Cultural diversity in Skyrim

Post » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:58 pm

Is it just me, or is there little to no cultural diversity in Skyrim? Since we have a multitude of different races, it would have been cool if that actually had more impact on how the different races live, dress, and so on. The most outstanding things as far as NPCs go are the Forsworn as some sort of hilltribe, the Falmer, obviously, as they live in caverns, and of course the Khajiit and Argonians, which kind of take a role as outsiders.

But in terms of clothing for example, there isn't too much cultural diversity. I'd like to see more unique clothing for the different races. The Khajiit caravan members for example all dress in normal nordic clothing and armor. Bethesda handled other parts very well, for example the Redguard clothes. I'd really love to see more specific clothing for the other races, too, such as the Bosmer or the Dunmer, in order to reflect their cultural identity. Of course, that's only an immersion thing, but since the whole "build your own gameplay" is the main part for a lot of players, more choice would have been cool and would make the races feel way more unique.

You could also expand that on the behaviour of the different races among each other and in interaction with the player, Bethesda introduced that with the Stormcloak's racism towards foreigners. Seeing more conflicts among the races or other interesting ways of interactions depending on the race and cultural background could make the whole expericence more immersive and the whole world more believable.

Fell free to post your opinion on the topic :)

~Jeezee
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Post » Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:38 am

I'm in for whatever makes the game better.


And i'm in for Race Specific clothing... ON NPC ONLY.. Because who doesn't want to wear a cape as a nord?
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Post » Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:49 pm

I'm in for whatever makes the game better.


And i'm in for Race Specific clothing... ON NPC ONLY.. Because who doesn't want to wear a cape as a nord?
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Post » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:33 pm

Good point. Would be nice to see in the next addition to the elder scrolls series.
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