You know, all the talk about Bethesda's new Elder Scrolls game, and I still wasn't convinced that it was the real deal. After all, screenshots can go only so far as far as jaded gamers are concerned. So how about this then: I got to see an interactive demo of the game, as Bethesda's Todd Howard was actually playing a couple of levels and explaining them to us. And, oh boy.

As far as next-gen gaming is concerned, this is certainly the first and possibly the only truly next-gen game I have seen at the show. The graphics look even better than in the screenshots. The details on the objects (like your Claymore sword for example) are simply astounding. Todd explains that the artists painstakingly designed more than 9000 objects for the game in all, so yeah, the world of Elder Scrolls IV looks detailed. And when I say detailed, I mean it's taking the concept of detailed computer graphics to the next level.