The Elder Scrolls Online is one of the best massively-multiplayer online role-playing game’s we’ve played in years. In many ways, it’s the Elder Scrolls experience we’ve always wanted, following the basic MMO blueprint while maintaining faith to the franchise roots. ESO preserves and expands the series’ focus on diversity, character progression and exploration, creating an exciting playground for you and tons of other players to enjoy together.
ESO’s new — or old, technically, since the game is set 1,000 years before Skyrim — version of Tamriel is a gorgeous world, filled with all kinds of fantastic creatures and locations waiting for you to battle and visit, respectively, as well as quests, collectibles and consumables at almost every turn.
Unfortunately, the game isn’t very graphically impressive. At times, the visuals seem on par with a late PlayStation 2 title, which serves as a huge disappointment.
The story begins in a traditional Elder Scrolls fashion: your character is thrown into an unusual situation with no reason or circumstance leading to it and you soon find your way out to discover that you’re no ordinary commoner. It’s predictable, but it works. Besides, the story is never really the center of attention in an Elder Scrolls game, though ZeniMax Online appears to want to change that. It’s a shame we couldn’t finish the story before writing this review, since this is the first time it really stood out to us.
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