Smeagol : V

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:00 pm

Would you guys like to see a smeagol like character or creature in Skyrim from Lord of the Rings? I think if this creature is not a character, I would like to see creatures along the lines of trogs from Fallout 3's the pit DLC

» Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:26 am

The thought pleases us.

/:)

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:59 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUNYCGZMtI8

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:58 pm

Possibly an easter egg in the Volcanic Tundra. :devil:

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:28 pm

Would you guys like to see a smeagol like character or creature in Skyrim from Lord of the Rings? I think if this creature is not a character, I would like to see creatures along the lines of trogs from Fallout 3's the pit DLC

I prefer it when the developers are at least somewhat more creative.

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:35 pm

I'd be more amused to find that the damsel in distress I have to rescue is actually Fargoth. :tongue:

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:11 pm

I kinda want the vampires to look like upright trogs.

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:19 am

Possibly an easter egg in the Volcanic Tundra. :devil:

I'd prefer it in a cavern deep beneath a mountain on in island in the middle of a lake. :wink_smile:

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:16 pm

We would not like this, as it insults us.

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:56 pm

The thought pleases us.

/:)

Did you make Fook?

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:11 pm

Nirn=/=Middle Earth
to be honest
Nirn>Middle Earth

P.S. Although having Adorable fan with some screws missing (most probably because Grand Champion left him to die) would be amusing

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:17 pm

Nirn=/=Middle Earth
to be honest
Nirn>Middle Earth

This.

There are a lot of fantasy worlds that have been better than Middle Earth. *ducks into bunker before Tolkien fans come with pitchforks*

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:56 am

Nirn=/=Middle Earth
to be honest
Nirn>Middle Earth

You can be sure that if it wasn't for The Hobbit and TLotR's TES wouldn't exist in any recognizable form.

» Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:18 am

You can be sure that if it wasn't for The Hobbit and TLotR's TES wouldn't exist in any recognizable form.

Nothing would exist how it does without any number of things, doesn't mean something created later is inferior to any one of it's influences.

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:27 pm

Nothing would exist how it does without any number of things, doesn't mean something created later is inferior to any one of it's influences.

I didn't say it was. Just pointing out how ridiculous it is for someone to say TES doesn't need Middle Earth is so obviously influenced by it. Take away the LotR influence and TES would be a shell of what it is.

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:22 am

I didn't say it was. Just pointing out how ridiculous it is for someone to say TES doesn't need Middle Earth is so obviously influenced by it.

And someone said that?

» Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:23 am

Nirn=/=Middle Earth
to be honest
Nirn>Middle Earth

P.S. Although having Adorable fan with some screws missing (most probably because Grand Champion left him to die) would be amusing

I understand LotR is a huge inspiration for modern fantasy RPGs, but I have to say... the world of Nirn is much more constructed, and more intriguing. It doesn't mimic LotR like other games, but takes it to a whole new level, to the point it you can't compare the two. I agree with the above post. I don't know about a Smeagol-like character in Skyrim though, maybe a Draugr that is named Smeagol or Gollum? :twirl:

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:24 pm

You can be sure that if it wasn't for The Hobbit and TLotR's TES wouldn't exist in any recognizable form.

"any recognizable form"?
I don't think so.
TES would be different without Tolkien fantasy foundation, sure, but it still could exist
Why I'm so sure? Because foundation for that still exist in folklore (fairy tales, legends, eposes, etc.)
Folklore is actual foundation for fantasy, not Hobbit or LotR

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:15 pm

And someone said that?

It was definitely insinuated. Not my fault that developers aren't as creative as you would hope for.

» Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:35 am

"any recognizable form"?
I don't think so.
TES would be different without Tolkien fantasy foundation, sure, but it still could exist
Why I'm so sure? Because foundation for that still exist in folklore (fairy tales, legends, eposes, etc.)
Folklore is actual foundation for fantasy, not Hobbit or LotR

Guess you don't know what it means when I said that it wouldn't exist in any recognizable form. It means that it would exist, but be different. Tolkien brought together a lot of folklore that wasn't done before. It is widely recognized that Tolkien is what made modern fantasy what it is today.

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:49 pm

the world of Nirn is much more constructed, and more intriguing.

Explain.

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:38 pm

It was definitely insinuated. Not my fault that developers aren't as creative as you would hope for.

It's never been even close to insinuated that The Elder Scrolls wasn't influenced by Tolkien. Every single English-language movie/book/game/whatever that involves a persistent fantasy world has been influenced by Tolkien, because he did it first. Unless you count the Arthurian legends.

» Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:03 pm

Guess you don't know what it means when I said that it wouldn't exist in any recognizable form. It means that it would exist, but be different. Tolkien brought together a lot of folklore that wasn't done before. It is widely recognized that Tolkien is what made modern fantasy what it is today.

Maybe
Still only because Ford Model T was first "real" car, doesn't mean that it is better than Audi R8
Same here

» Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:53 am

Maybe
Still only because Ford Model T was first "real" car, doesn't mean that it is better than Audi R8
Same here

Not exactly.

» Sat Sep 17, 2011 3:06 am

I dunno, it'd be pretty cool if they had a bunch of Balrogs running around all buddybuddy with the dragons...maybe you have to fight Balrogs at the same time you're fighting dragons sometimes...