Professor Donna Ellard is offering a course in Skyrim to her students at Rice University. It isn’t a development or game design class, either. “Scandinavian Fantasy Worlds: Old Norse Sagas and Skyrim,” which first hit the course catalogue in 2012, is interdisciplinary but leans towards the humanities–students play the game, of course, but they also read Norse mythology and Freudian psychoanalysis to try and determine why Skyrim holds such appeal for American audiences.
As The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered takes up 125GB, original designer Bruce Nesmith recalls fitting Skyrim into a tiny file size.
Skyrim is still my favorite ES game. I’m playing through it again right now since I never finished it.
Morrowind is by far my favorite. But I’m getting old and played Daggerfall Morrowind and Oblivion before Skyrim
That judicious lack of oversight permeated everything in Bethesda's RPGs, in a positive fashion.
I much prefer a left alone Obsidian and Larian Studios. Bethesda's formula has grown old for me.
Larian hit another level with DOS:2 and then took it even further with BG3. They do high quality work.
I agree, I found it an interesting game. But nowhere near worth the hype (unless you include mods)
Skyrim blew my mind when it released. That game took me to the gaming, promisedland. Going back to it when it was updated for the PS5, it felt slightly rough around the edges, but great for its time
We should leave Obsidian alone. Bethesda on the other hand should be kept under constant psychiatric observation.
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Good. Bethesda does a great job at creating the most immersive, detailed and believable worlds in gaming. They put more work in than anyone else in to Ai routines and interaction with those npc than anyone, and it shows. Many are trying to tap into their formula. I would like to see others not only learn how to do it, but and even more detail and better Ai. I know some don't like the fighting, but it works for me. I would just like the to get rid of all the hand holding. Let me earn my weapons and money. Even if it means I resort to stealing and murder to get them.
Sweet. My college taught a course on Tolkien. That was like the only cool course.
I think I tried to apply to rice a few months ago, but because I couldn't get past the learning curve they call, Common App, I just quit.
Edit: Just applied right now for the heck of it.
I feel like theres a reason i have no idea what Rice University is