Now if that ain't gorgeous, I don't know what is
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is renowned for its extremely detailed scenery, the realistic expressions of characters' faces, and of course, the characters themselves. From the demons to Dagon, from rocks to roads, I'll be talking about it all here on this post. Why? Because if there's one woman I have to say I love, she's called Cyrodiil.
Bethesda were the creators of Fallout 3, completely changing the way that series looked. The nitty-gritty look of the Capital Wasteland's crumbling ruins truly caught our attention. I didn't like its graphics at first, but the rough edges and quite pixilated borders around objects and buildings really set the scene. Everything is glum, there's no hope of survival, death is waiting around every corner - it's reality, and we can't escape it. But Cyrodiil is a world full of hope, light and wonder - we can travel for hours through the mountains of Bruma, the plains of Anvil to Chorrol, and roam the beaches surrounding the Imperial City in peace. We're armed, ready and we're hardened prisoners, so we have no fear of the odd mud crab or the mob of Goblin berserkers. The atmosphere is a positive one, and we will fight for it, but not die for it.
Wow, I can't wait to nuke Megaton for a few bottle caps from this view!
Sheer beauty - that's what it is. Even Oblivion: the place we can truly call Hell on Earth, with its seas of bubbling lava, smoke-filled air and killer plantlife, we still find something about it amazing. The soundtrack fills us with dread, and it can make our bones chill more than the coldest night in Winter. We get a feel of what it's like to be scared in Dagon's realm.
But not all that is Daedric is about blood, fire and death. Take Sheogorath's realm - two sides of good and evil. It's like putting ES 4 and Fallout 3 together: Mania, the fantasy realm of good and Dementia, the land of depression and hopelessness. Sheogorath - even though he has a lot of people killing each other in both cities - is a rather cheery fellow. He doesn't like shouting, nor does he mind the fact he'll explode and become the giant version of the Tinman from Wizard of Oz. He too knows what beauty is - he wears lots of bizarre colours, not to mention uses them to decorate his realm. In the badly named Shivering Isles, we have giant orange mushrooms, greasy green cobblestones, mutated Koopas without shells, and huge ants which I swear were in Fallout 3.
Sheogorath doesn't need to pluck my eyes out to make me come again! Eww....
I can't possibly say any more to you than "see it for yourself"! Have a look at videos, images, mods - play the sodding game! Because this truly is a beautiful game, with inspirational graphics that no-one else can master! You thought Rift on highest quality was good? Pah! Wait 'til you see this game! It'll always give you butterflies in your stomach (similar to the ones in the above picture, but not as many) and a lump in your throat. Now if you'd excuse me, I've got to see to my fair lady Cyrodiil....
If you think this is wrong, see what they do with plants!
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