Honestly she was one of the few characters in the game that I felt had enough depth and interaction with the player that marriage could make sense.
Pretty much everyone else is like “oh you fetched that alchemy ingredient for me? Sure I guess I’ll marry you, I’ve got nothing else going on that day”.
Don’t get me wrong- i still love Skyrim and I’m perfectly happy with marriage being basically just another quest that gives you some buffs. It’s just funny to me that Serana is one of the few characters where we can learn a TON about her, meet her parents, go exploring together, share interests, wash blood off our hands together, eat food together, go on dates. She’s accomplished enough that she is not at all intimidated by the Dragonborn, rather relates to them for being granted these supernatural powers and responsibilities they didn’t ask for. My first time playing Dawnguard ii really thought the devs were hinting that she would be the canonical spouse of the Dragonborn moving forward because it makes so much sense. So I was quite surprised she wasn’t eligible.
yakko@feddit.uk 4 days ago
Same, I never tried marrying anyone in a game. There’s literally no point. Invent a game where you can show characters the stupidest memes you’ve ever found, and they have a choice whether or not to ignore you. On that day, I will consider which one my character needs to marry.
TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Actually there is a point to marrying in skyrim. You get the better xp boost effect for sleeping in your bed in the house that your partner is living in. And also if you marry Ysolda (and maybe others I don’t know, I’ve only ever married her) she actually opens a general shop in your house which is very useful for liquidating all the random loot from dungeons, and she gives you a cut of the profits.
oxideseven@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
You can sleep in Skyrim? I’ve been awake for 97 days…
Scubus@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
You dare quote the deep magic to me? I was
thereawake when it was written!yakko@feddit.uk 4 days ago
Sounds like a match made in heaven. Eh. Not my thing
Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
For the exp thing, it hardly matters. It’s not like you need the exp in Skyrim. If you do, cheesing alchemy or smithing is a far easier source than this exp boost.
The shop thing is nice but, if you’re playing with mods, there are far better options.
four@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
Someone needs to make a dating sim where the main mechanic is sending each other memes
yakko@feddit.uk 4 days ago
An entire person would probably not exist today if I had that fifteen years ago 😶🌫️
finitebanjo@piefed.world 4 days ago
I mean I did marry, just never Serana.
To be completely honest, the game was bugged on my old machine so I took 11 years to beat it, and then when it came time to do the DLCs I just sort of waded through it like a chore.