Rummaging around an old USB drive I came across some screenshots and text I had created during my rather obsessive 2012 Skyrim playthrough. I remember thinking that the drab, lifeless and gloomy interiors of Skyrim would make for some interesting photo ops. Lots of people were doing glorious ENB-powered exterior high-res shots that made you want to eat the screen; I wanted to take things in a different direction. Apparently I never got very far into this ‘Dovahkiin gets lonely too’ project but I think there was potential in doing Skyrim in a melancholic and pathetic tone. Judge for yourself. (The cute kid in the costume is not part of the collection, just a header image from Flickr with a permissive license).
Tag: Skyrim
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Skyrimmish: Why Skyrim’s eurotrash accents break immersion
As I enter the mind of the mad, bad, and above all late emperor Pelagius Septim III, a familiar voice greets me:
“Yes, yes, go, leave me to my ceaseless responsibilities and burdens.” The man talking is sitting at a dinner table. As he finishes, he vanishes in a purple mist.