Prisoner : V

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:25 pm

Prison confirmed as the start of the game

This makes me happy, sticking to tradition.

Source - GI Hub update - anolysing Alduins wall.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:43 am

That's too bad.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:42 pm

I like it.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:47 pm

YeaY lets stick to horrible cliché.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:27 pm

well, so long as we don't have the 30-minutes long tutorial that we can't skip, I'm happy.
of course, that's unless they make it epic, in which case I'll be happy to play it.

and BTW, we know we're a prisonner. but it's never been mentionned if we're a criminal in jail, or a war prisonner

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:32 am

Hah, I was aaabout to make something on this. I'm not disapointed by it though :teehee:

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:09 pm

Lol why was this even a mystery? It was confirmed in the first paragraph of the GI article "Sadly, that storied line of mortals is all but extinct. But there is one - a lowly prisoner unaware of his destiny."

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:47 am

is it a big deal? They've been doing it since Morrowind

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:36 am

Oh, look, an Imperial in the Imperial Prison. I guess they don't play favorites, huh? Your own kinsmen think you're a piece of human trash. How sad. I bet the guards give you "special" treatment before the end. Oh, that's right. You're going to die in here, Imperial! You're going to die! Imperial criminal scum like you give the Empire a bad name, you see. You're an embarrassment. Best if you just... disappeared.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:47 am

Well there was some discussion and a few people were saying "Ew no i don't want to be a prisoner, why would I want to be a prisoner?"

Obviously people who have never played TES games before

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:25 pm

Well there was some discussion and a few people were saying "Ew no i don't want to be a prisoner, why would I want to be a prisoner?"

Obviously people who have never played TES games before

Or they've played all of the games and realized that this wasn't a "tradition" until Todd Howard randomly declared it to be one while developing Oblivion (despite the fact that you're not a prisoner at all in Daggerfall, that you're a prisoner of a pretty entirely different sort in Arena, and that including the spinoffs and side games leaves several other titles that don't start you in jail).

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:01 pm

as long as we start as some sort of prisoner I'm happy

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:41 pm

It's the TES tradition. I think what annoyed most people is having to go through a tutorial every time.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:34 am

It's the TES tradition. I think what annoyed most people is having to go through a tutorial every time.

agreed

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:50 pm

If you can't come up with a reason why the character you are RPing would be in jail, then your backstory needs work.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:37 pm

Oh, look, an Imperial in the Imperial Prison. I guess they don't play favorites, huh? Your own kinsmen think you're a piece of human trash. How sad. I bet the guards give you "special" treatment before the end. Oh, that's right. You're going to die in here, Imperial! You're going to die! Imperial criminal scum like you give the Empire a bad name, you see. You're an embarrassment. Best if you just... disappeared.

I was going to do this. But I was bested. I hereby knight thee.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:45 am

It's the TES tradition. I think what annoyed most people is having to go through a tutorial every time.

Word.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:43 am

The tutorial better be "Someone paid your bail, here's a letter from him, get out".
And then you're booted out onto the street with a letter, a gold coin or two, some clothes, and some kind of shanking device.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:58 pm

Lets not forget that prisoner =/= jail.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:40 pm

So, opening scene like this then?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S7c---Tefc
:D

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:38 am

YeaY lets stick to horrible cliché.

my thoughts exactly :banghead: . Well, first chance I get, I'm modding the hell out of it.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:00 pm

It's a tradition. Those who are whining about it must have only played one game or are just being fickle about this. I'm cool with it.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:15 am

Isn't there already a thread on this?

» Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:13 am

YeaY lets stick to horrible cliché.

Not really, It just allows the player to construct their own past. Honestly, I haven't seen many games where you start in prison.

» Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:21 pm

Isn't there already a thread on this?

They were posted at the exact same time :lmao: