Well-Written Followers : V

» Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:08 pm

I am not sure if this has been made or not, but here we go!

Who do you think is the very most Well-Written Follower in the game?

I think the most well-written follower in the game is Celann, Erandur, Mjoll the Lioness, and Serana.

» Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:02 pm

Well-written character?
In Skyrim you say?

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» Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:08 am

Serana is the only character who you have enough exposure with that she's actually afforded the opportunity to feel genuine.

Erik the Slayer and Mjoll are okay. I like Erik better, but Mjoll is probably the technically superior one if you're looking for the least flat character of the two.

Florentius is a laugh. He's not a follower though.

Really, None of the followers have enough time to develop except for Serana. I'd certainly like to see more of this.

» Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:10 pm

Serana is the only character who you have enough exposure with that she's actually afforded the opportunity to feel genuine.

Erik the Slayer and Mjoll are okay. I like Erik better, but Mjoll is probably the technically superior one if you're looking for the least flat character of the two.

Florentius is a laugh. He's not a follower though.

Really, None of the followers have enough time to develop except for Serana. I'd certainly like to see more of this.

It took awhile for Mjoll to be developed I think

» Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:16 pm

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» Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:30 am

I don't have Dawnguard, so I can't say anything about Serana, and I've never hired Mjoll. In the vanilla game, my vote goes to Erandur: He has a background (which very few followers have), good dialogue, and he has lots of comments. Ha can be a bit repetitive sometimes, though, repeating the same line about the city you're in over and over. When it comes to skills he's a bit mismatched as well - his class is priest, making restoration, speech and alchemy among his primary skills, but he mostly uses destruction spells and melée.

My favorite follower, however, is Marcurio. He has lots of really good comments, delivered in an excellent way by his VA, his skills and perks matches his spells and combat behavior, and he's awesome in general. If he only had a background, he would be perfect. Luckily for him, I made a background for him.