Register    Calendar    Members    ST Team    Forum Search    FAQ    Portal    Overview Silgrad Tower: Oblivion » Beyond Cyrodiil » Skyrim for Oblivion » Skyrim Quests » Perspective used in text » Hello You Last Post | First Unread Post Print Page | Recommend to a Friend | Add Thread to Favorites Perspective used in text Author Post « Previous Thread | Next Thread » Richard Chieftain of Skyrim Registration Date: 23.08.2006 Posts: 747 Location: Invercargill, New Zealand Perspective used in text        I'm wondering, which perspective is to be used in text in-game? I'd personally advocate a neutral perspective; "Final chest located" as opposed to third-person "You've located the final chest" or first-person "I've located the final chest". 01.02.2008 08:29 Smokindan Chieftain of Skyrim Registration Date: 13.06.2006 Posts: 813 Location: Western Australia, Australia I think a first-person perspective is the way to go. "Final chest located" sounds too mechanical IMO. The other thing we have to remember is not to have a 1. I've found the cave. 2. I've reached the second level 3. I've reached the room with the bad guy in it. I must kill him. 4. I've killed the bad guy I should loot his body 5. I have looted the body I should return etc. etc. __________________ I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened. ->Sir Winston Churchill 01.02.2008 13:59 Richard Chieftain of Skyrim Registration Date: 23.08.2006 Posts: 747 Location: Invercargill, New Zealand Okay that was a bad example; a better one would be "Activate the runestone?" vs "Will I activate the runestone?" 01.02.2008 15:41 Alasdair Jarl of Skyrim Registration Date: 29.08.2006 Posts: 1,169 Location: Somerset, England It depends on context. For the runestone (a message box) "Activate the runestone?" would be best, but for journal entries first person: "I located the final chest" should be used. 01.02.2008 17:51 Richard Chieftain of Skyrim Registration Date: 23.08.2006 Posts: 747 Location: Invercargill, New Zealand Yeah I agree with journal entries being first-person. 02.02.2008 07:36 Smokindan Chieftain of Skyrim Registration Date: 13.06.2006 Posts: 813 Location: Western Australia, Australia My bad. I thought you talking about journals. For message boxes go what Al said __________________ I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened. ->Sir Winston Churchill 02.02.2008 08:54 Tree Structure | Board Structure Silgrad Tower: Oblivion » Beyond Cyrodiil » Skyrim for Oblivion » Skyrim Quests » Perspective used in text This is an archived forum section of Silgrad Tower Forum.