Elder Scrolls 6 Unlikely To Meet Expectations, Says Bethesda Veteran

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"Still, It Will Be An Amazing Game"

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  • Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is often regarded as the best RPG in gaming history. 
  • Due to that, its sequel has a lot of hype and anticipation behind it. 
  • However, a Bethesda Veteran thinks it would be impossible for Elder Scrolls 6 to meet expectations. 

Elden Scrolls 5: Skyrim is arguably one of the best RPGs to ever exist. Many even consider it the best RPG in the gaming industry so its sequel will have a hard time filling in its shoes. It might be difficult for the Eder Scrolls 6 to be able to meet the expectations the Skyrim fandom has. 

This has more backing now, as a Bethesda Veteran has claimed that it will be impossible for this upcoming RPG to meet expectations. While his words have weight, Elder Scrolls 6 will be an amazing game. 

Why it matters: Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim undoubtedly set new standards for the RPG, and it would be too difficult to top it.

In a recent interview with Kiwi Talkz, Bruce Nesmith, a former Bethesda developer, discussed the upcoming Elder Scrolls game. He said that the fans who are waiting to buy the game have such high expectations that it will be almost impossible to meet them

The fans who want to buy Elder Scrolls 6, their expectations are going to be almost impossible to meet.

-Bruce Nesmith

For reference, Nesmith has worked on games like Fallout and Starfield. He thinks whenever the next Elder Scrolls is going to be released it will be compared with all of the previous Bethesda games

Now, Bethesda has made some incredible titles, so the bar is set pretty high. While Nesmith admits that Eder Scrolls 6 will undoubtedly be an amazing game, he thinks it will not meet the fans’ expectations. 

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Elder Scrolls 6 Expectations Are Pretty High Thanks To Skyrim

Given Skyrim’s success, we kind of understand what he means. Also, he explains that games like Fallout 4, 76, and Starfield faced the same problems. Many compared these to the old Bethesda games and criticised them. 

He also admits that a game that isn’t perfect would never get a score above 95 on Metacritic, and a product can be criticised and deemed a failure. The developers fear such things, which is exactly why they find it too hard to meet expectations. 

However, he said that the developers shouldn’t really try to manage the expectations. Rather, they should try to set them. Hopefully, Bethesda can make a game worthy of being called a sequel to Skyrim. The game will not be released before 2028, so the developer has a lot of time.

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