The Elder Scrolls 6: What If Bethesda Focused On Narrative And De-Emphasized The Open World?

The most we should hope from The Elder Scrolls 6 is that it doesn’t casualize itself more beyond what Fallout 4 already did.…
- Ultimately, I suppose the most we should hope from The Elder Scrolls 6 is that it doesn’t casualize itself more beyond what Fallout 4 already did. – Original
- The most we should hope from The Elder Scrolls 6 is that it doesn’t casualize itself more beyond what Fallout 4 already did. – Rosie Graf 9 years ago
But the emphasis would be shifted to telling a story, and the game would be designed around that expectation.
Think of it like The Witcher 2 or Mass Effect– exploration would still be a thing, and it would be rewarded.
There are multiple tantalizing possibilities to this approach- for one, Bethesda have crafted extremely rich lore for the world of Tamriel, and a story focused game would let them do justice to that lore in the game’s main narrative.

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Rosie Graf May 4, 2016 Log in to Reply
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I look forward to the Elderscrolls 6 and it is a great achievement to have created the 5 ones before this and all the lore which is in it.