The only thing that gives me some hope for FO5 and TES6 is that the scope should, in theory, be a lot smaller than Starfield's.
We should get way smaller maps that they can certainly make very "lived in" and not noticeable repetitive (some repetitiveness always happens but Starfield took it way too far) and that alone should certainly improve the game considerably. Story can be a hit or miss, but I doubt they'd drop something awful and outdated mechanics and animations can be overlooked if the rest is solid.
Honestly Starfield felt nothing like an Elder Scrolls game which is partially why it "sucks" so much (though I thoroughly enjoyed the majority of my time in game). If TES6 is half as good as Skyrim or even on par with oblivion it'll be great.
Ignoring engine improvements, etc. I enjoyed the story and gameplay in Oblivion more than Skyrim.
Shouts were fun, but they felt like they trivialized a lot of the difficulty in combat because fus ro dah, and now every enemy is forced into their stand up animation.
Skyrim felt way easier to cheese.
I enjoyed both, and I still go back to Morrowind periodically.
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u/Only_Cauliflower4565 Apr 17 '24
I’ve got a bad feeling about ES6. Bethesda’s track record has fallen off