Instead, you’ll be fast traveling a lot, which provides some degree of interaction, as you choose how quickly you move and whether you camp or stay at inns. There are also no roads or notable landmarks, so actually getting from one town to the next requires a lot of effort and constantly checking the cumbersome map. Though Daggerfall’s land is finite and traversable, it was procedurally created, meaning it’s low-detailed and repetitive. The area between cities and dungeons is just as uninteresting as Arena’s flat terrain. So if you wanted to travel by foot to every location, it’s entirely possible, you insane fool.ĭon’t get too excited, though. Also, unlike Arena, it can all be navigated. And what a portion! The land size is estimated to be 161,600 square kilometers, one of the largest terrestrial game worlds on record.
Daggerfall, on the other hand, provides the area of the Illiac Bay a territory that straddles the border of High Rock and Hammerfell, providing a portion of two provinces. That’s the only really interesting part of Arena, since it was an otherwise bland and unexciting game. WEST… TO DAGGERFALLĪrena was pretty interesting in that it provided all nine of the provinces of Tamriel, whereas contemporary Elder Scrolls titles only provide one (not counting Elder Scrolls Online, which only technically provides territory in every province). Because nothing says “fantasy” like a checkerboard apron.
I’m also constantly on the watch for ways to increase my snob cred, so it’s time to head to Daggerfall, peasant. Regardless, Arena left me with an itch to scratch, and it didn’t seem right to just skip to Morrowind. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind tends to be the darling of the series, though, perhaps that’s because it was the first to show up on consoles with its original Xbox release. Its sequel, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, on the other hand, I’ve heard come up a few times. It’s unfortunate that The Elder Scrolls: Arena didn’t exactly fill my gravy boat, but then, despite it being the first in a venerable series of games, I’ve never heard anyone refer to it as their favourite title in said series.
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