Honestly, the amount of time it takes AAA titles like this to launch is crazy. Buuut if that’s the price we pay for getting a finished, somewhat bug free experience, then so be it. I’d rather that that crunch leading to burnout and a product that gets rushed out to appease shareholders (stares in 2077).
I’m not sure what to expect at this point. I would hope it’s very well polished. But it is Bethesda. So who knows. Haha.
It can’t be worse than FO76? Maybe?
Honestly with how shit Bethesda has been, and my low opinion of Skyrim compared to the earlier Elder Scrolls games, i’m not that excited. Like all AAA games nowadays its gonna be a buggy and unplayable mess. And once it gets fixed, people will realize it wasnt even a good game in the first place.
I came in on Oblivion and loved it. For as much of a mess as Skyrim was, I enjoyed it. I’ve found it very, very hard to go back and play Morrowind (or earlier games) as a newcomer without a pair nostalgia goggles. I agree, like all Bethesda releases, it will be a buggy mess. But I’m still looking forward to it. I just want another entry in the series to get lost in, but that’s probably just my depression and me looking back at more than a decade ago with my own nostalgia goggles.
I never cared for RPGs growing up but when KotOR came out when I was in college I was immediately hooked! My next serious dip into the RPG pool was Oblivion and I loved it!
Skyrim, for how much it improved on Oblivion didn’t capture me the same way. Despite it red-ringing my 360 the seemingly endless random dragon attacks made me outright quit the game. It wasn’t until last year I gave it another shot on XBone with the anniversary edition and even then it wasn’t as enthralling as everyone makes it out to be
KOTOR is one I’ve wanted to try, but worry it’ll be a Morrowind experience for me. I was excited to hear about the remake, but that seems like it could be in limbo at the moment.
Oblivion was far more vibrant and fantasical-feeling while out and exploring. Skyrim felt very dull and depressing, but that was also the vibe they were going for. I don’t fault anyone for not liking something. Hell, Witcher 3 should be right up my alley on paper, and I just didn’t end up enjoying it, even after giving it several hours at a friend’s recommendation.
The color palette in Oblivion alone is more vibrant and saturated than the one in Skyrim. Skyrim is a lot cooler (white balancing wise) and greyer in tone, making it feel a little drab compared to the lush greens of Cyrodiil.
At it’s release though, Oblivion was the prettiest in-game forest around.
Edit: Cheydinhal in particular. Such a pretty city. Sadly it’s super fugly in ESO, but it’s absolutely gorgeous in Oblivion.
For me, my issue with Skyrim was largely with mechanics. I like a little number-crunching in my RPGs, and trying out different builds. Skyrim just felt too… streamlined I guess. At this point I’m a little wary of games that advertise “play any way you want!” since it often feels more like “do whatever you want, none of your decisions matter”
Been in and out of the gaming community, so explain like I’m five; Do you think it is because the work they put into the Fallout franchise?
Fallout has also been an absolute mess for a while. Fallout 4 and 76 were terrible games, and I personally dislike the new direction of the Bethesda games.
I am so wary of their games now. I tried Fallout 4, even did their stupid app and it went no where for me. I even bought their billion dollar preorder and fanciness, so I could hate it. I let 76 run its course before even trying it; so I still haven’t played it.
I’m hoping they’re backing away from Elder Scrolls because of that. Make it right or just let us buy a thousand copies of Skyrim I guess.
I don’t think im qualified or knowledgeable enough to say why their games have been really bad, I can only give my opinion that they are. And because of that, I probably wont be coming back to buy their stuff.
… I’m starting to feel old. Was that really 5 years ago? The pandemic really screwed with my sense of time…
Not really that surprising that we haven’t gotten much (if anything) new since. It was pretty clear that the trailer was basically just a statement of “we plan on this being a thing that exists at some point”. IIRC, we knew that it was extremely early in development and that Starfield would come first.
As a side note: I remember people theorising that it would be subtitled Redfall, since Bethesda had trademarked the name around the same time.
I really wish devs would stop doing early reveals.
We’re probably going to see Skyblivion and Skywind release before TES6…
Bethesda really has no incentive to actually make TES6 so long as they have healthy subscribers for TES Online, I’m not surprised at all the game has likely been put on ice until the next generation.
Fortunately Starfield looks amazing and will hopefully fill that void for most of us who want a single player experience.
I don’t buy this. TES Online and actual TES games are so fundamentally different that they do not have the same audience. There are probably millions of people who will buy TES6 but have no interest in playing an MMORPG.
Plus, if TESO is even a thing, it’s because Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim paved the way by creating an interesting lore and gathering an audience. TES6 adds up for TESO, rather than resting from it.
In any case I’d imagine TES 6 would only serve to strengthen TES online and the entire TES franchise, so I don’t think that’s any reason for them not to make it.
ESO’s story arcs, despite being within an MMORPG, can be played single player if one is feeling particularly antisocial. There’s a ton of story quests since the game has been out for a decade now that you could probably fit the entirety (content hours wise) of the Morrowind/Oblivion/Skyrim quest lines into it. Probably why the game is like 100 GB lol.
Of course, as an MMO, the storyline is constrained a bit (your choices functionally don’t really matter too much) since the game world can’t change drastically, so you won’t have an Imperial/Stormcloak type showdown that forever altered the landscape.
Still, ESO scratches the Morrowind itch, especially their latest Necrom expansion.
There’s also Tamriel Rebuilt (Morrowind mod) that also has Necrom, but I haven’t had a chance to check what they’ve done recently. (Last time I installed it, Firewatch was the farthest east they’ve gone but that was a long time ago).
Lots of MMOs work that way. I’m not talking about the fact that the game is multiplayer, I’m talking about the fact that the core gameplay does not offer the same uniquely immersive experience currently only found in single player Bethesda games like Skyrim or Fallout 4.
You definitely haven’t played ESO
Sheesh! I wasn’t holding my breath then. And I’m not holding it now. I played Oblivion in school. Skyrim right after college.
Now my hair is gray and il be 40 in a couple years.
That was such a weird thing to do, considering that Starfield isnt even out yet.
My guess it that TES6 won’t be out for a good 6-7 years more.
Considering that for years Bethesda couldn’t fart without their fans asking “Where is ES6? Just let us know ES6 exists!”, I’m not too surprised. They rushed a teaser just to shut people up, but in the process set themselves up for years more of “Show us more ES6!”
Peak Bethesda for me was announcing Fallout 4 six months before release date. None of this 10+ years to build up hype that the game can’t live up to.
It’s okay. We’ll get Skyrim for the PS6.
It was just an announcement. It is quite normal for huge AAA games to take more than 5 years to develop. Bethesda was and probably is not in full time production for TES 6. But sure time flies very fast and feel old now…
Let’s be honest here, it’s not even in full production yet, not until Bethesda releases Starfield.
I’m sure Starfield will release in a broken state and require at least a year of patching to be mostly playable, so we’ll also have to factor that development time in as well.
That’s okay. Take your time, Bethesda, and give us an amazing TES6 whenever it’s ready.
Until then, to be fair, the modding community is still doing amazing things to TES5, so I’m okay to wait.
Considering how much time I hope to get out of Starfield, once that releases I won’t mind the wait.
Coincidentally, Metroid Prime 4 announcement trailer is turning 5 on June 13th, although they did scrap everything and started over again. Let’s just hope the games turns out great and the wait is worth it.
When it actually releases I’m sure there will be tons of articles and news that it was rushed and is unfinished
There was an announcement trailer? I tune all of it out until there’s a release date, I didn’t know a single thing about starfield until today. Looks rad, hopefully it delivers.
Agreed. Came to the thread to be upset about Skyrim slowness but am now just excited for Starfield.
