That Todd Howard voiced NPC seems to be from the promotion art you can see when you view the screenshots on the game’s Steam store page. He also appears in a loading screen.
I always wondered what scene that loading screen was from, I played oblivion pretty much 100% but I wasn't aware of any imperial npc in full elven armor just standing around in those chorrol style houses, I visited the testing hall but not that cell. I had figured out where all the other loading screenshots were taken but never that one.
@@chrisakaschulbus4903 its the same reason as the uncanny valley effect where something is close to reality but not quite which makes it strange/creepy. the testing hall is very close to looking like real oblivion but its all wrong, all wonky, which disturbs our brain
The books in testtodcrazy were probably used to benchmark the engine's physics in-game. I'm sure back when Oblivion was in development interacting with that many physics objects was probably really cool. Nowadays our characters sneeze more realistically than those books tumble to the ground.
@@shiveringislesli1450 whatever you pick - alchemy is the key to success. You can start a warrior, and then turn him into a powerful wizard or a thief or a rogue, whatever...
@@user-bx2nd2ko4x really gotta turn on my imagination at age 30 without any voice acting. But if there was any voice acting I’m sure the game would have 3 factions and be half the size lol. Needless to say, still lovin it. I’m actually doing the 3rd trial test right now. Where u have to find a cave or whatever lol. Just blind speed booting all over red mountain seeing if a map marker turns up 😂
Monsters are FAR creepier/scarier in Oblivion than they are in Skyrim, which is what makes them cooler imo. Honestly the whole game of Oblivion, not just the monsters, was just way darker and scarier than Skyrim was. I first played it when I was 11 or so and I recall much of the game scaring me to the point where I would have to get up and take breaks to “remind myself of reality” before I could go back and play more. That is opposed to nowadays where I can play “scary” games for hours on end with no reprieve because I’m such a desensitized degenerate.
@@aubreyh1930 Doubt it. They made ES5 less dark and creepy to appeal to a more mainstream audience to make more money, and that sort of thinking has only gotten worse with Bethesda over the years. ES6 will likely be identical to Skyrim in every way except its a new land with a new skin.
Oblivion was, overall, the better game. Skyrim gave us dual wielding and a much better perk system, but Oblivion had better magic, better story, better enemies, better characters, better locations... Honestly, if they just remade Oblivion with an improved magic/combat system I'd still be playing it
Idk if this was fixed or what because I remember that being an issue for me as a kid but now when I play oblivion on my xbox one (backwards compatibility) I have no problem talking to her even when she scolds me for intruding on her. It doesn’t stop me from doing anything whatsoever. Weird.
I have an idea for a video! Ranking oblivion’s city’s least favourite to most favourite, you would be judging them on how interesting they are, how pretty they are to look at, and the quests! It could be a cool one off, great video as always!
4:10 House from Dark Brotherhood assassination mission where you dislodge the Hogs head above the guy seated in the chair underneath. His heavily armored and angry servant orc draws his weapon and investigates but doesn't look at front door for some time, giving you an opportunity to sneak out. Le sigh... This is why I don't have a girlfriend. No regurts 🤣🤣
I used to be obsessed with the Testing Hall when i younger when i played Oblivion even the one that Morrowind had thought it was just so cool. But i had no idea of this cloud ruler temple area didn't ever know of that!
I'm a huge sucker for oblivion and I just love your videos, they never cease to amaze me! Like how much this game has to offer is mind blowing... so many hidden features
This place was so mythical to my friends and I as kids because we played the 360 version. I remember finally figuring out how to put saves on a USB that would spawn you here. Fun times!
Before even watching the video I had to say you deserve a lot of love for putting out quality content about such a well-loved game, even though it may not be the hot trending thing right now.
So I was unaware of the xbox glitch to get to the Burma test town and tried it for myself only to find as i kept walking away from the town towards floating trees in the distance there was three castles and more buildings on that loaded in, i had reinstalled my DLC by the time i noticed this which prevents you from using certain doors in the area so im unsure how many doors actually work there but i was able to use one a farm test interior with a zombie in the attic and a bunch if wine by the fire place down stairs. I thought i would share this because im still finding thing out about this game despite how long it's been out now and i love stuff like this. I'm glad too see this content.
Seeing you upload brings me great joy! Keep up the great work keeping oblivion alive! Btw: I'd really like to hear more of you're hypothetical tes6, the video you've Done about hammerfell was amazing. And I was wondering how you'd handle the guilds. Such as the dark brotherhood and mages guild,
If you drank the Daedric Lava Whiskey from the Wizards Tower DLC, save the game while the Dremora summoned from it is out, and then disable the DLC, then you will create a permanent Dremora NPC that is hostile towards everyone except you, or whoever summoned it by drinking the whiskey. And if you use the scroll duplication glitch to create multiple copies of the whiskey, then you can potentially create a whole bunch of them that will wander around the area indefinitely.
It's actually fucking crazy that I have a high standard for graphics when buying new games but I'm also compelled to renter this world full of saturated marshmallow people
I loved using the testing hall as a kid, just getting all the items I wanted for freeeee! But I didn't realize all of these other things were hidden!! Thanks, Cantina! This is awesome :)
There’s another door in the Oblivion realm test area. If you were to go downstairs there’s a door leading to a void area with every Daedra enemy in the game and they are hostile. The area is pretty creepy.
If you travel north from the frostcrag spire glitch test area, you’ll find a random npc with Blades armor named “Dewey Decimal” he doesnt do anything but I remeber finding him and thinking how random it was to find him in the middle of nowhere.
I remember how I would rescue him from that empty existence by luring him into one of the houses, re-installing the Wizard's Tower plug-in after saving with him inside, and luring him though one of the Mages Guild portals so that he'd end up in one of the cities.
God this game is a masterpiece. Even the testing hall blows me away to this day. I hope TES 6 follows in oblivion’s footsteps and doesn’t go it’s own way like Skyrim kind of did.
Ah, "testing" hall, I see now. I thought behind each door was some sort of creature, each more fierce than the last so you could test your wit, courage and skill.
Each of the each of the deadric princes has their own plane of oblivion over which they rule with unlimited power. For Molag-bal their is the foul Cold Harbour a realm of endless torment and enslavement for the souls unfortunate enough to live there. For hircine their is the hunting grounds, a seemingly endless Forrest where werewolves can hunt for all of eternity with their master, and the realm of the testing hall, is home to the most powerful and dangerous deadric princes to walk the plains of oblivion... GODD HOWARD THE GOD OF GAMES.
You should do a combo video about skyrim's and morrowinds, simply on account of the fact that morrowind's testing maps alone probably wouldnt have enough content to fill a full video. But they're very unique and interesting
I didn’t even notice until recently, if you have the Vile Lair dlc installed there is a stone that will cure your vampirism instead of having to do the fetch quest
It is possible to get into the testing halls on console by hex editing your save. I believe you have to be in a specific spot in the “Abandoned mine” in your save before you hex edit. The guide is floating around still.
I remember going into the oblivion gate test zone on console so I could get some chameleon enchantments and finding out the hard way that I've got to find a way to unencumber myself enough to get out with enough chameleon orbs to not go back It was hell
Holy shit I'm an Oblivion gaming maniac I played this game countless times and have like 800+ hours time played but I've never knew about that Frostcrag Bruma testing area daaaaamn! I need to test that right away!
You can get to the test areas on the Xbox360 version by losing your save onto a flash drive and editing your characters coordinates in the save on a construction set program, can’t remember what it was called, and then you load your save back onto your Xbox and when you load your game you’ll be in the test area
Blind guy: "Good to see you."
Me: "oh you got jokes huh?"
That Todd Howard voiced NPC seems to be from the promotion art you can see when you view the screenshots on the game’s Steam store page. He also appears in a loading screen.
Of course, the loading screen. I thought he looked eerily familiar.
I always wondered what scene that loading screen was from, I played oblivion pretty much 100% but I wasn't aware of any imperial npc in full elven armor just standing around in those chorrol style houses, I visited the testing hall but not that cell. I had figured out where all the other loading screenshots were taken but never that one.
@@iceink It's from the demo shown at E3 2005.
Is it THAT one? The elven armor dude? First one that popped into my head
The character Todd voiced would be great for a follower
Wilburgur has Todd as companion
May I interest you in Wilburgur's videos?
I wonder if it's possible to port that character into Skyrim it's still the same engine after all.
Willburger: The King of the Oblivion Modding Community.
Whenever you glitch something he will say "It just works"
The room with the fellow walking around tables isn't pointless; pathfinding.
THANK YOU
I am pretty sure the guy was aware of that
the testing hall always creeps me out 😖
i know, there is just something very strange about it
@@chrisakaschulbus4903 its the same reason as the uncanny valley effect where something is close to reality but not quite which makes it strange/creepy. the testing hall is very close to looking like real oblivion but its all wrong, all wonky, which disturbs our brain
Places with elegaic auras
How do you get into the testing hall ??
@@ryanharrigan4838 you can look it up. i forgot the code though
The books in testtodcrazy were probably used to benchmark the engine's physics in-game. I'm sure back when Oblivion was in development interacting with that many physics objects was probably really cool. Nowadays our characters sneeze more realistically than those books tumble to the ground.
The part where Todd started talking, I was like wooooow this can’t be happening?! Lol
Never thought to ever hear someone mention “Oblivion Testing Hall” in 2021
True,when i found out that it existed i instantly went to explore it… and that was awesome lmao.
Im very sad what nobody mentions test room
Oblivion is such a beautiful game and honestly The Cantina is helping me realize that
I think I played it first when I was 12 love it. Still in love w it.
Play morrowind. Now. Just do it.
@@tapio_x2170 I just became archmaster for redoran. I should have picked magic, bc the spells are fun.
@@shiveringislesli1450 whatever you pick - alchemy is the key to success. You can start a warrior, and then turn him into a powerful wizard or a thief or a rogue, whatever...
@@user-bx2nd2ko4x really gotta turn on my imagination at age 30 without any voice acting. But if there was any voice acting I’m sure the game would have 3 factions and be half the size lol. Needless to say, still lovin it. I’m actually doing the 3rd trial test right now. Where u have to find a cave or whatever lol. Just blind speed booting all over red mountain seeing if a map marker turns up 😂
So this is what’s happening in others provinces...
Of course the skeletons were hostile. They got a bone to pick with everyone
get out
Groan!
i hate you
good pun though
Cringe
@@sahanakpnar6454 but funny tho
My goodness. Todd's voice acting is glorious. He needs to voice the MC in the next Elder Scrolls.
That doesn’t seem unlikely considering the downward descent of Bethesda
@@mattnlogan101 what are you talking about? Having the main character voiced by Todd would make it game of the year for sure
@@killerkitten7534 yeah I would buy it only for that reason I love Godd
Some of the enemies look so much cooler in oblivion than they do in Skyrim
Monsters are FAR creepier/scarier in Oblivion than they are in Skyrim, which is what makes them cooler imo. Honestly the whole game of Oblivion, not just the monsters, was just way darker and scarier than Skyrim was. I first played it when I was 11 or so and I recall much of the game scaring me to the point where I would have to get up and take breaks to “remind myself of reality” before I could go back and play more. That is opposed to nowadays where I can play “scary” games for hours on end with no reprieve because I’m such a desensitized degenerate.
@@mattnlogan101 I hope elder scrolls 6 goes back to being creepy
@@aubreyh1930 Doubt it. They made ES5 less dark and creepy to appeal to a more mainstream audience to make more money, and that sort of thinking has only gotten worse with Bethesda over the years. ES6 will likely be identical to Skyrim in every way except its a new land with a new skin.
Oblivion was, overall, the better game. Skyrim gave us dual wielding and a much better perk system, but Oblivion had better magic, better story, better enemies, better characters, better locations... Honestly, if they just remade Oblivion with an improved magic/combat system I'd still be playing it
@@chrismanuel9768 you should check out skyblivion, fan devs are doing exactly that
I actually really enjoyed snooping around in the testinghall, awesome that you made a video covering this!
That vampire cure quest... I Remember getting to her and having to wait 24h, she kept kicking me out for trespassing in full daylight... :P
Idk if this was fixed or what because I remember that being an issue for
me as a kid but now when I play oblivion on my xbox one (backwards compatibility) I have no problem talking to her even when she scolds me for intruding on her. It doesn’t stop me from doing anything whatsoever. Weird.
U help me so much with my anxiety, dont ask me why i just dont know. I always found Oblivion very relaxing and ur voice??? Chefs kiss!
Amazing how 20 years later we're still finding bizarre stuff about Oblivion. Gotta love this game
After all these years Oblivion is still providing us with content!! What a legendary game!!
Imagine if this was made into a museum. I’d sell my sister to get in!
what
Everything's for sale, friend
If I had a sister I’d sell her in a second!
yo
Cmon guys, obliviously a Skyrim Belethor the Whiterun vendor reference
2:30 Those trees are creeping me out.
As a child I explored every room of the hall because it fascinated me so much.
The Cantina: posts anything
Melisande : hush child, this is serieous!
As soon as he ran by knocking all those swords off the table at the beginning I died inside.
Huzzah! I was about to order you to take me to the Sigial Stone of that tower on behalf of Count Indarys if you didn’t upload today
This is gonna be good
This was good
Thanks for consistently giving me something to look forward to each week, great to have you back Cantina
Time to access this secret place
I've got Oblivion booted up and ready
Also..
Damn
Intresting room...
Time to explore!
DIE FASCIST RATS
How do you get to it on xbox
90% of my Oblivion playtime as a kid was visiting this testing realm and discovering various interesting item cheat codes.
Loved coming here as a kid and just exploring all the rooms and items
You don't get many Oblivion youtubers, so its a blessing that you make Oblivion stuff and you are also worth watching
Something in my heart is revitalized when I see new oblivion content on youtube
When The Cantina uploads. You know its gonna be good
I have an idea for a video! Ranking oblivion’s city’s least favourite to most favourite, you would be judging them on how interesting they are, how pretty they are to look at, and the quests! It could be a cool one off, great video as always!
I know there’s only so much Elder Scrolls content, but I never want you to stop releasing these types of videos!!!!
4:10 House from Dark Brotherhood assassination mission where you dislodge the Hogs head above the guy seated in the chair underneath. His heavily armored and angry servant orc draws his weapon and investigates but doesn't look at front door for some time, giving you an opportunity to sneak out.
Le sigh...
This is why I don't have a girlfriend.
No regurts 🤣🤣
👑
I used to be obsessed with the Testing Hall when i younger when i played Oblivion even the one that Morrowind had thought it was just so cool. But i had no idea of this cloud ruler temple area didn't ever know of that!
I'm a huge sucker for oblivion and I just love your videos, they never cease to amaze me! Like how much this game has to offer is mind blowing... so many hidden features
I remember trying so hard to get here as a little kid but having no idea how! Really enjoyed this video! Keep up the good work!
15 years ago is definitely NOT "almost 20 years ago."
Are you trying to give me a heart attack in my old age?
Test todd crazy is most likely some sort of stress test for the physics engine in regards to objects.
This place was so mythical to my friends and I as kids because we played the 360 version. I remember finally figuring out how to put saves on a USB that would spawn you here. Fun times!
0:50
Radom blind guy: Good to see you
Lmfao
Came out twenty years yet I still watch videos about it and play it once a year.
Video request: Talk about the blades and how they were assholes in Skyrim.
Man I could watch your Oblivion videos every day.
Unlike most youtubers or companies this guy actually gives what his fans want
Before even watching the video I had to say you deserve a lot of love for putting out quality content about such a well-loved game, even though it may not be the hot trending thing right now.
So I was unaware of the xbox glitch to get to the Burma test town and tried it for myself only to find as i kept walking away from the town towards floating trees in the distance there was three castles and more buildings on that loaded in, i had reinstalled my DLC by the time i noticed this which prevents you from using certain doors in the area so im unsure how many doors actually work there but i was able to use one a farm test interior with a zombie in the attic and a bunch if wine by the fire place down stairs. I thought i would share this because im still finding thing out about this game despite how long it's been out now and i love stuff like this. I'm glad too see this content.
I remember doing this on 360 and it was so epic. Still do not regret buying my horse armor.
Your vids have made me restart Oblivion lol! Cant believe how good it actually still is!
The Cantina: *Uploads a video about a trivial topic from Oblivion.*
INITIATE UNDERWEAR DAMPENING
I spend much time in those halls as a kid
Thank you Cantina, very cool!
I'm not gonna lie the swearing is so funny I love it
Seeing you upload brings me great joy! Keep up the great work keeping oblivion alive!
Btw: I'd really like to hear more of you're hypothetical tes6, the video you've Done about hammerfell was amazing. And I was wondering how you'd handle the guilds. Such as the dark brotherhood and mages guild,
If you drank the Daedric Lava Whiskey from the Wizards Tower DLC, save the game while the Dremora summoned from it is out, and then disable the DLC, then you will create a permanent Dremora NPC that is hostile towards everyone except you, or whoever summoned it by drinking the whiskey. And if you use the scroll duplication glitch to create multiple copies of the whiskey, then you can potentially create a whole bunch of them that will wander around the area indefinitely.
I love oblivion 😭 reliving it through your vids always makes me smile 😊
I feel like I learned something important watching this today
Matrix - We'll need guns, lots of guns
Oblivion - Wheels of cheese, lots of cheese
It's actually fucking crazy that I have a high standard for graphics when buying new games but I'm also compelled to renter this world full of saturated marshmallow people
I love that you keep on making oblivion content
Nice, you're back!!! Can't wait for the second video this week!!!
The thumbnail brought back so many good memories
That particular plane of Oblivion belonged to the Daedric Prince of Greed
I loved using the testing hall as a kid, just getting all the items I wanted for freeeee! But I didn't realize all of these other things were hidden!! Thanks, Cantina! This is awesome :)
There’s another door in the Oblivion realm test area. If you were to go downstairs there’s a door leading to a void area with every Daedra enemy in the game and they are hostile. The area is pretty creepy.
I love you're channel and i love that you still upload oblivion videos bc it was the first rpg i ever played. greetings from austria
If you travel north from the frostcrag spire glitch test area, you’ll find a random npc with Blades armor named “Dewey Decimal” he doesnt do anything but I remeber finding him and thinking how random it was to find him in the middle of nowhere.
I remember how I would rescue him from that empty existence by luring him into one of the houses, re-installing the Wizard's Tower plug-in after saving with him inside, and luring him though one of the Mages Guild portals so that he'd end up in one of the cities.
Great to see you back making fun little videos like this. Amazing work, as always!
God this game is a masterpiece. Even the testing hall blows me away to this day. I hope TES 6 follows in oblivion’s footsteps and doesn’t go it’s own way like Skyrim kind of did.
"Almost 20 years ago" [actually 15 years ago]
you need to futureproof your content ^^
time is slipping faster in oblivion
well i have calculated that 5 years in oblivion is about 13 days :P enjoy
well 15 rounds to 20 so technically its been 20 years. Don't you know the maths?
Ah, "testing" hall, I see now. I thought behind each door was some sort of creature, each more fierce than the last so you could test your wit, courage and skill.
I'm saving this one when I'm comfortable in bed.
Ahh, memories. I miss the mace of doom
I've been using it today it's freaking awesome!
Each of the each of the deadric princes has their own plane of oblivion over which they rule with unlimited power. For Molag-bal their is the foul Cold Harbour a realm of endless torment and enslavement for the souls unfortunate enough to live there. For hircine their is the hunting grounds, a seemingly endless Forrest where werewolves can hunt for all of eternity with their master, and the realm of the testing hall, is home to the most powerful and dangerous deadric princes to walk the plains of oblivion... GODD HOWARD THE GOD OF GAMES.
I’m so excited for the video 🤩
This is still my favorite game. I started a new playthrough recently, and it's still so fun!
You should do a combo video about skyrim's and morrowinds, simply on account of the fact that morrowind's testing maps alone probably wouldnt have enough content to fill a full video. But they're very unique and interesting
I didn’t even notice until recently, if you have the Vile Lair dlc installed there is a stone that will cure your vampirism instead of having to do the fetch quest
Called the Font of Renewal there’s an ore nearby grab that and jus click da stone, so much easier than that wack ass quest lmao
It is possible to get into the testing halls on console by hex editing your save. I believe you have to be in a specific spot in the “Abandoned mine” in your save before you hex edit. The guide is floating around still.
I explored them all after finishing oblivion, it was like extra content
You can actually find the mace of doom deep in the all weapons crate, it just takes time to find but it’s in there.
It's the highlight of my week again
0:40 Bingo Bango my mind rushes back to high school soccer as the coach screams as we pass and kick and score a goal
I spent so much time here as a kid. Used to love watching all the creatures killing each other and shit. It was a very weird place thats for sure.
Man I love this game. I remember building a PC in anticipation of the release....those were the days.
Might explore this on stream tonight, thanks man!!
I know the testing hall like my childhood home
There's a softlock on the 360 version where if you walk immediately entering the chamber of the lost, the NPCs will not continue the dialogue.
As a PS3 oblivion player I had no idea this existed until just now!!
@Postaldude Bellic I was 13...
I always enjoy your videos. They are the best!! 😊
i didn't know you still uploaded videos. nice i love your content
I remember going into the oblivion gate test zone on console so I could get some chameleon enchantments and finding out the hard way that I've got to find a way to unencumber myself enough to get out with enough chameleon orbs to not go back
It was hell
I remember running across this without putting in the code. There is a little village to the south by southwest of The white gold tower.
Gosh I want to play oblivion again.
I actually remember going to todd test in Morrowind.
Number 1 fan!
Holy shit I'm an Oblivion gaming maniac I played this game countless times and have like 800+ hours time played but I've never knew about that Frostcrag Bruma testing area daaaaamn! I need to test that right away!
“Hush, child! This is serious!” Lmao
You can get to the test areas on the Xbox360 version by losing your save onto a flash drive and editing your characters coordinates in the save on a construction set program, can’t remember what it was called, and then you load your save back onto your Xbox and when you load your game you’ll be in the test area
I remember in Morrowind there was a test cell with a naked vampire Khajiit walking around named Pretty Kitty