The Elder Scrolls: A Promise Unfulfilled | Complete Elder Scrolls Documentary, History and Analysis
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Published 2018-06-25
In my very first feature-length documentary/analysis video, I take a look at the best-selling RPG series: The Elder Scrolls, from its humble beginnings in Arena, through #Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and #Skyrim, as well as the spinoff games: Battlespire, Redguard, The Elder Scrolls Online and even Shadowkey.
I hope you enjoy this complete Elder Scrolls documentary and opinion piece on how the series evolved.
0:00:00 Intro
0:02:39 Arena
0:07:06 Daggerfall
0:14:17 Battlespire
0:19:00 Redguard
0:22:00 The Road to Morrowind
0:25:34 Morrowind
0:34:28 Oblivion
0:47:52 Skyrim
1:02:30 The Elder Scrolls Online
1:07:44 Elder Scrolls: Legends
1:08:27 The Creation Kit and Modding
1:11:22 The Elder Scrolls That Could Have Been
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MUSIC CREDITS
Arena & Daggerfall soundtracks by Eric Heberling
Battlespire and Redguard soundtracks by Absolute Pitch
Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim and ESO soundtracks by Jeremy Soule
The Elder Scrolls: Arena (Remastered) by Jambus
• Video
Elder Scrolls arrangements by Dan Goodale, Fredrik Eriksson, Karl Christmas, Ramon Molesworth, Robert Hood and Zenogias.
teatimecoder.com/daggerfall-music
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind "The Final Stage" by Freemind
ocremix.org/remix/OCR01207
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion "Beyond the Imperial Prison" by HyperDuck SoundWorks
ocremix.org/remix/OCR03522
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim "Legends Around the Fire" by RebeccaETripp
ocremix.org/remix/OCR03712
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FOOTAGE CREDITS
Beyond Skyrim: Three Kingdoms and Elsweyr footage by McFearless.
• Beyond Skyrim: Three Kingdoms Announc...
Beyond Skyrim Project | beyondskyrim.org/
Daggerfall Unity | youtube.com/user/sragon67
Castle Master | • Can You Endure? #2 -- Castle Master (...
Dungeon Master | / @outasynctv9183
Elite (1984) | • Elite gameplay (PC Game, 1984)
No One Lives Forever | / @unleashed_fps1666
Crysis | / @pcgamingvideos
COD WW2 | • Call of Duty WW2 Gameplay Walkthrough...
Pirates of the Caribbean | • Pirates of the Caribbean The Game Par...
GameStar Todd Howard interview | • Interview mit Todd Howard - GameStar ...
Todd Howard interview with Game Informer | • Bethesda's Todd Howard on the Evoluti...
BGS tour | • Tour Skyrim's Bethesda Game Studios W...
Ken Rolston interview | • Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning Intervie...
Emil Pagliarulo talk | • Talks from STORY: Emil Pagliarulo, wr...
Bruce Nesmith talk | • Presentation: Radiant Story - Bruce N...
Chris Weaver talk | • Keynote - Amplius Ludo, Beyond the Ho...
Battlespire multiplayer | • TES: Battlespire. Играем в кооперативе!
Elder Scrolls Shadowkey footage by N-Gage Video Archive | ngage.arhn.eu/
Daggerfall spellcrafting, Morrowind: Bloodmoon and Morrowind: Tribunal | / @helswake
Morrowind spellmaking | • Spellmaking - Morrowind Mechanics
Knights of the Nine | / @bippoernesti
Shivering Isles | • Oblivion - Shivering Isles: Sheogorat...
Dawnguard | • Dawnguard Skyrim Next Gen HD Max grap...
Skyrim VR | • Video
Dragonborn | • (PC) Skyrim - Modded No Commentary 60...
Forbidden Magic Spell Pack | • FORBIDDEN MAGIC: Spells Mod!!- Xbox M...
Houses of Morrowind art | www.artstation.com/artwork/mG43Z
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SOURCES
en.uesp.net/
www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=224…
www.imperial-library.info/content/interviews-MW-te…
www.gamasutra.com/view/news/299390/QA_Ken_Rolstons…
www.mobygames.com/
venturebeat.com/2012/01/27/bethesdas-nesmith-refle…
web.archive.org/web/20070609185118/http://www.elde…
www.reddit.com/r/ElderScrolls/comments/4os0fj/clea…
www.imperial-library.info/content/interviews-MW-te…
www.gamasutra.com/view/news/299390/QA_Ken_Rolstons…
www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games…
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005…
web.archive.org/web/20130721072444/http://planetel…
alchetron.com/
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All Comments (21)
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The ability in Daggerfall to commit mortgage fraud is amazing
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"What's the worst that could happen? We go out of business? Well let's go all out; THIS is the game" - Todd Howard, WHERE DID YOU GO?!? COME BAAACKK!
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As someone who has only played Oblivion and Skyrim, I'm DYING for that Daggerfall spellcrafting system.
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"How is playing an Orc different from playing a High Elf?" - that is not a question in Skyrim. But it is a question you can ask in Daggerfall.
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I had a bad drug habit (coke) back when Daggerfall was released back in 1990's. I quit cold turkey and played video games non stop. Daggerfall was my go to escapism for 2 more years. Its over 20 years later and i love games and i'm clean still ... but games now a days dont reach for the stars , they seem to want to only reach into our wallets now. Your vid is really informative, amazing work. I miss the glory days when games were made with passion for fun.
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"Keep it simple, stupid." killed fallout 4.
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DUDE. being able to LIE YOUR WAY OUT OF COURT would be so much fun in Skyrim. even if it was a mostly dialogue based thing, at least it would give the speechcraft specialists a place to shine! on the other hand. I get the feeling skyrim 'lawyers' are purely theoretical as most conflicts are resolved with fists or swords before they ever get to a court room.
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Honestly I think they just forgot to implement survival in the freezing environment of Skyrim. The best example of this is the “clear skies” shout. You use it to get past a bitter cold barrier. That’s it. It was clearly implemented to be an alternative to having to use a potion or something to not die. You never use it again however unless you want to take a screenshot (which by the way you could just go into the command menu and just change the weather)
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"While Skyrim aimed for the foothills and hit its target, Daggerfall had its eyes dead set on the stars" Beautiful
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Todd Howard: we removed everything unnecessary also Todd Howard: adds cooking system that barely has any effect, tons of of repetitive quests with no meaning and shouts that do exactly the same as most spells
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Quote "Given the same tools the developers at Bethesda use, the modding community seems to be able to pinpoint our desires more accurately than the creators themselves." Is just so good. Like When the sun hits that ridge just right.
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To the guy who put this video out years ago: this is probably my 20th time watching it. It is good, it stays good; if anything it keeps getting BETTER. Everything is perfect, from the editing and music, the background gameplay and featured images that relate to the script, the pacing, the presentation, everything. You have made one of the greatest documentaries I’ve ever watched and I just want you to know that
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It’s so ironic that the games lost complexity as computers became more powerful. Edit: from a time management perspective it makes sense given that more man hours have to be put into level design and modeling etc. less time for quest manufacturing 👩🏭🤷♂️
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"What could Bethesda possibly do now that would impress audiences more than the content the fans are creating themselves?" The most powerful sentence in the video
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What Howard doesn’t understand is that there aren’t any superfluous features in an RPG because even one player might love that detail for their character. Having the option adds to a game world even if I refuse the option.
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"We know what the fans want but we aren't going to do that." -Todd Howard
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20 years ago when game store employees were chaotic neutral.
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Todd Howard's first game as PL being Redguard actually makes a lot of sense
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Skyrim is my favorite of the series because i'm a little bitch and i like getting held by the hand. Great video btw.
