The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion E3 Preview

PS Illustrated has put together a preview of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, based upon what they saw of Bethesda’s RPG at this year’s E3. Here’s a snip:

In addition to this heap of content, the Oblivion engine supports forests the likes of which games have never seen. The forests take up over 16 square miles of game land, and are constituted by towering trees, wild game, and ruins guarded by ancient warriors. Not only is it huge and great to look at, but the geography of every forest has been generated by a program put together by the developers with help from geologists. Soil erosion, tree growth, and many other aspects of geology have been taken into account to create realistic landscapes.