TES II: Daggerfall - A Complete Retrospective
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Published 2022-03-26
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Sections
Part 1 - The Making of Daggerfall
Series Intro 0:00
Part 1 Intro 0:58
90s Bethesda 1:39
The Elder Scrolls Chapter 1 Arena 2:16
The Making of Daggerfall 7:20
Part 1 Conclusion 22:30
Part 2 - Living in the world of Daggerfall
Character Creation 23:39
Dungeon Crawling 32:24
Combat 36:51
Difficulty 38:24
Levelling 39:51
Living in the World of Daggerfall 41:01
Ambience (and World Design) 47:35
Game-altering diseases 50:08
Artefacts 51:08
Travelling 52:16
Part 2 conclusion 53:40
Part 3 - The Guilds and Factions of Daggerfall
Quests Overview 55:20
Types of Quests 1:00:48
Negatives of Daggerfall's Quest System 1:06:06
Guilds Overview 1:07:38
Types of Guilds 1:10:07
Part 3 Conclusion 1:19:27
Part 4 - Daedric Quests and Crafting Systems
Random Quests 1:20:11
Daedric Quests 1:20:53
Vampire Quests 1:25:36
Crafting Systems 1:27:56
Part 4 Conclusion 1:32:50
Part 5 - The Story of Daggerfall - Lysandus Plotline
Part 5 intro 1:33:24
Our Role & Goals 1:35:48
Initial Critiques 1:38:42
Setting the Stage 1:43:21
What happened to Lysandus 1:48:44
Finding the King's body 2:06:01
Releasing the twisted soul (Choices) 2:12:26
Plot summary 2:15:51
Tying up loose ends 2:21:01
Part 5 Conclusion 2:22:51
Part 6 - The Story of Daggerfall - Emperor's Letter Plotline
Part 6 Intro 2:23:09
Where is the letter 2:24:03
The Totem… baby? 2:38:45
Acquiring the totem… and the heirs of Tiber Septim? 2:49:18
How did Urial mess up so poorly with the Letter? 2:55:15
The Mantellan Crux 3:00:13
The Multiple Endings 3:02:10
Part 6 Conclusion 3:03:35
Part 7 - The Lore of Daggerfall
Part 7 Intro 3:04:51
The Mantella 3:06:53
The Man-God 3:14:38
The Warp in the West 3:19:55
Retcons 3:23:11
Part 7 Conclusion 3:26:12
Part 8 - The Age of Daggerfall
Part 8 Intro 3:27:05
The DOS Version 3:29:07
The Unity Version 3:36:14
Series Conclusion 3:39:26
Credits 3:43:39
Thanks to PatricianTV for the inspiration for this video.
Thanks to Indigo Gaming and Once Lost Games for their incredible support.
SOURCES:
Youtube reviews I watched:
• Before Skyrim Ch.2 | Elder Scrolls | ...
• The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall Review
• The Elder Scrolls ll: Daggerfall | Re...
• Classic Review REDUX - The Elder Scro...
Daggerfall trailer:
• Daggerfall Trailer
Old websites:
web.archive.org/web/20031220095406/http://12.145.6…
www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=162…
www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16245
forums.dfworkshop.net/viewtopic.php?t=1080
www.mobygames.com/game/elder-scrolls-chapter-ii-da…
tcrf.net/Proto:The_Elder_Scrolls_II:_Daggerfall/Oc…
www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16245&st…
drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0ByRZMKXTjUMbUH…
The Daggerfall Essay:
kultcds.com/Upload/MakingofDaggerfall.pdf
www.reddit.com/r/Daggerfall/comments/7d7l0t/found_…
Referenced games:
• The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall OST ...
• Eye of the Beholder (PC/DOS) "Longpla...
• Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss ...
• Terminator: Future Shock
• Donkey Kong Country Video Walkthrough
Wikis:
en.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Screenshots
en.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Games_Domain_Preview
en.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Interactive_Entertainm…
en.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Concept_Art
en.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Development_Team
en.uesp.net/wiki/Arena:Concept_Art
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Lieberman
elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/arena
elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/daggerfall
en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Warp_in_the_West
CES:
• Bethesda Softworks at Winter CES 1995
• Video
Other articles:
medium.com/@indigogaming/how-i-almost-made-the-gam…
arcadology.net/tag/daggerfall/
Art by:
Fuelreaver
Elder Scrolls Legends
Alexey Rudikov
Undead-night
Devolist Art Blog
Violetta-Altory
ognevkafenella
Hieronymus7z
Koncept (Nexus)
fkcogus333
Egnirc
Alex Tarakanov
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All Comments (21)
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"If you dont save every 5 minutes out of fear, youre doing something wrong" ah yes. The Elder Scrolls mantra.
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I loved Daggerfall. It offered so much variety to veteran CRPG players. The procedural dungeons were sometimes ridiculously huge. The best review I read about the game at the time is the the dungeons were 'seemingly built by dwarves with a government contract.'
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Someone who is listen to hundreds of hours of elder scrolls lore. This is the only video that I will listen to about dagger fall. This is your Magnum opus friend. You did amazing work with this.
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1:34:11 Daggerfall having a very in depth story as opposed to Arena being very generic…. I remember Ted Peterson saying he specifically did that on purpose. After people said Arena’s was so simple he was like “okay, fine. (Cracks fingers) Watch this…” lol
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"why is my sister called rose?" "because your mother loves roses" "thanks dad" "no problem TES II: Daggerfall - A Complete Retrospective by Jwlar"
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Daggerfall was simultaneously a game far ahead of its time, and one that feels like it couldn't be made today
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Theory: Sheogorath helps the Agent find the Mantella because he's the only Daedric prince insane enough to fully understand the Warp in the West and accurately predict it leading to the future of the series and finding him and ideal replacement in the Shivering Isles expansion.
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It’s odd because I remember thinking Morrowind was “too old” for me to enjoy… then here comes Micky D with Daggerfall and suddenly, I’m thoroughly obsessed with the damn game, literally can’t even stop thinking about it during my work day 😂
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Many people miss the fact that your character history is directly related to the choices you made in character creation, and you even start with the items in your inventory from your story. How cool is that?
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the door sounds, the skeleton sounds, and spellcasting sounds, are so burned into my brain that they appear in dreams and I hear them in movies all the time.
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I never played Daggerfall, nor I have plans to, but I saw the entire video without feeling bored once, really nice job
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I remember when I used to be excited for games and not cautiously skeptical. The people creating the game reading fan mail and actually wanting to create a branching narrative with CONSEQUENCES is crazy.
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Daggerfall was perhaps too ahead of its time. It has amazing potential, but the technology just wasn't there at the time, and the dungeons are way too big. Daggerfall Unity is a great modernized way to play this game. I hope someone makes a Daggerfall-style game with modern technology.
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You are the only daggerfall veteran that actually recommends the smaller dungeons setting. This is a really good video btw.
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The one thing about Daggerfall that I find unrivalled is the vibe. Every song in the soundtrack has its place and seems to play at the perfect moment. The variety (although small) of the biomes make the world feel diverse and separated. It’s impossible to trek through the forests, plains, jungles, or deserts of this game without stopping to take a look at the endless horizon. Absolutely nothing immerses me more than Daggerfall, and that is why I love this game.
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I love dagger fall, i used to have an entire notebook of quest logs and my own hints and tips....such a HUGE map.
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Best part about Daggerfall Unity has to be the mods, makes this already great game that much better, this is easily one of the better videos I’ve seen about Daggerfall
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One of my earliest memories as a kid. Standing behind my father resting my head on his shoulder as he sat playing daggerfall. Just starting to watch it now, I know its gonna be a real trip watching this. Blast from the past.
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I’ve never played any Elder Scrolls outside of Skyrim but I am fucking obsessed with Daggerfall because of this video. I didn’t really understand why people shat on modern Elder Scrolls stories but it makes sense now—this story is incredible with so many different factions/hidden plots, plus it is so large scale! It’s a massive geopolitical-fantasy drama and I need to experience it as soon as possible
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So, I tried Arena before I tried Daggerfall. The very first thing that impressed me was when I exited Privateer's Hold. I was able to pull up the world map, zoom in on where I was, and find a nearby village... And I was actually able to walk all the way there! It's actually not far away either, I believe it's atop a hill just to the south, and it might take two minutes tops.
