Plus, they characterised the Imperial you follow (Hadvar) as feeling bad for your apparent demise, and then he legitimately attempts to help you out. Partially redeems the Imperials; You've encountered one [censored]-bag of an Imperial, and one kind guy. Then you've got Rolof, who's only "good" quality is that he spoke to you on the carriage-trip, but seems like a nice guy. Total coin flip really.

also when he lands on the tower at first, alduin uses a shout that makes it cloudy and rain fire, which lasts about five seconds. the better question is how did such a skimpy legion patrol manage to capture (and control) the storm cloaks and a guy with the voice. seemed to me like there were only two soldiers on the carriages. why didn't ulfric use pull his gag down and use the voice to get the upper hand?

Actually, yes. In fact, i frequently calm named npc's and try to talk with them. Even Conjurers/Necromancers who perform some rituals outdoor. RPG isn't about how do you kill "bad guys". How about not killing, but talking? About magic or crypts or trading... I remember to find quite a lot of trainers in Morrowind who were agressive by default. In Skyrim, i've never found any dialogs with enemies.

I always found it ironic that Alduin's attack on Helgen prevented the execution of the one fated to destroy him. If only he'd waited 10 seconds longer....

...has a really bad writing, right from the start.

I've generated a dozen of chars, and it's getting on nerves every time, tbh.

Ok, so the leader of rebellion was caught and should be executed without much noise and publicity. Tullius says how much of a piece of crap Ulfric is, and then...

...and then they both just stand aside. And some random dude takes initiative to die first, no matter that redguard woman commands the order. Goes first, says brave words, but hesitates to stand on knees...

Wait, what? Why Ulfric wasn't decapitated right after Tullius said how much of a baka he is? The whole process is about him, and there's war, and there's a full castle of rebellions who can start counter-attack to free him at any moment. Logically, Ulfric should've been executioned first, right after Tullius' words. Wth do they just stand aside and wait for something?

So, some dude was executioned first without any orders (!), but his head fills most of box, and his body prevents any next prisoner to stand on knees. WHERE does the protagonist place his knees, if there's a massive dead body right there at that moment? Where will his head go, if most of box is filled with another head already?

Also, wth all those stormcloaks in castle didn't do anything? If Ulfric dies, there'll be no more Stormcloaks, so they must prevent it at all costs, even with a suicidal attack.


Attempts to add dramatism often ruin logic. Imho, if Tullius attempted to execute Ulfric first, and Stormcloacks attacked guards, while protagonist was standing aside awaiting a desicion on his execution, and Alduin attacked all that mess, that would look great and much more logical.

Not to say again that "screw lists, he goes to the block" ruins motivation to join the Legion from the start. It constrasts so much with later game, where quest npc's are ready to fall in love with protagonist after player's tiniest effort and simplest tasks.

Also not to say that the complete lack of humour in Skyrim (Orc-Bard contract from DB and some rare dialog intros like first greet of Illusion master at Winterhold - "wait, do you see me?" - dumb dialog options for reply - aren't humour at all) isn't a dark war nordic style, isn't setting, it's just a writer's impotency.

There's absolutely no way that Beth guys didn't love the game they were creating and the world of series, but... they've put really small effort into writing, scenes and dialogs. Like, a tiny, 1-2 evenings of relaxed typing in Word for such a large and expensive game. I can't understand that at all.


UPD

How would you like to see the starting event? Please share your ideas on scenario of that Helgen part

Yeah, there's no way I would calmly walk to that chopping block and kneel and rest my head on it. It would take at least four or five of them, maybe more and I'd have to tied up and/or beaten silly.

u would think they would kill such a high profile person in the capital of skyrim or cyrodril to set a example to the rest. instead they went to helgan. dosent make much sence to me

Yeah so...Ulfric couldn't shout the gag off likely because he had an object in his mouth under the wrap; a gag like an apple possibly

Also, you can't shout if you can't make the words... "hoo yo ah" does not make "fus ro dah"

Closest base from where he was captured, I guess.

Yeah so...Ulfric couldn't shout the gag off likely because he had an object in his mouth under the wrap; a gag like an apple possibly

Also, you can't shout if you can't make the words... "hoo yo ah" does not make "fus ro dah"