Ikea made a Skyrim mod starring Matt Berry as a sentient shelf named Kallax Storageborn
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/ikea-made-a-skyrim-mod-starring-matt-berry-as-a-sentient-shelf-named-kallax-storageborn/
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33 Comments
Hegar@fedia.io · 91 pts · 12d
Ugh this BS marketing ploy is unfortunately clever.
Matt berry's a perfect choice, you summon him with the shout: Eye Kee Ah, there's an alan wrench sword and a meatball helm. The ikea/sweden/viking/nord connection is there, and so is the encumberance/home clutter connection.
Aeao@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 12d
I’ll accept it. Advertisements aren’t going to go away. This is voluntary to use and fun (to some).
if we have to live in world with ads everywhere I do appreciate the entertaining ones over the others.
Zahille7@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 12d
Goddamn an Allan wrench sword and meatball helmet? Why haven't I gotten this yet?
Aeao@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 12d
I hear it’s free
daychilde@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 11d
I've alwaya been fine with clever advertising. Make it clever enough, though, that's the thing.
mirshafie@europe.pub · 6 pts · 11d
And obvious. Don't try to deceive me, demon!
daychilde@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 11d
I would ^EAT^ never ^MORE^ try to decive ^CHEESE^ you.
What? No, I didn't say anything about cheese, but hey, would you like some cheese?
;-)
kbal@fedia.io · 70 pts · 12d
Intriguing, but there doesn't seem to be any way to download it except through Bethesda's "creation club" so as a Skyrim mod it's a bit of a failure. Pretty good as a marketing stunt, though.
renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net · 32 pts · 12d
I don’t like Creation Club as a concept, but since the mod is free anyway, this seems like the best way for all platforms to use it since it’s built into the game.
kbal@fedia.io · 24 pts · 12d
It's not a terrible choice as an additional way to distribute a mod for people who are into that sort of thing, I guess. Making it the only way means I'm definitely never seeing it.
Chozo@fedia.io · 16 pts · 12d
Yeah fuck them for not giving us more ways to consume this advertisement, I guess.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 14 pts · 12d
The job of the ad is already done, we're discussing this. We've been reminded that IKEA exists.
Now I'd like to actually play it since it's hilarious.
Frenchgeek@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 12d
Unless you have the GoG version...
tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 20 pts · 12d
Hello, Kallax. Can you hear me? It’s Clem Fandango.
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 18 pts · 12d
PSA: Matt Berry's music is great.
Eldritch@piefed.world · 6 pts · 12d
It is indeed. Chum on Irene was a real hopper.
Soggy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 11d
Kill the Wolf is a solid album.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 12d
Yes.
baronvonj@piefed.social · 1 pts · 12d
His appearance on That Pedal Show was how I learned he does music. was good episode for fans of both Matt Berry and guitar gear.
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 12d
For me it was the Orchid demo video.
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 11 pts · 12d
"The end to your inventory woes"
🤣
hperrin@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 11d
I love Matt Berry’s voice so much, I don’t even care if it’s an ad, I’ll watch/play whatever he’s in.
Soggy@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 11d
Like this 12 minute ad for a fancy synthesizer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbO1z13WP8o (Also starring the voice of Jemaine Clement.)
hperrin@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 11d
Yep. I’ve seen it, and I love it.
Evotech@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 11d
That was great
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 11d
It’s not the weirdest mod for Skyrim.
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 11d
Anyone who’s ever seen these misappropriated into an institutional setting will know they’re actually made of literal cardboard.
IKEA have inexpensive furniture made out of straight up wood and/or metal, which is also much better for the environment when it inevitably breaks.
That said, this is hilarious
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 11d
They also aren't cheap. They sell inserts you can shove into each cubbyhole that are also mostly cardboard and toy-like hinges and handles.
A 4x2 Kallax is 99$ and if you add a few inserts it easily goes into 200$. You can buy a much sturdier and larger metal wire-rack shelf for the same price and it will hold a lot more. (Home Depot)
The Kallax is a nice presentation case for displaying things, it's not great for storage.
dbtng@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 11d
all my furniture except my couches and a few scattered thrift store/alleyway finds came from ikea. this whole idea does not offend me like others have stated.
but fuk creation club.
Linktank@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 12d
We're posting advertisements now?
Burghler@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 11d
This perfectly fits the community, so yes
dantheclamman@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 11d
I couldn't help myself. I'm sorry you had to carry this burden
SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 9d
starring who?