AuthenticM
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I have been thinking about this since Skyrim was released. Where should the next game take place ? In an unseen province ? On an other continent ? In Skyrim, again ? (what's up, Pach). Here's what I would personally like to see.
Between the events of Oblivion and Skyrim, it has been revealed that the Empire has erupted in a civil war with the newly-reformed Aldmeri Dominion, which consists of the Aldmer from Summerset Isles and the Bosmer from Valenwood. The two provinces have merged into one state, which took its name from the capital of Summerset: Alinor. This new elven empire allied itself with the Khajiit and waged war on the empire. Lives on both sides were lost and eventually a treaty was signed, which outlawed the cult of Talos and gave rise to the events in Skyrim.
The reason I'm bringing this up is because at the end of Skyrim, the Thalmor (whom are essentially the Puritans or the Nazis of the Aldmer) have not been dealt with. They were introduced as a secondary threat, but there was no resolution to the conflict with them. I suspect that this is foreshadowing the events of the next title in the franchise. I believe that TES VI's story will deal with the Thalmor and will conclude with a decision on their fate.
Seeing as this is a realistic possibility, I thought that the best place in which the game should be set would be the centre of the Thalmor's empire: the new country of Alinor. Neither Summerset nor Valenwood have had their own game; having it set in Alinor would change both of those things.
Now, why do I want the game to take its influence from James Cameron's Avatar ? Read on.
Starting with Morrowind, each elder scrolls game has had a different environment and atmosphere from its predecessors. Morrowind had a very alien feel to it, which I'm not sure was influenced by anything in particular (that I know of), Oblivion was your standard and generic Lord of the Ring-y fantasy setting, and Skyrim took its grey and bleak atmosphere from scandinavian folklore, and, more precisely, Valhalla Rising and Game of Thrones.
This is where Avatar comes into play. Say what you will about the quality of the movie, but its depiction of the planet's flora and fauna was breathtaking. Everything was bright and colorful and alien and phantasmagoric. Giant trees, glowing plants and floating mountains. I want to see this in an Elder Scrolls game.
Here's what UESP.net says of Summerset's geography:
Now here's what it has to say on Valenwood:
I don't know about you guys, but everything in there sounds like a place I'd like to visit in a video game such as Elder Scrolls. Since everything known about the two places were never depicted on screen, Bethesda has free reign in how they want to portay all of this. And I'd like to see something phantasmagoric and dreamy such as what we saw in Avatar. I believe that next-gen consoles would be more than capable of handling all of that verticality without any hitching or loading hampering the experience. I want this.
Maybe some of you know movies or books that could lend themselves to inspiring the next game, and I welcome the discussion.
Between the events of Oblivion and Skyrim, it has been revealed that the Empire has erupted in a civil war with the newly-reformed Aldmeri Dominion, which consists of the Aldmer from Summerset Isles and the Bosmer from Valenwood. The two provinces have merged into one state, which took its name from the capital of Summerset: Alinor. This new elven empire allied itself with the Khajiit and waged war on the empire. Lives on both sides were lost and eventually a treaty was signed, which outlawed the cult of Talos and gave rise to the events in Skyrim.
The reason I'm bringing this up is because at the end of Skyrim, the Thalmor (whom are essentially the Puritans or the Nazis of the Aldmer) have not been dealt with. They were introduced as a secondary threat, but there was no resolution to the conflict with them. I suspect that this is foreshadowing the events of the next title in the franchise. I believe that TES VI's story will deal with the Thalmor and will conclude with a decision on their fate.
Seeing as this is a realistic possibility, I thought that the best place in which the game should be set would be the centre of the Thalmor's empire: the new country of Alinor. Neither Summerset nor Valenwood have had their own game; having it set in Alinor would change both of those things.
Now, why do I want the game to take its influence from James Cameron's Avatar ? Read on.
Starting with Morrowind, each elder scrolls game has had a different environment and atmosphere from its predecessors. Morrowind had a very alien feel to it, which I'm not sure was influenced by anything in particular (that I know of), Oblivion was your standard and generic Lord of the Ring-y fantasy setting, and Skyrim took its grey and bleak atmosphere from scandinavian folklore, and, more precisely, Valhalla Rising and Game of Thrones.
This is where Avatar comes into play. Say what you will about the quality of the movie, but its depiction of the planet's flora and fauna was breathtaking. Everything was bright and colorful and alien and phantasmagoric. Giant trees, glowing plants and floating mountains. I want to see this in an Elder Scrolls game.
Here's what UESP.net says of Summerset's geography:
Now here's what it has to say on Valenwood:
I don't know about you guys, but everything in there sounds like a place I'd like to visit in a video game such as Elder Scrolls. Since everything known about the two places were never depicted on screen, Bethesda has free reign in how they want to portay all of this. And I'd like to see something phantasmagoric and dreamy such as what we saw in Avatar. I believe that next-gen consoles would be more than capable of handling all of that verticality without any hitching or loading hampering the experience. I want this.
Maybe some of you know movies or books that could lend themselves to inspiring the next game, and I welcome the discussion.
