With The Elder Scrolls VI freshly announced at Bethesda's E3 2018 press conference, speculation has already begun regarding where the game will actually take place. If you haven't seen the very brief teaser trailer yet (why the heck not? Give it a watch through here), the only information we have to go on is the sweeping landscape featured in the video.
Each Elder Scrolls game is typically set within a single region, or province, of Tamriel -- a large continent situated within the world Nirn. These regions often appear as subtitles for each entry in the series. So, for example, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind takes place in the volcanic Dark Elf homeland of Morrowind. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim takes place in the snowy mountains of Skyrim.
The fact that The Elder Scrolls VI doesn't yet have a subtitle probably means that Bethesda wants us all to try and work out where it'll be set, and going by the aforementioned teaser trailer, the likeliest bet is the Western region of Hammerfell, as suggested by our guide on the upcoming game.
In Elder Scrolls lore, Hammerfell is home to the Redguards -- typically darker-skinned menfolk who pride themselves on being skilled warriors. It's situated between High Rock, the home of the Bretons, and Cyrodiil, the setting of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It also touches the Southern border of Skyrim.
In terms of terrain, Hammerfell is largely made up of towering mountain ranges, open plains, and a huge desert known as the Alik'r. It also has a long coastline, with the sea lying on its Western border.
Going purely by what we're shown in the trailer, Hammerfell seems like a solid guess when it comes to the setting of The Elder Scrolls VI. You can clearly see mountains, plains, the sea, and a touch of sandy wasteland. What's more, a mainline Elder Scrolls title has not yet taken place primarily in Hammerfell.
Is Hammerfell a region you'd like to see The Elder Scrolls VI explore? Watch the trailer on repeat in the comments section below.
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Wow a new Elder Scrolls, really? Wasn't expecting that. Probably because this very website told me not to expect it
@Flurpsel To be fair, you get the feeling that Bethesda only announced it in order to get everyone to shut up. It's a good few years off yet!
Sounds good to me. As long as they've got Jeremy Soule back on the soundtrack.
Hey I just got Skyrim. Does the story connect directly to any previous game?
"darker-skinned menfolk who pride themselves on being skilled warriors"
Expecting this scene in the game.
@belmont Not directly, but there are some mentions to events from past games. For example, in Skyrim, the Oblivion Crisis is mentioned a good few times (from The Elder Scrolls IV).
I always wanted the next Elder Scrolls to be set in Elsweyr. I love the accent of the Khajiit. I wonder if the land rings with the ambience of thousands of purrs.
@ShogunRok i'm sure that was the reason.
afterall they knew that they would get backlash for revealing a new fallout AND a new RPG IP but no elder scrolls after all those years.
they clearly didn't want to reveal it now but just choose the easy way.
This is so far away that I will just pretend they didn't even announce it.
Too bad Morrowind never got ported to a Sony system.
Had to buy an old Xbox copy to play on my dusty X1.
It's almost like a retro system now.
@GamerDad66 they said that both morrowind and oblivion would be to much work to get a remaster. they had to make a new engine,layout etc.
a cheap excuse tbh. i mean they could have remade oblivion instead of making 50 versions of skyrim.
"What's more, a mainline Elder Scrolls title has not yet taken place in Hammerfell."
Technically Elder Scrolls II partially took place in Hammerfell, since it was set around the Iliac Bay, which has High Rock to the north and Hammerfell to the south, but yeah, we've not seen the whole province represented in the main series (not counting Arena since that's just unfair).
@jdv95 They even said that they'd only began pre-production on it, so it's at least 4 years away.
Thankfully Bethesda has set up another studio in Toronto which should help prevent this stuff from reoccurring in the future.
@Orpheus79V yeah.
i mean does this reveal make any difference than just not having this reveal? it doesn't. we knew it would be made eventually.
what people wanted as a reveal was an actuall trailer with some extra info. this teaser however is just nothing but a tool to calm down the endless question of "will it be at e3 this year?"
There's a big typo in the text where is says that Oblivion is The Elder Scrolls VI, but it's obviously TES IV
@Orpheus79V "What's more, a mainline Elder Scrolls title has not yet taken place primarily in Hammerfell."
Edited it just for you!
(thanks)
@NecuVise FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
I blame 3 hours of sleep! Thanks for the heads up.
@ShogunRok np, I understand that we are all humans after all.
What was interesting about the Bethesda conference was their use of the term "for next generation" which means that a PS5 is in full development. I doubt it will get announced this year but I think it's closer than what people think. Or perhaps I'm wrong lol
So happy that they are doing it; but sad that it is so far off. I cannot over exaggerate my deep seated, visceral need for a new Elder Scrolls game
@ShogunRok yeah I was just kidding its a bit odd to announce it this soon. Especially considering they announced Fallout4 just months in advance
@ShogunRok Thanks for the heads up. Now it is just a matter of when I find the time to immerse in the world.
Ive never liked dry sandy mountain desert locations in games. Too bland imo. If it does turn out to be true then ill be stuck with that for the next decade, ugh
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