I've been keeping up with Gamescom for the past few days now and I have to say, I'm excited. Not only do we have great coverage provided by Gamespot, but I got to see some of the best pictures to come out of Skyrim yet.

Now, In Oblivion I played as the Khajiit race. If you're unfamiliar with what that is, it's this:

It's pretty much, to put it simply, cat people. When first playing Oblivion, this race stood out to me the most, perhaps because I love cats. As I started playing the game and interacting with other Khajiits, I became more aware of the fact that I made a good choice in choosing my race. It seemed as if I was the least populated race, which was perfectly fine with me. A lot of the Khajiits in the game are poor, or thiefs, but I was the warrior of the bunch who, in my own mind, was the hero of the Khajiit race. Truthfully, I was not. I was just another Khajiit in a large world, working my way through the more prolific races in the game such as the Nords or Elves. However, in the long run, I was the hero of the game, so I suppose it counts for something.

Now, on to Skyrim. The focus of this blog is not to inform you of my fantasy to be a hero among cats, it's instead to show you just how much Elder Scrolls has grown graphically. Usually, graphics aren't a big issue with me and playing games. I'm not going to say I don't like good graphics, because I do. But I don't mind the occasional poor graphic, good gameplay type of game. However, after seeing some of the screenshots to come out of Gamescom, I'm beyond excited to play as my cat man once again. Here is the major graphic overhaul of the Khajiit race:

Did your jaw just drop? Mine sure did. After seeing this astonishing transformation, I'm as anxious as I've ever been to get my hands on this game. We might have always heard the famous line: Remember remember the fifth of November...But I think after November eleventh, we're going to have a new date to remember.