Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Movie

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• it's also up on fileshack: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=8543 : Piotyr

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  Been done a bunch, search. : Kerath
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    Also, whether or it looks nicer on 360 depends on your system. : Kerath
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      Someone posted a forum link that I could never view that supposedly had hardware info. I have a barton 2... : uncle slappy
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        CPU's a bit low, but otherwise that should be fine. : Kerath
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          ^^he'll be able to play the game *decently* with those settings, but he's much better off with a 360 : YamatoTwinkie
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            Except he'll miss out on all the mods. Even if 360 version is prettier the mods should be more then enoug... : SilverSnake
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              Oh, I know, I was just evaluating it purely from a graphics standpoint. A vanilla 6800 system is not com... : YamatoTwinkie
              • My 360 really could use another game, I'm starting to think the game might be cheaper on PC once all the ... : uncle slappy
      • I would go 360 based on that. : Ratsofatsorat
• If you can't decide, flip a coin. : Matt Burris
• I'm getting it for PC. Reason being that i'm planning on modding the game (animations mainly, if that is ... : Drewus
• still undecided, waiting on performance reviews/bencharks. : sixfoot6
• 360 now, pc when i've upgraded... : patdoody
• I upgraded my PC over buying a 360. Easy as that. : DinK
• if your system is below a Athlon 64 3700+ and a x1800XT , get the XBOX 360 version. you wont have AF thou... : siobahn
• PC version. Partly because I don't have a 360 (yet), but even if I did and my computer was a generation o... : SilverSnake
• PC : Sylvanus
• Collectors Edition for 360, cause my PC ain't up to snuff : Ziz
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  PC. I downloaded dozens of mods for Morrowind and I know I'll be doing the same for this. I don't usually... : NastyJack
  • I also had a huge number of mods for Morrowind. Almost as exciting as Oblivion is the knowledge that for ... : Kerath
• 360 now, PC later. I say this because I spent almost $1,000 12 months ago building my PC and it only has ... : armybob
• i got the 3 red lights of death on my Xbox 360 so i have to ship to MS for repairs :( .... PC for me : inc77
• I'd go PC even if I did have a 360 - it's all about the mods baby Here's my precious: AMD64 X2 Dual C... : Piotyr
• Roomate pre-ordered it for the 360 but I want it for the PC with mod support. : d3tached
• PC : glio1337
• PC because I don't think I'll find a XBOX 360 locally to purchase until late spring early summer -- if th... : laidback
• 360 : Krypt_
• 360 : Dan 101
• 360 : steve_o
• PC 4 Life! : PenicillinX57
• 360 then PC GOTY, but my standard def TV is bringing me down, man. : Rich McNinch
• PC, all the way. Gotta take advantage of my beastly rig. 1920x1200 resolution helps, too. : MaxPete82

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  http://elderscrolls.com/downloads/media_movies.htm Chapter 3 features a lot of combat, and some of it ... : lechuck59
  • Holy shit AWESOME 3rd person is perfect. Can't wait! Thanks : bozer

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• Look as good as a cat like bipedal creature can look to me. Maybe they are supposed to look all skeletal,... : Drewus
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11819106 : ]aratex[
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  I don't really see what the purpose of the customization of the appearance of one's character is. This is... : UtilityMaximizer
  • First or third. : pyrogen
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    Third person + this: http://www.elderscrolls.com/images/art/ob_xbox360/obx21S.jpg : NastyJack
    • oooops, meant to post this link: http://www.elderscrolls.com/art/obliv_xbox360_screens_01.htm Notice t... : NastyJack
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    I guess it depends on how close the third-person view is. If it's close, flaws will be visible. : UtilityMaximizer
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      And for that matter, will you ever see your own face in third person? Why do they bother with customizati... : UtilityMaximizer
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        Third person camera can rotate around the whole character. : NastyJack
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          Oh. Well, I guess it matters somewhat, then. Do differences in appearance have any in-game effects? : UtilityMaximizer
          • Besides the race you choose at the start affecting how people treat you, not as far as I know. : NastyJack
          • Differences in race do, but features don't. : lechuck59
          • In Morrowind, if you wore a certain armor the guards would go beserek on you. : helvetica
  • You can switch between either mode and except for actual melee combat, I prefer 3rd person. : sinclair4217
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    So what ever happened to Imagination? If you can customise your character, you have an attachment to i... : Drewus
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      I don't know, if you're relying on imagination, I would think the appearance would matter even less, not ... : UtilityMaximizer
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        Your also going to be confronted with your appearance everytime you open your inventory, or at least the ... : sinclair4217
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          Also: Mirrors. : Arcanum
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            Mirrors occurred to me, although I don't recall many (any?) of them in Morrowind. I didn't know that you ... : UtilityMaximizer
            • This is you in your stats/inventory screen: http://www.elderscrolls.com/images/art/ob_xbox360/obx21B.j... : NastyJack
            • Mirrors weren't technically very feasable when Morrowind was developed. They could be done, but it was g... : Arcanum
      • What reason is there to completely remove it? You would prefer the game just had one less feature? It's... : Krypt_
  • When you open up the menu it shows the upper half of your dude's body. And I want my dude to look pretty... : JINKY
  • By customization I get more attached to the character, since I put some time into seeing how it looks. A... : helvetica
  • I think for some people the work that goes into the character during the customization process is time sp... : sixfoot6
• I saw a pic of one in a mag, a pic I haven't seen online thus far... and it was stunning! Big muscled ... : Judicator.Khas

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• The developers didn't mention performance benefits, but they said the game scales very with with dual cor... : Matt Burris

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• Yeah! A video that shows the game from the start till the end. Played with every possible race/class comb... : Ziz

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  looks like DOAC : grandmasterlee
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    DOAC? : Judicator.Khas
    • Dark Age of Camelot : megarust32
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  No AF will do that to you. : cajuncook
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    that looks more like LOD than AF... don't you think? : Judicator.Khas
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      Absolutely. The stone textures especially look about 100x better on a 360 or at max detail on the PC. : Ratsofatsorat
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        the top picture is a max detail PC picture : Judicator.Khas
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          High doesn't mean Max. He probably has the texture detail dropped. The guy who took those is running it o... : Ratsofatsorat
          • it sais highest possible... What gets to me though is... how can someone have the game early, make te... : Judicator.Khas
          • not to mention that the 9800 pro isn't using Shader Model 3.0/HDR/AA/AF and the draw distance looks like ... : haccess
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            don't tell me my 2.53 & 9800pro is going to let me down. i mean, really leaving me there with pants down.... : lonestar3
            • you're not going to max out the game anytime soon on that, but it's supposed to be very playable on a 980... : Judicator.Khas
            • It'll probably look like the bottom screenshot for you. : Ratsofatsorat
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  Holy shit the framerate in that video was bad. And wtf was up with 90% of the sound effects missing? I... : Drewus
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    You guys aren't understanding that the only reason the framerate looks like shit is because he is recordi... : uberkrueger
    • We do not understand German mister BIG-Krueger!!!! : Drewus
• That looks AWFUL. : abrasion
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  How does it look bad? Looks good to me. : Sylvanus
  • It's the ground textures in the distance that look terrible. Just really muddy. : Ratsofatsorat
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    See an optometrist asap. : abrasion
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      to clarify what how it looks like holy effing shit. it looks like that shitty rpg that came out for N64 w... : madtothemax
      • Hey, I'm playing that RPG right now....... it's not that bad. : abrasion
      • Quest > you, don't hate. :( : Draco
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  1280x1024 is a high resolution? : warcrow
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    1280x720 is a high definition resolution? : pyide
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      yeah, it is. especially for new games that do tons of pixel operations per pixel, per frame. : GeorgeB3DR
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        i still consider 1024x768 a high resolution. though these days, it has become the middle of the road. : pyide
        • I still play most of my games at 1024x768. : freshyk
• that doesn't look too bad actually. and it's what ou should expect when not running on a cutting edge sy... : the_algor
• crappy]b settings. This might be why it looks unimpressive. : Sexpansion Pack

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• the game will be out tuesday, but regardless, i dont think there will be sellouts. just check around. : Maarten Goldstein
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  You could probably get the regular copy, but I doubt you could get the collectors edition. : mmt681
  • They're out of CE. : Kerath
• I canx'ed my gogamer.com order, and ordered it t EBGames. I'm picking it up tomorrow at noon. : x-eyd|mary
• Gamestop has it preowned for $54.99, umm wtf can they sell it preowned when the game ain't even out yet!? : Ziz
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  Bestbuy/Futureshop will always have like a million copies. : Dan 101
  • Hoping Walmart gets the collectors edition in. They got it listed on their website at least, but yeah hop... : Ziz

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  Fry's is typically a day late to the game, but as much as $12 cheaper. So I'd bet Wednesday, unless someo... : sixfoot6
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    why is it so much cheaper? : madtothemax
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      Probably just to get people in the store. I'm not sure what the markup is on games, so I don't know if t... : YamatoTwinkie
      • it's probably just a loss leader. most stores have done away with that, you guys that have a fry's are lu... : thebigbeefsandwich
      • Oblivion is about 41 dollars at cost, I believe. : feek
  • the ad for my fry's said in-store by 4PM on tuesday. : YamatoTwinkie

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  I agree - unless there's something about bethseda games I don't know - (poorly coded, bad engine? - not ... : abrasion
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    Morrowind used a 3rd party engine, which is why it wasn't so optimized. Oblivion's engine is all in-hous... : Matt Burris
    • Actually it's an updated version of the very same licensed engine, the Gamebryo engine. : Judicator.Khas
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  YES IT WILL!! THE GAME MUST BE PLAYED AT MAXIMUM DETAIL!! Seriously, I really don't want to be playing... : Drewus
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    i think your getting carried away. The game will run beautifully on a 6800 gt/ultra. All your going to be... : italiano3d
    • Yeah but recommended specs are never really comparable to the actual performance once you get it up and r... : Drewus
    • I want the draw distance to be so fucking awesome I can look straight ahead and see my ass! If it takes 4... : limabone-jlp
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  Thank you for this post. People here, the elder scrolls forums, and even SA need to chill the fuck out. ... : mourningstar
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    Sounds like a win-win situation! : ]aratex[
    • I dunno..I'll wait until I see pics/divx before I pass judgement. : limabone-jlp
• This game is by far the most anticipated title for many people (myself included) so I think it's reasonab... : DinK
• Shadows are always the first to go. Seems like that's always the feature that hogs FPS. : tree8

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  Sucks, im kinda glad i didn't get one after hearing all the 360 dying stories.. is it still under warrant... : skitzo
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    ya, called MS, they coming to pick it up tomorrow. dude on phone said it'll take at least 15 days to get ... : duka
    • duka, i have the same exact problem :( : inc77
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  Is it located in a cramped area where there's not much airflow? If so, that may be it. Also point a reg... : Matt Burris
  • no campred area, got it at lauch day and worked fine till today. i blame oblivion! : duka

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• lol.. the scene with his brother and sister-in-law is great... Doug isn't a satan worshipper, he's a dr... : gargy
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  This was AWESOME! Thank you so very much! : Sylvanus
  • LMAO that was hilarious : madtothemax
• Mercy? You wanted mercy?! I'm chaotic neutraaal!! GAAAHHHH!! lol : moneyshot
• awsome : lord_omega
• Ahahah, so many layers of geekiness : d fluke
• HAHAHAHA, that is the funniest thing I've seen in months : Eclipse^
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  ....old :p. I've watched that about 3 times now, piss funny. Anyone else on here LARP? : Grim_Grom
  • Wow... I hope that was a joke... : tyrelhill

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• btw, I can't run Battlefield 2 at full detail right now : Katarn3279
• Absolutely you can. I just can't tell you at what framerate, heh. : DinK
• Probably near full. You may have to compromise a few things and not run AA, but otherwise I'm guessing y... : EvilDolemite

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• I thought 1080p and blu-ray is all that mattered? : dmiller

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• man! i bet even your computer can run Oblivion better then mine! : Ziz

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  Cool, that's just like my machine but I'm +200 faster and 512 megs of ram less and on an nForce mobo. Any... : MrLonghair
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    512mb RAM is really gonna hurt you. I'd consider upgrading that if you can. : Ratsofatsorat
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      if I find the money for it I will, Ironforge/Orgrimmar in WoW has begged me to upgrade for ages. Fuck hav... : MrLonghair
      • name brand 512MB DDR sticks start in the low $30s on newegg. Probably one of your less expensive hobbies... : DinK

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  European shipping day seems to be Thursday, which should mean that it's in stores on Friday. Just as US s... : SilverSnake
  • well, yeah. like i said, amazon will have it available next friday, so of course, it's the day when you c... : lonestar3

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  It looks pretty much locked, since it's always perfectly centered. : mnok
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    thats one thing that bothered me about bloodlines, I hated that you were forced to watch someone as they ... : headbone
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      nobody's interested in talking to you if you don't listen and instead look around.. try it in the real wo... : voodoochildtm
      • i also enjoyed every second of that "babbling" in bloodlines you're talking about.. the voiceovers are fa... : voodoochildtm
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  Previous interviews have said that it locks, as you're now choosing dialogue and doing some kind of persu... : mopic42
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    damn : headbone
    • What's the big deal? If you're talking to somebody, you'll be using your mouse to pick dialog options an... : DinK
• Probably modifiable. : Kerath

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• no way to know for sure at this point but I imagine you could. You might have to make sacrifices elsewhe... : haccess

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• shipping monday means it ...ships monday! so you'll get it tuesday : Maarten Goldstein
• Ships Monday means in stores Tuesday. : lechuck59
• Except a lot of big retailers already have the game, and they'll put it out on the 20th. SOme will even p... : sekira05
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  depends where you live, I'd be very surprised if the stores in Canada see it before Wed : lord_omega
  • I'm from Canada and I was told by a manager at ebgames that she would be very surprised if they didn't ha... : NastyJack

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  Well, I dunno about the story in this one, but the story in any game where the bulk of the decisions rest... : Vincent Grayson
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    The plot in Morrowind was incredibly compelling... but most people didn't take the time to read it. : ]aratex[
    • I didn't bother with the main storyline for a year, I was off running around exploring! When I did decid... : helvetica
  • I don't agree, both Daggerfall and Morrowind (MW moreso) had very good storylines. Daggerfall's was just ... : Gauss
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  Umm.. I can't really decide which angle to take in my reply, so I'll post both my thoughts. The main ... : ]aratex[
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    Don't forget the 'What happened to the [Dwarves]' quest. I really loved that one, since it gave you absol : Tissen
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      I never actually did that one.. Another great thing about Morrowind. 1500+ hours spent playing that gam... : ]aratex[
      • Just FYI, I have that Dwarves quest and I believe you get it while advancing up through the mages guild. : DinK
      • I never went the vampire route, but it's cool that they added a whole slew of missions just for people wh... : Tissen
• It certainly won't be like final fantasy, but perhaps a bit like HL2 in execution. Elder Scrolls games a... : DinK

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• I'm starting to appreciate that my wife made me upgrade as a gift. It feels weird after similarly having... : DinK

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  I hope if you play a low intelligence character that'll happen a lot. : Vincent Grayson
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    I've changed my mind, anyone who says that to me gets a blade right in the face. : Vincent Grayson
    • this is the correct answer : AMikaboshi
    • I was thinking the same thing. The very first character i create in all of the Elder Scrolls games since ... : Drewus
    • Heh, my first thought was " Your so going to get a boot up your ass... so long as no guards are around to... : sinclair4217
    • hahahahahahahah : metralgia
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  That voice sounds really familiar, does anyone recognize it? : sonicstorm
  • http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533053/ : haccess
• Well met, idiot! : Rich McNinch
• Fucking redgaurd. : filtersweep
• he says that in the new video? haha - the love is in the detail. it only increases the desire to play... : lonestar3
• He'll be the first guy I kill : jonin

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• The recommended specs aren't THAT high. I think a lot of people are in good shape. : Ratsofatsorat
• how exactly do you know any of this? : eeeealmo
• A lot of people will be playing on 360's and I don't really give a shit if it doesn't look as good as the... : Haku-Jin

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• only three times left! : metralgia

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• Looks good. The voicework fantastic as well. : Priest77

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  that priest is creepy : needlez
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    Heh, better get to like him. : Visceral Monkey
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      Is that our heir? : Rich McNinch
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        Could be.. Not sure though, it doesn't really sound like Sean Bean to me. On the other hand, I know t : ]aratex[
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          Oh wait, that IS him. Never thought to look in the corner at his name. :p : ]aratex[
          • Heh, I thought he looked like the emperor or king or whatever simply based on his face. He looks like a y : UtilityMaximizer
• Bob Saget voices the priest? : sonicstorm
• KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS! : dongleface
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  So when they say its out on 3/20 they mean its being sent out to retailers on 3/20, not sold right? : glio1337
  • misreply w00! : glio1337
• Bitch!!! I love you. : Edges

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• Oh, and the game looks absolutely shit hot in that video. : Drewus

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• There are many sub-races of khajit (I want to say around a dozen).. Some are feline to the point that th... : ]aratex[

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• Totally awesome, as do the furries. I played a lizard woman in Daggerfall, maybe I'll try one again this... : Rich McNinch