As far as this particular thread, I have long felt modern story telling is mostly devoid of soul and that unnameable quality which makes stories worth repeating - other than a handful, and two would be The Lord of the Rings - the original trilogy, though I have not read the books, but I mention that
because I feel like most movies and tv shows made over the last 20-30 years are total garbage. Like >90%. Anyway LOTR is what I would consider "the gold standard" for movies made in my lifetime that will remain forever timeless. For books, that would probably be Harry Potter. And for video games
(because ICYMI video games are the new medium) It would be The Elder Scrolls. To bring this full circle, I mention that because though I havent played the recent installment(s) to The Elder Scrolls online (long story -> $), they added a new deity similar to Tiresia: en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:It...
Which brings up another point mostly unrelated to this, but not entirely: reading is and always will be the superior form of learning. Reading is the only communication which (can) monopolize attention. I mention this because though I haven't played it, I have read about it, and I feel like reading
on UESP I have gotten a much better understanding of the depth and quality of The Elder Scrolls than I ever did playing. Though I wouldn't say I missed points entirely playing In a sense it almost mirrors how things work in reality (because video games are not the reality but they are a reality)
In an uncanny, strange, hard to describe way the feel of Elder Scrolls lore is different, but still true, depending on whether one is playing a solo game like Skyrim or Oblivion, or playing a multiplayer game (which can be played solo) like TES:online, or reading about it. Just like . . . real life!
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A strangely specific reflection of reality, part one: (contrary to the reply to my comment I am not very clever) www.reddit.com/r/elderscrol...
