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I like these breakdowns of musical scores. It takes real talent to produce music like this.

50 minutes ago, RitualClarity said:

Have you tried that OS? 

 

Not yet. It's on my list.

3 hours ago, RitualClarity said:

People have been saying that for years. It sitll hasn't happened. They are still around. 

I don't think failing the next release of TES will destroy them. They have rabid fans and they will take to the web shouting how great the game is drowning those that are saying otherwise. Then the money holders and those in charge will follow their (bethesda ) excueses blaming the gaming community for their issues. Just like they have in the past. 

In my opinion, Microsoft saved Bethesda. I don't think they would have survived Starfield or the decades between major releases.

I doubt the studio's spending will get out of hand with Asha Sharma overseeing it. So they have that going for them.

My question is, what are their expectations for TES VI? Starfield and the Oblivion Remaster really petered out. It's looking like the casual crowd moved on, but we'll see.

Funny enough, I was just thinking earlier today that the Eye of Magnus could play a significant role in TES VI. However, I doubt the current writers at Bethesda are clever enough to weave it into the storyline.

Plus, the Psijic Order disappeared with the Eye at the end of the College of Winterhold quest, so I don't see how that could work. Unless they do some time-traveling nonsense.

After watching the full video, much of this seems like wishful thinking given Bethesda's history.

He's wrong about the 2018 trailer, but everything else... 

This is from AI, so take it with a grain of salt.

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Story Direction — Reported and Speculated

According to The Verge’s Tom Warren, Sentinel will be the first Elder Scrolls game to focus on the history of the Elder Scrolls themselves — the mysterious ancient artifacts that contain knowledge of time, space, and prophecy. This would expand on their brief appearances in past games, where their origins and powers were never fully explained.

Sounds like a week main quest story.

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Setting: Hammerfell, home to the Redguards, with possible naval and stronghold gameplay

Yeah, we knew this already.

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Era: 4E 206, potentially during or just before the Great War between the Thalmor and the Empire

Lol, during the Great War? I'm calling it now: People are going to slam the game and call it a $80 Skyrim expansion, especially if the game world is smaller.

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The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel story is expected to blend Hammerfell’s cultural backdrop with a mythic quest into the origins of the Elder Scrolls. While the official reveal gives no plot details, the reported focus on these artifacts and the 4E 206 setting suggest a narrative that could reframe the series’ central mystery and set the stage for future conflicts.

For now, fans should treat all plot specifics as speculation until Bethesda provides official synopsis or gameplay content.

Starfield's failure was hidden by Game Pass; I don't believe TES VI will have that luxury.

17 minutes ago, Kendo 2 said:

I read/heard somewhere that Bethesda has confirmed the game play will center on ship and fort building.  No mention of roleplaying.  I bet Sentinel is going be another grindy GamePass time sink.  I'm still in the 'fuck you, prove it' camp.  Too much shit from a company that can't deliver will do that.

I'm beginning to think that they are going rush this game out to appease Microsoft, and it is going launch barebones, on a tiny map, with Fallout 4 style base building being the main focus, while selling the rest of the map as DLC. That's what I glean from the little information they've given us. They would have been better off waiting until they had something to show.

Sentinel looks like a small place. It's probably too early to say, but if the game takes place there, the map is going to be tiny.

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Sentinel_(kingdom)

And to no one's surprise. Good thing Skyblivion is coming soon (maybe).

TES VI: Sentinel revealed. This is the third trailer for the game, and there is still no gameplay.

13 hours ago, RitualClarity said:

I wonder if the owners of EA and Bioware IP would decide to start another studio with non SJW properly qualified serious game developers. If they did, The owners would have access to some serious IP power.  

I'd see perhaps a future where they reworked Mass Effect (come on, each game was mechanically different. Jarringly so) as well as some of the other IP. If they did so they could start with a engine of their choice (the best one for their purposes)  Rework the original sound and such. Upgrade the graphics and animations. These can be used through all 2, 3 or more games they create. AT that point as I understand it, (with my semi limited understanding of this) they just need to write the story, set the enviroment and quest etc. and be done. This is an over simplication but they won't have to re-invent the wheel (new graphics and tools) for each of the games. 

If they use a game engine that is good for PVE/PVP they can add that anytime. 

Hear me out. They make a Mass Effect Studio and only have that studio work on that or those projects. If they are successful they continue working and have job security, if they fail, then they and that studio gets shut down.  Same for Dragon Age. They can rework what they have to create a updated and good game for people to play. If that "studio" fails then they fail and loose their job. I got that idea from the previous video where the person mentioned that game studios should do like they do for Hollywood. Hire for a project.  In this case, they can continue to work on the "project" or future releases. Using the same tools and such, they can also retroactively update the previous games (graphics, animations etc) while fixing bugs, (which would benifit all the games as they are all based on the same engine and game mechanics. 

Draw back? Yes, when the engine updates they would have to work on ONE engine and update ALL the assets and scripts. Even those that aren't on the current game development.  It would cost more in a way. This is where they would loose the benifit of effectivness with the above. However, I think if the game is great. The players would appreciate updates to all their games so they can continue to play all of them without OS issues or other bugs as computers develop and OS move forward.  One upside to this is if the engine is able to be moved to Linux or some future OS the entire collection of games can move over as well with less effort or issues. 

 

I doubt it. It would probably cost them well over $100 million to develop the game, and EA is reportedly only interested in something that's a guaranteed money maker. Bioware blew it, and Mass Effect fans need to move on.

Also, on the subject of Millennials. 

I can only imagine how big of a dumpster fire TESVI is going to be.

On 10/30/2026 at 11:50 PM, Kendo 2 said:

Well, Millennial snark lasted maybe 5 years and this woke bullshit has been in high gear for about the same length of time.  Millennial 'humor' from 2015 to 2020, woke trash from 2020 until now.  Have to wonder what Leftists will do next to fuck up gaming.

I'm not sure how much more damage they can do. ClownfishTV has been posting videos for months about how some companies have been refusing to hire millennials. I believe the McDonald's memes are on point.

So the developers activists proactively removed the flag. They should have removed the woke cringe from Valeguard.

LOL, Todd fell into the same trap with Starfield that Bioware did with Andromeda.