Skyrim elves look AWFUL :(

[Smeggs]

This is hyperbole, but if Bethesda made elves three feet tall, with 7 arms, red skin, and horns, then they can call them elves all they want, but they're not elves.

Ironically enough, this would be CLOSER to classic elves. They were tiny devilish troublemakers before the likes of Tolkien came in and rewrote them.

Sure, but here's the deal. TES is a classic, high fantasy game. Tolkien's elves have been the accepted norm for elves for about 60 years now. Now if you wanna make some deviation from the high fantasy Genre, fine, but when we're talking about TES, there are some expectations I think, and what they've put out don't meet those expectations in my opinion.

Tolkien WON. Elves LOOK like human beings. They may not have to look like supermodels, but they're general appearance should be human. Especially in a game series that bleeds as much Tolkien and D&D as TES.

http://theelderscrollsskyrim.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/skyrim_elf_pet.jpg

It looks like a stringy human with a weird bone structure. That fits your definition pretty
well.

Actually, it looks like a vampire from buffy, but with huge eyes.

"I AM RIGHT, YOU ARE WRONG, SHUT UP AND LET ME BE RIGHT."

I think I've summed up this guy's argument pretty well.

She'll get you, and your little dog, too!

 

[CharrHearted]

We are not ugly! You take that back!

Seriously, I think they look great. You want to know wht they don't look human? It's because... *drumroll* they're NOT HUMAN! What's the point of having 10 races if they all look the same? I wouldn't want humans with longer ears *coughoblivioncough*.

*cough* rift *cough*

 

[Ruwrak]

http://theelderscrollsskyrim.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/altmer.png

...I'm gonna go ahead and call that an improvement. Maybe the elves aren't SUPPOSED to be pretty.



...In fact, I'm gonna go with that. Who says all races have to fit a traditional version of "aesthetically pleasing"?

It's one perspective on the fantasy elves. 'THey ain't prettyboys like Legolas".
Actually... I think I'm gonna agree with your theory there.
I must say I find the Orcs hard to recognize actually, dispite their tusks, I barely know it untill I loot them

 

[The-Epicly-Named-Man]

Part of the problem with the elves is that elves are supposed to look like humans. Orcs, Khajit, and Argonians don't have to look like humans, so there is a lot freedom there. Elves, not so much.

Why? Because Tolkien did it, and pretty much every fantasy setting since then has done it? They're a ficticious race, there's nothing that they're "supposed" to be, no more than every setting with wizards has to follow the rules followed by Gandalf. The Elder Scrolls does a lot of things differently. I'd like to point out that the dwarves in this setting are of normal height, built steampunk cities, and are extinct. So why should the games follow the "pretty elves" standard?

You forgot to mention that the Orsimer (Orcs) are elves.

OT: This is really just a rant thread, isn't it? As is in no matter what anyone says, you won't ever reconsider your position. Okay, I'll just leave then.

 

[Jubbert]

I'm sorry you can't get it up by manipulating the corpses of female elf bandits anymore. Sounds like a personal problem.

 

[The Human Torch]

They look perfectly fine - stop complaining for the sake of complaining

Your opinion = not fact.

I agree with the OP, the Elves look absolutely hideous and I am not a player who always picks the prettiest race. I went with a female Argonian because out of all the options (in my opinion) it looked the least horrible.

I love how the OP is just met with so much hostility here, because he actually finds one fault with Skyrim. Thought that the Escapist community had more respect than that.

 

[Bvenged]

They're basically high-definition Morrowind elves. Oblivion's were fairly hideous with their perfectly round heads (High elf) & too smooth features. Bethesda said that a regret with Oblivion is they went too far towards realism; so with Skyrim they've settled for a heavy sided mixture of fantasy to realism. Hence, why there are way more over-the-top looking items and extraordinary landscapes (no longer rolling hills).

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

I love my wood elf I don't know what you are on about. The high elves looks quite intimidating which I think suits their usual demeanor.
I can understand why you find the look so alien but isn't that the point of a fantasy world? That it's familiar but different.

Spoiler: My Bosmer archer Tiana

She doesn't look so bad I think :<

Certainly not 'absolutely hideous'

 

[Elamdri]

"I AM RIGHT, YOU ARE WRONG, SHUT UP AND LET ME BE RIGHT."

I think I've summed up this guy's argument pretty well.

Well more or less really. I wish it was this easy all the time.

 

[Elamdri]

It's pretty awesome how a whiny kid crying about how: "the spooky faces in Elder Scrolls looks skaaaawey!"

Can generate six pages of people calling him out on his stupid crap.

I think you mean six pages of AWESOME.

 

[Elamdri]

Well, if your problem is with the jutting brow and you have a PC version of the game, you are in luck.

AH! THAT'S IT. I KNEW I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEM BESIDES THE EYES. That's it, it's that ridiculously pronounced brow on their face. Yeah, man, that combined with the eyes, that's exactly the look about them that I dislike. Thank you thank you thank you for pointing that out, I've been trying to put my finger on it all night.

and yes, I am up shit creek

 

[370999]

They look perfectly fine - stop complaining for the sake of complaining

Your opinion = not fact.

I agree with the OP, the Elves look absolutely hideous and I am not a player who always picks the prettiest race. I went with a female Argonian because out of all the options (in my opinion) it looked the least horrible.

I love how the OP is just met with so much hostility here, because he actually finds one fault with Skyrim. Thought that the Escapist community had more respect than that.

I haven't palyed the game so take this with a pinc of salt but it seemed like his argument was that they didn't look like LoTR extras and therefore were bad rather then actually disliking the feature on their own.

I agree witht he both of you, they do look definetly unhuman but I like that.

 

[CulixCupric]

All I'm saying is that I've killed enough Drow in my time to know that THIS:

is not a dark elf.

dunmer are not drow.

dunmer are chimer who were cursed with red eyes and dark skin by azura because the tribunal betrayed nerevar. chimer were a religious group of altmer (high elves) that worshiped daedra instead of aedra(means ancestor in elven, as daedra mean not ancestor.)

drow are an offshoot of elves that went underground for religious reasons and for being too evil, and chose to worship lolth. they have dark skin from living underground.

wait... that does seem somewhat similar.

 

[Stu35]

Some people are just never satisfied.

This,

I've seen so much whinge-ing about what people don't like in Skyrim that it's bloody irritating - the OP will have had access to plenty of screenshots and videos of the Elves before he bought the game, so who's bloody fault is it if he still goes out and buys it?


Yeah, the game has flaws, and bugs, those need highlighting so they can be fixed, but there's an awful lot of "I don't like how they did X, so therefore I hate the game" going around...

Meh, I enjoy Skyrim, I'm going to continue to do so.

 

[ironkex]

It matters not since my dragon priest mask covers my face and im imperial :>

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

I actually think Dark Elves in Skyrim are kinda sexy ...



My god i have problems

 

[Elamdri]

All I'm saying is that I've killed enough Drow in my time to know that THIS:

is not a dark elf.

dunmer are not drow.

dunmer are chimer who were cursed with red eyes and dark skin by azura because the tribunal betrayed nerevar. chimer were a religious group of altmer (high elves) that worshiped daedra instead of aedra(means ancestor in elven, as daedra mean not ancestor.)

drow are an offshoot of elves that went underground for religious reasons and for being too evil, and chose to worship lolth. they have dark skin from living underground.

wait... that does seem somewhat similar.

DUH DUH DUH!

 

[Lazy Kitty]

WHat are you talking about?
They're beautiful!
Especially the Dunmer.