T
he Elder Scrolls Online is
part of the Elder Scrolls
video game franchise, and
is the first open ended multiplayer instalment. Players can create
his/her character and can choose
from four different classes consisting out of: Dragon knight, Templar, Sorcerer and a Nightblade.
The game has quests that can be
completed in a number of different sequences, which consists out
of random events and free-roaming exploration of the world.
Unfortunately the game doesn’t
provide an offline single player
mode, but the developers have
stated that there will be plenty of
content for players who prefer to
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play solo. The game has been in
development for 5 years prior to
the May 2012 announcement.
The Elder Scrolls Online is the
first project of ZeniMax studios,
which was formed in 2007. InAugust 2013 at Gamescon, it was
announced that the Elder Scrolls
online would have a monthly subscription fee upon release on all
platforms and can be purchased
in 30, 90 and 180 day increments.
The game is set in the continent
of Tamriel and features a storyline
indirectly connected to the other
games. The game is a millennium before the events of the Elder
Scrolls V: Skyrim and around 800
years before The Elder Scrolls IV:
Oblivion. Daedric Prince Molag-Bal is the main antagonist as
he attempts to meld the plane of
Mundus with his realm of Cold
harbour. Most of the continent of
Tamriel is available in the game,
although some of it is locked off
for expansion content. Players can
join any of three factions warring
over the throne of the Emperor of
Tamriel: the First Aldmeri Dominion. I am greatly excited about
The Elder Scrolls Online game. I
just wished there weren’t a monthly subscription fee. But all is well.
I rate this game an 8 out of 10.
-Zante’ Fouche’