The Elder Scrolls - Arena is the first RPG fantasy game of the Elder Scrolls series.
The game takes place on a planet called Nirn in the empire of Tamriel. The emperor of Tamriel, Uriel Septim, is planing to gather the whole Nirn under the imperial flag. He allies himself with the mage Jagar Tharn who is unfortunately intent on stealing the emperor's throne. Jagar Tharn imprisons the emperor in another dimension and locks the key inside a dungeon under the imperial city. Your job is to find all the pieces of the key, reassemble it, kill Jagger Tharn and free the emperor.
It's impressive how much freedom this game gives you for something this old. Exploring dungeons, managing resources, and wandering around a massive world can be pretty satisfying once you get used to the dated mechanics. That said, the controls and combat feel clunky, and dungeon crawling can get tedious fast. Interesting to experience as an Elder Scrolls...
Only really for masochists nowadays ...
... I'm a masochist.
Is this the greatest game ever made? No. Is this a good game? Dubiously. Do I enjoy it? Yes. Perfect for people who want to play open world RPGs, but don't like modern conveniences such as intuitive controls or cohesive art design.
With you died our last hope for justice. Tharn is now free to do as he will. It saddens me to see the beautiful land of Tamriel rotting from within. Goodbye, SirVortexVII. I wish you peace in the afterworld...
I thought The Elder Scrolls: Arena was just another old RPG that people praised because they grew up with it.
I was wrong.
The graphics are dated. The interface is complicated. The world looks nothing like the massive fantasy worlds we're used to today.
And somehow, none of that mattered.
Because somewhere along the way, I stopped seeing an old game.
I...
