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God the Argonians look amazing. I've played as one since Daggerfall and I certainly don't see that changing this time around.
I don really care about customizing a face which you can't even see that much durig gameplay, and also there's the fact that ussually whenever you spend 45 minutes sculpturing your beautiful Adonis, it ends up looking like a burn victim once you actually see it in action
Damn, Nick, you're doing work today, huh? Tell the rest of those bastards to stop packing and type us a fucking story before you have to start telling about your favorite 80s cartoons and your dinner plans. Must be tough to be the chief.
Anyway, these are faces that rock. The Argonians are simply astounding.
Anyway, these are faces that rock. The Argonians are simply astounding.
Never played this series but looking forward to Skyrim. Can anyone tell me, does it effect your game play at all depending on which race you pick?
@Hugh
Yes, certain races(and genders) get different ability modifiers. For example the Argonians can breath underwater and are resistant to disease and poison. They also have some different skill modifiers.
Yes, certain races(and genders) get different ability modifiers. For example the Argonians can breath underwater and are resistant to disease and poison. They also have some different skill modifiers.
I'm loving how alien the elves look now. Looks like I'll be making an Altmer mage this time around instead of a Breton.
@Huge Erection
Yes. In the previous games, at least, you get different stat bonuses based on who you pick. For example: Dark Elves were immune to fire and Argonians could breathe underwater. As far as physics, though, it's all the same.
Yes. In the previous games, at least, you get different stat bonuses based on who you pick. For example: Dark Elves were immune to fire and Argonians could breathe underwater. As far as physics, though, it's all the same.
They're all so ugly and dirty. The elves look like aliens and the beast races look so inhuman. I love it! My only real complaint is that female orcs look like green elves with fangs. Still, the fact that there is a real difference between the genders shows how much has improved since Oblivion.
@Hugh G
I've only played Oblivion but in that your race didn't make much difference, aside for a few stat bonuses and spells. Your birthsign on the other hand...
@Hugh G
I've only played Oblivion but in that your race didn't make much difference, aside for a few stat bonuses and spells. Your birthsign on the other hand...
Yay. Presets. It's the perfect melding of Morrowind and Oblivion. Modders will have a field day making custom faces and stuff though it's also great to see that Bethesda finally has competent artists working on a non piss poor middleware engine.
Jesus the elves look terrifying. I'll be picking the one who looks like a pissed off Shang Tsung thanks!
Am I the only one that likes to make your character as deformed as possible? In oblivion my character had no color and was pitch black exept for the face wich was red, making him look like darth maul. Combine that with a messed up face and a narrow head and you get the funniest looking people ever.
Fantastic improvement over previous Bethsoft efforts in the face-parts field.
These dudes and ladies all look like they've been livin' hard, getting too much sun and wind for years. Looks perfect for the rough'n'tumble world of Skyrim.
The races actually look distinct, the Dunmer aren't blue, beards are in full-effect, and with these presets as a sampling of the character creator, I look forward to putting together my own characters.
These dudes and ladies all look like they've been livin' hard, getting too much sun and wind for years. Looks perfect for the rough'n'tumble world of Skyrim.
The races actually look distinct, the Dunmer aren't blue, beards are in full-effect, and with these presets as a sampling of the character creator, I look forward to putting together my own characters.
The Imperials are looking good. I hope the dirt is either optional or can be cleaned off after you get out of prison.
I'm with chongo on this - the orcs don't look quite orc-y enough. Too much elf, not enough pigman.
Whatevs, I'm sticking with redguard once again.
Whatevs, I'm sticking with redguard once again.
Sadly, they still look ugly to me. :( Thankfully, I'll be playing this on the PC and I can mode the faces to something I'd be okay looking at for 80 hours.
Are ugly characters intentional for the Elder Scrolls series? Can someone answer this for me? Anyone at all?
Are ugly characters intentional for the Elder Scrolls series? Can someone answer this for me? Anyone at all?
@Killrig
+1 They look ugly and.. dated? I think they should check the character design. There's so much hype that everyone seems to be blind or something about this game.
+1 They look ugly and.. dated? I think they should check the character design. There's so much hype that everyone seems to be blind or something about this game.
@tomdan
I see where you're coming from but compared to Oblivion's faces these are much, much better. Also, I like the fact they're kinda ugly. Not everyone can be eye-burstingly beautiful.
I see where you're coming from but compared to Oblivion's faces these are much, much better. Also, I like the fact they're kinda ugly. Not everyone can be eye-burstingly beautiful.
Oh man, I can't wait. Bosmer, Hand to Hand, punch Dragons, steal books.
That's the plan and I'm sticking to it.
That's the plan and I'm sticking to it.
Complaining that they're ugly or dated is pure pissant behavior. Chongo is right, this isn't a game world where everyone looks like a supermodel/faerie-boy. More importantly, go look at what the bosmer looked like in previous iterations of the series. MASSIVE IMPROVEMENT.
The other day someone had the gall to say something along the lines of "ugh, this is why I won't play western RPGs, all the characters are so ugly."
If your desire to play a game is based on your attraction to a character model, you may a well skip playing and just rule 34 everything. Whiners.
The other day someone had the gall to say something along the lines of "ugh, this is why I won't play western RPGs, all the characters are so ugly."
If your desire to play a game is based on your attraction to a character model, you may a well skip playing and just rule 34 everything. Whiners.
Argonians have technicolor feathers now as well as horns? That brings the dream of creating the Karma Chameleon in a video game one step closer to being realized(so long as red,gold and green are all options present for use all at once)!
Too bad there is no Naga race in the game, so feather boa constrictors are right out.
Too bad there is no Naga race in the game, so feather boa constrictors are right out.
For those complaining about Orcs looking like Elves instead of pigmen. There is a lore reason behind this. Early in that world's history, the Daedric god Boethiah ate the elven god Trinimac, and basically shat him out. The elves that followed Trinimac then became the Orsimer ("Pariah folk"). The races in Tamriel are split between Men, Mer, and Beastfolk. Elves are mer, IE Dark elves are Dunmer, Wood elves are Bosmer, High elves are Altmer.
Ah yes, Elderscrolls. The one series that avoids the approach of unrealistically making everyone beautiful and instead embraces unrealistically making everyone butt ugly.
@ShotgunDiplom4t:
Hey I wasn't talking about aesthetics, that's purely subjective.
There's a difference between art and design, and I'm pointing design here. I think the design direction is wrong, not the art. At least they've changed that ugly engine from Oblivion.
Anyway, my mind and heart are much more focused on Dark Souls than Skyrim. I think that game will eat them all this year.
Hey I wasn't talking about aesthetics, that's purely subjective.
There's a difference between art and design, and I'm pointing design here. I think the design direction is wrong, not the art. At least they've changed that ugly engine from Oblivion.
Anyway, my mind and heart are much more focused on Dark Souls than Skyrim. I think that game will eat them all this year.
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