In the trailers the game looks rather dark and humorless, do you think the dev team will include humor in the journey, main quest and side quests?

No, and there won't be any conversation either. People will only yell, because that's all that was in the trailer.

I hope for very little obvious humor. some of the books should have humor, and funny characters like M'aiq the Liar and an Adoring Fan would fit in the game i think.

Although more dark and/or subtle humor is always welcome IMO.

I would hope so. I was pleasantly surprised to find a fair bit of subtle humour in a franchise I'd formerly assumed was rather po-faced--probably thanks to previous examples of that "dark and humourless" promotional material, which I'm not entirely sure is really helpful: perhaps at least some focus on the lighter side of things would help...

wow u read my mind, i was thinking this, wow this game is going to be its own genre


but seriously i hope their r things i can laugh at to wash away the tears my rough journey as Dovahkiin brings

it might just be because i watched Ultramarines earlier today, but this really makes me want Bethesda to make an open-world squad-based 40K FPS/RPG.

The trailer doesn't really tell us anything, certainly, it doesn't SHOW any obvious humor, but there are a lot of things it doesn't show that we know are in the game, for example, it doesn't show us most of the races, and we don't see any demonstration of dynamic snow in it. I mean, sure, we see snow, but we don't get to see it accumulate over time in the trailer, it doesn't even really show us any dialog. And there may also be things that aren't shown in the trailer but may still appear in the game, humor being one of them. Usually trailers for movies and games don't go out of their way to show humorous scenes unless it's supposed to be a comedy, that doesn't always mean it retains a serious tone 100% of the time.

I expect that Skyrim will be mostly serious, but have some occassional jokes and easter eggs in it. That's the intention, anyway, whether the humor is actually funny or not depends on execution, and sometimes things that are supposed to be serious can end up becoming funny too. But I hope for a mostly serious game with the occassional bit of comic relief where it works, and for both serious and humorous parts to be executed well.

yeh that would be sweet, surviving in the middle east or jungle area,


yeh i hear u, im jus so stoked for thr game

There may be another weird ass Wood Elf again.

Even in the times of war there is humor. Why? Jokes increase morale.

If there is not one over 7000 joke, I'll be slightly disapointed. I'll live, but I'll be disapointed.

Now, if the writers were feeling extremely bored, whenever we press the joke button to raise someones disposiiton, we'd actually tell a joke they came up with to fit TES.

Isn't the college of bards in Skyrim somewhere? If so there might be bards performing here and there and they may also have amusing things to say.

No. >_<

I don't mind humor, as long as there is a grand total of ZERO pop culture references. My 4th wall will not be broken for a cheap giggle.

That's BioWare's field with their glossy, simple RPG's.

I kinda loved that very much in Fable series, but since this is TES, only some limited humor (easter eggs) and that is it.

There was plenty of humour in Oblivion.

"Why do Khajiits lick their butts?"

Bethesda's always been pretty good with pop culture references, they just tend to be subtle. Morrowind had a bunch of easter eggs related to movies and stuff, and Oblivion poked fun at Fable. Fallout 3 was filled to the brim with weird [censored] i don't even know where to begin.

they're not going to quote [censored] youtube/imageboard memes, they're above that.

hahaha, imagine an Adoring Fan who sings a TES version of Friday:

"it's fredas it's fredas,
yesterday was turdas, turdas...

That's what I mean though, and the way they've done it in Morrowind and Oblivion have been very subtle and intelligent, for example this, from TESWiki (faster than typing):

The Empire Strikes Back...
Easter egg from Bloodmoon

"In the ice caves of Bjorn, there is a scene from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. On Hoth (which has a similar climate to Solstheim), Luke is captured while patrolling the perimeter of Echo Base. After regaining consciousness, he finds himself hanging upside down with his feet sealed in the ice in the roof of the cavern. By using the Force, he manages to grab his lightsaber stuck in the ground and free himself. In Bjorn however, an adventurer finds himself in a similar position but obviously does not possess the necessary spells or powers to set himself free. Thus, the player is greeted by the skeleton of the unfortunate adventurer hanging upside down, trying to reach for his sword. Although not particularly important, it is relatively amusing for fans of Star Wars. Refer to the Bjorn article for more information on how to get there and other features about the ice cavern."

Fat Lute
Easter egg from Morrowind and Bloodmoon

"A "Fat Lute" can be found in Hassour, a sixth house base south of Balmora. Another can be found carried by a bandit in Adanumuran. In Bloodmoon, another is carried by the Nord bard Bathmar Bold-Lute, who appears in Thirsk after a series of quests. It is usually regarded as a reference to "phat lewt" or "fat loot", a term used in MMORPGs to describe good loot/drops."


That is hilarious, when you see it and make the connections...

But this, from the Dragon Age Wiki:

Soup Nazi
Easter Egg from Dragon Age: Origins

"When speaking to Zevran about Antiva, he will mention he wished he bought a pair of Antivan Leather Boots before he left, to which you can reply "No boots for you!" This is a reference to the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld."

and

William Wallace
Easter Egg from Dragon Age: Origins

"In Awakening when you first meet Nathaniel with an imported Warden he will say "Aren't you supposed to be ten feet tall? With lightning bolts shooting out of your eyes?" This is a reference to the film Braveheart were they say "Willam Wallace is seven feet tall" and could defeat the English with "fireballs from his eyes and bolts of lightning from his [censored]""

and

The Cake is a Lie (can I get a "-.-"?)
Easter Egg from Dragon Age: Origins

"If you speak with Sten at the end-game celebration, he mentions he thought there would be cake and that "The cake is a lie." This is a clear reference to the game Portal."

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See the difference? Bethesda are subtle, poignant, intelligent and most of all creative in their references. BioWare lack all of these qualities in their implementation, and I will say all of the above BioWare examples, especially the last one, don't amuse me at all - they are physically revolting to come across.



Well, I don't think Bethesda are completely flawless :

Arlowe and the Banhammer (can I get a "-.-"?)
Easter Egg from Morrowind

"In Azura's Coast (13, 5), you can find the corpse of an NPC named Arlowe. On the corpse is the BanHammer. This is a reference to the Something Awful Forums, where the site's creator, Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka, uses the Banhammer to ban trolls. On the forums, Kyanka is sometimes referred to as R-Lo, which is very similar to Arlowe."

:flamethrower:

Bethesda have always had amusing pop culture references as you described, can't wait to come across new ones in this game

I think the game will have plenty of easter eggs, but I don't expect any intentional humour.

Yes. Also, check this out for teh lols. http://www.kontraband.com/videos/26256/Friday-Redub/

I wouldn't mind that really , anyhow there seems to be little easter eggs of humor when I played Morrowind and Oblivion. I think Bethesda will put in a few funnies at least.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi00ykRg_5c Metal version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FISHEO3gsM Dylan version

Yes, it will be funny. There is always funny dialogue (as well as awesome easter eggs) in TES



Oh dear. :facepalm: