Five years in the making, ZeniMax Online studios are still working hard on blending classic Elder Scrolls gaming with the MMO world to create Elder Scrolls Online. There's still no mention of a release date, other than "2013 TBA", still the E3 demo gave an intriguing glimpse at what such a mashup might look like.
Skyrim players will be familiar with the snowy scenery and Norse-like buildings of the region, but we were also shown the deserts of Hammerfell, with ancient ruins half-buried in sand. In a lush jungle, temples were wound around with vines, while a large sailboat moored at a seaside town's dock.
It was fantastic to imagine the possibilities of adventuring, finally, on the entire Tamriel continent rather than just region by region.
The style and level of detail have been ever-so-slightly cut down, and we were told this had been intentional - to make the game accessible to players on older laptops (Mac and PC). Still, there was a good level of detail in the characters themselves.
Three different factions are battling for dominance in Cyrodil in order to take control of the continent. But it's not just the native inhabitants players need to look after. It was hinted that the main storyline doesn't concern these warring factions after all, but rather an undead menace that threatens the entire continent. On a personal note, your character has had their soul stolen by the daedric prince, Molag Bal, and their mission is to get it back - and to save the world at the same time.
