2010: Elder Scrolls Odyssey V

[MetalCraze]

He is the least shitty writer at Bethesda right now.

 

[Data4]

He's not at Bethesda any more. Actually, he never was. He's a freelancer who wrote most of Morrowind's lore. He's expanded greatly on it in the TES Lore forum, but it's taken a life all its own. It'll probably never be recognized as TES canon, but it's far more interesting than what is canon.

EDIT: Doh! I didn't know he was doing TES:V. This is a good thing.

EDIT2: Dicksmoker, This is vintage Kirkbride. Compare with most of the books in Oblivion, and... well, they don't compare. Where Morrowind lacked in gameplay, it excelled in lore, and that's thanks in large part to Kirkbride.

 

[DraQ]

Who is Michael Kirkbride and what astonishing thing has he done to impress the Codex?

A man-machine that transforms various strange and, likely, illegal substances into lore.

 

[kris]

MK is writing the lore for TES V

Seriously? There might be hope for TES V, after all.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Hope lies in that they learnt from the progress made with Fallout3 and expand on that. Of course, hire writers that actually talked with other humans would also help.

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

http://thinkexist.com/quotes/michael_kirkbride/
I like his style.

 

[Lingwe]

Some references for my earlier post.

http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index ... ry11611364

And, yeah, I'm fine. Writing up notes (on godhood) for the next game. You?

http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index ... ry11621265

Really? Got a contract from Beth yet? Without a contract or a check or something, it can't be guaranteed that your material will be used. The life of a freelancer is hard, isn't it?

I can't answer any of this except the the first part, which is "Yes", and the last part, which is "Yes."

There is also this funny thread where the moderator locks his thread after the first post. Even one of the greatest contributors to the Elderscrolls Series is not immune to the Bethstapo!

 

[Elwro]

Haha, great. That'll teach him.

 

[Chefe]

We need to get that fool over here. If only the Bethstapo lifted their ban on the Codex.

I guess it's official, then. TESV will be a dream come true for those of us who are literate.

 

[tunguska]

Zenimax (aka Bethesda) is in the biz to make money. The CEO is purely a money guy with no interest in gaming. How could any of you be so naive as to believe or even hope that their next so called game will be an improvement. They will continue to pander to the LCD because that is what makes mega dollars. Altman is going to be putting gas in his helipad equipped mega-yacht while the Codex argues about how badly his new $ame sucks. It will suck because it will have been specifically designed to appeal most strongly to the less intelligent of the console chimp crowd who are too stupid to even figure out how to burn a DVD let alone download an image from TPB or chip their consoles. Anyone with an IQ above 70 who buys the game is just a bonus. It is not their target market. The ultimate goal of Zenimax is to produce an RPG that is so easy that those who find Crysis too intellectually challenging can play the latest Zenimax blockbuster with ease. Why do you think, despite their millions, Zenimax can't be bothered to hire an actual writer to write their famously bad dialogue? It's because most of their target audience can't even read and the few that can would only do so if forced and would skip over even the best written dialogue without hesitation.

 

[Mr. Wednesday]

People like tunguska are why I sometimes want to buy my games instead of pirating them, their bitching is just so hilarious and often more entertaining than the "smart" games they preach.

 

[Chefe]

You can tell someone is serious business when they post a list of their favorite games in their signature.

 

[Volourn]

Espciailly when one of them was canceled even before it was released.

 

[Solohk]

especially when arcanum isn't one of them :evil:

I say! :monocle:

 

[Tintin]

I'd prefer if it took place in one of the non-human territories. I've never played Arena, but Morrowind is my favourite ES game in terms of setting because I was genuinely interested in the setting and the tensions between the Dunmer and the Empire, the foreign creatures and fauna, the strange architecture (Telvanni and Redoran primarily), different factions, etc, the whole backdrop of the game was just really compelling. I spent a lot of time reading the books in-game because of that interest, they built up a level of detail that helped make up for the dullness and low activity of the actual world around you. On the other hand, Oblivion's setting got dull very, very quickly. I didn't even like Daggerfall all that much in this regard even though most people think it's the best ES game.

Ideally I'd like to see TESV take place in one of the territories of the beast races. Anything except humans would be fine. Cyrodil was just so damn boring.

 

[PipBoy4000]

The Wii is a piece of shit system for casual idiots. Their brains would explode at a title as hardcore as Oblivion.

 

[Xor]

The Wii is a piece of shit system for casual idiots. Their brains would explode at a title as hardcore as Oblivion.

You're still a terrible troll. Try harder.

 

[JarlFrank]

I'd prefer if it took place in one of the non-human territories. I've never played Arena, but Morrowind is my favourite ES game in terms of setting because I was genuinely interested in the setting and the tensions between the Dunmer and the Empire, the foreign creatures and fauna, the strange architecture (Telvanni and Redoran primarily), different factions, etc, the whole backdrop of the game was just really compelling. I spent a lot of time reading the books in-game because of that interest, they built up a level of detail that helped make up for the dullness and low activity of the actual world around you. On the other hand, Oblivion's setting got dull very, very quickly. I didn't even like Daggerfall all that much in this regard even though most people think it's the best ES game.

Ideally I'd like to see TESV take place in one of the territories of the beast races. Anything except humans would be fine. Cyrodil was just so damn boring.

The real Cyrodiil was supposed to be a jungle inhabited by Romans. Not a generic pseudo-European medieval fantasy land. No matter *what* province Bethesda do next, expect the lore to be severely dumbed down to cater to the mainstream.

 

[Emotional Vampire]

Who gives a flying fuck about lore, something you only read about in the fucking manual and skill books?

 

[JarlFrank]

Who gives a flying fuck about lore, something you only read about in the fucking manual and skill books?

If they had stuck to the lore Oblivion would actually have been an interesting setting, you know.

 

[Luzur]

the bloom is not as bright on Wii.