TES IV: Oblivion E3 Trailer

Aditya on 18/5/2005 at 18:11

I made similar thread on General Gaming forum, but it belongs here I suppose.

The E3 Trailer is available (http://download.games.tiscali.cz/game/videos7/tes_oblivion-e3_trailer_nahravka.zip) here or a better quality one (http://xboxmovies.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1942/The-Elder-Scrolls-IV-Oblivion-E3-2005-Trailer/) here OR an ULTRA quality one (http://download.games.tiscali.cz/game/videos7/tes_oblivion-e3_trailer_nahravka-ultra.zip) here

Looks impressive...and reminds me of Fable for the overused Bloom effect.

The system requirements should be close to specifications of Xbox 360.

Striker on 19/5/2005 at 03:10

Also (http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/media_movies.htm) here.

twisty on 19/5/2005 at 09:36

Wow. A tad too "bloomy" at times, but beautiful to say the least.

RyushiBlade on 19/5/2005 at 11:21

I feel stupid for asking, and I'll probably feel more stupid after knowing the answer, but what is the bloof effect? I have a pretty good idea, looking at Fable and this trailer, but you know how it goes.

silent_hitman on 19/5/2005 at 12:09

The bloom effect is the lighting effect. It makes the light look more natural I guess. Here is an example:

Without bloom

Inline Image:

http://img146.echo.cx/img146/7125/rammav5gj.jpg

and with

Inline Image:

http://img146.echo.cx/img146/8211/rammav27mn.jpg

That's the difference. I can't explain it very well, maybe someone with more knowledge about it can help.

Aditya on 19/5/2005 at 14:10

Okay, I'll try to explain...

Bloom, or more appropriately LIGHT BLOOM is the effect that makes the image look blurry and bright as if imposed with shiny mist/fog. Bloom comes into effect when light rays spread outwards from the source...as if light is 'blooming' like a flower in all directions originating from the light source. It gives the whole image kind of dreamy/hazy look.

With Bloom
(http://www.imageshack.us)

Inline Image:

http://img287.echo.cx/img287/4100/bloom38uh.jpg

Without Bloom
(http://www.imageshack.us)

Inline Image:

http://img287.echo.cx/img287/8476/bloom3r6uj.jpg

The image WITHOUT bloom looks sharp and clear. As you can guess, light bloom consumes more system resources, but it softens sharp edges and makes the overall scene look smoother (and pleasant?)

Another example:
With Bloom
(http://img266.echo.cx/my.php?image=bloom21hk.jpg)

Inline Image:

http://img266.echo.cx/img266/3458/bloom21hk.th.jpg
Without Bloom
(http://img266.echo.cx/my.php?image=bloom2r3tl.jpg)

Inline Image:

http://img266.echo.cx/img266/7744/bloom2r3tl.th.jpg

Deus Ex: IW was one of the first games to use light bloom, but out-of-the-box it almost overused it. T3 made use of bloom more appropriately and so did Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. Now Fable got Gamespot's (http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/day3w_14.html) dubious honor for using most light bloom!And from the looks of the Oblivion trailer, I fear it too may grab the 'honor' this year.

belboz on 19/5/2005 at 14:15

game trailers should be renamed as logo trailers. you get a 2 minute trailer, the first minute is game makers and publishers and tech logos, 15 seconds of game, then 45 seconds of copyright infomation.

foldy on 23/5/2005 at 21:11

Quote Posted by Aditya

Now Fable got Gamespot's (http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/day3w_14.html) dubious honor for using most light bloom!And from the looks of the Oblivion trailer, I fear it too may grab the 'honor' this year.

Dunno about that. Jade Empire is going to be a tough cookie to beat.

RyushiBlade on 24/5/2005 at 04:01

That's true. Thank you both for showing me the difference! I thought that was what it was, but it's better to ask than to be a fool. Jade Empire is pretty intensive with the blooming, from what I've seen. (My XBox has been broken for a while and I'm probably not going to replace it unless its sequel isn't backwards compatable.) But I think Fable used it nicely. It really created that 'Fairy Tale' feeling, which went along well with the architecture and character designs.

MSX on 27/5/2005 at 23:06

Anyone else think the plot sounded lame?

Also, combat looks stiff as ever. Would it be so bad to have realistically moving characters? That way you could incorporate nifty little combos that use body movement, weight and force. We have scary physics engines out there now boys and girls.

It is pretty though.