Elder Scrolls V: Bethesda's Next Venture?

Ryan Hauser writes, "Since the arrival of the Xbox 360 the system has seen many great titles of across a vast amount of genres. The weakest and unfortunately my favorite, the RPG genre, is usually filled with JRPG’s that while may be intriguing, don’t really warrant a purchase. Bioware managed to spark a lot of intrigue with the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series, but before those blockbuster titles, there was only one true RPG that stood with its head held high – Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Bethesda really stepped it up a notch with Oblivion. Words cannot describe how massive and in-depth the game really was. Bethesda paid attention to every little detail and did its best to make the game as expansive as it could be. Many fans were worried that another Elder Scrolls game would not appear as it has been so long since Oblivion’s inception."

[MrAwesome]

Agreed, also a better character builder and better third person view.

[LordMarius]

with multiplayer

[Lightsaber]

I hope they add mp to it. Something like a mini mmo (6-20 players) be cool get a group a friends together to take down a mob and do quest that you wouldnt be able to do solo

[soundslike]

i'd prefer they kept the multiplayer, if any, instanced only so the open world doesn't take a hit in the graphics department

[Beahmscream]

no multiplayer

[Darrius Cole]

No Multiplayer.

In fact I am against all the changes proposed in this article. Tweaking them a little bit would not hurt but they don't require major changes.

[Spydiggity]

If it's not an entirely new engine, i'm not interested.

[theonlylolking]

I am just hoping its not crap like the last installment in the oblivion series.

[soundslike]

morrowind did seem more "free" and less scared to experiment with crazy items

[BeOneWithTheGun]

Title is misleading. It sounds like they have information on Bethesda's next game and all it is is an opinion on what the next ES should be like. Where is the $@$#$#@$% confirmation that they ARE MAKING IT??????????

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

I also hope so.

[falloutx]

I disagree with #4. "Remove/Change Weapon Degradation" I mean repairing a weapon is not a problem if you've mastered the repair skill, You only need 1 repair hammer in your hot key no problem.

[falloutx]

I just had an idea what if the next Elder Scrolls had some events like in Fallout New Vegas, For example like in New Vegas you could heal some characters if you had enough Medicine skill or like when you could repair the elevator, something like that should be incorporated to the next Elder Scrolls like healing people provided if you have the right amount of healing magic.

[Arup02]

I hope they'll change the engine

[sharif699]

crossing my fingers legs arms eyes and toes. Hopefully they do

[ZombieAssassin]

The only reason i'm hoping they haven't started development on this game yet is so they can use the Rage engine when it's done. Their current engine doesn't seem all that well.

[troll]

Bethesda has debunked the rumours of TES:V using the Rage engine and with good reasons. It's impressive but it isn't built with large open environments in mind. Also, if my memory doesn't fail me, Rage engine requires pre-set lighting so no dynamic lighting and shadows would be possible.

I'm not fond of GameBryo engine, so here's hoping for an in-house developed engine to suit their needs.

[troll]

EDIT: Sorry, I thought you meant Id's Tech5 engine for their game Rage. If you're talking about Rockstars RAGE engine please disregard my previous statement.

[thesithfreak]

i would like the world to feel a little more varied and expansive. give me a mountain to cross at least, i want the feeling that i traveled to a far off land, a journey. the fact that i can hop across cyrodill in 20 minutes or less, takes me out of the experience.

also, a better horse riding system, somehow make the grass and objects render in a little further away, and i didn't realize it till i played demon's souls and went back to oblivion, but the combat is awful clunky.

[probablefailure]

1) The combat should be more like Mount & Blade. Amirite?

2) Oblivion characters were pretty darn ugly, but aside from the beggars (lawl), it didn't detract from the immersive effect.

3) As a PC gamer, I have the advantage of the FANTASTIC mods and was able to fix the oblivion menu. I think they should make a better menu, but allow mods for consoles somehow. Not sure if that is a limitation on Bethesda's part or Sony & MS, but it sure would be nice.

4) You should invest in the armorer skill ;)

I give this article a 7/10. Good but not great.

[troll]

1. Yes, yes you are.

2. Until you came up close and started talking to them. It still gives me nightmares. *shudders*

3. Most likely limitations set by console manufacturers.

4. You should invest in Skooma and Moon Sugar.

[Dark_king]

Sony allows mods MS does not.So they could on the PS3 like Unreal Tournament 3.But I doubt they would want to.Would be great though.

[troll]

That's right, I had forgot about that. Still, my guess is that they want the console versions to be as similar as possible so if one says no it will limit the other consoles as well.

[ThanatosDMC]

They need to make it so that i dont level up too fast just by conjuring skeletons or making potions/poisons. I hit the cap too fast.

[TANUKI]

Definitely agree with you on that!

[JoySticksFTW]

When I came home, he was ready to level up to 20

Cheesy, I know

But then I had all of these high level baddies running around too

[GlowingPotato]

Bethesda next buggy game ???

[Dnied]

Question..

does anybody have oblivion for PS3? how is it performance wise? I played fallout 3 and NV for xbox and want to get oblivion greatest hits but wondering how it is on PS3 as I'd prefer to play it on that but know how these bethesda games can be on the PS3 lol

[probablefailure]

It's good, but you CANNOT finish the Vampirism Cure quest in the game of the year edition. It's not a problem all that much because they add alternative ways to rid yourself of vampirism in the DLC that come with the GOTY edition.

EDIT: Performance wise, I cannot tell the different between the two console versions. I have played them both extensively and they are about the same, but neither hold a candle to the vanilla PC version. With mods, oh god, it's orgasmic.

[ScubaSteve1]

Apparently you can fix the vampire glitch, you need to switch the system under a certain language in order to work. it was posted in playstation forums

[Dnied]

Thnx guys =)

[Deleting]

I hope they make us work to get a powerful/rare weapon or armor then just giving it out in random chests, kind of like the unqiue weapons in Fallout 3. I remember the first time I played it and came out of sewers. The first chest I opened had a water walking necklace, which made getting to places and avoiding enimies were too easy. Also it's always a tough decision to go into magic or stelth, I would always like to be both but when you customise it the magic is useless because all the good magic is high leveled or uses a lot of magica.

[Darrius Cole]

I specialize in magic. I play 100% spell-caster. It makes you weak in the beginning, and you have to spend a ton of money on your spellbook, but you are really powerful about half-way through. The key is to develop you spell-book. You buy a lot of spells. Every time you think of a situation that you could happen you make a spell, and/or enchant some gear for that situation. That way when you encounter the situation you are prepared and can deal with it.

[Xfanboy]

new engine & dx11 please!!

[Hazmat13]

release for PC, 360, PS3! and a better engine maybe like Cryengine3 that would be epic!

[femshep]

it would be awesome but id rather not the multilayer and if you do decide to go with it do like a 4 player drop in drop out coop and have very very little coop based missions

that or make all area's of the elder scrolls world so it would be a huge game and endless stuff to do

[TANUKI]

Also, they gotta get rid of that persistent bug/glitch that is found in Oblivion, F3 and New Vegas (not sure about Morrowind), where if you try to pick up objects (especially small ones), they drop through the ground and disappear forever.

[femshep]

have to admit at times it can be pretty funny tho annoying

[BillOreilly]

I cant wait loving new vegas. 360 isnt lacking wrpgs though. Oblivion, risen, arcania, two worlds 1/2, Fable 1/2/3, Mass Effect 1/2, kotor 1/2, Jade Empire, Alpha Protocol, Fallout 3/new vegas, Dragon Age, Divinity 2, Too Human, Sacred 2, The Dragon Knight Saga and more. Best console for rpgs period. Best jrpgs too imo. Im playing half of those right now jumping around depending on the mood im in. If you like rpgs in general BUY A 360!!!!!!!! Bring on ES5 and Dungeon Siege 3!!!!!

[A LIVING LEGEND]

Morrowind was and remains the better game imo.
Oblivion had 'welcome young friend to the world of rpgs' all over it.

We all started somewhere I guess.
No mp please.
WKC 1&2 fill that void admirably and do it well.

[troll]

"Morrowind was and remains the better game imo."
I agree. Oblivion corrected Morrowinds shortcomings but failed to keep the stuff that made Morrowind great to begin with. I really hope that Bethesda can mend that with TES:V.

[Saryk]

If the Elder Scrolls V is made it needs to be for the next generation of consoles. If this game is made for the lowest common denominator console the game will be just another Oblivion 1.5. I say make it for the PC with all of the bells and whistles. Then once the new consoles come out, make this the first game for them.

[Hozi89]

First and foremost. I love TES as much as all of you out there. I don't think anything is truly wrong with he core mechanics of the game. But If I had a say in how the next installment should be, well then this is what I would recommend.

Gameplay: Oblivion was a great improvement over Morrowind in terms of gameplay/combat. However, I felt as if it could've offered a bit more. For example, Dual weilding blades, a more realistic approach when swinging your sword like a clash system where you blade clashes w/your apponents. A bit more combos to utilize.

Assasins should be able to break someone's neck with their hands. Also, the loading times, geez, it was a bit redundant. Maybe they could make the world like how Just Cause 2 works. Seamless loading, and the menu system should be redone completely. I hated scrolling through a long list just to find an Item. Maybe A drag and drop feature? and an inventory menu like that of most mmos? What about creature to ride other than horses? and the ability to uses telekinesis on characters, not only objects.

Now, this I think is a MUST have feature. Full support for PSMove and 3D!

Multiplayer: If TES5 is going to have Multiplayer, then it should definately NOT be in the style of an MMO. It should have the single player or storymode and add the ability to invite up to about 4-8 players so you can team up and conquer quest and dungeons together. Also I think the idea of having a Dual mode where two player can combat each other in the likes of the arena via internet and earn prizes for it. That would be cool IMO.

If no online multiplayer, then I think at least have split screen co-op. or split screen one on one (duals)

Environment: I really loved the way they crafted a rich medieval world, but one thing I found lacking was no children. Because of this, to me it felt a bit unrealistic. There wasn't enough boss like battle to behold IMO. I think it would be great to have a boss waiting in every dungeon or ruins of the game.

[DarkFantasy]

i'm dieing for a new elderscrolls game,i need it like i need air! lucky iv had dragon age from bioware to tie me over(also picking up dragon age 2 and me2 for ps3 after new years)..but i need my elder scrolls from bethesda!,and no i hope they don't add MP at the vary least some co-op but not a full blown mp,i love a good single player not every game need mp.

[OdinBlade]

This is posibly my most wanted game next to deus ex 3.I just hope they make it more like morrowind that oblivion.Oblivion seemed to have half the features morrowind had.Like levitation/spears/multi-summon s/better enchanting/better selection of weapons and a much more interesting world.Although I loved Oblivion and it looked amazing I wish it was closer to morrowind im many regards.I also like the difficulty of morrowind.Oblivion seemed to be a beginners rpg