Ashley Cheng, interview de GameCry, extraits :
Companions will join you during the game for a quest or to perform a specific set-piece. NPCs can join factions along with you, and you can see them progress with you.
Alchemy, spellmaking and enchanting are major parts of the Elder Scrolls games, and Oblivion is no exception. Here´s a new feature - if you create a potion with purely negative effects, it´s a poison and you can apply it to any of your weapons for a one-time buff.
The game systems remain open-ended," he continued. " The quests themselves are more handcrafted stories, especially the Factions. The quests you complete have consequences and meaning and move the story along.
We plan to level the creatures, items, and loot the player is able to get his or her hands on, so that a low-level character doesn´t get an uber-weapon and tear their way through the rest of the game.
As for the super-powergamer, we want them to get to level 60+ and just CRUSH everyone and everything in the game. If you´re going to spend hundreds of hours on our game to get that high, man, you deserve it !