Video Games · 2006
Stop right there, criminal scum!
— Town Guard · The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The guard's command abruptly turns an ordinary journey into an encounter with authority. Its blunt accusation gives the player an immediate choice about how to respond to a crime. Repetition across encounters makes an anonymous official voice one of the game's most recognisable sounds.
- GamesRadar+Quotation list entry for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Town Guard. Literal wording and named or written credit; original game edition qualified separately.Reference checked
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