TES Lore Videos

Post » Wed May 29, 2013 3:13 am

Does anyone have any recommendations regarding good videos/series (either on YouTube or elsewhere) that explain TES Lore?

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Princess Johnson
 
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Post » Wed May 29, 2013 5:16 am

Not a single one of them. Each and every one comes up short and manages to disappoint me. People rant and rave over 'Shoddycast', but I find the guy's voice irritating and he seems to promote certain pieces of lore as facts - even when contested - and leaves a lot out.

The best source of lore is the books and the quests themselves. Don't trust anyone who tries to tell you the history of Tamriel without saying "according to x source". I fear such video series may do more harm than good in the long run by oversimplifying the lore and misrepresenting it to fans, who then subsequently think they know things they don't and don't even bother to read farther for themselves.

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Emmanuel Morales
 
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Post » Wed May 29, 2013 4:20 am

Shoddycast completely blew his Dunmer video. He tries, produces a good video, but doesn't really have a deep understanding.

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