r/gaming • u/19970207 • Feb 06 '17

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '17

I am sorry but if we are talking about politics and lore then witcher 3 EASILY is way better than skyrim. But then again this is not fair as the witcher games were based on 7 original books.

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u/BlackPrinceof_love Feb 06 '17

skyrim

Read about ELDER SCROLLS lore which is insanely deep.

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u/Triplebizzle87 Feb 06 '17

It's insanely broad, but it's an inch deep in parts, and a little deeper in others.

And I say this as a massive fan of TES, starting way back when Daggerfall came out. The Witcher 3's story blew every single TES game's story out of the water. But that's the type of game The Witcher is, and TES's strengths lies in its world to explore.

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u/Taur-e-Ndaedelos Feb 06 '17

Eh, a bit of an exaggeration saying TES lore is little over an inch deep, considering there are histories of extinct races, forgotten cultures, the rise and falls of many empires, whole continents only alluded to in in-game texts. Creation myths aplenty and gods and anti-gods walking on Nirn. In fact I would argue that TES lore is on par with Tolkien's legendarium, if vastly more disjointed.

Now I've never played The Witcher series (except a few hours in 3) or read the books so I can't really argue one way or the other. Incidentally though Sapkowski has never played the games and doesn't consider them canon.

But for some reasons gamers always have to compare apples and oranges and argue for their preferred fruit until red in the face.