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IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]

IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]

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Comments (44)

  • Hackbraten
    IKEA bullied the developer of the indie game The Store is Closed into gutting the whole game. [0]It’s a shame how people can even acknowledge, let alone applaud IKEA’s “funny” gaming-related ad after their successful meddling with SCP folklore, not to speak of the chilling effect their actions may have had on indie gaming.[0]: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-store-is-closed-indie-s...
  • nkrisc
    The concept reminds of Chex Quest, a Doom total conversion based on Chex, the cereal brand.I loved playing it when I was 8 or so.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chex_Quest
  • kalleboo
    I watched a bit of someone's play through and was impressed by how much content there actually was for a one-off bit like this. I would have assumed they would have just made enough content to make for a funny ad but there's quite a lot of scripted storyline and voice acting.
  • chao-
    I normally dislike shameless brand crossovers, but this faux low-budget, yet-another-janky-mod vibe... they committed to the bit. I can't hate it.
  • LelouBil
  • anon
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  • pawelduda
    Funny, but I hope it doesn't catch on. This genre of games is rather free from ads and the last thing we need is corporations shoving their marketing agenda into classics.
  • jml7c5
    I was wondering what compelled Bethesda to update the game a few weeks ago, the first time in two years. On PC, any update to the game breaks mods that rely on DLL modification, so you'd expect them to be wary of doing it for no reason. Maybe improving support for this was the impetus.
  • ludicrousdispla
    Play a game long enough and the main challenge becomes inventory management. I look forward to the IVAR update.
  • aenis
    Best thing I saw on hacker news in a while.
  • walrus01
    One of the known bugs in skyrim that will likely never be patched is that you realistically can't fill a room with cheese wheels, cabbage, bottles of wine or any other static objects (in a cell that persists items, like in an owned house). It's already hard enough to put an object on a table or shelf and expect to not find it on the floor if you leave and come back.Add enough objects to keep track of and it'll crash the game immediately on loading the cell. Some of the examples of cluttered objects in the video are already pushing the limits of what will crash the game engine.
  • brindleth
    Is that Matt Berry!?
  • andrewclunn
    I wanted to install it, but the instructions were just a bunch of pictures.
  • hagbard_c
    They should call it "Bagaget" which translates to "The Luggage" and put lots of small feet under it. Those who read Discworld will know what I'm talking about.
  • ulnarkressty
    Just a reminder that they are a corporation and to not fall for their PR. They are actively destroying the environment while paying as little tax as possible. The cheapness of their furniture does have externalities one needs to consider.
  • warpspin
    Pure marketing genius
  • fragmede
    Do you think someone at IKEA had the idea and they hired someone to do it, or did someone have the idea and made it, and then talked IKEA into making it official?
  • kostas_gkr
    [dead]
  • tonijn
    Is it April yet?