Having romance subplots in the style of Bioware would feel too out of place in Elder Scrolls games, because it isn't character-driven in the same way.

nope im only getting the game for juicy missions & lots of killing!

six is a basic human need, so I think any game with the artistic freedom of an "M" rating needs to (Maturely) be able to touch upon it, even just through suggestion as Elder Scrolls games in the past have done. The actual act of ingame six though, is cheap and very immature, at least in how it's portrayed. The medium just struggles to capture the necessity of it, while preserving the significance of it, but then again, most artistic mediums do.

The Escapists' series "Extra Credits" did a pretty good episode on six in games in general. I suggest everyone check it out.

Edit*That is, if you can deal with the annoying narrator. I wonder if that's his natural voice.

Okay let me putt it this way. I'm not talking about a virtual six simulator I'm talking about six the same way fallout nv did it. but let me riddle you this batman, how would you feel if bethesda puts in a god of war style six scene? you know interactive with all the buttons and stuff

never played it... but you discribe it as God of [censored]

Badly animated DAO six should stay away from my Skyrim as far as possible.

EDIT: Or any six for that matter.

I'd feel like it was just a publicity stunt, and, just like God of War, not only adds nothing, but detracts from the game as a whole.


Regarding how Fallout: New Vegas handled six. It was actually pretty good, in the sense that (First off, it's totally optional) and second, it captures the "Necessity" through the prevalence of things like brothels and [censored]s. How it was handled fits the game. At the same time you could be introduced to Fisto, you have a character like Boone, to balance out the overall importance of human connection, even in the shattered world.

Sure, it was far from perfect, but it was better than Mass Effect 2. I kind of felt both Mass Effect 1 and 2 kind of pushed romance-six a little too hard into the player, to that it felt totally unnatural.

there will be no six in skyrim, period. skyrim will be heavily focused on the combat system, as far as we know :toughninja:

I agree,it's pointless,a black screen with some moaning,boooreing.A 12 old might find it amusing etc,but not me...

Oh and I do watch Twilight,Haha,never scared of haters!

Gun is good.

But the [censored] is evil.

HU WHAT?! I thought God of War is a combat game where you kill people and not have six?

See now I see God of War as a six game not a combat game now, just like how I see DA:O as a six game not an RPG game.

So if six was in Skyrim, it would be considered a six game then. Just like how alot of people watch movies, they don't watch it for the movie but just the few boob and butt shots that are shown. Skyrim would be no different then.

I will not let my son play GTA or what ever it is called because of the "hot coffee" mod. Even if its not in the game, I consider it a six game now, and I am sure alot of other parents would see it the same as well. That would be counter productive when Bethesda is trying to make TES for the common gamer now. Alot of parents refusing to buy the game will cut alot into thier sales then. They may just make another Daggerfall or Morrowind if that was the case.

:lol:
That literally made me laugh a bit.

Considering Morrowind and Oblivion didn't have six in them, I kind of doubt that Skyrim will... I mean sure, you have to kiss Uncle .... Can't remember his name, and dear god am I thankful... In Morrowind. And in Oblivion, I think the closest thing would be the prosttutes near Anvil, but nothing happens there. Or the Necrophilia Dunmer in Skingrad.. But either way, it's all just been talking a bit. I won't be surprised if they put suggestive wording in Skyrim.

So basically Davor, your saying if a game has the option to have six, its automatically a six game? I've never played God of War, but I have Dragon Age, and wouldn't consider it a six game. I mean, theres what? Let's say 10 minutes if you put all the six scenes together... Compared to the, how many hours of killing crap?

I agree with the OP. Adding that feature in would be a terrible mistake and a waste of a game mechanic. Not to mention that it would add more controversey to the game.

It makes me laugh when the mere inclusion of six in a game makes people label it a "six game" full stop. Not that it's just one element in thousands, or anything. We want realism in our RPGs, don't we? Also: FYI, TESgamerKyle, the "prosttutes" outside Anvil weren't prosttutes. Just to clear that up.

Oblivion's sixlessness freaked me out, to be honest. I'm not talking about actual visible six acts here, but the lack of any kind of sixuality in Cyrodiil's society whatsoever. Made me think I was in some freakish world of robot children or something.


Seconded.


If you want combat, do us all a favour and just go buy an FPS. The reason RPGs are so dumbed-down and one-dimensional these days are because companies take comments like this as representative of the majority.

That would "svck ass" as you like to put it.

I'd quite happily have the option to be able to employ a concubine who is a house servant but give the option of extras.

Forget the romance stuff

indeed, dragon age: origins is a rpg with optional romance :thumbsup:

let's not, if you want to have romance, try make something of your real life, instead of playin an RPG,

political marriages are a diffrent story though

Agree, just because a game is rated mature doesn't mean it automatically needs to have six Options in it or anything of it's equal.

Go summer go!

Suprised we haven't seen the lock yet.

EDIT: had to put back in my original post since I was quoted. :thumbsup:

She has been very busy today I applaud :clap:

Yeah, I guess considering they don't actually do anything, their not really prosttutes. But their still the best reason Oblivion got the rating for sixual themes or whatever.

Lol, I just noticed she was the only moderator online right now! I wouldn't be able to be a moderator... My ban-hammer would be flailing around the air hitting so many people It would be glorious... Our moderators are awesome

Why wouldn't we be able to discuss it? six is a completely valid topic. In Baldur's Gate 2 you could even impregnate one of the characters.

@ OP:
In what way is six with prosttutes better and more wholesome that six with your lover? It makes no sense.

I know i would constantly throw it like this :brokencomputer:

Just pointing this out, but the player could have "relations" with a prosttute in Fallout 3. Perhaps BGS will just keep that strictly to Fallout, but I wouldn't be surprised if the feature ended up in Skyrim (especially with the environment and atmosphere). It's not like it will affect the game anyways, considering it is the player's choice to do it or not.

Personally though, I would rather BGS allocate their time and resources to more important features.