Todd Howard, game director and executive producer of Bethesda Game Studios, has said that the improvements made in their upcoming RPG sequel, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, are just as significant as Oblivion was to Morrowind.
In a recent interview with PC Gamer, Howard said that the level of changes made were "about the same.”
“The number of gameplay changes and things like that are probably on the same level,” said Howard.
When asked about the advancements made to the visuals and game engine, Howard said there was not as much of a technological leap like what has been seen in previous installments.
“Hard to say… I have a hard time looking at it that way. I think it’s close. I don’t know that I would say it’s as large a leap, just because the technology gap between Morrowind and Oblivion was greater.”
Skyrim will be available worldwide on Nov. 11, 2011.