mansoor1980
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i hope they dont ignore the fallout franchise
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Bethesda teases early development of The Elder Scrolls VI on 30th anniversary of the franchise
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SEGAvangelist
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Yeah, OK. Sure. Starfield is far more advanced than anything Soule has ever done. I've already commented on this in the past, but Zur did some Mozartean stuff with Starfield. Opening statement in the main theme and building new compositions out of all the motives present in the opening theme. It's brilliant, expertly crafted, and you probably haven't closely listened to the Starfield score if you think it sucks. I love what Jeremy Soule did for The Elder Scrolls, but it's no comparison, IMO.
KaiserBecks
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See you at launch
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
30th anniversary deserves a new engine announcement.
balls of snow
Gold Member
Multiplatform release yeah?
Giallo Corsa
Member
But...why ?
Think of all that duct tape they have left in their offices for the past 15 years !
Treasure Hunter
Neo Member
If by new engine you mean Creation next iteration, by all means. A completely new engine migration would be a complete disaster.
Kacho
Gold Member
The Starfield score is functional but unremarkable. It will be the same in TESVI if Zur is tasked with composing the music. Gonna feel like off brand Elder Scrolls.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
i hope they dont ignore the fallout franchise
Todd Howard Confirms Fallout 5 Is Coming After Elder Scrolls 6 - IGN
Todd Howard has confirmed to IGN that Fallout 5 will be Bethesda Game Studios' next game after The Elder Scrolls 6, which itself will follow on from 2023's Starfield.
Our grandkids will play it on day 1.
Topher
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ftfy
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
When was this game announced with that tiny trailer? 5 years ago?
By the time it comes out, it'll skip a gen an be a 2028 kind of game. You never know, maybe even 2030.
By the time it comes out, it'll skip a gen an be a 2028 kind of game. You never know, maybe even 2030.
Hudo
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Fucking hell...
SEGAvangelist
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Dr.Morris79
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E-Cat
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Elder Scrolls music is a different beast, a Sibelian kind of quiet introversion and embodying the natural elements. It's where Soule excels at.
SoloCamo
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Rusty Shackelford
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Humdinger
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Morrowind is my favorite game of all time. I enjoyed Oblivion, and I loved Skyrim. No doubt, I will buy Elder Scrolls VI, if for no other reason than sentimental attachment to the series. I will have to play it for myself. I take some comfort from knowing that they will not (unlike what happened with Starfield) abandon the core element of what makes their games so immersive, the open-world exploration.
However, it is way too early to get "excited" about anything -- the game is many years away -- and I'm pretty jaded by Bethesda's track record over the past decade. So although I fully intend to buy the game, I also fully expect to be disappointed.
However, it is way too early to get "excited" about anything -- the game is many years away -- and I'm pretty jaded by Bethesda's track record over the past decade. So although I fully intend to buy the game, I also fully expect to be disappointed.
64bitmodels
Reverse groomer.
Game companies should not be allowed to celebrate anniversaries of their games if they've been absent with new entries for 7+ years.
The franchise has been around for 30 years yes but you haven't made 30 years worth of games, neither have you gained 30 years worth of experience.
In reality we've had 15 years worth of elder scrolls games and then dead silence for the rest
fatmarco
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Yeah, I'd also say Starfield actually suffered musically in part because of repetition and its inability to get out of the way. It didn't have the kinds of passive, ambient atmospheric sounds that allowed you to play long sessions of Skyrim, nor was it dynamic enough to enhance those individual moments of discovery.
To be fair though, a lot of the issues with the music are the fault of the game itself. There was very few big discovery moments for dynamic music to even play a part. The music in Skyrim (and Morrowind and Oblivion) worked a lot largely because the worlds lore/canon gave the music a gravitas that Starfield just couldn't compete with due to it not existing in a world with magic. Elder Scrolls lore is full of mystery and unknown, of men, magic, and gods, and the music does an incredible job of conveying those elements.
Exploring an ancient civilization's underground city, whose population vanished thousands of years ago with no clear explanation, where you can find texts and lore around every corner is always going to crush the feeling of exploring a procedurally generated mercenary outpost on a completely meaningless planet, with completely valueless, non unique loot. Skyrim is full of the former, and unfortunately Starfield is primarily the latter.
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Badlucktroll
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Should be awesome on PS5 pro
justiceiro
Marlboro: Other M
Don't worry guys, Microsoft will ensure this turns goo... Hahaha, couldn't even finish the sentence..
James Sawyer Ford
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I really hope this studio can turn things around. They’ve been making the same outdated games for a very long time, Starfield being an example of a title that also introduced so much bloat and flaws
They need to really rethink their engine, and the amount of worthless trivial scope they add to their games
They need to really rethink their engine, and the amount of worthless trivial scope they add to their games
Badlucktroll
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Can’t they just do this game on Unreal Engine 5? Just this once?
SoloCamo
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vaibhavpisal
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Will play it 2 years after launch, so maybe 10 yrs from now??
Had promised myself this with Starfield as well but stupidity got the better of me.
No more Todd Howard press conferences for me, ever….
Had promised myself this with Starfield as well but stupidity got the better of me.
No more Todd Howard press conferences for me, ever….
simpatico
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Considering Starfield sales numbers they might not have the luxury of such a long dev cycle.
Banjo64
cumsessed
This has got disaster written all over it. There’s a really clear trajectory with BGS, they reached their zenith with TES V in 2011 and it’s been a decline ever since.
Fallout 4 and Starfield have been repackaged Skyrims in a post apocalyptic and space setting.
This will be Skyrim set in another Tamriel region. The issue is that this will release nearly 20 years after the last iteration and people are sick and tired of the BGS formula.
Fallout 4 and Starfield have been repackaged Skyrims in a post apocalyptic and space setting.
This will be Skyrim set in another Tamriel region. The issue is that this will release nearly 20 years after the last iteration and people are sick and tired of the BGS formula.
mansoor1980
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a lot of hurtfull replies inhere , starfield broke a lot of hearts it seems
todd howard redemption arc begins with ES6..................
todd howard redemption arc begins with ES6..................
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iHaunter
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The one that's on life support and dialysis.
Badlucktroll
Member
Microsoft will change its mind on a dime
Kacho
Gold Member
I miss the good old days when I thought Fallout 4 was just an anomalya lot of hurtfull replies inhere , starfield broke a lot of hearts it seems
todd howard redemption arc begins with ES6..................
Kings Field
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I hope they can recapture that magic they had with Morrowind and Oblivion because Skyrim just didn’t do it for me at all.
LRKD
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At least with something like Elder Scrolls, the devs have previous games to look back towards, when they are wondering how the hell to make a decent game. But with 3 mid-bad games in a row, you bet people will be questioning this ones quality all the way up to release.
Also, does anyone seriously expect a new engine? Hell no, not happening. I also don't think the engine has ever truly been the problem. It's not a bad car, it's a bad driver so to speak. You don't see people speaking ill of something like Destiny that has been using a 25-year-old engine.
Also, does anyone seriously expect a new engine? Hell no, not happening. I also don't think the engine has ever truly been the problem. It's not a bad car, it's a bad driver so to speak. You don't see people speaking ill of something like Destiny that has been using a 25-year-old engine.
Killjoy-NL
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Might buy it depending on the PS5 reviews.
Gudji
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DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Their biggest, most expensive, longest-in-development game with their largest ever development team. Surely that means it’s going to be awesome, right?
Johnny Concrete
Member
I pity everyone that “can’t wait”.
Because you’ll have to wait. Oh yes.
Because you’ll have to wait. Oh yes.