Saw that era thread.
We've had a bajillion survival crafting games that are kinda like TES. Conan Exiles for example is pretty similar on paper.
The difference of course is that these games focus on the player growing in strength against nature while TES focuses on growing in strength against society.
It's so so so much cheaper to develop the former yet it's just as popular. Why would a studio invest in a true attempt at the TES formula when they could make one of these games instead?
Fallout 4 and The Outer Worlds are true to the TES formula but neither has a fantasy setting. Also there are smaller games that are kinda Elder Scrolls like. Pine for example lacks first person or character creation, but it has an evolving world based off actions and reputations.
Or this random indie game I just found off google: Wytchsun: Elleros Origins on Steam EDT: this game seems to be fraudulent, so maybe that sums up the situation of TES clones.
Next gen we'll at least have Avowed and TES 6 as proper games using the formula.
We've had a bajillion survival crafting games that are kinda like TES. Conan Exiles for example is pretty similar on paper.
The difference of course is that these games focus on the player growing in strength against nature while TES focuses on growing in strength against society.
It's so so so much cheaper to develop the former yet it's just as popular. Why would a studio invest in a true attempt at the TES formula when they could make one of these games instead?
Fallout 4 and The Outer Worlds are true to the TES formula but neither has a fantasy setting. Also there are smaller games that are kinda Elder Scrolls like. Pine for example lacks first person or character creation, but it has an evolving world based off actions and reputations.
Or this random indie game I just found off google: Wytchsun: Elleros Origins on Steam EDT: this game seems to be fraudulent, so maybe that sums up the situation of TES clones.
Next gen we'll at least have Avowed and TES 6 as proper games using the formula.
