u/Kinetic_Pen

Been playing the Elder Scrolls since Morrowind where I was first introduced to this epic series on the Original Xbox.

I had already acquired the legendary Halo and the ahead-of-its-time Dead or Alive 3. And after beating Halo several times over, and my friends and I playing DOA 3 obsessively, it was time for a new game. Only this game would be for me, and me alone. People had moved on, events took place, and I was a lone wolf at the time.

I didn't know anything about Elder Scrolls as I was shopping the Xbox game section of Wally World. This is when I came across Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. In all honesty it was the simple, yet intriguing cover that drew me to read the back...

...Could all this be true!? All the pre-accolades? Live another life? Explore another world? Was it hype? Clever marketing? I decided fuck it! Let's give it a shot! I was, and still am eternally grateful I took a chance on this strange game cover. This strange game in general. Because It turned out to be a godsend.

At the time I wasn't doing well emotionally and aspects of my life seemed out of my control, and honestly it was all wearing me down, heavily. Morrowind changed all that! And for the sake of sounding overly dramatic, it saved my life.

Fast forward to present day and Elder Scrolls is now my favorite game series, period! Oblivion was played endlessly and I even purchased the horse armor!, along with all other content and Shivering Isles! Skyrim, however.

Skyrim replaced Morrowind as my favorite Elder Scrolls title and is probably my favorite game of all time. Purchased it many times on different consoles and each time made sure I had all available extras! Goes without saying I play it to this day! But now comes the emotional toll, the frustration, and the after finger snap.

No other game, or game series has ever affected me like an Elder Scrolls has. Not Dragon Age, Witcher, Fable, Demon Souls, Dark Souls, Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate, Cyberpunk 2077, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Despite reading this and reading that. Despite hearing it's all this, and hearing it's all that. And despite all the toxic takes of this, and all the toxic takes of that concerning Elder Scrolls it still affects me like no other series. This is why Starfield broke my heart a bit.

All has been said about Starfield that can be said so I won't elaborate on it here. And while I don't think it's a bad game, it definitely disappointed me as a potential Bethesda title to hold me over until Elder Scroll 6. So, uh, what about Fallout Kineticpen?

Well this is an Elder Scrolls sub so I decided no to go into that series too much. Let me just say it's my second favorite series of all time! Which, sadly, only compounds my Starfield dilemma.

So now I sit here, in a strange gaming lull, waiting for Elder Scrolls 6. Because I've never played anything quite like an Elder Scrolls game, and I have doubts I ever will. So I guess only another Elder Scrolls game will do.