Though I'll admit, things aren't going exactly to plan.Ĭasandra: At this moment the deadliest weapon at my disposal is a goblin's head on a stick. I didn't mean thinking up the bedroom antics.īaurus: Our job is to get the Emperor out of situations like this. But the trick is to get around the disappointment by thinking up all the little tales that don't actually turn up onscreen. I can see the benefit of a deeper, more comprehensive romance option which is sorely lacking in Skyrim (in fact, I get the impression that the Dragonborn has no true friends here). Now the fact that Bethesda didn't include an option for us to join the guards faction doesn't prevent me from playing the game in that way. Such a character doesn't actually get hired by the city watch- there's no option for that in-game. When I roleplay a city guard I'll spend a little time having my character patrol the street or have them walk the perimeter beyond the city for any signs of trouble. When you have a game world that is strong in breadth and weak in depth, it is up to the player to complate the delve with their own imagination. I can't say I understand why the developers thought players wouldn't want to go to the same effort to learn about the background and personalities of a character that a player character may tie him or herself to for the rest of the game. Reading these books helps add a sense to context of events or offers a little bit of flavour to the culture of Tamriel. I can only imagine all the effort that went into writing the books that are randomly found throughout the game. I guess my view is for all the importance that romantic relationships take in our personal lives it seems like it would have been a good investment to develop a bit more personality for potential romantic partners in the game.

Though it is true the developers putting more effort into one thing obviously means they have to sacrifice resources elsewhere and that needs to be respected.

Fact is some of us are greedy and we want both breadth and depth. I know it's reductionist reasoning at it worst but I think the comparisons are apt.

Think of how much deeper the main quest could have been if those pesky side quests were done away with? The Dark Brotherhood could have been epic if Bethesda hadn't wasted time with creating other factions. Why couldn't Skyrim have only had one named dragon? Alduin could have had so much more backstory and been involved in the plot so much more. Reading that a second time I'm not really sure what AKB is getting at.

Skyrim interesting npcs no voice