What are some actually good lines of dialogue in bethesda games? Do they exist?
>>751290413I hate my life.
What's the matter, can't stand the sight of a strong nord woman?
>>751290413I used to be an adventurer then I took an arrow to the knee.
>>751290413Honestly? Asking Balgruuf for help was hype>Spoken like a true Nord. I'll stand beside you, Dragonborn. Now, what's this nonsense about trapping a dragon in my palace?
>>751290413My first thought was the conversation between Arthur and Danse screaming at each other for Danse's right to exist, but that was hard-carried by the delivery. My answer is the nymphomaniac merchant in the Shivering Isles and her unique trespassing dialogue "Things to see, people to do." I've been using that line for twenty years.
Most of TES's writing that isn't generic tends to have some quality going for it>Morrowinds talk of politics and religion, rape and destiny>Oblivions stylistically Fair-esque conversations with fitting aesthetic and presentation across the many quests, everything involving its mysterious layers like Mankar Cammorans dialogue, and even some Radiant Convos.>The entirety of Shivering Isles (especially for those who weren't filtered)>Every third Skyrim NPC has at least one really memorably line of dialogue that stands out
What’s better? Being born good or overcoming your evil nature with great effort?
>>751291347>I've been using that line for twenty years.Lol a friend and I still imitate Oblivion lines whenever we see each other>well met!>hello!>how are youuu?They're generic lines but the actors somehow made them so memorable
>>751292251Oh. It’s you. Hi.
>>751291815The parts of Oblivions dialogue I remember the most is either that dickhead head of the guard of Cheydinhall, "I don't know you and don't care to know you" or Mankar Camorans insane rant about how Mundus is a plane of Oblivion that actually belongs to Mehrunes Dagon. He was right in the first half then just goes on a long winded rant in the second but man is it memorable. Same for the first Dremora you meet you who promises to rend your flesh and consume your soul. It's so over the top in its hamfisted delivery.
>>751292317I see you. Hello!
>>751292520>YOU SHOULD NOT BE HERE, MMMORTAAAAL. >YOUR SOUL IS MINE!>YOUR LIFE IS FORFEIT!
“I fight for the men I've held in my arms, dying on foreign soil. I fight for their wives and children, who's names I heard whispered in their last breaths. I fight for we few who did come home, only to find our country full of strangers wearing familiar faces. I fight for my people impoverished to pay the debts of an Empire too weak to rule them, yet brands them criminals for wanting to rule themselves! I fight so that all the fighting I've already done hasn't been for nothing. I fight... because I must."Ulfric Stormcloak
>No trophies of my triumphs precede me. But I have lived well, and my ghost shall rest easy. Men are but flesh and blood. They know their doom, but not the hour. In this I am blessed to see the hour of my death... To face my apportioned fate, then fall.
Every time I watch the beginning of Skyrim I think myself "if that stupid faggot just let that fucker finish the prayer, he'd probably still be alive"Seriously, the nigger dragon was already nearby, he just needed to wait a couple of minutes.
>>751292786>imperial priest giving the last rites>..the 8 divines..Valid crash out
>Come, Nerevar. Friend or traitor, come. Come and look upon the Heart.
>>751292786He's dying for a manchild's powergrab, he was doomed to live a short life no matter what happened. Stupidity guaranteed it.
>>751290413
Stand up. There you go. You were dreaming. What's your name? Well, not even last night's storm could wake you. I've heard them say we've reached Morrowind. I'm sure they'll let us go. Quiet, here comes the guard.
you ancestors were proud men of the empire, just like talos
stormcloaks kinda seem like the people IRL who were dumb enough to support trump
Do not believe madness to be a curse, mortal. For some, it is the greatest of blessings...a bitter mercy perhaps, but mercy nonetheless.
I don’t know what reddit letter media-esque youtuber started the meme of Elder Scrolls series having bad writing, but it’s not true. All the little books that reveal the lore and tell stories are really good at activating your imagination and making the world come alive.
>>751296315>I don’t know what reddit letter media-esque youtuber started the meme of Elder Scrolls series having bad writing, but it’s not truethe 'writing' as a general thing in TES is pretty goodthe overall 'plot' and quest progression, as well as fleshing out of characters and the multidimensionality and inter-linkedness (and depth-for-the-sake-of-investigation) of the writing is bad compared to the Gold Standards (Kotor2, VTMB, DaS, Deus Ex, FNV)Cases where TES shines are also an inverse of where CDPR games shine.IMO Bethesdas writing issues show most in their shooters.Some people also incorrectly associate the 'camp' with incomplete writing.
The bitter wisdom that one has been a fool is not without value.
>>751290413>Urbul gro orkulg knows you need axes and blunt weapons. big ones, so he makes them and sells them here. slash n smash. the big orc weapon shop. big weapons, for big heros.
>>751295931nigga talos said it was time for the empire to end 300 years ago
>I'm the only alchemist in Skingrad. Not much business here, but I can't go back to Morrowind. It's just like anywhere else in the Empire. By the way... do you happen to know what the fine is here in Cyrodiil for necrophilia? Just asking.
I'm sure the tale of the lustful argonian maid has many good quotes.
