Oblivion NPCs Are Pure Gold

Oblivion NPCs are pure gold 😆 I hate my life.

In a gameplay clip from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the player aims a bow at an armored NPC in a grassy town courtyard, then the NPC approaches and says, “I hate my life.” The joke is that the famously awkward Oblivion NPCs are unintentionally hilarious, while Jeremy Soule’s calm, uplifting “Harvest Dawn” music makes the NPC’s miserable line even more absurd. It works as a reaction to situations where everything is bizarrely funny or hopelessly awkward.

I hate my life.

♪ Jeremy Soule — Harvest Dawn

• @sbunem / 20697 2022-04-19