The Elder Scrolls 6is still many years away anda former Bethesda developer with plenty of experience with the franchise wants fans to lower their expectations. Announced with a teaser trailer in 2018, the reveal that anotherElder Scrollsgame was in development took the fan base by storm, but unveiling the project so early has resulted in more frustration than excitement. Given thatStarfieldreceived its first trailer at the same time and took five years to develop, it’s safe to assume thatThe Elder Scrolls 6won’t see the lightof day soon.
PerGame Rant, Bruce Nesmith, a former game designer at Bethesda who worked on major titles likeThe Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, andThe Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, told YouTube channelKiwi Talkzthatit will be “nearly impossible” for the sixth game to live up to the hype.
Despite this, Nesmith still has faith in the studio and is confident thatThe Elder Scrolls 6is"undoubtedly going to be an amazing game." Regardless,the player base won’t be able to avoid comparing it to older titles, making it harder to meet those lofty expectations.
Was The Elder Scrolls 6 Announced Too Early?
When it comes to the notorious hype train that’s so crucial to marketing a video game, building up fans' excitement for too long can be detrimental. Nesmith has a point regarding player expectations since the community will have waited over a decade sincethe last single-playerElder Scrolls.Skyrimis still considered to be one ofthe most important, influential RPGs of all time, sothe lengthy wait for a sequel has raised the excitement to a point where anticipation is running wild.
Bethesda announcing the game so early adds to the problem as confirmation thatThe Elder Scrolls 6is happening only makes fans want the game more.The longer a project sits in development, the more rumors begin to spread about the experience, setting up the community for some major disappointments. Fandoms tend to hype themselves up and expect the impossible for games with lengthy development cycles, as evidenced by titles likeCyberpunk 2077, andeven Bethesda’s ownStarfield.
This Fantasy RPG Might Ease The Wait For The Elder Scrolls 6
Bethesda’s highly anticipated next fantasy RPG is still apparently years away, but another game releasing sooner might have some of the same appeal.
The Elder Scrolls 6will likely turn out to be, at the very least, a good game but that might not be enough to satisfy the community. Waiting over a decade for anything can set one’s excitement too high so, as Nesmith correctly points out,fans should temper their expectations for the role-playing game. It’s better to be pleasantly surprised than over-hyped and disappointed.
