Play Daggerfall - it is free nowadays - and see why that has its problems). Three problems: firstly, the main problem with increasing the size has nothing to do with the limitations of consoles and everything to do with the practicality of actually putting stuff in there (without resorting to heavy-duty random generation.The only way to keep the series expanding and uphold its state-of-the-art reputation is to set the game in multiple areas, rather than forcing the customer settle for less.
The next game will take place in more than one province.With PS4 and the next Xbox on the way, there's nowhere for the Elder Scrolls to go but even bigger, and the only remaining areas in Tamriel are much smaller than Skyrim, Hammerfell, Morrowind, and Cyrodil. Of course their life is insane and illogical! The Champion is the Daedric Prince of Madness now. It's completely illogical, insane and ridiculous that one person did that much and ran that many things at the same time.Would leadership of the Mages' and Fighters' Guilds really be held by the same person? Is that even allowed?īy my estimation, there could have been about five talented young adventurers running around Cyrodiil during that last year of the Third Era.
On the other hand, the dramatic variations between questlines in both aptitude and moral disposition make me skeptical. It's not impossible to rationalize the holy Crusader of the Nine Divines being one and the same as the murderous Listener of the Dark Brotherhood and the new god of madness at the same time, especially if you subscribe to the school of thought which holds the Champion of Cyrodiil went insane during the Oblivion Crisis and became a bipolar and amoral force of nature.
The player is not a single characterThis regards Oblivion in particular, where the titles we can hold and roles we can play are kinda disjoint.