87
'Because no one was paying attention we could just put anything into the game,' says the writer responsible for sneaking The Lusty Argonian Maid into Morrowind (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 1 month ago by Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world to c/crpg@lemmy.world
8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
top 8 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago

All throughout video game history, some of the best details were included without any plan to, without permission, or even against the wishes of higher-ups.

[-] DoGeeseSeeGod 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

For sure! For example, Gabe specifically asked for cake in Portal. He said "After each level we should reward players with some cake. Cake is the truth of our game." But the developers couldn't manage to render a good looking cake, so they lied to Gabe and shipped the game without. As punishment to the developers, Gabe killed Half Life 3.

[-] TachyonTele@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

Head cannon now.

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 7 points 1 month ago

Another example I can think of is the iconic dancing in the clubs in VtM: Bloodlines and the animation for it. Snuck in after hours after a spontaneous idea if I recall right.

[-] TachyonTele@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

These days every decision has to go through Howard for the ok. Fun? Can't have that!

Edit. Lmao! Case in point: https://lemmy.world/post/35947199

[-] copacetic@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

I assume today this would raise a discussion if the maid gets raped.

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

The questionable consent in The Lusty Argonian Maid is totally intentional, but should be taken in context, because in lore it's

by Crassius Curio

who is

spoilera wealthy and influential NPC who, after spending lots of time doing a series of quests for him to advance in his faction, he hits you with a quest to take off all your equipment so he can see the player character naked, and if you refuse to do this you can't advance further in that quest line. This happens regardless of your character's gender. He's depicted as a sex pest and a creep in a way that feels very personal and elicits a strong negative reaction, because you can't say no without making a meaningful sacrifice within the game.
So if you play the game you're going to be inclined to view the author's intent with a strong negative bias.

[-] Elevator7009@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I admit I did not pay attention to the lore and read as a fune porn book in-universe to not put too much thinking into.

I suppose this would make me the normie who doesn't realize the heinous stuff going on behind the funny joke, very on point.

I appreciate you providing this info, I just looked up this guy because I do not remember encountering him. He is originally from Morrowind, it turns out, and I did not play Morrowind yet so I knew none of the context. Thanks for taking what might have been intended to be an outrage bait those-damn-SJWs comment (or maybe it was intended innocently! I've been wrong before) and using it to jump off into something people could start an actual discussion about.

this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2025
87 points (100.0% liked)

Computer RPGs

514 readers
186 users here now

Community for CRPG and other RPG discussions. Witcher, Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Baldurs Gate as well as indie RPGs (Underrail, Avernum, Space Wreck etc.). Focus is on CRPGs, but discussion around JPRGs, ARPGs and hybrid games with RPG components is also welcome.

Tabletop/pen & paper RPG discussion is not a good fit for this community. Check out !rpg@ttrpg.network for TT/P&P RPG discussions.

Memes are not banned, but the overwhelming focus is on discussions, releases and articles. Try and post memes (on an occasional basis) that would make people who don't like memes admit "OK! That was a good one!".

Rules (Click to Expand):

  1. Follow the Lemmy.world Rules - https://mastodon.world/about

  2. Be kind. No bullying, harassment, racism, sexism etc. against other users.

  3. No spam, illegal content, or NSFW content (no games with NSFW images/video).

  4. Please stay on topic, cRPG adjacent games or even JRPGs are fine. Try to include topics / games that have a strong roleplaying component to them.

Some other gaming communities across Lemmy:

Game-specific communities on Lemmy:

Thank you to macniel for the community icon!

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
badsector@lemmy.world
Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world