
Although still within the Elder Scrolls world and brimming with many loved elements, Battlespire is unique in several aspects rather than open-world exploration, the game emphasises survival, taking players through 7 levels, including various realms of Oblivion. Originally envisioned as an expansion for The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall, this installment was instead released by Bethesda as a stand-alone title. You are the last hope and although ill-equipped and unprepared, it's up to you to stop Dagon’s plan and restore the Battlespire to Imperial control. You soon discover that Mehrunes Dagon, a Daedra Lord, has invaded and ravaged the Battlespire, killing all in his wake.

As you enter the proving ground, however, something doesn’t feel right. Now, as your final test, you must complete the dreaded Battlespire, facing the challenges that lie within. It'll need to if Bethesda wants it to be more than just any old MMO, and end up a game Elder Scrolls fans can really be proud to play.When you buy this game, The Elder Scrolls: Arena and The Elder Scrolls Chapter II: Daggerfall will be added to your GOG.com account for free!įor years, you have trained to become an Imperial Battlemage, learning the ways of magic and combat to serve and defend the Emperor. Hopefully, the game itself will make the most of these kinds of issues, the differences between the races and how they interact. And apparently the Orcs try to keep their Daedra worship behind closed doors, so that religious conflict might be minimised. We also learn a little about the relationships between the races in the Covenant, for example that while some individual Bretons and Redguards might be unhappy about the inclusion of the Orcs, it's generally accepted as a better idea to join them than fight them. Their love of Orsinium is what convinced them to join the Covenant, since the Bretons promised they could revive the kingdom “unmolested” once the Empire was re-established. In The Elder Scrolls Online, the Orcs' Orsinium Kingdom has only relatively recently been admitted as a full province of the Second Empire.

Since The Elder Scrolls Online is set in the second era of the Elder Scrolls timeline, even those who don't play MMOs but are fans of the RPG series should read up on some of the historical information coming out of this game.įor example, we learn that Orcs – who are one of the three races, along with the Bretons and Redguards (both humans) – have an “inferiority complex” as a result of ongoing poor treatment from the other races. Bethesda carries out a bi-weekly “Ask Us Anything” about upcoming MMO The Elder Scrolls Online over on the game's blog, and the latest entry is an informative exploration of one of the three alliances that feature in the game: the Daggerfall Covenant.
