Lovecraft reference. - by AfroTaffer
Knock on 1/5/2008 at 16:15
Quote Posted by elkston
Lovecraft was a racist, pure and simple. He thought people like me were less than human "savages", so excuse me if I choose not to celebrate his far-reaching influence.
There is a quest in
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion called "Shadows over Hackdirt" and I got sick of tired of every Lovecraft fan coming on the Bethesda board and reminding us that this was a LC reference OVER and OVER again.
Screw that racist!
Oh yeah, definitely. But it's important to remember that back in his day, most white middle-upper class people were. Although yes, he was racist, it's what he was raised to believe.
Anyways, I have to say that I though that Bonehoard was also extremely lovecraftian.
And Dark Corners was really good. The first thing that struck me when I played it was how similar it was to T:TDP
abdallah on 2/5/2008 at 00:02
Quote Posted by Solabusca
Well, I wouldn't much say that he inspires MY
A favourite quote is the opening line of
The Festival:
"I was far from home, and the spell of the eastern sea was upon me."
.j.
Understandable, that is a great quote. You might be interested in reading Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad..
