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@Psyfonify

6 жыл бұрын

Please, chill on the clickbait. This is not a documentary. Half the people clicking this probably think its the Elder Scrolls 6 making of documentary that is being awaited after the fallout 76 one by another channel that i, and probably most people, forget the name of because they just saw it for the exclusive bethesda interview access...

@210antonio7

6 жыл бұрын

this is an interesting take on video games in general. and the way companies have coped with the industry boom... I say why not add both ways of gameplay? beat the game the streamlined way then a bartender in a random small settlement appears where you can engage in dialogue that strips you of everything and plays , "hardcore", from that point on. and plz make compass toggle -able!

@moonlightassassin8780

6 жыл бұрын

This is a great documentary, but people need to remember that this is your own opinion on this subject and should not form fake facts without trying it to see how it plays.

@Sebaxterr

6 жыл бұрын

it is a documentary and knew exacly what i was clicking for.

@gordlord561

6 жыл бұрын

Moron... The title explains exactly what The video is, a documentary, history and analysis on The Elder Scrolls...

The ability in Daggerfall to commit mortgage fraud is amazing

@Indigo_Gaming

3 жыл бұрын

Being wanted in 11 regions is the best feeling.

@franciscoriquelme8701

2 жыл бұрын

@@Indigo_Gaming I would say that that could be a point against Daggerfall's world: The banks. There are just too many of them! Normally I would imagine that the smaller kingdoms in the Illiac bay would be self-sufficient and not be trade centers like Daggerfall, Sentinel or Wayrest. Also I would imagine that the smaller kingdoms would not be too pleased with the power that banks can accumulate, especially given that centralized banking does not benefit smaller kingdoms when compared to larger ones.

@larsrons7937

2 жыл бұрын

@@Indigo_Gaming I never tried it in my own games (started with Morrowind), but isn't that what they probably tried to bring back in Skyrim, wanted levels differing from Hold to Hold? Though I never felt good about playing the criminal type myself and thus never explored that system, I still felt that this "wanted level" system was amongst the things I could actually "believe in" in the game of Skyrim (if that wanted star wasn't so easy to get rid of again). BTW thanks for a very detailed and informing history of the TES series, you really caught the important points and ups and downs of the different games.

@savagex466-qt1io

2 жыл бұрын

@@Indigo_Gaming I watched your whole video. You my friend need to make games. Weapons like maces are cool but a FLAIL ! Now thats harder to make id imagine. I loved Morrowind and Oblivion and Skyrim. I even play ESO. ( love how hudge eso is ) but the combat is not as fun as skyrim it seems. Skyrim online forced to play first person with more team play would be amazing. Just some ideas.

@Kevin-jb2pv

2 жыл бұрын

@@franciscoriquelme8701 I think that there should be many more banks with varying spheres of influence correlating with their wealth and political ties. AFAIK, medieval banks ranged from small, village payday loan and pawn shop type deals all the way up to huge banks with the wealth required to bankroll armies, so I think that having something more like that would make more sense. Like, you default on a small loan with the local payday loan place and you might have to watch your back while in town because they might send out some thugs to rough you up for their money (but probably won't actually kill you over it) but they may not be powerful enough to actually influence the local Lord or mayor to make you a criminal, but then if you screw over one of the large provincial banks, then not only will there be wanted posters out for you, but other banks in nearby regions won't do business with you, either, due to your reputation proceeding you.

"What's the worst that could happen? We go out of business? Well let's go all out; THIS is the game" - Todd Howard, WHERE DID YOU GO?!? COME BAAACKK!

@Indigo_Gaming

5 жыл бұрын

That kind of attitude is what we're missing with modern Bethesda. You could see that it was "do or die" with Morrowind, but as you see, the Skyrim logo is behind him, those days were already long passed in 2011. They have in-house gyms, cafeterias, hundreds of staff and billions of dollars now.

@johnn.7806

5 жыл бұрын

@@Indigo_Gaming That's not really a bad thing though, kind of a success story really.

@fajarn7052

5 жыл бұрын

@@Indigo_Gaming Well, the money still comes from their own works, right? Would it be a sin to live a comfortable life with your own success...

@Pebphiz

5 жыл бұрын

@@fajarn7052 Of course not. But it seems like, with all of these resources, they'd be able to make games with _so much more_ depth, not woefully less.

@fajarn7052

5 жыл бұрын

@Cato the Elder That maybe so, but they are running business after all. If they can maximize profits with as little effort as possible, then it makes sense for them to go that way. It sucks for us fans, though.

As someone who has only played Oblivion and Skyrim, I'm DYING for that Daggerfall spellcrafting system.

@Jishy2415

3 жыл бұрын

I find your lack of Morrowind disturbing

@kidneystonermusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jishy2415 i tried it a few months ago. I couldn't do it. Too archaic in 2021. Thats my fault for waiting 50 years to play it

@Jishy2415

3 жыл бұрын

@@kidneystonermusic trust me if you just install a few mods, like the code patch and better combat, and just get over the fact that there is no fast travel or compass it is by far the best elder scrolls game I have played. And is in my opinion even better than stuff like Kotor.

@kidneystonermusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jishy2415 does it have mods on the xbox?

@Jishy2415

3 жыл бұрын

@@kidneystonermusic no only sse

DUDE. being able to LIE YOUR WAY OUT OF COURT would be so much fun in Skyrim. even if it was a mostly dialogue based thing, at least it would give the speechcraft specialists a place to shine! on the other hand. I get the feeling skyrim 'lawyers' are purely theoretical as most conflicts are resolved with fists or swords before they ever get to a court room.

@frauleinhohenzollern8442

5 ай бұрын

How would lying in court not be a doalogue based thing? Could you lie in court in any other way besides it being dialogue choices? Would it be a mini game of jumping on platforms? Haha, of course lying would be a dialogue based mechsnic...

@fangorn23

4 ай бұрын

probably by forging evidence or just breaking into whoever's office and taking the case files with the evidence. shit like that. Or just bribing them. paying 1000 gold to get rid of my criminal record just sucks you into the game right?@@frauleinhohenzollern8442

@wildfire9280

4 ай бұрын

@@frauleinhohenzollern8442 In a much less coherently designed game… probably.

@ItsChevnotJeff

Ай бұрын

I mean, in Arena Guards attack on sight because you are a known outlaw with Jagar Tharn in power, Morrowind the Tribunal and Dunmer in general are already wary of outlanders and Oblivion no true court can be passed with the Death of Uriel Septim only having recently occured, and Skyrim is in civil war. The only place you can be put on trial is in Daggerfall, where the current conflict isn't exactly that demanding of political interference, only that a ghost of it's dead king is haunting the capital at night

@alextrainor2552

21 күн бұрын

Are you donald trump?

I had a bad drug habit (coke) back when Daggerfall was released back in 1990's. I quit cold turkey and played video games non stop. Daggerfall was my go to escapism for 2 more years. Its over 20 years later and i love games and i'm clean still ... but games now a days dont reach for the stars , they seem to want to only reach into our wallets now. Your vid is really informative, amazing work. *I miss the glory days when games were made with passion for fun.*

@Indigo_Gaming

5 жыл бұрын

That's an amazing story. Great to hear how games changed people's lives for the better, especially at low points like that.

@Diarmuhnd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Yeah. Best 2 years + of non stop gaming. It almost became a problem itself... lol Good luck have fun. ")

@somewhataddicted7685

5 жыл бұрын

@@Diarmuhnd games are a drug in themselves when you really think about it.

@Diarmuhnd

5 жыл бұрын

@@somewhataddicted7685 very true ; especially now with the triple AAA's charing for everything , even red dots.

@TheBloobster

5 жыл бұрын

May I suggest the Divinity Original Sin series? They seem to have been made with much care and love for the projects. It shows with many nuances of the game. They are deep RPGs with fantastically intricate combat, fleshed out stories, and lots of exploration.

"While Skyrim aimed for the foothills and hit its target, Daggerfall had its eyes dead set on the stars" Beautiful

@wallegg1499

5 жыл бұрын

"...And it missed every single star and exploded in dead space"

@matthew-dq8vk

5 жыл бұрын

Really? It seemed outright fanboyish to me. You have a low bar for what constitutes 'beautiful'.

@shneancy220

5 жыл бұрын

@@matthew-dq8vk those things are not exclusive and beauty is the most subjective thing you can imagine so naff off

@Tyswave

5 жыл бұрын

This quote.

@telomerecentromere4175

4 жыл бұрын

@@wallegg1499 dead space is much higher than a foothill.

"How is playing an Orc different from playing a High Elf?" - that is not a question in Skyrim. But it is a question you can ask in Daggerfall.

@PinkSkunkSleepy

3 жыл бұрын

It's not though, for one since you can't play as an Orc in Daggerfall. That said, all of the races play the same in Daggerfall, even moreso than in Skyrim. There are no racial skill bonuses like there are in Skyrim, although there are passive abilities which have been more or less consistent since Arena(Argonian water breathing, Nord frost resistance, etc.). If anything, Skyrim makes playing as one race mechanically more different than in Daggerfall, if only slightly.

@orbindry1121

3 жыл бұрын

I do agree with you, the point really wasn't the races at all. At high levels, and with the Dragon born DLC, effectively there is no difference between the races. Any race can obtain anything with time spent. And the idea of being able to just have your character be the best at everything, is where Skyrim really did not feel at all like an RPG. I've tried playing it as a farm simulator, or even a hunting simulator. I even had a mod were I started off as a blacksmith and worked my way from rags to riches. During that time, I actually felt more akin to what it was like in Daggerfall, and having that felt sensation of an actual RPG simply by completely ignoring the story and not becoming the dragonborn. I would say for Skyrim, the only difference between the races is when you start fresh, and play on Legendary difficulty. This cannot be simply done on normal or hard (it can but it is pretty much overly powered if you just rest constantly to always have an Orc's racial buff up for instance. Nord's Frost reduction is already high to not be scared of mages that use it, etc) Because it is only there you feel the power of their racial features until you hit about level 30-40 depending on how you're building your character. This level frame obviously will vary depending on what race you play, and if you dip into enchanting early in the game. From a certain point onward however, you may as well be any race.

@PinkSkunkSleepy

3 жыл бұрын

@@orbindry1121 I see what you're saying, and I agree that character progression through professions is different in Skyrim, but that's not really in your first comment at all. Daggerfall makes character progression feel more grounded because its factions are less unique. There's tons of different knightly orders in Daggerfall, plus the Fighters Guild, while Skyrim has the Companions and that's it. So when you progress in the Companions, it makes you a bigger deal than reaching the top of a knightly order or the Fighters Guild since there's no competition. It's similar to what you feel with being the Dragonborn. There's not enough competition because the scale is so different, which makes the LDB feel too powerful. That said, your first comment made it seem like Daggerfall did races with more depth than Skyrim, when it doesn't. Even if Skyrim's races only affect the start of the game, Daggerfall's basically don't ever affect it from start to finish.

@captainxorro8553

2 жыл бұрын

Thank god for mods! Character creation overhaul and random alternate start have added infinite replayability to skyrim for me. Races play very different than vanilla.

@fisharepeopletoo9653

2 жыл бұрын

@@orbindry1121 This is the beauty of Skyrim though, in my opinion. You can get what you want out of it, especially with mods, but even without them. You can decide to work as a blacksmith to become rich, there doesn't need to be a mechanic in the game to force you to do so. You can decide to delve heavily into rp complete with relationships and children, or you can go slay that dragon that keeps flying overhead and won't land. You can decide to only become the head of the thieves guild, or you can say screw it and be the head of literally everything. Definitely not saying Skyrim is perfect, many of these things aren't as good as they probably could be, but as I said the beauty of it is in how you can play it a hundred different ways, you can play it however you want.

To the guy who put this video out years ago: this is probably my 20th time watching it. It is good, it stays good; if anything it keeps getting BETTER. Everything is perfect, from the editing and music, the background gameplay and featured images that relate to the script, the pacing, the presentation, everything. You have made one of the greatest documentaries I’ve ever watched and I just want you to know that

@BoleDaPole

2 жыл бұрын

Have you even witnessed Tiger King documentary? It actually was on TV and has won awards.

@limbitsafe6620

2 жыл бұрын

@@BoleDaPole LMAO

@datmufn

Жыл бұрын

@@BoleDaPole damn bro you’re username really describes u as a person

@Ryan-sw6jx

Жыл бұрын

@@BoleDaPole *tightens belt on pants-on-head TIGER KING

@graylyhen9490

Жыл бұрын

The vid says old game good and quirky new game bad and not good

ES 6: Fighting Skill Magic Skill Armour Skill Crafting Skill

@user-sc4hv8qe6f

4 жыл бұрын

Henry Cooper And a 5 dollar pay wall every 10 levels.

@The_Azure_

4 жыл бұрын

You forgot the speech skill, though there will be no speech checks.

@Ellisepha

4 жыл бұрын

Armir is gonna be a whole dlc by itself

@Kamidon74

4 жыл бұрын

Haha ES 6 will be even further dumbed down. Two Skills, Fighting and Magic. Probably Todd: "We had to cut sneaking and archery, it was too much. Now with Swords and Magic Staves, players have a more streamlined experience. Oh and no more classes, you're a magic fighter, with magic and swords. Instead of heavy or light armor, much too complicated, everyone has robes. Some robes grant more protection than others in a linear progression! Instead of caves having curving tunnels, everything is now just a straight line to the finish, with online markers holding the players hand every step of the way. Immersion? Money doesn't want that...I mean...People don't want that, they want hack and slash and pew pew in a game!"

@Kamidon74

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-sc4hv8qe6f Unlock glass dagger now, free loot box with a higher chance to get it every 8 hours! Only $5.99 to unlock more than iron and steel weapons and armor! Winter sale! Want the ability to sneak and wield a bow? Archer expansion pack out now for $14.99!!!

"We know what the fans want but we aren't going to do that." -Todd Howard

@ogfridgeman5546

4 жыл бұрын

I mean that wouldn't be a bad attitude to hold if they did something worthwhile

@Clavanz

4 жыл бұрын

@@ethanhanks200 Not word for word but pretty much: 56:10

@TheWemzz

3 жыл бұрын

he kinda forgot

@schweebe

3 жыл бұрын

i think you meant this "We know what the fans want but we aren't going to do that." -Blizzard Entertainment

@torperator1555

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair most fans are pretty dumb.

Honestly I think they just forgot to implement survival in the freezing environment of Skyrim. The best example of this is the “clear skies” shout. You use it to get past a bitter cold barrier. That’s it. It was clearly implemented to be an alternative to having to use a potion or something to not die. You never use it again however unless you want to take a screenshot (which by the way you could just go into the command menu and just change the weather)

@Indigo_Gaming

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the cooking system, weather effects and setting just scream "survival". I'm thinking it was cut down significantly, either for time/scope purposes or it didn't test well with casual audiences.

@Interdacted

2 жыл бұрын

We got the survival update of the game they intended to release, but CC required us to buy it.

@cmdrclassified

2 жыл бұрын

@@Indigo_Gaming Don't forget, a lot of what I would call "cut content", was done due to limitations of console hardware. Same goes for the Fallout series too. Also, I love your work, Sir! Every video is a masterpiece!

@DemiIsNotHere

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously, the cooking system feels pointless in a game where you can stop time and chug an inventory worth of hp.

@odioalospoopers

2 жыл бұрын

@@Indigo_Gaming or maybe too many survival games were coming out at the time and didn't want to "turn TES into the latest fad", but yeah, more likely time constraints

Quote "Given the same tools the developers at Bethesda use, the modding community seems to be able to pinpoint our desires more accurately than the creators themselves." Is just so good. Like When the sun hits that ridge just right.

@rumplefourskin6775

2 жыл бұрын

Those hills sing 🤌

@rumplefourskin6775

2 жыл бұрын

I really hope you're making an emperors new groove reference 🙏 like look at my profile pic xD

@herscher1297

2 жыл бұрын

The thing is, the moding community has much more development ressources behind it

@BoleDaPole

2 жыл бұрын

Yea but mods aren't Canon so anything Bethesda releases is 100x better

@jprice_

11 ай бұрын

@@BoleDaPole they should pick the best mod every month and canonize it, kinda like Pope is doing

"What could Bethesda possibly do now that would impress audiences more than the content the fans are creating themselves?" The most powerful sentence in the video

@Gladiator0161

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree

@ancientgamer3645

3 жыл бұрын

Get absorbed by Microsoft. So they can make good games that don't need a fan base with dedicated modders to fix the darn things. Hopefully they dump Todd and his "it just all works" BS.

@LabGoats

3 жыл бұрын

@@ancientgamer3645 Yeah releasing less buggy games is good, but if Microsoft doesn't allow modding on future Bethesda games I'm going to lose it.

@Erythnull

3 жыл бұрын

@@LabGoats I'm sure if that happens, people will find a way

@LabGoats

3 жыл бұрын

@I lost my faith in humanity and i want you to die Yeah that's reasonable. Definitely better than no mods and a bad game. But Imo Bethesda or any other contemporary game developer can't possibly do the multitude of things that modders have done for Skyrim.

"Keep it simple, stupid." killed fallout 4.

@Texelion3Dprints

5 жыл бұрын

Exaclty, but it works and shows how stupid most people really are.

@Kiddums_

5 жыл бұрын

I want to never see that system again in a bethesda game

@michaelthompson7217

5 жыл бұрын

It’s unfortunate because KISS has improved so much software it’s ridiculous. Video games like this were unfortunate collateral damage. It shouldn’t have been KISS but inevitably someone made a business case for it to be. Eventually we will find a balance.

@basshead.

5 жыл бұрын

Ain't nothing wrong with Fallout 4. I enjoyed it more than I enjoyed Fallout 3/NV. I'm a hopeless romantic. I love romance RPGs like Dragon Age, Mass Effect and Witcher. It's very cool that you can romance companions in Fallout 4.

@kiminonamae6075

5 жыл бұрын

i dont get, what that person is doing there, except incoherent mumbling and destroying games we loved... if they need him hired, he should work on some fps shooters, not rpgs... sigh

What Howard doesn’t understand is that there aren’t any superfluous features in an RPG because even one player might love that detail for their character. Having the option adds to a game world even if I refuse the option.

@esteemedyams

Жыл бұрын

Words of wisdom

@dontanton7775

Жыл бұрын

What players don't understand is that development costs money and making a feature for just one player means that other things are not getting done that would be used by many players.

@warprecautions631

Жыл бұрын

@@dontanton7775 Bethesda is a AAA studio, smaller game developers have done more for RPGs with less resources. They are also cutting content that they previously utilised. It obviously isn't just meant for 1 player, its about having choice, something majority of players enjoy when playing RPGs. As consumers, we have a right to critique, so devs can improve their products. Otherwise they will keep getting away disasters like Fallout 76. People being overcharged for a half baked projects and micro transactions.

@dontanton7775

Жыл бұрын

@@warprecautions631 Sure, it's not mutual exclusive. But they already overextend what they can do. That is why it takes longer and longer to make a game and they get more and more expensive to make. They were already at their limit. The initial comment I replied to basically said "There is no superfluous feature". And with that mindset you will never finish a game. You will end up where Chris Roberts endet up with Star Citizen. A released game is better than an ambitious vision that never makes it to market. 9 women don't make a baby in 1 month. And that is what players don't understand. They think capabilities and capacities are endless. They are not.

@blackfox4138

Жыл бұрын

@@warprecautions631 We also have to take into account audience scale. A single indie developer is typically aiming for sales numbers in the thousands or possibly even hundreds. This, in turn, gives them more freedom to create a more genre specific game that fans of said genre can really sink their teeth into. Meanwhile, a AAA developer like Bethesda, is looking to reach an audience of millions, most of whom don't have much experience with RPGs. So the question is more about whether Bethesda should downscale their ease of access in favor of a more expansive and varied RPG, or if they should expand their accessibility at the cost of losing much of their more diverse and large scale RPG elements.

Todd Howard's first game as PL being Redguard actually makes a lot of sense

@MALICEM12

Жыл бұрын

Yep, he is at the end of the day. A man that fundamentally doesn't want to make classic Eldar Scrolls games. He originally made the most different game in the series, and action adventure game. And over the years has tried going back to that and lo and behold, Skyrim is an action adventure game.

20 years ago when game store employees were chaotic neutral.

@Indigo_Gaming

3 жыл бұрын

I always think of a Software, Etc. employee I knew, back in a city I grew up in. His name was Theo, and his taste in video games was so horrible, I would use his recommendations to figure out which games NOT to buy. One of his strongest recommendations was Beatdown from 1999.

@mirror1001

2 жыл бұрын

@@Indigo_Gaming was armond white his real namr? Lol

@InsidiousOne

2 жыл бұрын

Still remember: I had just recently acquired a PS1 and had absolutely zero sources of information about which games are good. And when I came to the store, the employe told me: "This one is good. Shooting aliens, and stuff". It was Blasto.

@rorythomson3439

2 жыл бұрын

@@InsidiousOne LOL!

It’s so ironic that the games lost complexity as computers became more powerful. Edit: from a time management perspective it makes sense given that more man hours have to be put into level design and modeling etc. less time for quest manufacturing 👩‍🏭🤷‍♂️

@MadbatThe1st

4 жыл бұрын

Sad thing is that these games were never meant to take advantage of PC/Mac hardware, but sell to the X Box crowd. Plus it makes more business sense to do as little actual development as you can get away with. The bottom line of any business is not to make a customer happy but to make as much money as cheaply as you can.

@expressrobkill

4 жыл бұрын

doesnt seem so weird to me tbh, allot of the more limited technology, like using single screens with basic animastion and a large mass of text means you can add allot of complexity to the games, where newer games want to implement the worlds seamlessly into the experience with animations and features, this way of making games will always mean less complexity due to the complicated nature of the systems. Its the same way that dungeons and dragons which has the most simple technology i.e a bit of paper and your imagination, is the most diverse, detailed, and user custom experience available. i think when you think of it that way it expresses why games are less in scope. same reason a movie that takes 3 years is an hour and a half but a book of equivalent time can be a few weeks long but more complex.

@tamil8108

4 жыл бұрын

While I agree the complexities of... actually many long standing rpg franchises, but Elder Scrolls specifically, have been streamlined and dumbed down. I think the industry itself became so big it changed how they develop games. You have to sell so many units and unfortunately games like ES back in the game have to appeal to a more general audience. I loved Morrowind. First one I played. Get to Skyrim and Fallout 4, just kinda fell off. Skyrim was big and I prefer it over 4, but yeah. It was lacking real depth.

@expressrobkill

4 жыл бұрын

Tami Lambert well apparently cyberpunk 2077 will be everything in one, i’m very sceptical, you cant kill main characters but i guess that makes sense, also i think Bethesda is better at making the kind of rpg type games, very few games come close, so i can see why its annoying to have the games dumbed down.

@booette964

4 жыл бұрын

Part of the reason (I think) is because some don't have powerful computers and companies want to make the game accessible. An example I can think of is how Sims 3 had open world etc and a lot of players reported bad performance, while it wasn't as bad for people with better PCs - so for sims 4 they did load in instances instead of open world.

This is still the best Elder scrolls video on KZread even 4 years later.

@Indigo_Gaming

Жыл бұрын

It's sad that this video isn't horribly out of date yet. 2018 was the same year TES6 was announced.

@Twintooth96

Жыл бұрын

@@Indigo_Gaming that is true, however I always come back to this video annually as you can tell the passion you have for the series...it also inspired me to play Morrowind like 2 years back so I love it and once again,you did an amazing job.

@Indigo_Gaming

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed so much. Thanks for watching!

"How are the races diffrend? How is playing an orc differend than playing a high elf?" I often asked myself these questions while playing...

@anselravenhart4753

4 жыл бұрын

Thalmor are bastards in the lore. That's the difference.

@Leinarth_

3 жыл бұрын

@@anselravenhart4753 They are because the game tell us they are but to be a High Elf has literally no diference in-game between playing as an Orc or anything else besides a little stat boost and useless magic abilities.

@anselravenhart4753

3 жыл бұрын

@@Leinarth_ Yes, I know. I was making a joke about Thalmor being assholes.

@Leinarth_

3 жыл бұрын

@@anselravenhart4753 My bad, sorry =(

@anselravenhart4753

3 жыл бұрын

@@Leinarth_ It's ok. Now you know for sure that the Thalmor are assholes.

Skyrim... not only sells more copies than any other RPG ever.... *Has been released more than any RPG ever*

@bigpoppa9721

4 жыл бұрын

So Good Its Been Re-released Seven Times

@sephyrartcore9523

4 жыл бұрын

And it's one of the worst alongside Oblivion lol

@bigpoppa9721

4 жыл бұрын

@@sephyrartcore9523 haha fck u witcher casual boi.

@bigpoppa9721

4 жыл бұрын

dont think so. ever heard of final fantasy?

@donniequalls9693

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigpoppa9721 Which one? That's kind of a loaded question lol

Skyrim is my favorite of the series because i'm a little bitch and i like getting held by the hand. Great video btw.

@Indigo_Gaming

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, well I'm glad you enjoyed the video, despite my strong criticisms of Skyrim. I always say, if you enjoy entertainment, don't feel bad for enjoying it!

@ghosto3624

2 жыл бұрын

@@Indigo_Gaming my dude still replying to comments 3 years later, nice 👌

@meghanachauhan9380

2 жыл бұрын

No like bein grab by da pusi?

I absolutely adore Morrowind to this day. My friends and I played the hell out of it when it was new. I still remember finding that skooma den and telling my buddies about slaughtering the whole group. Oblivion and Skyrim were prettier, but practically held your hand and demanded you think inside the box.

@14112ido

2 жыл бұрын

I try it recently and I absolutely love the journal system and lack of quest marker. It’s more immersive imo considering the medieval fantasy setting. Also it demands that you pay more attention to your environment instead of constantly checking your map.

@incognitoman3656

2 жыл бұрын

Finally, a comment talking about Morrowind! I think Arena and Daggerfall was wonderful, but Morrowind was 100% custom made, and an incredible game. Just one word. Skooma. Try it.

@BoleDaPole

2 жыл бұрын

Well it turns out fans of the series like the stream lining and simplistic gameplay because they keep buying Skyrim and are perfectly content replaying the game for over a decade now, whereas TES fans got tired of morrowind in about 3 years and stopped oblivion right when skyrim released. Fans THINK they want complex gameplay, but they really dont.

@alanluscombe8a553

Жыл бұрын

I started elder scrolls with oblivion years ago and I love it. I like Skyrim as well but I love everything about oblivion from the cheesy graphics to the music it’s just wonderful. I also bought morrowind and am going to start learning to play it tomorrow. I think I’ll love that to

@caseyhall2320

Жыл бұрын

@@BoleDaPole I wholeheartedly disagree with your opinion, but that shouldn't matter to ya :P I do want more complex gameplay. I found it in Daggerfall. I downloaded tons of mods for it into Skyrim, Fallout 3, NV, 4, Valheim, & Halo. I enjoyed all of them way more because they allowed me to feel more engaged in what I'm doing without the game feeling like a monotonous task. It, for me, is almost always better. Provided it's not a mod that completely breaks the balancing of the game, lol. Simple gameplay philosophy (that Todd focuses on) can be great, but only if done well. I'd consider Skyrim as almost the antithesis of simplicity done well. Everything is structured and put together with...well what feels like an unorganized goal. Almost nothing you do, despite being Dragonborn, has an impact. The level scaling system actively works against the player, and forces a couple character types instead of actually letting you be what you want to be. Skyrim is a perfect game for people who wanna chill. But those of us like myself prefer systems that make sense, are expansive (not overly restrictive), and make us feel engaged. In which case, if anyone's like me, for the love of god go play Daggerfall Unity. It's free, and you'll love the depth of the mechanics. Mechanics that're meticulously made with a vision.

Knowing that my preferred method of climbing mountains in Skyrim was not only intended to do, but had mechanics for in Daggerfall has me shook. I want climbing to return to the elder scrolls!

@baddgerpaw

3 жыл бұрын

I want a nice decent remake of daggerfall, maybe keeping the game mechanics similar. Like I nice mash of Daggerfall and Morrowind. I loved the level of detail and freedom it had, I can do with a smaller map because as said it adds more detail and life rather than repeats. That with the freedom of Daggerfall would be S tier.

@ullysses95

3 жыл бұрын

Not gona happen, only if they make cities open again then maybe levitate comes back too.

@InsidiousOne

2 жыл бұрын

Zelda: Breath of the wild have surprisingly strong and free climbing system. You can climb literally any wall or slope, except for the dungeons, which are puzzle based.

@ShaneShrimp

2 жыл бұрын

@@InsidiousOne unless you run out of stamina after approximately 2 seconds of climbing

@InsidiousOne

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShaneShrimp even the starting stamina is enough to climb most walls and slopes, and you can level it up. You can also prepare a bunch of stamina restoring dishes and stamina stops being an issue at all.

From the Daggerfall manual: *"People who play role-playing games need more than some pretty graphics and nonstop action to whet their claymores: they want depth and character and wit and drama. They want the thickest, most involving novel that they've ever read translated to their 15" screen, with themselves as the hero."* Oh man, I wonder what some of the original TES creators think about the new dumbed down series.

@andrejz8954

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, I lost it with Skyrim. Oblivion was a hiccup, but with skyrim, I just lost all hope. Even though I'd rather play Skyrim than Oblivion. My fav. tes game would be a mix between morrowind and daggerfall with added mechanics and stuff... so yeah, TES and FO franchises are a joke now.

@utisti4976

5 жыл бұрын

If only publishers and developers still follow that principle today.. :(

@MrGoatflakes

5 жыл бұрын

And not only that, they want to write it as they go...

@nobel11

5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't mind if they wrote it as they go, if they'd at least pay attention to what they already wrote.

@Balinux

5 жыл бұрын

Yet strangely, Skyrim feels way more immersive for more players than the privious titles. Go figure.

Only a true fan of the series could of done this Vid. Good work sir.

@HighFreeMind

2 жыл бұрын

COULD HAVE

As someone who was introduced to TES: Skyrim as a 12 year old, this series has a special place in my heart.

@tom.m

9 ай бұрын

As someone who was introduced to TES: Daggerfall as a 10 year old, this comment makes me feel old as fuck. 😂

@gulagbatman1318

9 ай бұрын

@@tom.m Lmfao 🤣 Jesus Christ, you fossil. I'm 23 now. Lmao hahaha 😂 . I can't imagine how you must feel. Skyrim was my first fantasy game. Prior to that I HATED fantasy. But this game broke that, and I will forever remember that change. Skyrim forever. :)

"Perhaps we'll have look for our ideal role playing game *ELSWEYR* ."

@Superwing

6 жыл бұрын

I caught that too. Indigo has not addressed this yet! Come on, where's the statement!

@assassincharmander390

6 жыл бұрын

Hasiumcreeper **laughing**

@NowUrJustIncoherent

6 жыл бұрын

Ian Gallagher Come on, where's the

@Indigo_Gaming

6 жыл бұрын

I can neither confirm or deny this accusation.

@Darknigth21

6 жыл бұрын

This is what i got from that sentence: It will be Elder Scrolls 6: Elsweyr and will have all the rpg elements that were in Daggerfall.

The Elder Scroll 6 will be about base building + horse armor DLC. - Todd Horward

@ragingmayomuskateer5800

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget creation engine!

@exnomer5002

4 жыл бұрын

You misspelled his name dude, It's "Fraud Coward". 👌

@Mike_the_Enigma

4 жыл бұрын

I'm all for the base building, but the horse armor? Depends how shiny lol

@ddi654

4 жыл бұрын

I dont want base building in my rpg!!!!!!!!!!!! unless its kenshi style lol

@davidelinmortal

4 жыл бұрын

It just works!

man finding this video 3 years later, i really enjoyed this video and totally agree with your opinion on everything, thanks for reminding me of all the got TES memories i’ve made over the years ❤️

My 30th time watching this as a sleep aid. Your voice is audible honey. The praise of old-school Bethesda games and subtle bashing of modern games is relaxing.

@Indigo_Gaming

7 ай бұрын

Wow, glad you enjoy it so much! Would like to revisit the series when I have something more to say about it.

Todd Howard: we removed everything unnecessary also Todd Howard: *adds cooking system that barely has any effect, tons of of repetitive quests with no meaning and shouts that do exactly the same as most spells*

@jordanqq

4 жыл бұрын

I got rid of the joy and depth... enjoy! - Todd Howard

@nateblack8669

4 жыл бұрын

The cooking system is useful IF you have the DLCs and memorize certain recipes, but ultimately it was just unnecessary. They could've just expanded upon so many other things.

@Xivinux

4 жыл бұрын

and only having 5 spells per magic school

@lcmiracle

4 жыл бұрын

Well for the shouts, i guess it's just an easier way to give characters spells because learning spells has stat requirements that is unreachable for some builds, but for shouts you'll eventually come across the word wall and kill enough dragons to unlock them all. So for mage builds the shouts are ~90% redundant but for non-magic builds it can be the only way to access high level spells

@notjimpickens7928

4 жыл бұрын

@@lcmiracle 98% of all shouts are useless you get a good enough enchantment on any weapon. Skyrim stopped being a challenge when i added a high frost damage enchantment to my elven war axe, I killed everyone from low level bandits to alduin.

I was shocked when I compared the production values on this to your sub count, 42K, christ, there are people with millions of subs who don't put this much shine in. Incredible work.

@RavensEagle

5 жыл бұрын

Because when you 'keep it simple and stupid' it appeals to a broader audience :I

@flexmusi

5 жыл бұрын

He dosent play the stupid youtube system and instead make quality content the problem is youtube prefer stupid content with consistent uploads around 10 min instead of inspired content with depth

@superguy911

5 жыл бұрын

This is what he brings up at the end: mass appeal requires dumbed down content

@mattsmechanicalssi5833

5 жыл бұрын

All of his videos have the same superb level of quality. Something that I feel is lacking in this day and age of "instant gratification". All content creators should aspire to reach this level of workmanship.

@LittleMikeStarCraft

5 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling he will be getting more, it slotted into my recommended list with all these videos talking about Bethesda and Fallout 76.

This video reminds me of the first time a played a TES game (Skyrim). After finishing it I tried the other games and loved them. The elder scrolls is now one of my favorite video game series. Thank you for making this video, it was super fun to watch

This documentary is a truly masterpiece. I watched it 3 times. Everything is combined so masterfully.

@connorbanepoop

2 жыл бұрын

ive watched it 4 times,

That first feeling you got in Oblivion when you were greeted by: "You can not go beyond this point"

@FireFoxBancroft

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that feeling is called "disappointment".

@shiningmissingno.8788

4 жыл бұрын

I was pissed dude, was literally the only game I played in 2006 that didnt auto-generate an endless world

You don't see many Khajiit in Skyrim. They must have gone Elsweyr.

@armchairgravy5148

4 жыл бұрын

*throws empty skooma bottle

@artemislogic5252

4 жыл бұрын

@@armchairgravy5148 that's racist

@l0remipsum991

4 жыл бұрын

they must be in gulags

@piccoloatburgerking

4 жыл бұрын

@Balton Plays Minecraft Low quality shitpost spam.

@piccoloatburgerking

4 жыл бұрын

@Riff Raff uno reverse card - *no u.*

25:35 It is telling that despite not having played it seriously since before going to university, the Morrowind version of the ES theme still brings tears to my eyes. Games like that are not made anymore.

25:33 that morrowind music, hits me in the feels every time I hear it. NOSTALGIA is a drug

@frauleinhohenzollern8442

5 ай бұрын

It's crazy how strong the nostalgia is... It almost hurts. It's like watching the movie trailer for return of the king, I'd watch it over and over waiting for it to come out, and that music gets me too. God I hate how fast time moves. Its like every time I wake up another week has gone by and I just want it all to slow down so I can catch my breath but it only goes by faster the harder I try to slow it all down.

holy shit, i never expected in my life seeing a documentary with a production quality like the ones in tv talking so indepth about gaming :). you raised the bar to all documentaries about games, loved it

@piedpiper1172

5 жыл бұрын

Rafael Silva Daniel check out NoClip. His FFXIV doc is phenomenal

@ManguEry

5 жыл бұрын

I guess you'll enjoy ahoy then

@danielstokker

5 жыл бұрын

No he didnt thats crap

@cloudbloom

5 жыл бұрын

Retro Ahoy is also god-tier with his documentaries. Noclip is fantastic as well

@migaelrademan2951

5 жыл бұрын

Also check out Nick930 he also makes high quality video game documentaries.

"This lead to Oblivion to become the most unintentionally comical game" - I can only recommend you all to look up Bacon_'s Oblivion videos. That stuff is a whole genre of comedy in its own right.

@ualaelinlive

4 жыл бұрын

I've been better

@perttuhaapala2406

4 жыл бұрын

Also willburgur with a little amount of meme mods

@michalk.9174

4 жыл бұрын

@@ualaelinlive I hope things get better.

@bcbitchkkv

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know you and I don't care to know you.

@perttuhaapala2406

4 жыл бұрын

@@bcbitchkkv then pay with your blood!

This is such an incredible video. You put so much work into this. This is probably the best elder scrolls documentary out there. I learned so much about the history of the series and the game trajectory. Thank you for creating this.

OMG... finally someone who can understand me and with whom I can share my pain regarding The Elder Scrolls. I agree with everything you said in this video.

Todd Howard loved Redguard. That explains that.

@GodsTodd

4 жыл бұрын

@Balton Plays Minecraft random=\=funny, zoomer

@aX0n777

4 жыл бұрын

@@GodsTodd It does sometimes

@aX0n777

4 жыл бұрын

Well.. he also loved oblivion, so...

@GodsTodd

4 жыл бұрын

@@aX0n777 no.

@greta8849

4 жыл бұрын

@@GodsTodd he loved morrowind too. yes.

This is extremely depressing. It’s a bittersweet feeling because remembering all these games brings back a lot of nostalgia but will we ever get those feelings back with new games?

@serenemountain6769

4 жыл бұрын

You can always travel through time ... Morrowind has been completed by a third Party , Players can now have access to the whole kingdom of morrowind -> www.tamriel-rebuilt.org/ Morrowind can be upgaded to have graphics like oblivion -> wiki.nexusmods.com/index.php/Morrowind_graphics_guide

@aithjawcraig9876

4 жыл бұрын

Nah it's not about recapturing the feeling. Video game design philosophy has shifted in a big way since then. Nobody wants to push the envelope anymore

@HaveYouSeenJeff

4 жыл бұрын

Classics of this current era in gaming will still be a thing. Fromsoft has a good track record for games that age pretty well, I think Breath of the Wild will be a favorite amongst the Zelda franchise for many, Subnautica is a good example with the console port being successful. When you have franchises like Fifa or CoD that capitalize on selling a hotter, fresher take every year or two, or "games as a service" that milk players at every opportunity they can muster, they aren't making games that are intended to age well. I can definitely understand why you might feel that the idea of a modern classic is unlikely, but there are good games being made and so long as there's a market there, they will still be made.

@briztevan

4 жыл бұрын

I love u

@utisti4976

4 жыл бұрын

I got that feeling with Divinity Original Sin II. You should try it.

Wonderful documentary. You’ve actually given me some deeper insight into the decline of my interest in gaming in recent years. I’ve been growing older and for a while I’ve just attributed my distance from games to just be a part of that, but I’m starting to realize that it’s this accessibility-craze that’s been ruining them for me. It’s what ruined World of Warcraft for me and various other games I used to so easily immerse myself in. In growing older, I’ve certainly gotten wiser and thus am wanting of deeper mental challenges and symbolisms in my games. That coupled with the blanket solution of over-accessibility, I find myself either playing lower budget niche titles, or just finding those challenges in external endeavors. In a way it’s a blessing, I suppose. I am however, fascinated by the complexity of old-school immersive sims and still long for a modern AAA title to don that moniker faithfully.

@maxchenmusterhausen5311

9 ай бұрын

I agree, i am struggling with the same stuff. pc-gaming is my hobby, but the games...the games just dont support me here. Everything seems to follow certain, clear visions from modern devs. but making all games the same. nobody takes risks. And so many ideas from 25 years ago just never came, despite the fact the rising power of machines provides everyone with much more. But nah, its more important to have "de graxis". Still no total war-game in multiplayer where every unit is played by a player. no massive daggerfalls in multiplayer. no fps-melee-games with real, badass controls, game-mechanics reduced to "press x"...modern games just tend to feel empty, like products. not like 30 guys putting together code for an unrestricted vision. i now prefer the jank of old so much, that it transformed in to a feature for me - and i argue, thats a bad thing, because most modern games or guided, curated. i hope for something that will rarely appear anymore.

@couchman-sw6jy

Ай бұрын

It’s funny, I’ve become the opposite. When I was younger I wanted all this depth, but now I just want to have fun in a game and not think too much.

I had never played any Elder Scrolls games before Morrowind but I must say I'm impressed with the attention to detail and amount of content Daggerfall had. Why can't we have something like that made nowadays?

@peacefusion

Жыл бұрын

cause graphics have changed so much. skyrim barely fit on console dude.

@benrobinson375

Жыл бұрын

@@peacefusion not sure what you're saying about Skyrim, the Special Edition is only 12GB which is small by modern standards. One could create a game which had the same level of details as Daggerfall, with modern graphics, but with less repetitive content.

@ksar98

11 ай бұрын

​@@benrobinson375Not with higher quality assets and certainly not with the consoles of 2011, some models of ps3 only had like 20 or 40 gigs of storage. The only reason Skyrim even became 12 gigs and not over 20-30 gigs is because Bethesda were stupidly good at compression

@_Rackham

9 ай бұрын

Try the Skyggerfall mod for Skyrim its Daggerfall in the skyrim engine, there is also a version remade on the unity engine with more modern features like mouse aiming.

@benrobinson375

9 ай бұрын

@@_Rackham was the entirety of Daggerfall reproduced in Skyrim? That's amazing...

"Roses are red, Skyrim is fun, you are carrying too much to be able to run."

@akaniotevanos9861

4 жыл бұрын

**Starts spamming power attack all over**

@forstgrade6949

4 жыл бұрын

Poop on you buddy boy

@BiomechanicalBrick

4 жыл бұрын

You should unload some of that unwanted gear. Go to Sadri's Used Wares, talk to the Elf.

@557deadpool

4 жыл бұрын

Skyrim isn't fun* Fixed

@42Mrgreenman

4 жыл бұрын

@@BiomechanicalBrick Nah, ya gotta go to the mansion with the Orcs, talk to the scamp...Probably a long walk though, better take a silt...I mean fast travel....

After 55 minutes when M'aiq said "M'aiq is tired now" I felt that

This was an amazing documentary and I enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this, it was a great and educational watch!

I come back and watch this video every few months. Easily the best gaming documentary I've ever seen. Well done, Indigo Gaming!

Speaking of a magnum opus...congratulations Indigo on a well done video.

@Indigo_Gaming

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Yeah it was a beast, but I'm happy to have finally slayed it.

@trudalehampton9128

6 жыл бұрын

NerdSlayer is my shit!!!

@coltoncurlee2423

5 жыл бұрын

Indigo Gaming there’s no way I could ever put that much work into something haha. You earned yourself a happy sub! 😊

I hope Fallout 76 slaps Bethesda in the face and makes them realize that they have to make TES 6 *really* damn good. I want the game to be great but Bethesda's track record has not been good as of late.

@scythe321

5 жыл бұрын

Sadly I'm expecting Skyrim 2: Less Content Boogaloo

@simonpierson2669

5 жыл бұрын

@@scythe321 the comment at the mid end of the video about TES6 / skyrim being a platform for the mod community to create and produce on for fans is sadly the most likely and true part of the whole video and i wouldnt be suprised if it isnt proven as such when todd howard/ bethesda and obsidian fail to give us a follow up to skyrim that isnt just a 3d texture / VR rehash of it

@scythe321

5 жыл бұрын

@@simonpierson2669 Yeah very true, even DLC (like Dragonborn) really just serves as an "asset" trove for modders to build something bigger. I don't have a problem with this formula but Bethesda have taken it too far. Skyrim had great towns like Riften, Solitude, Windhelm etc but in Fallout 4 they went with the "build your own shit lol" approach and gave us Diamond City and (at an absolute stretch) Goodneighbour.

@callithasmed8468

5 жыл бұрын

@@scythe321 I'm expecting a Horizon Zero Dawn/Ark ripoff? :P

@ghost-4783

5 жыл бұрын

They need to go back to the start, what made their games great. No idea wtf they are playing at thesedays.

Never played a single elder scrolls game. But I remember watching my boy play Skyrim in college. But thoroughly enjoyed your analysis

One of the most captivating, heart warming and beautifully optimistic endings to a video I've ever seen, great work!

I will be very concise one the matter: TESVI simply need CHOICES. I think it's absurd how you can be almost a god on Earth in skyrim and still feel, even in the late sections of the game, so irrelevant to the world around you.

@tiagodarkpeasant

6 жыл бұрын

what i hate the most in skyrim is that you can be he leader of every faction in the game in one playthrough, like what if the companions gave you a mission to destroy the dark brotherhood, nd if you still wnted to be part of them, they would eventualy discover and try to kill you, the wizards scholl should have more importance like, when dragon return from the history, why would no one care to ask questions to wizards ? all thos faction exist as if only the player cares about them, at least the thieves guild has some importance in riften

@irllcd13

5 жыл бұрын

It won't. Bethesda has forgotten how to make real RPGs, nor do they even care to.

@ualaelinlive

5 жыл бұрын

The writing is godawful. The quests in Morrowind are memorable and often humorous. I can't remember a single quest from Skyrim outside of a few Daedric quests after playing 120 hours of it.

@irllcd13

5 жыл бұрын

ualaelinlive The only quest from Oblivion I remember is the dark brotherhood murder mystery dinner party. The only one I remember from Skyrim is the talking dog. Bethesda really, really sucks at writing and dialogue.

@DarthAlphaTheGreat

5 жыл бұрын

IlMasso22 Choices and impact. As in your choices actually mean something, not “all roads lead to Rome”...or all quests lead to Alduin...

Dude... My attention span on analysis videos has become so short i didn't believe i'd last 10 minutes of your video. after 1h and 20mins i felt disappointed it ended. Your voice is pleasant to listen to, points good, writing engaging, pacing well done, progression easy to follow, editing fitting and overall well done, so on. In other words this video was stellar! It would feel weird if it came from TV because more conventional media doesn't accept videogames yet, but it deserves it more than just about 90 of the programs there. I'm utterly blown away. You my dude are amazing.

@jedyzichterman358

5 жыл бұрын

Jay P tfw you recognize your profile picture

@MadMalMan

5 жыл бұрын

Every other analysis video - 'HEY GUYS WHATS UP' ... .Annnnd I'm done

@forasago

4 жыл бұрын

Any traditional broadcast medium would have spread the content of this video over at least twice the run-time with tons of annoying filler and repetition. Good riddance to TV.

This is great. The way you describe it makes clear The Elder Scrolls as it started and the series now are basically in different genres

Fantastic video... As someone who's recently started really getting into the Elder Scrolls, I feel I really got a good understanding of the series's evolution.

As Todd was speaking about cutting down features for the upcoming Elder Scrolls games and the camera focused on the Nerevar in the back, I think I could see a tear in his eye as Todd was talking XD 56:55

@TehUltimateSnake

4 жыл бұрын

White Eagle someone make this a meme 😂

@judeaberdeen6848

4 жыл бұрын

Sweet Nerevar :,(

"Keep it simple, Stupid" design philosophy is the antithesis of a true RPG.

@shadysam7161

3 жыл бұрын

Thats why Emil Doltiarulo is the worst game designer in history.

@TheDarkblue57

3 жыл бұрын

It’s brilliant game design even if it is shallow.

@shadysam7161

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheDarkblue57 Except when you're making a fucking Role-Playing Game! Because when you make it more complex, it makes the world feel more alive and thus better in that regard for immersion!!

@BirdLips2

3 жыл бұрын

@@shadysam7161 Emil Pagliarulo

@shadysam7161

3 жыл бұрын

@@BirdLips2 I call him Emil Doltiarulo for a very good reason; "Dolt" means a stupid person, you see. And Emil is really, *really* , stupid.

So much nostalgia seeing those sandstorms and hearing that Morrowind music.. setting out into the unknown wilderness to explore an open world .. with no set quest .. for the first time.. Morrowind has my fondest memories of the franchise.. I started there.. not back in Daggerfall

third time watching this, I love the nostalgia trip and the length is perfect to listen to in the background while gaming or studying. Good luck on your ventures, and keep up the great work!

Bethesda's ambition in a Skyrim Quote: "Eyes on the prey, not the horizon."

@mainaccount3087

5 жыл бұрын

"Eyes on the wallet, not the stars"

@echoskelet

4 жыл бұрын

@@mainaccount3087 Skyrim is quote on quote ' fine' its the Fallout 76 that killed it for me. Pretty much done with them. Atleast i did not bought it. But i saw other channels and revieuws. Etc. Do research before buying. Basicaly. If it were good i would still not buy it. Not a fan of 'online'.

@kikisekscotermann5332

4 жыл бұрын

@@echoskelet Give it just a few more months... :3

@echoskelet

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe..But knowing bethesda.. Its has just such cool concept...And they fk it up ..Its so sad.

@Nadaters

4 жыл бұрын

@@echoskelet I'm pretty concerned about elder scrolls 6 with bethesda's current track record...

I'm definitely a masochist: I'm watching this film for the second time, just for it to break my heart again.

@SalmonCaramel

3 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@Michael-lc4gr

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Also in case I die before TES 6..

@theothersideofthecoin3125

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but this comment is so funny🤣

@nipsynuggets4930

3 жыл бұрын

@Heebus Chrikey what the fuck are you on about

@LabGoats

3 жыл бұрын

@Heebus Chrikey Comparing the hammer & sickle to the swastika is rediculous. Mostly only Americans equate the two. Good ol' McCarthyism.

DAAAAAAMN. Good job!!!! I didn't expect to watch the whole thing but I couldn't turn it off. You vocalized all of the frustrations I have with the series even as someone that started with Skyrim, and thus have always had to judge the series backwards. I can't wait to digest your other work!

No point in lying, while developing I've been watching and listening to this awesome documentary, I have watched over 30 times and I still can't get enough of how amazing this is. Great work Indigo, you got me addicted to your content.

Best video ever! Your documentary is a work of art. I'm 48 years old and gamer since Atari 2600 and the Pong games and also, I'm addicted to rpg and open worlds. You did so thorough and extremely detailed analysis of the specific merchandise, that describes accurately the pathogens of the industry as a whole. Very well done, bravo!

@FatherSaunders

4 жыл бұрын

right there with you buddy. 40 yrs old. Gamer since atari 2600. Im craving that open world rpg that I cant just get completely lost in. Its been years and years since I have felt it and I hope one day to feel that way again!

I haven't played Daggerfall in over a decade. My "holy crap!" Moment was when I made a spell to make my horse and cart fly and was able go all over the map 30' off the ground. Blew me away.

@RogueBoyScout

2 жыл бұрын

My holy crap moment was installing a 1 Gigabyte game when that was nearly the whole of my Harddrive. In 1996, I'm just saying it was a true "Holy Noley, this game is huge" moment. No other game has given me that surprise since.

what an absolute BANGER of a video. amazing.

Stellar work. Glad to have stumbled upon this channel.

I’m only 10 minutes into this video. And HOLY SHIT I would be so hype if they implemented features that they used to have! Speaking different enemies languages to make them non lethal?? Climbing walls to enter buildings threw the second story? Economic class systems?? Yes yes yes someone send this video to the devs at Bethesda please

@kato1kalin

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, do you not know about mods?

@ericshuff3152

3 жыл бұрын

@@kato1kalin I just play the games as they come out man

@kato1kalin

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericshuff3152 I hear ya. It's a shame the fans have to fix and improve their games like that. I first played Morrowind with 80+ mods. Unfortunately it's kinda a prerequisite for elder scrolls games.

@ericshuff3152

3 жыл бұрын

@@kato1kalin I hear ya. In a way thats kinda shitty by Bethesda cuz its the community keeping their games relevant and alive for free. Not sure if people who mod the game get any compensation but they honestly should cuz I’ve heard some of the stuff they do is crazzzyyyy

@kato1kalin

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericshuff3152 F@#k Bethesda. They got caught stealing free mods and reselling them on creation club without crediting or compensation to the author. They literally stabbed their community in the back. Their scum. On top of starvation wages, mass layoffs and general shit bag moves. But yes I feel for your sentiment. Sorry for the rant but that company is scum these days.

1 hour and 18 minutes talking about one of my favourite game series? ... imma just go get my popcorn.

@ChristianTheChicken

5 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I did lol

@Oakshield2

5 жыл бұрын

Shannon Briggs? Champ!

@soulrebel6309

4 жыл бұрын

Yea cuz you lookin like a shhnack

I'm about 30 hours in to my first play through of Morrowind (my first Elder Scrolls game). I was looking for something to scratch my post-Elden Ring itch and heard that ES3 was an incredibly open-ended game with very little handholding. This game is truly special - its rare when i'm sucked in to a game like this

I've never played an ES game, but this video was UTTERLY fascinating! I had no idea so much ambition could go into such old games and that the games of today actually have FEWER features than there used to be! I feel like I went on an adventure with this video!

This feels like a triple-A documentary production - well done, Indigo! My first venture into Tamriel was through Morrowind - and it completely blew my mind! That feeling of being lost in the Vvardenfel wasteland, hindered by diseases from skeevers and mentally tortured by cliffracer screeches... having to levitate inside a cave to find an enchanted Daedric bow... it was priceless! These experiences have yet to be surpassed, or replicated. But despite all of that, I totally understand the marketing decisions the company made. I just hope that Bethesda can still create something that's huge and challenging in the future.

@Indigo_Gaming

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I really connected with the quote from Ken Rolston (lead designer for Morrowind and Oblivion) that I used at the beginning of the Oblivion chapter of this video. You literally described it in your comment, you want that bow, that's your story. And I think that's what The Elder Scrolls should be about: YOUR story.

morrowind legit gets me emotional still, such an epic installment in an already epic series

@stellar1252

4 жыл бұрын

The only thing I hate about it is the combat. It's just so... unsatisfying.

@robertsmalls2293

4 жыл бұрын

Stellar Ok S’wit.

@meh_cromancer

4 жыл бұрын

@@stellar1252 Skywind is going to be the savior. Yeah skyrim's combat is also ass, but it's going to be amazing regardless

@matthewnewton6737

4 жыл бұрын

@@meh_cromancer Skyrim's combat is WAY more fun and new player oriented than Morrowind. Sure it is not realistic, but at that point what the heck are your expectations for a video game. Skywind will be almost perfect if the community developers work the engine right.

@meh_cromancer

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewnewton6737 what? I'm saying skyrim's combat is garbage but skywind is still going to be awesome because it's miles better than morrowind's. Reading comprehension bud.

Incredible video I just stumbled upon. What touched me the most is the thing about our ideal role-playing game (at least for people being into freedom, writing, immersion more than action adventure) being actually much more far from us in Skyrim than in Daggerfall. I remember dreaming about such game since being a child. One would think I should get one by now, yet nope.

Amazing essay, it captured my feelings about the series perfectly. Though Daggerfall was before my time, you convinced me to give it a shot. It feels like the soul of TES has been leaking for a long time, and I've felt crazy in discussions online saying that Skyrim is anything other than the best RPG of all time. Thanks for this wonderful video, and I look forward to future ones.

I would kill for a modern rpg with daggerfall's scale and deep systems

@callan6499

5 жыл бұрын

Just play Daggerfall, it's free en.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Files.

@treatb09

5 жыл бұрын

they should just update graphics and leave everything else alone.

@GuardianWorld

5 жыл бұрын

Try Daggerfall Unity then. www.dfworkshop.net/. It's a remake of Daggerfall that uses the original files on Unity, better graphics. Not 100% complete, but it's getting there.

@fugleymonkey

5 жыл бұрын

Google "Daggerfall Unity". It's being remade.

@sartanko

5 жыл бұрын

I back daggerfall unity, it got mods that increase view distance ridiculously which makes it look more real than Skyrim imo, and there's high res texture packs.

I've seen many video essays, this one is by far the most impressive. The production value, the research, the script, everything is top notch. Bravo sir

@MagicGonads

5 жыл бұрын

I don't think this is a video essay, it's more in line with a documentary.

@Sergio_TGV

5 жыл бұрын

@@MagicGonads Thanks for this, Indigo :)

@Catmouflage

5 жыл бұрын

If you like video essays you should watch Lindsay Ellis' series on the Hobbit, I feel bad even calling it a video essay as it's more of a documentary of the film's production and problems with the script/studio/cast etc

@ulfricstormcloak7629

3 жыл бұрын

You know it hit me at the end where he said we maybe need to look somewhere else for the rpg we want. i fucking hate it because im so adjusted to the lore of TES that i read so much about it. But how does someone create the same magick/energie without copying it or using butchered material..?

@SeverinHawkland7855

2 жыл бұрын

"reaserch"

ok im like 20 seconds into this video and i can already tell that the quality on this video essay is outstanding

Such an amazing documentary!

You just made an hour and 20 minutes feel like 5 minutes,was sad when it was done. Well done man :) great video

I will reiterate: this list of docu-series is just so cathartic and nostalgic for oldies like myself. It's just after 1:00AM CST and I'm whipping together icing for Cinnamon Rolls as Big as Your Head whilst the dough is proofing. Bitter-black chocolate coffee, cinnamon rolls, and background Indigo narrating early on a Sunday morning is *just* gorgeous. Keep up Indigo; you work is fantastic. That certain deathlessness to your documentaries bring me back listening once or twice a month.

Rewatching this after Ted and Julian revealed The Wayward Realms. Truly the first time I've been hyped for a game in years.

Fantastic video! My personal opinion on the state of the series was they actually made a gigantic canvas for us even as it was unintentional. I'd like them to expand what they can but ultimately, the world we always think they'll make is never going to happen. It's so much to put on a development team. As a D&D player for decades and DM, I like creating stuff so as long as the modding world continues strong, we'll get to work together to customer tailor our perfect elderscrolls each time. And I think I'm ok with that.

I really don't like Todd's and Emil's idea of removing things because they are redundant. I love them as game developers, but this is a pretty bad philosophy. Redundancy helps for role-playing. A thief can pick a lock, a mage can use a spell and a warrior can bash the door open. By the time Skyrim comes around, EVERYONE is skilled in lock-picking because that is the only solution. Where is the role-playing? I love Skyrim. It introduced me to the franchise and is my favorite game purely as a game. But it is my least favorite game in the franchise as an RPG.

@asiamatron

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we end up with ES games that remove a lot of the interesting features. What's left is also streamlined and simplified. As a result we end up with games that are lot less memorable.

@avatarion

6 жыл бұрын

It's weird they say they want to get rid of those things when at the same time they added "useless" immersion factors such as sitting on a bench or chipping wood, probably inspired from Gothic if we are honest.

@JWalters388

6 жыл бұрын

Ironic that they don't want redundancy and yet most skills like charisma in Skyrim and Fallout 4 is pointless and not add much to gameplay. Most spells, guilds, side quest (Even main quest), and gameplay style in Skyrim felt redundant. Only mods make them FEEL that they are needed. I don't actually play FO4 but what do you actually get when finishing any of the main quest, really?

@todd2.08

6 жыл бұрын

theUSpopulation Lockpicking in Oblivion can be done at any level so why are you only nagging about Skyrim when Oblivion came up with the idea that anyone can lockpick a chest or door at any level regardless of the lock's difficulty.

@No-ll3mh

6 жыл бұрын

I personally use lost grimoire, adds an open lock spell which I love the mechanic of (one cast per lock level, you have to have a high enough skill, but all one spell), a mod that I can't remember to bash a door with a battleaxe or warhammer, and a mod to bust doors with unrelenting force. There's no problem with mods fixing a game in my opinion, it just lets you make a game to your taste. Some people like the simplicity of one skill to pop locks, I'm sure, but if you don't, mods are there for you.

I hope you got a kick out of this little video I quickly threw together. Not sure if you've heard of this obscure series, I'll try to cover something more mainstream next time.

@dapperultron1784

6 жыл бұрын

Elder Scrolls? Never heard of 'em.

@MassiveDestructionSP

6 жыл бұрын

Your "quickly thrown together" is better than the great majority of content on YT.

@Indigo_Gaming

6 жыл бұрын

+MassiveDestructionSP I was kidding, this video took me over 2 months to produce. :D

@fakenews6133

6 жыл бұрын

"Little video," an hour long

@AnaLivingston

6 жыл бұрын

+MassiveDestructionSP Absolutely!

Morrowind's depth was quite special and fulfilling. Skyrim was special in it's own immersive way, but I hope the next one will be bigger.

Your narrative is just magical. thx for soothing vibes, I really appreciate it

Watching this video for the second time and I have to say I really admire the amount of effort, research and detail in this. You don't see that often on KZread.

@voices4dayz469

4 жыл бұрын

That's because Minecraft is more important than anything in the world according to KZread view times hahahahahahahaha this video is great...also...we're doomed.

@blackirontarkus3997

4 жыл бұрын

@@voices4dayz469 imma head out

1:00:00 " It seems that in the minds of many regulars, the series has already peaked -- and that is one mountain Todd Howard's team hasn't been able to climb " JESUS, PUT OUT THE FIRE, HOLY SHIT

I watch this once a month. Its bittersweet.

The oblivion medley at 44:33 is fantastic

@Indigo_Gaming

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think that was my favorite part of the video. 👌

I think fallout 76 says a lot about where Bethesda is heading

@trevorpearce4532

4 жыл бұрын

Don't pre order lol I ain't buying es6 till I see youtubers review

@ZTheLastViking

4 жыл бұрын

@@trevorpearce4532 Yea same I'm still looking forward to es6 but Bethesda lost my trust. For example when Rockstar releases I don't even need to see a trailer to know it'll be a masterpiece

@CertifiedSunset

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZTheLastViking I an't buying Elder Scrolls 6 until I know that it support modding, I jsut love modding my games so much that it is almost a requirement at this point for me. Even if the game is an 11/10 I still wnat modding, I just love being part of this self developed community that gets to express their vision onto an interactive canvas.

@ZTheLastViking

4 жыл бұрын

@@CertifiedSunset I play on Playstation so I'm not modding personally but what would KZread gaming be without mods. I play the games as they are and watch them progress to their best potential on KZread

@bobthebuilder1360

4 жыл бұрын

All fallout 76 does is show that they sucl at making online games

so continuing the metephor, for FO76 bethesda aimed for the ground and shot themselves in the foot.

@drago5819

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@kevinkenealy1179

4 жыл бұрын

So that's how the arrow in the knee joke came

@pirateofseas5422

4 жыл бұрын

U mean they got an arrow to the knee

@TaliooN

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed

This was well thought out and well done. You got me thinking and reevaluating my opinion on what makes a good rpg game. Thank you and keep up the hard, but great work.

We don’t talk about TES: Blades...

@ApollyonZKX

4 жыл бұрын

That's right, we don't.

@CommanderTato

4 жыл бұрын

Online either... i dont consider it a TES game, its just a mircotransaction platform with a wattered down lore.

@Chibi1986

4 жыл бұрын

@@CommanderTato : And how. Buying expanded storage is bullshit, and otherwise, the rest of the stuff is averaging 10-20 dollars in Crowns. No wonder Fallout 76 got it's Atomic Shop set up the way it was.

@CommanderTato

4 жыл бұрын

@@Chibi1986 If TESO never existed we would be playing this year or 2018 TES 6 Thanks to greedyness of zenimax the owner of bethesda the next tes is getting delayed incredibly long. Just look at what happened with warcraft, after 3 they dumped singleplayer games and moved to mmorpg. Bethesda didnt care anymore about a good singleplayer experience, they have become parasites, just look at the evolution of horse armor: creation club...

@Chibi1986

4 жыл бұрын

@@CommanderTato : Yeah, I agree, plus Fallout 4 got in the way, and now Starfield is taking up their time.