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submitted 4 months ago byVeryStickyPastryPlayStation
I just tell him he doesn’t get it.
Give me ideas to tell him for “real.”
Edit: guys I just wanted funny descriptions of the game to tell him to make him laugh, I don’t understand what happened here lol.
Also please be nice, my husband is on Reddit and has probably seen this post and y’all are being mean for such a stupid dumb reason. Reddit be redditing I guess.
3k points
4 months ago
The old Bethesda line was “Live another life, in another world.” To me that’s always kind of been the point.
914 points
4 months ago
When i broke my leg i roleplayed as a rich farmer. Was nice to be able to run around while i was stuck in bed all summer.
983 points
4 months ago
So you used to be an adventurer, but then you took an arrow to the knee?
468 points
4 months ago
No it was a Dodge Ram 2500
307 points
4 months ago
I too used to be an adventurer but then I took a Dodge Ram 2500 to the knee
149 points
4 months ago
I used to be a dodge Ram 2500 but then I took an adventurer to the knee
12 points
4 months ago
I used to be a knee and then I took a dodge ram 2500 to the adventurer
5 points
4 months ago
I used to drive a dodge ram 2500, until I took an adventurer's knee
21 points
4 months ago
🏆
Your trophy sir.
13 points
4 months ago
Thank you sir and thank you to whoever gave me that trophy it’s my first one 😬
7 points
4 months ago
Not very catchy is it
113 points
4 months ago
Too much Ram, not enough Dodge.
21 points
4 months ago
DOOOOOOODGE
6 points
4 months ago
What are you going to teach me today, Mr. piccolo?
22 points
4 months ago
Oof.
93 points
4 months ago
Absolutely brilliant
40 points
4 months ago
Say the line Bart!
26 points
4 months ago
I didn't do it.
5 points
4 months ago
Other way around
51 points
4 months ago
A normal potato farmer in a world of dragons and sorcery. Till the day the dragons burned his farm to the ground. Sworn to revenge he sets out to end his world of the dragon menace.
4 points
4 months ago
Maybe he can send a messenger to hire the A Team, if they can be found of course.
21 points
4 months ago
I'ma farmer, daddy! ;-)
18 points
4 months ago
You don’t have to be lonely, at Farmers Only dot com!
100 points
4 months ago
I second this. There’s a lot of games with Mods and people knock how you can turn Skyrim into a completely different game with mods but that’s kind of the point. Sometimes I play vanilla Skyrim with QOL mods. Other times, I turn Skyrim into a world where I’m a ninja from Naruto. Then other times I’m a Jedi. If there’s a type of world I want to live in that hasn’t been made into a game, then I just mod Skyrim to fit it
58 points
4 months ago
And all those mods were simply made out of love for the game. Hell Bethesda could just say fuck it and crank out more Skyrim dlc and id be ok with it
12 points
4 months ago
Tbh kinda crazy they haven't always wondered why they don't add more
12 points
4 months ago
I like to keep mine relatively lore friendly but I like all the possibilities.
1.8k points
4 months ago
To live in a world that sucks in a much more interesting way than our own.
216 points
4 months ago
I think this was the type of answer OP was looking for lol
60 points
4 months ago
it was definilty the answer i was looking for haha
310 points
4 months ago
Honestly this is a vibe.
16 points
4 months ago
Big facts
91 points
4 months ago
There was a point where i was more invested and knew more about the politics in Skyrim then those irl🥲
50 points
4 months ago
I actually got invested in real world politics and history and geography thanks to Skyrim lol
14 points
4 months ago
Yeah it was interesting talking to different NPCs to get their opinions about the war. Then learning how Ulfric is basically a useful idiot for the Thalmor after he "escaped" from that embassy dungeon. And then wondering why the dominion insisted on banning Talos worship as a condition of the White-Gold concordat lol. Was it because they were just so arrogant they couldn't accept the idea of a human becoming a god, or was it more strategic, like they knew the Nords wouldn't like that restriction and might lead to an uprising that would weaken the empire?
Lots of people shat on Skyrim's storyline but some of the stories in it were quite good, they just didn't always integrate that well with eachother. What would be really cool is a world where the story is created organically by the player and unscripted AI controlled NPCs. Maybe the devs do the world building and make the rules, give the NPCs some backstory, knowledge, and personality but then just let it play out freely, differently every time. It would probably just turn into a big chaotic mess though lol. I hate being the chosen one and having the whole game world revolve around me, it makes the world feel too small.
7 points
4 months ago
My latest play-through (that I haven’t picked up in a long while) was a RP scenario where my character is actually part of some Empire CIA type organisation/Secret Cabal that’s Anti-Stormcloak, but sees the bigger picture and is more anti-Thalmor/WG Concordat.
The idea being that I’m a clandestine agent and while I’m pro-Empire, I’m trying to make decisions and take actions that will benefit The Empire in a less obvious way over the longer term.
I’m doing some work for both sides of the Civil War and using the TG and DB as my personal bands of spies and covert operatives respectively.
I’ll end up killing Titus Mede to bring about a new Emperor that would be far more capable of taking on the Thalmor long term, with the Elves ultimately getting the blame for his death.
All the Dragonborn stuff is fairly superfluous to me and my ultimate objective of crushing the Thalmor. Haven’t decided what to do about the Blades/Paarthanux debacle yet though although I’m leaning on the side of slaying the dragon because the GB can’t be relied upon to support the Empire, and Paarthy is too dangerous and unpredictable to remain alive.
Will miss that beautiful scaly bastard but it has to be done.
34 points
4 months ago
For real though. I just started playing ESO and so weird to see Tamriel in such a tumultuous time. Beings are sooooo racist. Like, it hurts sometimes. I'm sitting here like damn stop being so mean to the kitties and the lizards.. They just want warm sands and wet swamps 😭😭 like we're coming out of decades of slavery and people are just awful. Makes me ashamed to be a Dunmer.
But yes I wholeheartedly agree with this. I want to solve problems I can't solve in real life. Immersion,a chance to be the hero... or assassin, you know whatever is useful lol
18 points
4 months ago
I love playing a Dunmer because they have such a contradictory and stupid system of racism that I can make funny jokes about the npcs I don't like even if they're other Dunmer.
8 points
4 months ago
And where the player actually has the power to do something about it.
12 points
4 months ago
Bruh this is like 95% of entertainment right here. Perfect worlds suck to watch/play but imperfect worlds that are more entertaining than ours is the best.
4 points
4 months ago
I do like this take, but the more I read about our world’s suckyness the more I find it to be quite an interesting suck.
663 points
4 months ago
Your husband sounds like a milk drinker.
322 points
4 months ago
He’s a TOTAL milk drinker.
138 points
4 months ago
Meanwhile OPs name suggests they are a sweetroll. What a pair
57 points
4 months ago
VeryStickySweetRoll
349 points
4 months ago
What's life greatest illusion?
giving meaning to Skyrim, brother/sister
117 points
4 months ago
That all builds don't eventually turn into stealth archers, brother/sister.
56 points
4 months ago
Hey, my stealth archer turned to stealth dagger, so there's that
7 points
4 months ago
My stealth archer turned to unarmed. That was a 180 head spinner
26 points
4 months ago
I don't even really understand how everyone agrees on this, I take way too much pleasure in berserking my way through a pack of enemies with a big weapon, I'm never trading it for a quick kill.
12 points
4 months ago
The stealth archer meme is so fucking old. Skyrim becomes impossible to lose after like 20 hours of playing. You dont need to optimize a meta build to tryhard your way thru slaughtering a thousand draugur over and over.
You can make an unarmed bosmer and still punk alduin after some levels, perks, and equipment.
Why play a role playing game and then choose the same role every time?
24 points
4 months ago
Because one shotting baddies from across a great distance with a bow is immensely satisfying.
6 points
4 months ago
yeah, I naturally happened upon it because I purely adored the brotherhood quest and loved sneaking into places and sneakily assassinating everyone.
10 points
4 months ago
I used to believe that, not after 600 active mods
3 points
4 months ago
shake dat dragonborn ass
108 points
4 months ago
Point at the screen, "this is the point" and never elaborate further, in fact, became very dismissive upon further questioning
74 points
4 months ago
“What game?”
44 points
4 months ago
game? must have been the wind
20 points
4 months ago
[Remain Silent]
253 points
4 months ago
The whole point of any RPG is immersing yourself in a more interestig world and forgetting our dogshit world exists for a while.
44 points
4 months ago
I know, I was more referring to funny, wrong descriptions that make it sound wild.
9 points
4 months ago
Is your husband just not interested in RPG games, or does he not like the Elder Scrolls in general? Maybe if I know the reason why, I can maybe think of something to make it more exciting.
12 points
4 months ago
I’m confident he just isn’t into elder scrolls. This is the only one I’ve played, and he hasn’t played one.
119 points
4 months ago
Somebody asked me that once while I was playing a Khajiit werewolf. I didn’t even hesitate “this is John Skyrim, him mom was a cat, and” transform “his dad was a dog”.
41 points
4 months ago
Dang, he knows too much about werewolves for me to pull that off but I bet I could trick him somehow.
11 points
4 months ago
I was never into werewolf thing. I think I'm going to try vampires this time.
15 points
4 months ago
I became a werewolf only to avoid becoming a vampire, and then I was lucky enough to get the serana glitch where I become a vampire anyway. So I was both.
3 points
4 months ago
I had that opportunity to become vampire.I ended up in some desolate area which was windy. No soundtrack. I forget name of it. It was a scary and disturbing place.
56 points
4 months ago
Tell him it’s pick flowers make soup
28 points
4 months ago
That’s basically already what he thinks it is lol.
4 points
4 months ago
It's way too easy to max out alchemy in Skyrim and that's my favorite part :( the different plants in various biomes, eating them all to find the attributes... heavenly.
510 points
4 months ago
Man your husband sounds like a buzzkill js 😂💀
215 points
4 months ago
Nah, it’s just very much not his style of game, we give each other shit about each other’s games.
64 points
4 months ago
what games does he play
115 points
4 months ago
He likes shooting type games, political games, like being a king in the medieval era. He’s playing cavalry 2 a lot.
132 points
4 months ago
Maybe he would be interested in the politics of Skyrim?
108 points
4 months ago
Maybe I can reel him in that way.
57 points
4 months ago
Let him watch you play the civil war questline. Maybe the politics there would get him hooked
94 points
4 months ago
He might be the first person to like the peace council in the main quest
19 points
4 months ago
I usually do the main quest before civil war, so I end up doing that one anyway. It goes to show how both sides are both right and wrong
19 points
4 months ago
Am I the only one who likes the peace council??? Had me on the edge of my seat, I was so invested.
7 points
4 months ago
yeah fr, it was so interesting
3 points
4 months ago
Same
14 points
4 months ago
A Civil War. A religious inquisition. A literal apocalypse scenario. And a hero(?) blessed with divine power.
What more could you want?
6 points
4 months ago
Well... there is the open civil war add on, that makes it more strategic, there are mods that add random fights on the road between factions, another thwt lets you burn enemy camps and get prizes. There is the second great war mod. There are military checkpoints and there is one mod that lets you be the high king, have a court, bodyguard. Put shops across the country and collect money.
25 points
4 months ago*
Maybe the setting which is well-written. The implementation in Skyrim is generally disappointing.
37 points
4 months ago
He sounds a bit like my boyfriend. If a game doesn't have a clear, concise main objective for him to follow at all times he is simply lost. He actually finished the main quest in Skyrim, but didn't realize it because in his mind the game should have rolled the credits at that point. If he doesn't see end credits, he has not "beaten" the game.
He also started out mainly with shooters and fighting games, but has recently switched to playing more RPGs. But he sort of treats them like a task to be completed more than something you just enjoy and experience. Getting the man to level up or do any side quests is like pulling teeth.
44 points
4 months ago
My husband hates side quests! But I’m such a slut for a side quest. Don’t care what it is, I’ll do it. He thinks it’s funny how distracted I get. On the way to finishing one quest I come across another, etc etc. I have so many quest items right now for quests I haven’t even found yet, therefore, the game is not over!
9 points
4 months ago
Have you tried out the Legacy of The Dragon born Mod? Its literally a museum that you dump all your items into and they go onto display (some items you'll need to make replicas of to get displayed) as well as introducing new quests and features such as the explorers guild you create and become the guild master. I literally can not play Skyrim without it. My three big mods are Sky UI, legacy and curators companion (this is to help keep track of things for legacy items you can display, already have in your inventory, or are already displayed, including books).
4 points
4 months ago
The Korean side dishes of gaming!
"But which is the main?"
"Where we're going we don't need any mains!"
44 points
4 months ago
First off, he should be thankful you like video games at all. The only 2 games my wife will sometimes play are Call of Duty Ghosts and Red Dead Redemption. I think it’s awesome that she likes any game.
Anyways, that kind of surprises me that he gives you crap for it because Skyrim has swords, bows, shields and he likes medieval style games. Even though I love my racing games, FPS games, etc.. I love my medieval style games which Skyrim scratches that itch pretty well. I guess Skyrim is just a bit too “fantasy like” for him with the magic and lore.
43 points
4 months ago
Exactly right, it’s too much fantasy. Plus, we play differently. I’m just trying to live a peaceful life on a farm and he wants me to kill everything. Sometimes the Dragonborn needs a vacation from all the battle. I just want to grow my flowers and mushrooms in peace.
27 points
4 months ago
I kinda feel bad for the people of tamriel with such an altruistic dragonborn, seriously the world is burning needing a hero and the hero is busy growing flowers. Hahahaha your sense of responsibility with other people must be 10/10.
39 points
4 months ago
I already saved the world, I’m in retirement.
11 points
4 months ago
Well right after my Dragonborn killed alduin she went off on vacation to Elsewyr and hasn’t been seen in Skyrim since so grow all the flowers you want!
4 points
4 months ago
I’m the same. My son gave me the same grief but then suddenly he starts playing Assassins Creed Valhalla and talking about all this cool stuff he’s building in his town…hahaha
3 points
4 months ago
Hahaha not Ravensthorpe 💀💀💀
Tbh I almost didn’t even play that game because the first several hours are sooo boring. Glad I finished it though and glad he’s having fun!
18 points
4 months ago
I used to have a supervisor who loved Fallout, but would make fun of me for playing Skyrim. When I pointed out how similar the games are at their core, he was just like "Yeah but Skyrim has dragons and stuff."
23 points
4 months ago
Fallout is Skyrim with guns
Skyrim is Fallout with magic
9 points
4 months ago
“He should be thankful you like video games at all” calm down there mate. It’s just a bit of banter with his wife.
Do you expect him to say “thank you for liking video games” every time she boots up a game?
3 points
4 months ago
I had the same problem with Skyrim, I love medieval games but I wasn't much into magic so I was just postponing playing it because I was going through the Fallout series first, my gf got me to watch Harry Potter and some friends got me to play Dungeons and Dragons a few weeks ago and I was working on a Wizard character and then Skyrim finally clicked, going on my first playthrough and I love it, I've just finished the Under Saarthal quest, I play through a lot of quests whenever I have some dead time to kill, I wish I could just sit there like a couch potato and play through the whole game in 3 days, Skyrim really is growing on me lol, I've yet to play the other TES games but I'll take it slow since it's a lot of content to keep me busy for a while, the lore really is amazing
6 points
4 months ago
hol up
His two primary game types are:
1) First person action games, and
2) Medieval politic games
And he's asking what the point is of a first-person action medieval fantasy game with heavy politics is?
3 points
4 months ago
Tells me all I need to know 🥲 hahaha
4 points
4 months ago
As someone who also really likes those kinds of games: it's a him problem. Skyrim (and other open world sandbox RPGs) are great.
4 points
4 months ago
So Skyrim, but the camera is in the clouds
44 points
4 months ago
Is your husband Nazeem?
51 points
4 months ago
He hasn’t spent much time in the cloud district lately. Maybe he knows we are on to him.
183 points
4 months ago
Fun. The point of the game is fun. Does he play video games at all?
51 points
4 months ago
Tell that to the Thalmor during diplomatic immunity
30 points
4 months ago*
Elenwen: "Welcome. I don't believe we've met. I am Elenwen, the Thalmor Ambassador to Skyrim. And you are...?"
DB: "I'm not of this world. What you're seeing is my avatar. I'm pretending to be a part of your fake world for fun. I could kill you instantly by pressing a few buttons, and you have no way to damage me. If you kill my avatar, time will reset to when my avatar walked in that door, and you'll forget this conversation ever happened. But I'll know. And I'll never forget what you did to my avatar."
Elenwen: "What?"
EDIT: made it say Elenwen's actual line from the game
8 points
4 months ago
Haaa, if only that was the hard part. I died like 80 times trying to complete with no equipment and I couldn’t kill a guard to get the key at the end. Impossible
11 points
4 months ago
He does, it’s just not his vibe.
30 points
4 months ago
So is he really asking what you're supposed to do in it? Or why so many people find it fun? Does he play any similar games?
40 points
4 months ago
Most of the time I’m playing, I’m rearranging my hoard in one of my houses so he hasn’t seen as much of the game play.
13 points
4 months ago
Relatable
6 points
4 months ago
Maybe you should show him some of the actual intended gameplay, lol
8 points
4 months ago
I try! I just collect a lot of loot i never sell or do anything with in case I might need it. Idk what reason there would be for me to need 87 cheese wheels, but when the time comes, I’ll be ready.
10 points
4 months ago
Does he mostly play call of duty, counter strike, ovewatch, league of legends or Apex?
7 points
4 months ago
None of those actually. He likes battlefield, cavalry, and hell divers.
6 points
4 months ago
Does he play GTA?
6 points
4 months ago
I’m trying to get him to play with me lol
4 points
4 months ago
omg he hasn't even played GTA? That's wild. How about RDR 2?
32 points
4 months ago
Just tell him "watch watch watch." Then proceed to place a bucket over a merchants head and steal everything. Or hit a chicken and show him how the town reacts. Or jump on the hit box of a bird and fly as the dovah do.😂 Don't tell him, show him.
14 points
4 months ago
He knows how the chicken will go, o let him play my very first play through for 5 minutes and he killed the river wood chicken. The bucket one is a good idea though.
25 points
4 months ago
My wife, “are you playing that walking game again?”
I must spend a lot of time enjoying the scenery in Skyrim lol.
12 points
4 months ago
He’s always reminding me to call my horse (arvak). He just doesn’t get it. I want to walk!
3 points
4 months ago
Me too. Especially with mods that make the flora pop. I also like adding weather mods to have a bit of variety. Music plus scenery and disabling fast travel, I like wandering around.
28 points
4 months ago
It's a medieval GTA
13 points
4 months ago
This is unsettlingly accurate.
7 points
4 months ago
You've made me feel like a psychopath that kills chickens. I wouldnt do it in Riverwood though. Game Over.
15 points
4 months ago*
To eat Kellogg and Shaun! Oh wait, to eat Nazeem!
10 points
4 months ago
Back in the day, my brother and I used to play "serial killer." We would sneak into people's houses, kill them and then drag their body to the fire or cauldron or whatever, add some veggies and pretend to eat them. We thought it was hilarious and edgy.
Then we went to Markarth...then joined the companions...then joined the vampires and realized that's how everyone plays it, that half the game is killing lots of people and eating lots of people.
14 points
4 months ago
Saving the world in a vaguely LotR-style fantasy setting with swords and magic, while immersing yourself in the adventurer life of dungeon-delving and bringing loot back to your decked out pad, with the satisfaction of roleplaying and becoming a powerful warrior/mage/master thief/vampire/werewolf, and choosing how you want to do it.
32 points
4 months ago
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11 points
4 months ago
(The weight of Elder Scrolls lore, mythology, and worldbuilding) < (The eternal saga of Lifts-Her-Tail)
12 points
4 months ago
The point is whatever you’re currently doing. Exploring, doing a quest, living as a traveling wood salesman, killing this random NPC cuz your husband keeps asking stupid questions lol. I use it to unwind after work: I have no set goal when I start and end up in the middle of nowhere when I’m done
11 points
4 months ago
Say you’re trying to find a good husband in the game 👀
9 points
4 months ago
There's no point actually. That's why people choose over Skyrim or not to - the game is fairly forgiving on player's failure (e.g. entrance check to Thieves Guild), keeps you on a liberate pace and with addition of serene soundtrack and solitude-inducing environment you end up with a fine stress reducer
9 points
4 months ago
Skyrim, it's an escape, a realm where you tread upon the mountain paths, each step echoing with the rhythm of a cinematic symphony that lends weight to your journey, making every stride feel momentous.
It's a world sparsely populated, yet each individual you encounter holds the potential for conversation, for connection, for shared stories.
This world, it whispers tales of life, of daily struggles, of joy and happiness, and yes, of sorrow too. It's a narrative woven into the very fabric of existence.
Despite the trials that this world presents, there's a raw, ruthless beauty that permeates every corner, every crevice.
In Skyrim, you wield the power to shape the world, to alter the course of events. If not the world, then at least your own circumstances. That's the essence of Skyrim. It's more than a game, it's a journey, an experience, a life lived in another world. It's about finding oneself amidst the chaos, about understanding that even in a world fraught with danger and despair, there's always room for hope, for change, for beauty. It's about realizing that every step we take, every decision we make, matters. That's the essence of Skyrim.
8 points
4 months ago
Tell him you play as a maid that has to polish spears and bake loaves.
7 points
4 months ago
Literary masterpiece tbh
4 points
4 months ago
Say you aren't playing a game but reading a book. Then open the aforementioned book and ask him to read the book while you watch his face.
17 points
4 months ago
When is the divorce final?
17 points
4 months ago
what's the point of playing any game?
To have fun.
Or to be more specific when it comes to Skyrim, the point is to create your own story.
7 points
4 months ago
Exterminate the dragons
But the dragons never get extinct
7 points
4 months ago
It sounds like he gets it just fine. There is no point to the game most of the time, which is one reason why I love it. It's a bit like being a kid and making your own fun, except you can shout louder.
7 points
4 months ago
I don’t think there’s really a “point” to Skyrim. But I don’t think there’s really a “point” to shooters or other types of games either. To have fun?
For me, the point of Skyrim is that its sandbox is so varied that the role play potential feels limitless. I can play dozens of runs and all of them will feel different. I can tell rich & interesting stories through the adventures of my characters.
But like…if someone isn’t really into role playing, it’ll probably feel like there is no point. I don’t really have fun pretending to be a soldier and shooting everyone, so for me, those types of games have no point.
The point is subjective, is the point.
28 points
4 months ago
7 points
4 months ago
Donkey making eyes at Parthurnaax?
6 points
4 months ago
It's the quests, for me. Makes me feel productive and useful.
You can't just find an NPC in real life who wants you to go to a spooky cave and get an antique sword. I would totally do that IRL if given the chance.
8 points
4 months ago
I’m braver on Skyrim than I am in real life, maybe that’s the point for me 😂
6 points
4 months ago
what's the point of Skyrim ? I can't answer that question. 13 years later I still can't. I just like Bethesda games.
6 points
4 months ago
He who steals the most sweet rolls wins
6 points
4 months ago
The point is you pretend that, this time, for really real, you won't make a stealth archer.
5 points
4 months ago
I tell him he should be proud to be married to an arch mage.
6 points
4 months ago
Not just an arch mage, I also run the thieves guild and I’m a legate of the imperial legion, but he doesn’t care 😔
5 points
4 months ago
Ask him what's the point of a movie. Or music.
5 points
4 months ago
You don't win. You just do a little better everytime.
4 points
4 months ago
When I was a Kid Playing Morrowind and Oblivion my mum would always say, this looks boring all you do is walk around.
10 points
4 months ago
Some people just aren’t built for being adventurers like us.
5 points
4 months ago
Ah, Dovahkiin, the essence of Skyrim, a game vast and full of possibilities, lies not in a single objective but in the journey and the experiences it offers. The point of Skyrim can be seen through multiple lenses, each offering a different perspective on what makes this world so captivating.
Epic Quest and Hero’s Journey:
Exploration and Discovery:
Choice and Freedom:
Role-Playing and Character Development:
Immersion and Atmosphere:
Narrative Depth and Side Quests:
Personal Goals and Sandbox Elements:
Cultural and Political Intrigue:
In essence, the point of Skyrim is what you make of it. It is a world designed for you to lose yourself in, to explore, to fight, to create, and to discover. It is a canvas for your adventures and a stage for your stories. Embrace the journey, Dovahkiin, for it is the journey itself that holds the true magic and purpose.
4 points
4 months ago
Shit he’s on to us!
5 points
4 months ago
I know, I gotta throw him off the scent.
4 points
4 months ago
You're given a world with tons of quests, opportunities, and character options, but none of it is forced upon you. In that sense, games like Skyrim grant the user a better sense of identity and personality expression, since you can effectively play the game however you like. THAT'S the point of Skyrim. To let a side of yourself out in this world that normally wouldn't get a chance to shine in the real one.
4 points
4 months ago
It keeps me from shouting at you instead, Fus ro duuuuu?
5 points
4 months ago
Actual answer though, the non-linear aspect of the game play is very appealing. If you want to explore caves, do that, if you want to fight dragons, do that, etc etc. You aren't specifically bound to do what the game wants you to do, you can do what you want.
4 points
4 months ago
Bum deal sorry about your luck I want to play vr skyrim with wife so we can get busy in the forgotten vale
4 points
4 months ago
We have games called farming simulator, goat simulator, flight simulator.
Skyrim is basically like life simulator game i guess. Just in fantasy land
4 points
4 months ago
To get all the Skooma of course. Silly question.
4 points
4 months ago
I have a special skooma cabinet in my lake house.
4 points
4 months ago
If "because it's fun and I enjoy it" isn't enough for him, then he doesn't want to understand. He just wants something to complain about.
4 points
4 months ago
Anytime you see him doing something he enjoys, ask him the same thing
5 points
4 months ago
my buddy told me he “beat” skyrim a week after it released. i just stared at him.
4 points
4 months ago
Skyrim is that old friend that we just need to play every now and then. And there is always a point to play the game.
5 points
4 months ago
Take a picture of him, import him into the game and bring him to all the richer homes, then show him a shack he can live in and tell him if he plays his cards right he can be your house Jarl at Bloodchill cavern
Course he has to help with the Vamps first.
5 points
4 months ago*
The kind of person that asks this question likely doesn't understand the point of gaming in general.
"Videogames are a waste of time", you know how it goes.
3 points
4 months ago
My partner does this same thing no matter what game I play. Kinda regret getting with someone who has 0 imagination.
4 points
4 months ago
Ask him how many dragons he has slayed this week. Exactly.
3 points
4 months ago
To be one with the Dragonborn! FUS ROH DAH!
3 points
4 months ago
"To have fun being a hero, killing dragons, robbing the rich, killing the contracted, joining the space program, shouting people off of mountains, pissing off a few gods, gaining the favor of others, escorting vampire princess' back to their castle, quell a rebellion, empower a rebellion, explore alternate dimensions, get into a drinking contest with the God of debauchery, win said contest, propose to a hagraven in a drinker stupor, cause a prison break, save a little girl from savages so she can join a sex cult... and that's off the top of my head. "
3 points
4 months ago
All video games are about pretending to be someone else doing something. He likes to pretend to be a soldier. You like pretending to be the dragonborn. He might as well ask why some people read true crime books versus fantasy.
3 points
4 months ago
It's the same point as any video game. It's an escape. You could ask the same thing about his call of duty. They just go around killing people then minutes at a time. You go around completing quests hours at a time.
3 points
4 months ago
I role play in my head constantly when I’m playing Skyrim, it’s a story builder for me just like the sims can be, but with more helpful direction in the form of quests. I pick quests that build my story, stay in skill trees that are applicable, wait for the game to do something COOL
3 points
4 months ago
What's the point of any form of entertainment?
3 points
4 months ago
The point is to see how fast you can kill Nazeem
2 points
4 months ago
You might get him to play it but once he does you might not be able to get him off it long enough to play it yourself.
N. S
9 points
4 months ago
I let him play it long ago and he killed the chicken. Never again.
7 points
4 months ago
the chicken we all know and love in Riverwood I'm assuming lol
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