Rees Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'm not sure how many of you are aware of the Skyrim 'joke' that has cropped up about warriors 'taking an arrow to the knee' in that particular video game (If you aren't it's simply a running joke as loads of computer controlled characters complain that their adventuring days were cut short due to an arrow to the knee).But I was reading Brienne's chapter where Hyle Hunt, Septon Meribald and herself visit the isle just off Saltpans when I noticed this quote from the isle's Elder Brother:The singers would have us believe that it was all Rhaegar and Robert struggling in the stream for a woman both of them claimed to love, but I assure you, other men were fighting too, and I was one. I took an arrow through the thigh and another through the foot, and my horse was killed from under me, yet I fought on. (531)It seems some of Westeros' men are built of harder stuff than the warriors of Skyrim. I thought it was quite a funny coincidence.Hope everyone on the board is doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kephv Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Hello. :)Westeros >> Tamriel.Though it seems in Oblivion (never played Skyrim) I remember my character being able to jump off mountains and survive, something characters in ASoIaF can't manage. Then again, it's possible to make your own characters almost superhuman so I guess it doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debb2 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'm familiar with the "arrow to the knee" meme, and did smile when I read the "arrow to the thigh" line. I started reading GoT not long after I started playing Skyrim, so have spent many an afternoon getting the two mixed up, especially the place names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrawback Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Yeah I also am seeing a lot of similarity's to skyrim :) as for names like The Reach and other things as well. But I think I also red something about Bethesda first beeing asked to develop a GoT RPG but that they changed their minds later on to make Skyrim so they could create there own world. That would explain the influences of aSoIaF a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Dermett Corbray Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I must admit to reading "took an arrow" and immediately thinking of Skyrim. God damn that game. God damn the meme makers :PSer Hyle was a bit of a dick but I thought he was an interesting guy who I'd have been happy to see stick around longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Darkness Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 I started playing skyrim about a month ago and i was amazed at all the "nods" or blatant rip offs from ASOIAF. Saying that it is a great game and i love going from a few hours reading the book to a few hours slashing my way through skyrim. The only bad thing i can see is i dont know how anyone could make a GOT game that would be better than skyrim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxXan Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 (...)It seems some of Westeros' men are built of harder stuff than the warriors of Skyrim. I thought it was quite a funny coincidence.Hope everyone on the board is doing well.IMO damage done by an arrow to a knee is far more severe than to a muscle such as thigh. I have no idea how does a muscle recover from such an injury, but I know that a torn ligament is one of the worst injuries one can sustain - it takes an operation and months of rehab to get back to full health and I don't think one could afford that in the realities of a world such as Westeros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Man Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I have to agree with MaxXan on this one, an arrow through the knee would definitely bring you down, whereas in the hip or foot is probably more manageable in the heat of combat. The pain you can probably take in order to stay alive, but if you sever a knee ligament, you can not move your leg - period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S N Black Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Haha! Old meme is old.This series strongly reminds me of Skyrim, and even Oblivion at parts. Even certain names of weapons and armors found in the Dragon Age video game seems to be ripped off from ASoIaF. Maybe fantasy just heavily borows from each other the way sci-fi does? Idk, I am still pretty new to the fantasy stuff. More of a sci-fi person myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Killdragon Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Eh.. . They have as many similarities as can be expected of two fantasy stories IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retoreance Stone Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Well in their defense an arrow in the knee would be way more painful then in the thigh or the foot. Like someone else pointed out in the foot and thigh you could keep fighting. In the knee? Yeah your pretty much done fighting at that point.Ive done several runs through skyrim and I can defiantly see the fire and ice influences , many game designers take influence from other peoples works so it would not surprise me if someone who worked on it read Martins novels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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