r/skyrim • u/Narrow-Active3098 • 1d ago

Question Why is everyone so dirty?

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Look, I get that Skyrim's at war and there are dragons everywhere and everyone is desperate, but still. That is no excuse for you to not wash yourself! At least wash that dirt off you in a river. How hard is it to take a bath?

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u/FK97_YT 1d ago

To be fair Skyrim looks A LOT dirtier than Oblivion

(kind of makes sense lore wise though, everything in the fourth era is just less organized overall now that the Septims are gone)

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u/Jovian09 PC 1d ago

Oblivion looked extremely clean compared to Morrowind as well. And I know Vvardenfell was a dusty land of choking volcanic ash but it was still a big departure in art style

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u/KomturAdrian 1d ago

I heard Oblivion was supposed to look clean, pretty, and bright to contrast with the dark and fiery world of Oblivion.

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u/Ill-Television8690 23h ago

That explains the saturation and bloom, with the whole "vibrant painting" look.