Whiterun and Edoras : V

» Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:55 am

Anyone else think Whiterun was inspired by Edoras (From Lord Of The Rings)?

layout is similar, similar architecture, and similar surroundings...

» Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:56 pm

Yes, it's been discussed many times in this forum.

It's kind of a blatant rip-off if you ask me, first time i saw a screenshot for whiterun i was like, really? you're gonna make it that obvious you're blatantly copying LOTR Bethesda?

Everything from the surrounding plains enviroment to the city was copied and pasted from LOTR into skyrim.

» Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:00 pm

http://minus.com/m52eVzZEGLfxq

» Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:59 am

I wouldn't say the copied but it was definitely LOTR-inspired.

» Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:44 am

I wouldn't say the copied but it was definitely LOTR-inspired.

More than just inspired, to me it looks EXACTLY the same.

Just compare pictures of Whiterun and Edoras and it's pretty clear that Whiterun is a carbon copy of Erodas.

» Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:14 pm

It wasn't a blatant rip-off, there is a difference between a city being inspired by something and a blatant rip-off.

» Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:11 am

And Riften is http://alan-lee.narod.ru/Images/lee-hobbit_17.jpg (The Hobbit).