...except TES Orcs are elves too, the Orsimer. They used to be similar to the Altmer, until the Daedric Prince Boethiah ate their god Trinimac and shat him out as Malacath, transforming his followers along with him.Elamdri said:
Skyrim elves look AWFUL :(
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That is freaking weird. That is exactly where I remember the name from, and I mentally-spelled/pronounced it "Elamdri" as well. I never had the card (not into elves), but a couple of my friends did.Elamdri said:
I don't recall any Tolkien elves keeping a meteor from falling on a city through sheer force of will.ChupathingyX said:
Nor Tolkien elves becoming gods all ovuh thuh place. (Both Dunmer and Altmer have become gods)
Nah, I never found the elves in ES that interesting, except for the asshole Dunmers from Morrowind.Aethren said:
I thought the same when I first started playing. 2 seconds later when I customized my Dunmer's face to something of my liking I didn't see a problem.Elamdri said:
Cool to see that Hunter and I had pretty much the same idea in mind.
Hunter65416 said:
I like to pretend he's half-imperial :L
That the case, huh? Then the true point to this thread is:Elamdri said:
Option A. You're honestly doing this in honest good fun with your fellow forum goers, but you're quite honestly failing miserably at playing the jokester. Honestly.
Option B. You're purposely playing it up for your own entertainment, making you a troll.
Either way, this thread is failing to prove to be anything of interest. I'm not saying funny threads can't exist, but the humor here is misplaced and seems more in the purpose of poking a sleeping bear than anything of real value.
What I hear is:Elamdri said:
"WAAAAH! The elves don't look EXACTLY LIKE EVERY OTHER ELF IN POPULAR CULTURE! I want my Arwen!"
Seriously, they're fine. They aren't fucking beauty queens, so what. They aren't supposed to be, because they're Elder Scrolls elves. They're supposed to look weird.
I like how the elves look overall, as it is I hated the way characters looked in Oblivion. My main complaint is there isn't enough variety in the appearance options and a lot of them tend to look like a slightly tweaked variation of the default face with a different hair style.
Or at least the female ones do... I don't play male characters.
I have both a Dark Elf and a Wood Elf character and I wish that the two of them looked more unique compared to one another. And I mean more in terms of facial structure. The main difference between these two characters rests almost entirely on the shoulders of their totally different hair and warpaint. That's mostly it though. The facial structure looks way too similar.
Or at least the female ones do... I don't play male characters.
I have both a Dark Elf and a Wood Elf character and I wish that the two of them looked more unique compared to one another. And I mean more in terms of facial structure. The main difference between these two characters rests almost entirely on the shoulders of their totally different hair and warpaint. That's mostly it though. The facial structure looks way too similar.
The Elves look better, when they are beheaded by my axe.
I'd have to agree, Bethesda elves aren't pretty beauties, they are arrogant dodgy bastards, paranoid and powerful in magic. Warped little creatures, best to shoot in the throat or behead.
I'd have to agree, Bethesda elves aren't pretty beauties, they are arrogant dodgy bastards, paranoid and powerful in magic. Warped little creatures, best to shoot in the throat or behead.
That's not entertaining to watch.Hafrael said:
Plus, Vivec was a pussy...just sayin'. Dagoth Ur would have kicked his arse.
Ahhh yes, the pariah folk, formed from defecation.Hafrael said:
Not in a million years. Dagoth Ur was just the dreams of a dead man.ChupathingyX said:
Plus Mannimarco kicks everyone's ass.
Consider: perhaps they aren't supposed to be aesthetically pleasing?
The Altmer are essentially the villains and the Dunmer are considered to be inferior lowlifes.
Just because other fantasy settings involve elves that are "beautiful" doesn't mean that TES games do - the TES setting tends to diverge pretty regularly from stock fantasy tropes.
The Altmer are essentially the villains and the Dunmer are considered to be inferior lowlifes.
Just because other fantasy settings involve elves that are "beautiful" doesn't mean that TES games do - the TES setting tends to diverge pretty regularly from stock fantasy tropes.
Yeah I remmeber that guy, he was supossed to be some big bad who was a powerful necromancer that was the bane of the Mages Guild.Hafrael said:
I also remember killing him in like 2 seconds and wondering if there was more to it.
Disagree.
Dunmer look great. Altmer look less great, but still cool. The thing to bear in mind is THEY ARE NOT HUMAN! They are elves, they are supposed to look different. I love the elf aesthetic in Skyrim; they are familiar enough, but their features are exagerrated to give them an alien feel. Better than the "pretty humans" that seems to be the industry standard for elves.
Also, Argonians finally don't look like a rainbow threw up. They actually look good for once. The Khajiit have been massively improved as well. And the humans don't look like a product of two centuries of inbreeding like they did in Oblivion. All in all, great work on the face front.
Dunmer look great. Altmer look less great, but still cool. The thing to bear in mind is THEY ARE NOT HUMAN! They are elves, they are supposed to look different. I love the elf aesthetic in Skyrim; they are familiar enough, but their features are exagerrated to give them an alien feel. Better than the "pretty humans" that seems to be the industry standard for elves.
Also, Argonians finally don't look like a rainbow threw up. They actually look good for once. The Khajiit have been massively improved as well. And the humans don't look like a product of two centuries of inbreeding like they did in Oblivion. All in all, great work on the face front.