Preview An Hour with Skyrim. It’s Amazing.

[Genma:TheDestroyer]

but also a testament to the progressive race relations of Skyrim's culture. (If you think I'm poking fun, I'm not. There's something distinct about the way The Elder Scrolls series seems to ignore the issue of race that feels at once mature and perhaps over idealized.)

WTF is that n'wah talking about?

Well, he obviously never played Morrowind where 75% of the populace barely seemed to tolerate you until you threw money their way, became influential, or so powerful you could fry them with your mind.

 

[corvus]

Guess what it is.

 

[Excidium]

Which game is that?

 

[MetalCraze]

Heavily-modded Morrowind?

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Nerevar Neverwinter Nights 2?

Why the fuck would you let a stranger into your house? An orc stranger

That's a common trait among NPCs in rpgs. And in any case, the forge is on the outside.

 

[Excidium]

The background is from Skyrim but the character was just pasted on it.

 

[Country_Gravy]

They should have the smith charge you every time, the fee based on several factors including your race, faction status, etc., eventually becoming free and him even performing oral sex on you.

Sounds like a job for the modders of bethesda games.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Guess what it is.

Is that a dwemer? I think that's a dwemer. What's a dwemer doing there.

 

[corvus]

Good guesses, but he's a dunmer:

http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/221 ... -dark-elf/

http://bethblog.com/index.php/2011/08/0 ... mer-thief/

Kinda just looks like a Japanese man with bad skin complexion. Oh well, 1000x better than Oblivion's smurfmer right guys? Thanks Bethesda for listening to your loyal fans :D

 

[Clockwork Knight]

The dark elves in Oblivion fluctuated between nigger and smurf, depending on the Complexion facegen value. Maybe it's just this one that looks yellowish.

 

[Excidium]

Man those are some low res textures on his armor.

 

[corvus]

The dark elves in Oblivion fluctuated between nigger and smurf, depending on the Complexion facegen value. Maybe it's just this one that looks yellowish.

and the rare, fluorescent green variety

 

[kris]

But who are you going to be talking to when you're hiking?

Yourself of course.

Guess what it is.

I am mostly impressed by the massive fireball coming up behind him.

 

[SCO]

That's the m...

Doh, trolled.

 

[Menckenstein]

Did he order those" daggers" from the Bud K catalog?

 

[Kaanyrvhok]

but also a testament to the progressive race relations of Skyrim's culture. (If you think I'm poking fun, I'm not. There's something distinct about the way The Elder Scrolls series seems to ignore the issue of race that feels at once mature and perhaps over idealized.)

WTF is that n'wah talking about?

In Oblivion everything is homogenous except for little hate pockets like Leyawiin. The People seem to instinctively look past race like they are above judging people based on culture and appearance. Its just the norm. Contrast to real life where only pockets are homogenous, and in a sort of politically correct inference we have to temper instinctive bigotry that must have formed in a society that is divided by class and race. This also seems to be true in Morrowind where they hate you no matter your race.

 

[Metro]

Skyrim isn't an RPG in the classic sense—it's a sword-and-sorcery simulation.

And so was Oblivion.

Yep. This in a nutshell is the main problem with Oblivion (aside from the engine): it isn't a game.

 

[Tycn]

But have they learned to sharpen their axes?

 

[DraQ]

This also seems to be true in Morrowind where they hate you no matter your race.

They hate you more if you're not Dunmer. Besides, even as a Dunmer, you're an imperialized one, an outsider coming from Cyrodiil - I guess quite a few natives would place you somewhere between "Not True Dunmer" and "Traitor to Your Own Race (TM)".

 

[Kaanyrvhok]

This also seems to be true in Morrowind where they hate you no matter your race.

They hate you more if you're not Dunmer. Besides, even as a Dunmer, you're an imperialized one, an outsider coming from Cyrodiil - I guess quite a few natives would place you somewhere between "Not True Dunmer" and "Traitor to Your Own Race (TM)".

Same thing DraQ. If you hate everyone but you your tight kin then basically you hate everyone. Nobody hates like family.

 

[corvus]

But have they learned to sharpen their axes?

Nah, if I recall correctly they just turned all the weapon skills into one-handed, two-handed, etc. If you can't figure it out, just strip it out. That is the modern game development MO.

 

[kasmas]

I am reding in Beth's forums that spellmaking is out, the faggotborn needs no gay spells

 

[Excidium]

Lizardwoman boobs ruins my immershun.

 

[abnaxus]

 

[Excommunicator]

They still haven't worked out how to texture objects consistently so that they no longer look like they use wildly different resolutions