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submitted 10 months ago by Onaltau@lemm.ee to c/elderscrolls@lemm.ee

From their giant flea-like appearance to the way they're controlled everything about them gives me the creeps.

Any creepy TES fauna and flora you're not a fan of?

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[-] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 53 points 10 months ago

I miss these, Morrowind was such an inspired game with such unique environments

I was legitimately angry when I first played oblivion and learned you could just teleport anywhere automatically right from the start of the game

[-] grue@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago

I was mildly annoyed when I played Oblivion for the first time and learned that the parts of Tamriel other than Vvardenfell have generic woodland and fantasy creatures instead of the acid trip fever dream shit they came up with for Morrowind.

I was also pissed off when I found out they removed levitation.

[-] EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Agreed, map exploration is Bethesda's thing.

[-] PM_me_your_vagina_thanks@kbin.social 10 points 10 months ago
[-] EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Dude that makes me so sad, I haven't got it yet and I'm hesitant on picking it up now because of the reviews I've seen

[-] Malgas@beehaw.org 8 points 10 months ago

Not to mention that Oblivion's interpretation of Cyrodiil is just so bland compared to Vvardenfell.

Which is only exacerbated by how weird some of the Daggerfall/Morrowind-era lore about the imperial province was.

[-] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago

The entire continent of Morrowind is very alien. That was honestly one of the biggest draws to the game, because it was a fresh take on the Elder Scrolls type of fantasy. It didn’t just feel like earth with some magical creatures scattered around.

[-] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 15 points 10 months ago

But aren't you ready for the next rerelease of blotchy gray generic European medieval high fantasy

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

The main race not being human (Nords still count, Skyrim) was a nice change of pace, too.

[-] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 16 points 10 months ago
[-] Onaltau@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months ago

Is Fandom no good? Should I avoid linking in future? Apologies if so.

[-] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 13 points 10 months ago

Here's a pretty good writeup on the whole thing.

Don't apologize. Linking to Fandom isn't some great sin, some people just prefer to avoid the site.

[-] Onaltau@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Gotcha! Thank-you very much!

[-] Nelots@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

If you have to use Fandom for certain wikis, there are certain extensions like LibRedirect that will automatically redirect Fandom links to breezewiki, which is an alternative Fandom frontend without the obnoxious ads.

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 5 points 10 months ago

Fandom is very bad.

[-] Navarian@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago

Holy shit, I never knew we were literally removing the shell from these poor dudes and messing with their brain chemistry in order to influence movement.

Feel kinda bad using them now.

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Wait until you hear about traditional farming tools in Morrowind...

[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

On the other hand, a cruel swampland ruled by cruel gods is metal as fuck.

[-] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

These things always gave me major half life vibes, I was like okay where’s the head crabs at??

[-] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

They look like giant fleas.

Same with the Reavers from Gears of War.

[-] Jyrdano@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

I find them fascinating. I like the sounds they make and the way it blends into the ambience. Kind of like whale sounds, except on land.

Somewhere I saw an animation of them walking- now that was creepy.

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

That would be creepy for sure!

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

I love them!! I want to take care of them irl, travel the world.

[-] Cowbee@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

That's what makes them so cool for worldbuilding!

[-] VulKendov@reddthat.com 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm not a big fan of sloads, but idk if that counts as they are a sentient race. But I just don't like looking at those Jabba-looking mfs.

[-] DreitonLullaby@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I find the whole alien-like feeling of Morrowind and it's creatures very calming and relaxing, so I'm kind of opposite here.

[-] evlogii@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

To me, it's quite the opposite! I feel like Silt Striders are kind of cozy, actually. What can be more comfortable and safe to travel than on the back of a big bug-giraffe? They are sweet, calm, non-aggressive, domesticated creatures.

[-] bruhsoulz@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Not a chance. They're super cute.

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