I got my start in TES I: Arena, and I've been on the ride through Tamriel ever since. I don't agree with every point this guy makes, but I think this video is worth the time of anyone with any interest in the Elder Scrolls' history as a game series.

  • GnastyGnuts [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I'll probably watch this later. I have a strong affection for ES, but it gets harder over time to remain invested as it increasingly represents wasted potential to me.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
      hexagon
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      edit-2
      2 years ago

      Wasted potential? If you mean the older games, they did quite a bit with what they had to work with.

      • GnastyGnuts [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        No, I mean the newer stuff and the way bethesda seemingly wants to turn the games into as generic and broadly marketable of a fantasy as they can, at the expense of the really weird stuff that made it stand out as a setting.

        • UlyssesT [he/him]
          hexagon
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          2 years ago

          I agree there.

          One of the chuddiest chuds I know long complained about how Morrowind was "too ethnic" (his words) and "too political" but absolutely adored Skyrim. He needed the naked/harem mods and "less ethnic" mods of course. :le-pol-face: