A good compromise would be limited fast travel. Have 4-6 points on the map where you can jump from place to place, like train terminals. That way you'd still be able to explore but you wouldn't have to jack a horse every few minutes (I was a master horse thief by the third hour of Oblivion).

Of course people would hate that *in oblivion* besides kvatch and the occasational oblivion gate, the envirements were plain stale and lacked diversity.

That could work well, only being able to fast travel to main cities.

Well whether you played it through or not it was amazing, besides the escort quest where the girl was stupid as fuck and bugged, that quest still hunts me.

I had no problem with fast travel..Don't like it then don't use it ^^'..   I think I was 50 hours in before I used it =p.

Anyway did they created their engine on their own?  Or did they got some help from the ID guys? (Considering they belong to Zenimax?).

A huge difference and so far I like it ^^'..

As far as I know, Bethesda builds all their own engines.

Looks like a totally different generation

I think this is my second most anticipated game. Right after Uncharted 3.

I think there's a middle ground. Fast travel should only be possible between cities.

But then even that is too much when every city is open at the beginning of the game. That's the main problem I had with Oblivion - it was too open. You emerge from the sewers ready to raid any dungeon, visit any city, join any organisation. There's no sense of mystery or exploration, which was made even worse by the lack of fast travel.

Come to think of it, without Touch of Rage and the massive civil wars which ensued, and the Adoring Fan running off mountains, and the Dark Brotherhood, Oblivion would have been pretty dull. In retrospect, most of the enjoyment I got from the game stemmed from the fact that it was absolute crap.

Hopefully, Skyrim will be different in that regard.

Looks amazing but will it play accordingly? That's what I worry about after Fallout 3 and New Vegas.