Ive read a million comments on how this is AI, or an Unreal Engine Render, or it's Modded Skyrim, or it's a Modded Shadow of War, etc. etc. etc.

All I can say is ive been playing *alot* of Starfield lately and theres something about the movement, camera, and lighting+textures that make me think that ***whatever this is*** its running on a new(ish) version of Bethesda's Creation Engine 2.

This seems to be using some pre-existing assets, namely the smoke in the loading screen, the TES Blades music, the Skyrim(?) crosshair. In game development it is very normal to use placeholder assets (typically pulled from previously released games). Any placeholders are replaced with new assets when the game is at or near completion.

I wont do a wishy washy "idkkk guys it might be real or fake??" If you were to put a gun to my head id say this is real. Yes im perfectly willing to be called out as wrong but I'd need to be shown pretty clear evidence to change my mind.

That spinning icon in the bottom right of the loading screen is funnily the most interesting part to me. Look at it closely, theres clearly alot of detail to it that this grainy ass video doesnt capture (or is hiding if you belive this is fake)

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Notes:

>This video was posted 8 months ago, well before Sora AI or any similar programs could make a video like this

>This appears to be a splice reel, probably intended to display multiple locations/images from the game. The first few seconds and the latter half of the clip seem to be from different instances of gameplay.

>Assuming you believe this is even real, this video may be showing off a game version that is *years* old. Don't expect a finalized game to look like this.

>A while back, there was a video that investors supposedly were shown of TES VI development. I wouldn't be shocked if this was part of it.

A couple things I noticed so I crammed them for visual reference.

If you follow the river to the sea you encounter a village called Roseguard, which was first introduced in Arena.

(Riverwood was also introduced in Arena)

From Roseguard facing the sea, you have a choice to go left or right.

Taneth is to your right and Rihad is to your left.

Satakal is a core god of traditional Redguard/Yokudan religion and is depicted as an "ouroboros" serpent swallowing its own tail.

Interestingly, about two years ago Todd Howard said TES VI had entered a playable state.

NEREVAR GUIDE ME. NEREVAR GUIDE ME.

More art of my Nerevarine in his Skyrim era; spurred by Ildari yelling “Nerevar guide me!” right as the heart-ripping animation began, creating a really harrowing scene.

Some things should have stayed in that mountain. Nothing good ever came out of it.