North Korea and Mehrunes Dagon: Terror of the West - Off-Topic

#1 Edited by Onced (102 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

I don't know about you guys, but I love North Korea propaganda. After last weeks attempt at instilling fear into the hearts of capitalistic pig dogs using high-tech CGI and Activision, Kim Jong-Un decided to up the ante with an awe-inspiring message of fear to the west.

Never change North Korea.

Edit: Zenimax got to the video first, sorry guys. Here's a link to a working vidya -

http://news.sky.com/story/1054496/north-korea-video-shows-obama-in-flames

#2 Edited by EarlessShrimp (1131 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

too bad zenimax took it down for copyright infringement...

EDIT: thanks for the alternate link!

#3 Edited by Superfriend (1277 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

Haha! This is fucking hilarious! The best part is, this is some of the least threatening music from that game.. they could have easily picked something better and more fitting.

The really, really shitty part is that this might be the only way North Koreans get to experience that tune.

For me, it will always be connected to great adventure and standing on the edge of a vast world- for them it will be connected to meaningless propaganda that they´ve probably heard a thousand times before. Sad, really.

#4 Posted by psylah (1580 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

Forgive me for asking, but as a non-elderscrolls-steeped person, what in the video had a link to Mehrunes Dagon?

#5 Edited by Superfriend (1277 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

@psylah said:

Forgive me for asking, but as a non-elderscrolls-steeped person, what in the video had a link to Mehrunes Dagon?

Nothing apart from the music. It´s the main menu music from Oblivion and Mehrunes Dagon sorta kinda plays a small little role in that game.

#6 Posted by AmatureIdiot (753 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

Does this mean that Obama's going to turn into a dragon at some point?

Also someone at North Korean propaganda HQ must really like video games, first CoD then Obilivion.

#7 Edited by psylah (1580 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

@superfriend said:

@psylah said:

Forgive me for asking, but as a non-elderscrolls-steeped person, what in the video had a link to Mehrunes Dagon?

Nothing apart from the music. It´s the main menu music from Oblivion and Mehrunes Dagon sorta kinda plays a small little role in that game.

Ah, I guess watching the video with no sound on didn't help either.

#8 Posted by Godzilla_Sushi (1025 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

How weird is it to know that our little niche hobby of gaming is being used so often in North Korean propaganda? I propose a video of Kim Jong Un doing a push-up or eating a salad.

Online

#9 Posted by MarkWahlberg (3958 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

See, between this and the Chinese hacking stuff, part of me just expects this to turn out to be just a couple of assholes trolling the U.S. into starting WW III or something.

#10 Edited by believer258 (7860 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

I'm almost convinced that it isn't actually North Korea doing this but some schmuck in his basement. I mean, shit, I know fuck-all about making a video of any sort but give me half a day and a four hundred dollar laptop and I could whoop up something better than this, or at least equal to it.

#11 Posted by Video_Game_King (29303 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

Why does Dagon sound familiar? Like the villain of a high fantasy video game?

#12 Edited by Sanity (1508 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

Man, its hard to take them seriously when they cant even make a decent propaganda video. You can do better NK.

#13 Posted by AiurFlux (678 posts) - 3 months, 2 days ago

For a tourism video they should use the theme from Morrowind.

Great and glorious country of Korear, as seen on vice.

Oh boy. Sign me up!*

*The above comment was sarcasm.