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> I hate this stuff. Most of them tend to be irrelevant. This depends on the context of how you are playing. With Elder Scrolls games, a not-insignificant port
by ar_lan 5y ago
> I hate this stuff. Most of them tend to be irrelevant.
This depends on the context of how you are playing. With Elder Scrolls games, a not-insignificant portion of the players are very interested in discovering the lore, which these letters provide.
From the main quest - yeah, 99% are irrelevant to that.
- solarmist 5y agoI love lore in games, but it needs to be connected to the story. For example the lusty argonian is one of the few books I read, because it was mentioned in the story. I understand that to have a well designed world you need 10x the lore you actually share, so I don't mind there's stuff I don't care about, but in skyrim I feel like they got lazy and created a bunch of lore purely for quantity purposes. I'm torn on that. It is make the world feel more lived in, but with how boring and mundane it was, it detracted from the sense of wonder. Too realistic makes it boring.
- jon-wood 5y agoMy biggest annoyance with the lore was that I'd endlessly find Generic Fantasy Tale (Part VIII), not having found the first 7 parts yet, and so just be left with some out of context nonsense. Either deliver a novel intact, or don't bother please.
- solarmist 5y agoWell yes agreed. I'm assuming that I-VII weren't available, not just you didn't have them.
- brimble 5y agoFor Elder Scrolls games, that's gotta be at least half the appeal. The main quests usually aren't impressive, and god knows the gameplay is... subpar, to be generous. The discovery aspect, both of the physical environment and in finding little side-stories (that may not even be related to any quest) and tidbits about the world, is much of the point, with most of the rest being the usual RPG mechanic of "make number get bigger".
- nitwit005 5y agoThe books do provide some in game lore, and are occasionally amusing. The notes and things mostly seem to be an inventory challenge.