough to appreciate this golden age.
YOU RIGHT MAN NOW THERES ONE MORE GAME FOR YOU TO PLAY THE ELDER SCROLLS II DAGGERFALL AND THE ELDER SCROLLS CHAPTER ONE THE ARENA 🏟️
I played it for 8 hours straight on Christmas
The one game tester, that explains everything.
The quote "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is being turned topsy-turvy.
he's not the only tester, he was the QA lead, there were other testers for the game.
Which only makes the buggy state of that game worse ngl
@Dominiuk There's a difference between a buggy game a normal game, sure, you're not wrong, there's always gonna be bugs it's just the way it is, but Oblivion was infamous for being buggy as hell on launch, the type of buggy you can only get from wonky testing, Open worlds are hard to playtest admittedly, but it being a massive game is no excuse for terrible QA. Should we let Mass Effect Andromeda and Anthem get away with how buggy it was too because they were massive games?
@@g.w.k.y6869 Its not a bug its a ✨feature✨
@@TheHedgehogGiraffe oh man h o w c o u l d h a v e I n o t k n o w n
Dungeon design:
1. Ctrl+C
2. Ctrl+V
Lmao, I don't completely agree but funny nonetheless
Actually...funnily enough... The way the dungeons were made in Oblivion is almost identical to the Doom 2016 Snap Map feature (the way you make custom maps for it). You're given a ton of pre-made sections, rooms, hallways, stairways, etc. You piece them together into a shape or design that you like, then just plop in items, enemies, doors, etc, until it's to your liking and call it a day. It almost feels like they took what they had from Oblivion's dungeon making days, and reused it as the Snap Map for Doom.
No, they just had the robots do it.
@@dominicbofficial no. It created MANUALLY with specified Game Engine
There is no robot processing or whatever
@@Jauharthontowy *cough* that's the joke *cough*
The interview with Todd at the start is iconic. Unreal how quirky it is.
Having seen a handful of people poke fun at Tim Lamb's visor in the recent Starfield Direct showcase it bings me *so* much joy to see he's been rocking it the whole time, what a legend.
YEP AND NOW TODD HOWARD WORKED ON ARENA AND HE MADE REDGUARD HE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME TOO NOW IM GONNA PLAY DAGGERFALL
And the combat still sux
you either die a hero or live long enough to make fallout 76
You either die knowing what you're talking about, or live without having a single clue. Fallout 76 was BGS Austin, not BGS Maryland.
@@Bauglir100 yea, people said the same thing about how mass effect Andromeda was bioware Montreal and not Edmonton and we all saw how anthem (Edmonton's game) turned out. Fact is fo76 has the bgs logo and a lot of senior leadership is shared across all bgs studios. I love bethesda but 76 and es blades were awful.
@@SteveDonev Both of those were spin-off titles, the latter of which is still in a closed beta stage. You can't expect a mobile game with a different gameplay style than the main series to be the pinnacle of a company's standards.
He never was a hero lol, he lied back then too, just like in the Oblivion E3 demo
If anyone else likes this comment I'll slit yet gizzard
this video is so wholesome. every one is so passionate about their job.
They didn't even talk about the music! I'm speechless!
For real, it was the main thing I was hoping for. The music in these games is amazing
Probably not gonna get Jeremy Soule for TES6 😭
@@KizaruB really? Did he talk about it? Him not being involved will only have potential to hurt the game, though my hopes aren't that high for it anyways with the way bethesda has been going
@@KizaruB why not?
The composer is Jeremy Soule. It blew my mind when I`ve discovered that this guy composed the music to every single of my most favourite childhood games. Morriwnd, Oblivion, Skyrim, Knights of The Old Republic 1 and 2, Harry Potter... dude is just amazing.
Sadly he confirmed that he was not invited to compose for TES6 ... what a shame
look at the passion of this studio; need this energy for Elder Scrolls 6
Sadly it will never happen
16:40 Todd Howard role playing as a church youth pastor.
But lamer
@@jackstrawfromwichita6168 *cooler
Lmao
Todd Howard roleplaying as Mankar Camoran
He is just preaching us to buy more versions of skyrim.
"I was writing games when I was like 12"
He looks about 12 in this video.
You dork, go back to the chess club
+James Lovatt yes i was in the chess club
Chess is whut you were born to do man sorry
chiffmonkey yup
Think he’s turning 20 this year..
I hope Bethesda makes another Elderscolls like Oblivion. Really miss this game, I wish they remastered this instead of just enhancing the graphics in Skyrim.
true
Just play it again. I am now, and it's actually very playable, not lost in time like some games
i am too, it still looks good. Beautiful actually
I know right I grew up playing this game
playing through with mods right now. Might go as far to say my game looks better than Vanilla Skyrim atm definitely looks good enough for a game made in 2006. Still my favorite Elder Scrolls game Skyrim was alright but idk Oblivions Always been #1 for me.
I’ve never felt as blown away by a video game than the first time I played this game. My friend introduced me to this game, I thought it was whatever during the tutorial dungeon… and then after exiting the tutorial I couldn’t believe the scope this game had in terms of world building, NPC interaction, lore, and all the different quest lines within one game. I’m hoping TESVI pushes video game boundaries in the same way Oblivion did in 2006. Skyrim was a refinement but didn’t feel like a huge leap forward. High hopes for the next one 🤞
100% agree. I always say Oblivion is a much better game than Skyrim. Skyrim just had the amazing graphics on its side. And more open world I guess
@@jungen1093 Yes! Oblivion was so much better! The story was better written and the side missions where much more unique and funny in a way only the elder scrolls can be funny!
Oblivion is my absolute favorite Elder Scrolls game, even before Morrowind!
I had so many hours in that game, I remember being so OPed with character that i could knock down all guards in imperial city with nothing but a dumb clumb and taking such few damage in my armor that I didn't had to block or take potions at all.
Those where the days for gaming man, I surely miss it!
@@rolux4853 😭😭😭 I miss it so much. If only it held up like how skyrim does, id still play and put in so many hours
@@jungen1093 Check out Skyblivion
@@jungen1093 I'm pretty sure there are alot of mods for Oblivion.
Notice how the game was finished, then released.
How the mighty have fallen.
@Etu Bokshi I will base it on a bad experience. Just like I judge you on this one comment I read here.
Are you seriously calling Oblivion finished??
Yeah but why do that when you can sell 25% of a game for 60 bucks then give the rest in paid dlc?
oh damn this was like forshadowing Cyberpunk
10 years ago this game was released. time really flies by fast.
still my favorite
feel old yet
i wasent even born 10 years ago i love this and skyrim
+Andrewrat You have to be 13 to create a youtube account.
ok
Around 8 mins. So that's why there's so many zombies in the game.
8:04
that bloody bastard
Fuckin Ted Cruz
Bruh, Todd looks like a 24 Y/O here but he was born in 1970.
Here, he was 36 already. 💀
His voice sounds so young too 😂😂
I've lost count of how many times I've watched this now...
***** Exactly :)
+OD Music (Óisín) Hours better spent on playing the fantastic game. And if you've already played through every quest and made every interesting choice you can think of: Well then, it's time to get some mods/overhauls and do it again.
+Nyarlathotep Flagg will a 960 graphics card run the enb mod okay?
RSE 167 Last I checked, yes. You should be quite fine. GL in there. And if you're having any trouble, one of the new 1080 should fuck those problems forever ;D Next on my: To buy-list.
+oblivion modder i think ive watched this at least 10 times
is there a more charismatic son of a bitch than todd howard?
Ascdsacd Scsadc Ehem... me? C:
Ascdsacd Scsadc I'd say Gabe Newell... he can't count to 3 though
Ascdsacd Scsadc He is the opposite of charismatic. He is an annoying little elf man.
Such Fallout4 C is for Charisma, it's why people think I'm great! I make my friends all laugh and smile, and never want to hate!
*Godd Howard
Amazing to see how far they have come! All hail Todd Howard!
FudgeMuppet quite please
KNEEL BEFORE TODD
FudgeMuppet ... *points to the door* "Get out!"
DragonInferno99 Ω "it just works"
Spectre Walkthroughs nah Bethesda games would die without mods
I just want to say that while I was undergoing the usual bullshit of teenage years feeling dejected and lost and unliked, this game gave me a sense of heroic purpose and a path towards loving myself for the first time. Along with the Lord of the Rings and some 50s American literature, this game has had the most positive influence on me over anything else in my entire life.
Seek Jesus. Become Christian.
@@casanova1613 Be brainwashed. Become sheep
@@casanova1613keep yourself safe!
@@casanova1613 what is better, to live in ignorance and be happier or live in truth but suffer for it? Just something to think about. Much love.
"And so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
- Gandalf
Watching this in 2015 makes me wanna play it again.
Do it!
Jan T I still play this game even though I have Skyrim.
TheNeXusCore9032 same here I've been playing the thieves guild questline the past few days
Jan T damn right
Im aleready playing it...
Noah Berry is highly underrated. Dude worked on Oblivion's vast forests and landscapes!
And he made a wonderful job!
he got so high in that forest omgggggg
The music OMG, is the best music of a game ever
Equal to morrowind I think
If you haven’t played it you should
On par with Shadow of the Colossus. Both are tied for the best.
@@Dravianpn02 really? I haven't played Oblivion. Im just doing my first LP of Morrowing. I can't believe any Soundtrack could top slyrim or SotC
@@mrgreen027 oh undoubtedly man. The soundtrack for Oblicion is God tier. None else like it. The way it was made and how it came about makes sense for why it's so beautiful.
Little they knew that Oblivion would make it to the best TES game ever made and one of the best RPGs ever... Legends
IT SURE IS MAN BUT HEY THATS THE SAME FOR DAGGERFALL AND ARENA SPEAKING OF LETS PLAY THEM AND DRINK YORKSHIRE TEA
"No problem that unique sword looks as same as normal sword", THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM, WITH SKYRIM ASWELL!!
nah they can live with it so its cool. let the modders do their work for them.
that is what is beautiful about Bethesda they give room for MODDERS to put that little extra touch on something. and you get to play again and you can through mods recreate a different experience.
topkek. "room for modders"... if anything they have taken room for modders. they've streamlined their games so much you will barely find any good reference material in the actual game to build a complex mod on. sure you can add a hundred swords and villages en masse, of course the game will crash instantly because of ridiculous memory restrictions, but for any complex modding you need coders who can write scripts from scratch since beth cut so much content like levitation, jump spells, spellmaking etc that its a pain in the ass to reimplement that stuff at all. Also they deliver a *finished* product. So "room for modders" is no excuse for their buggy messes with reused models all over.
I stand by my comment. if you think you can build a better game then do it if not STFU
ah another fanboy lel. no wonder they don't care anymore.
Its so much fun to watch geeks with something theyre so passionate about.
They bloody should be by the way , this is one of the greatest games of all time.
I still remember the first time i played Oblivion. After leaving that damned sewer, i was amazed at how the game looked, there were tears in my eyes :,D
But then...
I saw...
something terrible...
A Mudcrab!!!
Horrible creatures...
I always got a disease from them.
@@zombiedragonmast970 LMAOOO
I've fought Mudcrabs more fearsome than you!
Ahh yes, when i launched oblivion, a white screen greeted me. After sole research I figured I had to install Oldblivion mod, which downgraded graphics so much. Didnt need to use torches as dungeon walls were bright
@@garbo_supreme Yes yes that is quite disturbing, it looked like it was full of poop in the fur! No less disturbing is seeing the shepherd in Weynon Priory fighting his own sheep.
"Beeeeh- What was that??
beeeh?
OH I SEE YOU!!!
Haha! what's the matter getting tired??? Beeeh get out- HUMPF!!! Beeeeeh UARH!!! YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME DOWN!!! Beeeeh!! Ohh what's going on??? RRRUUUUN AWAAAAAYYYY!!!!"
All those devs should still be proud of this masterpiece, still one of my favourite games, way more fun than Skyrim
Skyrim was my first tes game and I have recently been playing through oblivion and other than the graphics I think it is better in almost every way
@@legendsofcelestite.officia5398 Yeah ik, for the time they were good although they are dated
@@Ja_Zerget a wife to be virtually pleased with. this game is for man
@@Ja_Zer Try Morrowind when you done with oblivion.Thank me later
@@ayaksiz123 I've already played it
3:20 I've played Oblivion for YEARS and never seen a natural interaction like that between NPC's
Shitload of stuff was removed, not to mention visual downgrade because of technical issues )(that is it would never be playable with such visual and hardware on the market back then). Just the trailer/footage seem here was recorded on 2x GeForce 8800GT in SLI, or something like that, which was insane.
@@override7486 gotcha
I guess the closest you'll get to seeing this is when you attack an NPC and they'll stop what they're doing to defend themselves. It wouldn't surprise me if all of what happened in that demonstration was scripted anyway.
That guy who designed the forest really knocked it out of the park. I remember the forests and natural settings to be really breath taking when I first got out of those sewers.
4:17
"Big giant plasma screen"
Back then, that was when you knew something is worthy of watching to earn its place on the big plasma screen TV.
They didn't even cut to a plasma screen, that was a projector.
The fact that this has 1.7 million views a whole 12 years later and only has 593 Dislikes says a lot about how much of a masterpiece this game was in it's time. Everything about it was "next gen" and stunning. This pre-dated Halo 3 and GTAIV. This was it in 2006.
This reminded me of how great the Oblivion soundtrack is. The ambient stuff has such a nice serene feeling to it that feels really unique. Especially with some of the unusual instruments they use, like the harp and flute. I love that.
There was at least 1 Redguard track in here, I wonder why
I love the soundtrack
So awesome how they thought that the graphics were so great and hyper realistic xD
the graphics were great, I just didn't like the fact that the elves had eggheads and the high elves look like Asians and the redguards are so blotchy and most of the girls look like men and a lot of the men looked like 12 year olds
Michael Malone The all looked like eggheads, some more round and others more like squares. Those puffy cheeks and mouth sync (at least in german) kill me every time I start it nowadays. But back then, I must admit, it blew my mind *_*
I am 16 and I still thought the graphics were great for its time
Michael Malone Because they were ;)
I remember booting this game up for the first time and being blown away by the graphics and the depth of the world. It really was amazing.
9:42 "We designed the people of the game to react really intelligently"
Guards can't jump to catch player shooting arrows at them from a barrel...
+Karl Meisner 101% Chameleon - unsuccessfully pickpockets guard - [STOP, YOU VIOLATED THE LAW] - {resists arrest} - [WHERE DID HE GO? HE WAS JUST HERE A SECOND AGO]
+TheNeXusCore9032
"STOP RIGHT THERE CRIMINAL SC....Must have been my imagination"
+Golden Chicken Two Nords meet another.
"Hello, Redguard."
"What do you want, Breton trash?"
compare Oblivion to ANY other game that came out in the years surrounding its release and it was lightyears ahead in every aspect. Its easy to look back now and harp on its flaws.
That's what the archers are for.
So satisfying and nostalgic hearing them talk about creating the world. I loved Oblivion's forests, hidden lakes, caves and ruins, they had such a nostalgia and European medieval touch to them.
YEP HOPEFULLY ELDER SCROLLS 6 WILL BE BASED ON HAITIAN OR CUBAN CULTURE
25:44 when they first get to hear the lines by the voice actor for Emperor and they realize who that is. My favorite part.
They stripped down the AI a bit too much, from sheer paranoia. That's the one thing that made Oblivion truly unique among all other RPGs: the Radiant AI. What ended up shipping was waaaayy less than what was intended.
Most of what happened in that first Demo (the female and her dog) you will never see in the actual game.
The bitch and her puppy lmao
Maybe for perfomance in consoles? But yeah, i agree
Angel Castro It was because the game would go off the rails. You’d show up to a town to find an important NPC killed, NPCs would travel from one town to the next and get ganked by bandits along the way, dungeons would be completely cleared out because someone already explored it, mountain lions and bears would break into cities and wreck havoc etc.
@@charlesdilks3267 you know Stalker had a very similar issue to the one you're saying, pretty interesting tho
@@Gabrielangelcastro1996 was just about to say that.
its crazy how quickly graphics go "woah" to looking like shit, we get used to insane luxury and comforts way too fast it's a shame
"WoAh!" -Orc Bandit
To think that it went from Oblivion runs on next-gen hardware to Oblivion runs on any piece of crap hardware you have
I mean, insane luxury... it's just the ability to render stuff increasingly realistic - thanks to hard working artists and programmers. Pretty much everyone designing and building the hardware and software. New stuff, or, inventions that enables more gorgeous / realistic renderings and effects are always a luxury, but that doesn't mean we don't appreciate the different stages in its evolution? Most people do. There's a fine line of appreciating what you've got and starting to feel unsettled by the rapid changes and accidentally get stuck in the past because of it. It's a matter of where you "joined" / started to be a consumer of the products that came from the given stage in that evolution, and if you can appreciate the changes happening. This goes for anything, not just visuals.
Only when they're 3D graphics that are aiming to look "realistic" for the time like Elder Scrolls.
@@gdawgproductions3972 "Whoah!" - Crash Bandicoot
I don’t know if it was intentional parody or just Todd Howard being authentically quirky but that first interview FEELS like a scene from the office. And you know what? I’d kill to see a Bethesda version of that show
I think Oblivion is quite underrated compared to Morrowind and Skyrim.....yes this game has many problems, it hasnt aged well and doesnt have as big support from modding community as its predecessor or sequel, but to me it still propably is my favorite game in the series.....I liked the main storyline (that has always been the weakest link along with combat in TES games) most in Oblivion as well as the side quests....and really enjoyed the beauty of Cyrodiil too, atleast in 2006/2007....too bad that unlike Morrowind and Skyrim, Oblivion never got same kind of graphical overhaul, you can make the game look better, but not nearly as you would like to.
+Balnazzardi It was my favorite. I personally liked it a tiny bit more than Morrowind... and ALOT more than Skyrim
+Balnazzardi Oblivion's modding community is bigger than Morrowind's...and so is its active playerbase on steam. I dunno what you talkin' bout
+Joe Din Same. I still play it.
+Balnazzardi I disliked main storyline in Oblivion. I think it's boring, predictable, linear and not that great
Micic00 Well I think its the best of the main storylines in TES games....all of them are quite weak though, the main storyline is always one of the weakest things in this franchise.
I hope one day there will be " The Remaking of Oblivion" video.
I'm still waiting..
I just realized, why the Fuck are they remaking skyrim and not oblivion?
Because it was their most successful elder scrolls game and they would get more money. personally i would rather and oblivion remake than skyrim but ill just have to wait till next E3.
Simply, It would take much more time and resources to make a remaster of Oblivion as opposed to Skyrim. Basically, they would have to remake all the models, scripts, textures, etc. from the scratch if they were up to remastering Oblivion. Moreover, Skyrim runs the same engine as Fallout 4, and it only has the improved lightning and shaders (which is the main feature of the remastered verion). The reason why Bethesda's making that remaster is to give players an option to play Skyrim on PS4/XBONE.
+Bogdan Belyaev that too
And nothing about the music? It's probably the most memorable and beautiful thing about the game. But great documentary nonetheless, I loved this game back in the day. Today's games feel so different in a way it's hard to describe.
Just picked up my save file from almost 10 years ago off my xbox 360 and transferred the file across 2 consoles to the series x. It's July 2021 and my last save was 11.10.11. One day before Skyrims release. Oblivion was the most amazing game I've ever played, and going back just sucked me in even more than when I left it before. A true masterpiece.
I remember when I first played oblivion as a kid and the first time I played skyrim. I thought oblivion was the most beautiful, fantastic world I've ever seen and I had that same feeling again looking at bleakfall borrow the first time after coming out of that cave.
@@gruntwithripit1386 I remember that. It was so awe inspiring that I was blown away. Then I remember accidentally stealing from a shop and thinking that I might be able to run away and they would forget about it. Halt! You violated the law. Lol
@@fathercadi man the elder scrolls is what made me a gamer. And the leap from oblivion to skyrim was INSANE. My favorite game of all time was immediately replaced by another bethesda elder scrolls game. We're a long way from it still, but if the es6 can replicate that feeling , it'll be worth it. And starfield coming out soon... bethesda just does not disappoint me. In my personal opinion, they're the best gaming company out there.
I started on Morrowind but I was so young, I can't remember any of it today other than it was "amazing". Then came Oblivion and I was totally hooked! I just downloaded Oblivion again today. Here's to spending the weekend in Cyrodiil 🙂
“Wait a minute let me do that one again”
And then Fallout 76 came out.
and because of that wait another 7/8 years for Fallout 5 and elder scrolls 6
Before Todd Howard ported skyrim to everything
I guess Fallout doesn't get the same unconditional love from Todd, because it's only his stepchild and he can't relate to where the kid's coming from.
Fallout 76 is A Nightmare
Would have been interesting to hear about the music. The score in Oblivion is far better than Skyrim's in my opinion
I dont know man, i cant play favourites like that.
***** Luckily, these are matters of opinion, so you shouldn't worry about it too much
lol I think Morrowind's music is better
Quilted Black Velvet Interior
I love both but oblivion is more nostalgic for me.
Jeremy Soule was apparently in some sort of life-altering accident (car-crash I think?) so the inspiration is probably derivative of that. But yeah, Oblivion's score is a much better composition than any of the other Elder Scrolls games imo.
Back when Bethesda was hungry and full of creativity.
They were in a sweet spot before video games became corporate
Before the dark times of starfail
Oblivion blew my fucking mind when it came out...still prefer it to Skyrim.
Skyrim blew my mind, loves all the games
doalwa Oblivion is the best Elder Scrolls and always will be the best.
MORROWIND!!!
piping piping Look up Skyblivion, people are remaking Oblivion in Skyrim's engine
play morrowind lel
I love this game. I remember when I was 18, and got sucker punched, causing my jaw, and chin bone to break, I had to have surgery, and my face was so swollen, I looked like a chipmunk with its cheeks filled. I couldn't leave the house for months, and would sit, and play oblivion on my 360 all day, and night, loaded on pain killers, and smokin weed. Good times.
for some reason elder scrolls and drugs go well with each other
@@SirBennington11 Ehem M.K
Lol
Being loaded on pain killers makes video games unbelievably good. You’re just so fucking into it and happy. I could use some of those rn 😞
And with that swollen face the role playing musty have been amazing. You even looked like your Oblivion character IRL
Amazing documentary of the progress. This is why the game still holds up, maybe not in graphics but who needs games to look painfully realistic? You can see this was a huge deal for everyone involved. Now it's just about making games for money, but these people were so excited about the game itself, about doing their part, making the best possible thing so the players would love it. I hope everyone involved knows how much this game meant for people who played it. You guys made the perfect game.
And for anyone crying about bugs: at the time there was no such thing as an "open beta" and you only got ONE shot on releasing the game as free of bugs as possible because, you know, CD/DVDs. No possibility for patches online. They did the best possible job they could without having thousands of people playtest for them.
subhuman, gmaes have always been made for some type of monies, bugz has aalways been 2. no one carezzz aboutchu fingerin' for nostalgia, & B. doesn't need your chimp-god protection
@@DennisMHenderson wat
yeah... i think this way too. .... these people were so excited about the game itself, about doing their part, making the best possible thing so the players would love it...... agree
They still made patches to fix bugs even back in the CD/DVD era...
@@DennisMHenderson youre gonna die alone
why did i start tearing up in the middle of the documentary? every year i watch this video it just hits harder everytime. Oblivion truly is a masterpeice!!!!
"Yes I was in the chess club." I love that guy.
It's hard to believe that Oblivion and Skyrim are both on the same console.
But Skyrim was dumbed down with a whole lot of variety of content left out which Oblivion had, the fact that Skyrim was limited to a single disc severely limited how much content it could have which a shit move on their part but I guess they did it on purpose.
I think I would prefer another 20GB although I don't think it would have to be that big to fit a lot more content but maybe another 5 to 10GB would be more realistic, I am a PC player after all and a higher size for a game isn't an issue for me.
Avoozl I am sure a few certain consoles made skyrim what it is. Based on a video i watched on ideas that didn't make it to Skyrim's release, alot of them were very awesome and would make Skyrim a much better game but sadly, consoles.....
TechnoBambino is Oblivion for ps3
+Jauffre Septim yeah I have it for PS3
The Oblivion music playing in the background perfectly fits Howard's head.
Some of that is actually Redguard music, not that anybody's actually played Redguard
@@bushmg1061 I would love to get a working copy of that game.
Glad to see Todd never switched up or sold out. He made his childhood dream of making video games a reality and I think we can all take some inspiration from that.
lol are you that slow?
@@Flat_Earth_Sophia just say what you have to say.
Don't take him for inspiration since he is the one who butchered Elder Scrolls RPG mechanics down to the ground and the one who said to us "it just work" while presenting a game that still is one of the biggest scams in videogame history (only surpased by Cyberpunk 2077).
Instead seek inspiration in the indy industry, from the creator of Stardew Valley to the developer of Undertale.
@@PointReflex Oblivion is one of the best ever! Cyberpunk is trash though. Not made by Bethesda. Stardew Valley and Undertale are trash. lol
@@Flat_Earth_Sophia”he had us in the first half, not gonna lie”
That horse lady was so good at her job she inadvertently invented micro transactions from that damn horse armor DLC
😂
The fact they got someone like Patrick Stewart for this, but not anyone remotely similar in the pop culture science fiction world for their science fiction star traveling game speaks volumes about the change in their priorities/care
Sucks that instead of more single player elder scrolls and fallout titles......Bethesda releases a new IP no one asked for and no one cared about.
That's because Patrick Stewart ate up most of their voice acting budget, which is why there's only a dozen voice actors for the 1,000+ characters in the game, and therefore why most of Oblivion is just Wes Johnson talking to himself over and over.
Good comment
we need more documentary of games like this, overall more transparency from the part of studios, you can tell they really proud of their work
@CaseyC-bg4bb I'm not sure if Bethesda are quite there yet, but they sure are trying...
The golden age of gaming, created by passionate nerds like we used to be. Makes me so nostalgic.. :')
Thanks blackrock for ruining it
Now we have strong trans-pansexual asian women making games
@@schnitzel_enjoyer I’d say “not all of them are bad” but they are. They have to impose their lifestyle choices on everyone. Hell, I like busty Asians and big booty latinas. Where’s my flag? Where’s big booty Latina month?
@@bubdubs5294 They can't have you enjoying anything besides the state..
@bubdubs5294 Bro lets start Boob and Booty month 🤜
"you have my ear citizen."
"well i best give it back then!
bdum tish ;-)
Hahaha you're funny
You sir are a genius
No.
I've been a digital artist, 3D model artist and sculptor, texture artist and animator, using said skills to work with games engines (including Halo CE engine, Source, Unreal 3, Unreal 4 and Unity), for 18 years.. Morrowind, Oblivion and Fallout 3 really inspired me as a 3D model artist and games designer when I first started out. Been doing those things ever since. I actually use the same technique to create worlds. The "modular/Lego" construction technique.
Cool
I can't wait to see the documentary on the making of Es6 when it releases!
It’s gonna be a 20 year long video
Im a little worried
This was the first RPG I ever played and it absolutely blew me away. Changed my whole outlook on video games in the best way possible.