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Author Topic: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim  (Read 1559037 times)

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Re: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
« Reply #8790 on: April 21, 2013, 08:46:26 pm »

Well, this is interesting.

Found a "mod" that turns the whole of Skyrim into a japanese-anime sort of experience. Graphics are still Skyrim...but all the characters turn to anime-like characters (though this is optional...and its not really anime...more "adult"...). All the voices turn to Japanese though, but there is English subtitles. Dunno if this is optional. This "mod" is...I think...made by someone in Japan. Definitely somewhere in that region. And since all voices are Japanese...that is probably where it came from.

More importantly, from watching the videos...it makes Skyrim's forests look like an enchanted forest kind of feel to it. Nights are incredibly dark (well in the forests they are, but there is stuff around that glows that he added, and whatever light he had for his character). The night sky looks amazing. The grass is incredibly thick. The whole foliage is much thicker (including trees). To be honest, I don't even know if my PC will handle it. The "mod" pretty much makes it look like the best graphically looking game out...well, just judging by videos anyway.

It comes to a whopping 19.1 GB (the...well...torrent...now you know why I said "mod". Though it adds TONS of stuff. To turn it more of...an anime, but more realistic, I guess? More of a fairytale feel to it, from watching videos) and that is not even unpacking it. I think he said its 25GB or something. Could very likely be more. Since Skyrim is what? 20 gigs? So this mod is probably a lot larger. I'll see though when its finished. He used his own custom ENB, custom textures, overhauled all areas of Skyrim. Changed (and added) all characters, animals, monsters...dragons...almost everything. Of course, there is still Whiterun and stuff...but those got overhauled. Dungeons are about the same as far as I know, but they look far better.

I'll post screenshots of it, if my PC doesn't break. I'll have to avoid some stuff, due to the adult nature of it. But, you'll get the idea of what it looks like. I doubt I can actually link the actual mod though, its well...definitely outside the grey area. I doubt I can even put them up on Nexus. But, it will make for amazing screenshots. If my PC (or the game) doesn't die, lol.

Its bigger than any of the total overhauls for Oblivion (released or unreleased), which is saying a lot. Heck, its probably one of the bigger mods I've seen for a game. But I'll have to actually play it and experience it personally. Videos/screenshots don't really do enough for things like this.
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Re: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
« Reply #8791 on: April 21, 2013, 09:02:48 pm »

link?
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« Reply #8792 on: April 21, 2013, 09:18:54 pm »

I would rather not be banned. :P Its definitely outside the grey area of what to link and not to. Most forums would ban for it without warning. Especially since...well...the creator included ALL of Skyrim. Not just his mods. I won't be putting it up in a public place. Plus the optional content is illegal in the US (loli is really popular in Europe, China and Japan, but its rather...well...disturbing...so beware if googling it)...but the site has a lot of pictures/videos that show off his custom race.

It looks awesome though. Outside of some legally black areas (not even grey at this point), the guy/team or whatever...from what I've seen, pretty much completely changed Skyrim. Its way different and bigger than even Tropical Skyrim, but still keeps that Skyrim feel (outside his custom race and some anime aspects to it). Its too bad the way he uploaded it though. But, guess that isn't an issue/problem/controversy in Japan to do so. Different cultures and all.
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Re: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
« Reply #8793 on: April 21, 2013, 09:47:26 pm »

(loli is really popular in Europe, China and Japan)
At the risk of sounding culturally insensitive, WTF, and also gross.
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« Reply #8794 on: April 21, 2013, 10:26:12 pm »

(loli is really popular in Europe, China and Japan)
At the risk of sounding culturally insensitive, WTF, and also gross.
You're not alone.... why oh why did I google that. Damn curiosity.
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« Reply #8795 on: April 21, 2013, 10:37:38 pm »

Yeah, its rather disturbing. Probably should add a, beware don't google or something. Its a rather popular "art"...definitely not my thing though. Too creepy for me.
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Re: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
« Reply #8796 on: April 21, 2013, 10:52:17 pm »

In Europe? Sorry, but I'm pretty sure it's only really popular in Japan. Europe and here, it edges uncomfortably close to pedo territory, though that doesn't stop internet japanophiles from following it. Mainly it's considered another "weird Japanese thing."
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« Reply #8797 on: April 21, 2013, 10:55:08 pm »

I dunno, I just hear what my friend in the Netherlands tells me. He said he has been to anime conventions and he saw lots of loli stuff there. So, I assume its popular there. Or maybe that is the Netherlands. Or just the people that go to those kind of things. In any case, he has been to several and they always have loli stuff.
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Re: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
« Reply #8798 on: April 21, 2013, 10:58:28 pm »

In Europe? Sorry, but I'm pretty sure it's only really popular in Japan. Europe and here, it edges uncomfortably close to pedo territory, though that doesn't stop internet japanophiles from following it. Mainly it's considered another "weird Japanese thing."
Completely illegal here in the UK too. Then again the change in the law was prompted partly by imported Japanese comics from what I understand. The sad thing is it's left some fairly well regarded comics in legal limbo (Lost Girls by Alan Moore, of Watchmen fame, for example. News Article with more detail on the law and it's impact on comics).
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Re: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
« Reply #8799 on: April 21, 2013, 11:00:55 pm »

Here's a quick theoretical question: If the Amulet of Kings weren't destroyed in the Oblivion Crisis, would the Last Dovahkiin be able to wear it? It's said that you need "Dragon Blood" to wear it, and I'm not sure if Dragonborn = this "Dragon Blood", because "Dragon Blood" might just mean "is a Septim" or "is part of the Emperor's family" or some other destiny stuff.

It probably doesn't matter on your Septimhood, since the Amulet of Kings is from before the Third Era and the Septim Dynasty.
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Re: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
« Reply #8800 on: April 21, 2013, 11:18:09 pm »

Dragonborn is explicitly dragon blood.

The ability to wear the Amulet is entirely dependent on one being a Dragonborn.

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Re: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
« Reply #8801 on: April 21, 2013, 11:25:18 pm »

I dunno, I just hear what my friend in the Netherlands tells me. He said he has been to anime conventions and he saw lots of loli stuff there. So, I assume its popular there. Or maybe that is the Netherlands. Or just the people that go to those kind of things. In any case, he has been to several and they always have loli stuff.

A convention is hardly indicative of the national population, being a coming together of people sharing an interest however obscure. Among anime fans, a sizable fraction likes loli, ergo barring a legal prohibition, there'd be loli at a convention.

Here's a quick theoretical question: If the Amulet of Kings weren't destroyed in the Oblivion Crisis, would the Last Dovahkiin be able to wear it? It's said that you need "Dragon Blood" to wear it, and I'm not sure if Dragonborn = this "Dragon Blood", because "Dragon Blood" might just mean "is a Septim" or "is part of the Emperor's family" or some other destiny stuff.

It probably doesn't matter on your Septimhood, since the Amulet of Kings is from before the Third Era and the Septim Dynasty.

Might be specifically Akatosh's blood, though. The Dragonborn has the soul of a dragon but not necessarily the blood, whilst some sources imply that Imperial dynasties sanctioned by the divines get a literal infusion of divine blood that they can pass to their children while it's outright stated that if the Dovakhiin had kids they wouldn't be Dragonborn. Then again, other sources indicate that merely being Dragonborn is a legitimate claim to the throne of the Empire.
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Re: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
« Reply #8802 on: April 21, 2013, 11:32:52 pm »

It's actually a pretty big issue if the Dovahkiin has a dragon soul. The dragon blood is usually not disputed, since it's said that that's what being Dragonborn is (having Dragon blood), whether literal or not.

My favorite controversy is if it's Dovah Kiin (Dragon Born) or Dov Ah Kiin (Dragon Hunter Child). The former is... well, Dragonborn, while the latter is more "born to kill dragons".

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Re: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
« Reply #8803 on: April 21, 2013, 11:44:12 pm »

Dragons do seem to treat the Dovahkiin like an equal, if not another dragon. Parthurnaax, for instance, and Odaviing.
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« Reply #8804 on: April 21, 2013, 11:49:37 pm »

Yes, indeed. That's the gist of the argument for Dovah Kiin and soul both.
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