Action

The Elder Scrolls: Arena

Single Player

Critic · IGDB

2.9

Users · RAWG

1994

Released

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📅 Release Info

Release DateFebruary 28, 1994

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About this game

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.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Enormous explorable world for a 1994 role-playing game.
Open-ended travel across Tamriel supports varied quest approaches.
Broad character creation, classes, and skills support flexible play.
First-person presentation creates atmosphere across wilderness and varied locations.
Foundation for later Elder Scrolls open-world design and lore.

Cons

Procedural towns, quests, and environments often repeat.
Large maze-like dungeons complicate extended searches for objectives.
Real-time combat is clumsy and imprecise.
Menu-heavy interface and controls are difficult to learn.

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