I tried playing Morrowind, but the interface confused me. I couldn't figure out how to do anything, and was too damn lazy to look it up lol. That's a good point about taking out fast travel though. I skipped ahead quite a bit in Skyrim, and can't help but feel like I missed a lot. All I want is for it NOT to be buggy ass, half finished piece of crap upon release.
What I Want From The Elder's Scrolls VI
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 On 12/13/2013 at 03:49 AM by Blake Turner See More From This User » |
This highly untopical blog is brought by someone who doesn't care about topicality. Seriously, topicality is more theoretical than practical, much like Christopher Reeves ability to walk, or Michael J Fox's ability to paint straight lines. To bring those references back to 2013, isn't it sad that Eminem is still using those jokes on the Marshall Mathers LP 2? I mean the lead singer of the Lostprophets tried to fuck a baby, you've got nothing on that?
Anyway, back on topic, I've been playing Morrowind - because as we've established, fuck topicality - and I can't help but wonder where the series should go next. The reason Morrowind stands out is because of the world. Oblivion and Skyrim obviously have better combat. Hell, Proteus has better combat than Morrowind. Ninety percent of combat in Morrowind is you standing in front of someone pressing attack and missing 80% of all attacks, like Chris Brown trying to punch Rhianna with the lights out. TOPICALITY! And Racism...
ANYWAY!
Morrowind has a sense of place that neither the bland genericism of Oblivion or the slightly less bland genericism of Skyrim could capture. Morrowind is unique. Not only is it unique, it's fucking weird. That's what I love about The Elder's Scrolls universe, it features some seriously batshit stuff, but we focus on the boring places because they're more accessible, and apparently people can't relate to a land full of talking cats despite the fact that supposed "Cat Ladies" are fucking everywhere. Seriously, I'm a Cat Lady with a penis. Cats are better than dogs, I said it.
Holy shit, I can't go three sentences without a tangeant can I? Let's just cut to the chase, these are the things I want from the new Elder's Scrolls game.
SET IT SOMEWHERE WEIRD
Elsweyr. The Black Marsh. Valenwood. Fuck it, why not leave Tamriel? We could go to Akavir! I mean there are a race related to the Khajiit who tried to become dragons, who are ruled over by one that ACTUALLY BECAME A FUCKING DRAGON! That sounds like a great place to set it. Not to mention the fact that it has a more oriental flavour, doing away with the typical fantasy tropes that dominate the genre.
Back in Tamriel, Valenwoond could be cool. The problem is that most of it is forest and jungle, although I'm sure the writers could do something there, trees aren't exactly the most permantent thing on the planet. Then again, some of the trees here are big enough to house cities. I mean that could be cool right?
I think the Summerset Isles would be a great place to set it, because so little is known about the geography that the creators could have a ball with it. It's also run by the Aldmeri Dominion, meaning NAZIS! The only problem is that it's a monocultural society, meaning pretty much only elves. The same problem exists in The Black Marsh, due to it being so inhospitable that Argonians are the only ones that really live there. That land sounds so interesting though... there are sentient trees after all. As long as they don't talk like the fucking Ent we should be fine.
Finally, there's Elsweyr, which is probably the best place to set it, as it's the homeland of the Khajiit, the politics of the land are quite interesting and morally ambiguous, the world has everything from jungle, to deserts, to gorgeous coatlines, and... well, it just seems the most sensible place to set it. Actually, could we get Obsidian to make it instead? Bethesda don't really know how to do morally ambigious...
Just for the love of god, don't set it in High Rock, that place seems boring as shit.
Gameplay Changes
Firstly, can we have an option to make the game more like Morrowind? By that, I mean an option where we can turn off fast travel and turn off map markers and a compass, and rely on details given to find stuff. I want it to be optional, because hey, not everyone has the time for that, but I genuinely believe that it makes the world feel more alive. It makes you get to know the cities and surrounding areas better, as you have to look for landmarks. It also means you can legitimately get lost and have to go looking for something familiar, or find a sign post. It means that you spend more time being immersed in the game, and less time staring at menues.
Secondly, can we bring back classes, and minor and major skills? I liked that system a lot more than Skyrims, although I'd like to keep Skyrim's overall levelling system, and just improve it in small ways. Also, bring back spears! And throwing weapons! Why the fuck did you take those away? Oh, and the bartering system from Morrowind! Maybe not the persuade system, because that was bullshit - unless you could get to know the character and try to get them to like you so you could get stuff out of them - but bartering and trying to see how cheap you could buy something and how much you could sell it for was great!
I'd also like more time wasting activities that don't serve any purpose other than to immerse you in the world. Make the hunting system more worthwhile. Include fishing. Maybe have some games you could play at bars. Stuff like that! Oh, and let us sell stolen stuff to people! I like the system in Morrowind where you could sell it to other people, but not to the person you stole it from or he'd realise. Maybe this could be expanded, so that people will notice stuff is missing and try and track it down, or alert the authorities so you'd have to go to another town to sell it. Oh, and give us worthwhile stuff to buy. Money is so easy to come by and there's fuck all to spend it on.
One more thing. If you make it so I have to sit in a cart for 10 minutes before I can make a character again, I will fucking gut you.
Anyway, what do you think the next elder's scrolls game should include?
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