Medieval Daze

I am perhaps going through another weird phase, and this one is medieval life stuff, things..

It all started with the renaissance faire.

To be honest, I think the renaissance and medieval times were totally separate from each other weren't they? The medieval era was considered the 'dark ages', which was basically western European society after the fall of the Roman empire. Many people were illiterate, barbarians and Germanic tribes raided villages frequently, and there was a plague that wiped out half of the population. There were the middle ages, and then there were the high middle ages, which is when things started to get better, namely, because the crusades gave people something to do.

The Renaissance is when people remembered that they had a brain, so the pursuit of knowledge, the arts, and other cool stuff that were around during the Roman empire times resurfaced. These are the "Romeo and Juliet" days, basically.

Anyway, the Renn Faire was very awesome, and I learned that it was a simpler way of life. People made their own things, religion was a very touchy subject, and humor was...interesting.

Then came Skyrim...ohhh Skyrim.
I thought that games about dragons and swords were for old school nerds, not the case when playing Skyrim. Any game where I am considered a 'dragonborn' is kick ass in my opinion. Now, speaking of dragonborns..

 

I hate being left out of the loop, and I always am. So I decided to find out what all the commotion was with this show. Willing or not, I can now see why this series has a huge fanbase.

I'm not gonna go into detail, maybe on another blog post, but there's nudity, blooshed, death, LOADS of death, and blondes, loads of blondes.

Skyrim actually eased me into this show, because I think it's actually similar in terms of location and city names, plus the mannerisms and customs are the same, but the show keeps me hooked in the most unusual way possible.

Shit happens. And in real life, it does happen. But on television and in movies, it doesn't. Most shows and movies follow the same format: 

Beginning - rising action- climax- falling action- conclusion. Good guys win, happy ending. Not exactly the case with G.O.T; for anyone interested in watching, just know that there will be lots of "NOOOOOOOO!!!" moments, because so far evil has prevailed. Even though the show is a fantasy drama action whatever, the plotlines are very down-to-earth, for example: someone could be of royal blood one minute, then the next their whole family is executed, then the next minute someone could rule over an entire kingdom and all is well, right? Nope, because in another minute that entire kingdom could be burned down, and it goes in a cycle, much like in real life.

I always thought that the medieval times were kind of lame, and the only people interested in them were those nerds who LARP and play dungeons and dragons but they are, in fact, really cool.

Skyrim.

One word: Dragons.

Muthafuckin' Dragons.

This game is amazing. Ok, so I actually had gotten this game from the redbox a long time ago, just to try it out, and I was so frustrated that I was about to rant about it on this blog. However, when I actually gave the game a chance, I kept it for so long that my overdue fee was at least 20 bucks. 

First of all, the plot is awesome:

Tamriel, a continent on the planet of Nirn, is in the midst of a civil war. The Imperial army, lead by General Tullius, are kind of like the Romans in a way, and they hail from Cyrodil, the central province of Tamriel. The Imperial army is in a feud with The Stormcloaks, who want skyrim to be independent from the superior Imperials and from the region. It turns out that the Stormcloaks are incredibly racist, because they are basically a group of Nords, tall, fair skinned people from Skyrim, the northernmost province in Tamriel, and they can withstand the cold. You can either side with the Stormcloaks or the Imperials.

But the main plotline of Skyrim is dragons. You start out as a prisoner about to be executed for crossing the border into Skyrim, when a dragon comes out of nowhere and kills everyone, except for you and whomever you side with. Turns out, the dragons and the civil war were a part of the prophecy by the elder scrolls, that said that Alduin, the dragon-god, is supposed to somehow consume the world..?However, you are a dragon-born, a person born with the soul of a dragon (LOL) or Dovahkiin, and every time a dragon is killed, you absorb their soul and a dragon-born's purpose is to fend off any threat Alduin poses to Tamriel.

I gotta say, if that isn't the most epic stuff, then IDK what is. The plotline is really good, and the fact that theres at least 200 quests, theres no excuse to be bored. The gameplay is very good, I have used maybe 2 weapons throughout the game thus far, and they're two handed weapons, but they are very reliable, I even call my character Thor and my weapon Mjolnir HAHAHA Nord Mythology joke..no really my character is a female I named Loo because this playthrough was originally supposed to be practice.

But what actually GOT me was the scenery..

While wandering to High Hrothgar, I was walking along a path and noticed how ALIVE this game is. I will retell my experience in my best essay writing:

 The weather started out nice as I stayed the path to the highest tip of the tallest mountain in Skyrim. As I wandered, I passed several imperial soldiers, a group of elk, even some traders by the river asked me if I would join them for a drink. As I continued on, the sky got darker and it started to rain. I passed by an old nordic building which is now a bandit hideout, my traveling companion, Lydia, and I, were forced to defend ourselves from the bandits while afterwards looting their bodies for gold. The sky got darker and night started to fall as we finally made it to Ivarstead, which is known for being a small rest stop for people on their way to high Hrothgar. Here is where I heard the tales of the mountains, filled with steep cliffs and frost trolls, and 7,000 steps to get there. One man told me about the greybeards; the inhabitants of High Hrothgar who do not speak, because their voices are so loud that it shakes the mountains. After a good night's sleep, I began my quest to High Hrothgar while climbing the 7,000 steps. I trudged through the snow with all my might and without any encounter of frost trolls, I finally made it to High Hrothgar.

This game has kept my time. Bethesda really did it with this one, I mean, I didn't really like Oblivion, I heard that New Vegas sucked, but I haven't seen a masterpiece like this since Fallout 3. Sadly, I had to return the game today, I had gotten it again for my day off Friday, but I almost cried....jK, no really, I haven't been this attached to a game since AC. I will be getting this game for my birthday next week.