The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited

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  1. killjaide
    Jun 25, 2015
    10
    Best MMO of 2015 and ever created - Welcome to Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. Tamriel is the most beautiful place to be in. Other MMOs can be ashamed of their garbage zones.
  2. misk13
    Jun 25, 2015
    10
    AvAvA is incredible PvP concept. Something that we've seen previously in Daoc. ESO is already miles ahead of Daoc and can only keep improving. It's PvP is the best MMOs have ever seen.
  3. zelva
    Jun 25, 2015
    10
    This is a great year of gaming, with ESO coming to Consoles, Witcher 3 being great and expecting fallout 4 as well. ESO is a few leagues ahead of other MMOs with its quality.
  4. bulika
    Jun 25, 2015
    10
    This game is absolute gold! The storyline is very well done and it allows you to make countless decisions as you play which will change your storyline and whilst at the end of it all you will get the same ending if you decide to play through the story with a different character you will experience huge variety from your first playthrough as the decisions you make enable you to playThis game is absolute gold! The storyline is very well done and it allows you to make countless decisions as you play which will change your storyline and whilst at the end of it all you will get the same ending if you decide to play through the story with a different character you will experience huge variety from your first playthrough as the decisions you make enable you to play completely different missions.… Expand
  5. ultrastoat
    Jun 12, 2015
    4
    Veteran Ranks. The undoing of the PC version, the ender of fun, the destroyer of enjoyment.

    After receiving countless emails from ZOS about how they're changing the game, overhauling everything to do with endgame, making it more accessible to everyone, they left in the Veteran Rank system for the console launch, the ONE THING that caused the mass exodus of PC players. Once you hit the    Veteran Ranks. The undoing of the PC version, the ender of fun, the destroyer of enjoyment.

    After receiving countless emails from ZOS about how they're changing the game, overhauling everything to do with endgame, making it more accessible to everyone, they left in the Veteran Rank system for the console launch, the ONE THING that caused the mass exodus of PC players. Once you hit the cap of lvl 50, you'll be asked to do everything you just did, twice over, in the two other faction zones. That's hundreds of hours of questing, and that's the FASTEST way to get to Veteran Rank 14.

    Expect a fun albeit somewhat generic adventure to level 50, followed by 300 hours of pointless grinding before you can do any endgame content. Enjoy getting dominated in PVP and turned down for group content in PVE by people who DID do the 300+ hour content grind.

    Seriously, between the end of the main quest and the beginning of endgame content there's a gigantic void that you must fill with mindless quest and event grinding.    … Expand
  6. pumpkin_head16
    Jun 11, 2015
    2
    Being an Elder Scrolls fan, sadly this game is a huge disappointment. Bethesda wanted an mmo and they got it. It's all mmo and missing all the elements of an elder scrolls game. It's not even a fun MMO. It would have worked better If it simply had a Co-op option. I'm not going to write a long review as all the flaws have been pointed out by everyone else. So i'll simply sum it up. TheBeing an Elder Scrolls fan, sadly this game is a huge disappointment. Bethesda wanted an mmo and they got it. It's all mmo and missing all the elements of an elder scrolls game. It's not even a fun MMO. It would have worked better If it simply had a Co-op option. I'm not going to write a long review as all the flaws have been pointed out by everyone else. So i'll simply sum it up. The Elder Scrolls Online "Tamriel Unlimited" Is a dull, unentertaining MMO which lacks all the elements of an Elder Scrolls game.… Expand
  7. rapology
    Jun 14, 2015
    5
    There are a number of features of this elder scrolls game that let the series down and in my opinion, make for a very mediocre online game.
    The game world is congested with ubiquitously irksome precipitous knolls and high ranging mountains, melee type enemies that can land a hit on you with a scimitar while you are at a distance and the problematic inability to guard against ranged enemy    There are a number of features of this elder scrolls game that let the series down and in my opinion, make for a very mediocre online game.
    The game world is congested with ubiquitously irksome precipitous knolls and high ranging mountains, melee type enemies that can land a hit on you with a scimitar while you are at a distance and the problematic inability to guard against ranged enemy attacks by using your surroundings.
    Other features which let this game down include the glitch prone quests, such as key quest characters appearing invisible, quest marker failing to guide you to quest objectives, random game crashes and long server queues log in's.
    Annoying nuances such as repetitive damage to armour after falling in battle and the lack of mobile repair kit drops, requiring constant traversal to town merchants to purchase repairs, make for poor game design.
    The upgrade system is not too bad and gives the feeling of rewarding the player, while the quests when fully operational, play out to engage the player and enthuse the player to continue playing.
    Online features such as playing quest's co-op dish out an average experience, but one that works to an extent nevertheless, with the exception of a co-op bug that makes quest characters invisible that should be addressed with future updates.
    All up if your an die-hard mmo fan and a fan of epic fantasy adventures this may be the game for you, if you are after a more polished and infallible mmo experience, this is one game to avoid.    … Expand
  8. Phoenixxl
    Jun 28, 2015
    4
    Worth having a stroll around in. Played until veteran 5 level. Castle sieges are a novel multiplayer experience unlike any other in any game.

    That being said, playing as a healer being unable to select who you heal and having to rely on game AI is frustrating. This point alone for a "class" ( i have to quote it since this game is essentially classless) that's key in any mmo is so bad I    Worth having a stroll around in. Played until veteran 5 level. Castle sieges are a novel multiplayer experience unlike any other in any game.

    That being said, playing as a healer being unable to select who you heal and having to rely on game AI is frustrating. This point alone for a "class" ( i have to quote it since this game is essentially classless) that's key in any mmo is so bad I would, if this was any other game by any other developers have dropped it the moment I realized it.

    As for other classes , everyone basically specs for dps. You hardly find a decent tank , nobody can hold aggro , people claiming to be healers .. aren't. If you get into a Pug to do an instance you can pretty much expect the equivalent of a bunch of pre-preschoolers at playtime. And it basically isn't the people's fault. it's the way the game is designed. "Jack of all trades , master at none" gets everyone killed.    … Expand
  9. hellrise
    Jun 25, 2015
    10
    This game just suits me perfectly, being an MMO with a beautiful, hand-crafted world containing enjoyable PvE for smaller groups and the lack of a gear treadmill.
  10. Lokidos
    Dec 20, 2015
    0
    That unlimited is a joke for me personally..I bought something unlimited while I have to pay PSN account to play the game..So where is the unlimited...To me unlimited is bullsh1t.Cuz not only u have to pay for PSN account but also for all the extra DLC sh1t and then goes the system with extra cash..No no and again no..Stealing the idea of a really nice atmospheric game to make somethingThat unlimited is a joke for me personally..I bought something unlimited while I have to pay PSN account to play the game..So where is the unlimited...To me unlimited is bullsh1t.Cuz not only u have to pay for PSN account but also for all the extra DLC sh1t and then goes the system with extra cash..No no and again no..Stealing the idea of a really nice atmospheric game to make something that will give u much money.No thanks.At least I bought it for 22 euros and I can resell it used bit higher.Simply 0… Expand
  11. mikaelo
    Aug 31, 2016
    0
    this game is horrible,badly done and tarnishes the saga of the elder scrolls, a real scam. I was impressed in all the bethesda games, but this game is a disgust esception
  12. vZeqk___
    Jun 11, 2015
    0
    I like Elder series but this is really sh... looks like game for ps3 ....details wow where ..... Beast World is total empty its ps 4 new gen hellow people ..... gamepley its good but not give me so much fun like elder single pleyer ... that just my opinion ....
  13. Barhota
    Jun 11, 2015
    7
    So far I like the game its the first of its kind to hit PS4. Maybe those used to the PC MMORPG games expect more but honestly a 0 really? None of you are helping anything.
  14. Mped
    Jun 18, 2015
    4
    Had high hopes - but buyer beware this is a horribly boring fetch quest slog with visuals that are lower quality than vanilla skyrim. Wish I had saved my money - under baked cash grab - after playing mmos for years I was highly disappointed - horrible social features very clunky - I gave it a 4 only for the combat it was fun and class building is alright but honestly it can't decide whatHad high hopes - but buyer beware this is a horribly boring fetch quest slog with visuals that are lower quality than vanilla skyrim. Wish I had saved my money - under baked cash grab - after playing mmos for years I was highly disappointed - horrible social features very clunky - I gave it a 4 only for the combat it was fun and class building is alright but honestly it can't decide what kind of game it wants to be .
    Tldr- skip it    … Expand
  15. tappedjupiter
    Jun 11, 2015
    4
    I really wanted to like this game. I wen't into it knowing it would feel like a stripped down version of Skyrim. But I can't get passed just how boring the quests are, last ten graphics, constant freezing, and waiting sometimes up to 45 minutes to get into a server..

    Everything about the game feels rushed.. I was bored within my first hour of playing. I wen't on to put about another 3    I really wanted to like this game. I wen't into it knowing it would feel like a stripped down version of Skyrim. But I can't get passed just how boring the quests are, last ten graphics, constant freezing, and waiting sometimes up to 45 minutes to get into a server..

    Everything about the game feels rushed.. I was bored within my first hour of playing. I wen't on to put about another 3 hours into the game (when it wasn't frozen, servers weren't down, and putting me in ridiculously long waiting rooms).. I purchased my copy on the PS4... I realize there will most likely be updates to polish up some of the problems. but as of right now the game really is a pass.    … Expand
  16. sf808
    Jun 13, 2015
    7
    An okay game, but personally feel would be better if they had included the option to turn of the "MO" part of "MMO". you have to run through each mission as quickly as possible to try to negate the ceaseless enemy respawning triggered by the other players - it ruins any kind of immersion the game might have by having the boss you have just killed pop back into existence right before yourAn okay game, but personally feel would be better if they had included the option to turn of the "MO" part of "MMO". you have to run through each mission as quickly as possible to try to negate the ceaseless enemy respawning triggered by the other players - it ruins any kind of immersion the game might have by having the boss you have just killed pop back into existence right before your eyes. I may come back to this game in a year or so, when it is less populated - and i can enjoy it as a more single player orientated game.… Expand
  17. reieto
    Jun 25, 2015
    0
    What a disappointment! Everything I loved about the Elder Scrolls experience just thrown away - who in their right mind thinks that entering a dungeon and having other unknown players appear out of nowhere and run past you *makes any sense in the world*? Maybe today's dungeons are like shopping malls. I returned the game on the 2nd day. I can only hope for the next real installment inWhat a disappointment! Everything I loved about the Elder Scrolls experience just thrown away - who in their right mind thinks that entering a dungeon and having other unknown players appear out of nowhere and run past you *makes any sense in the world*? Maybe today's dungeons are like shopping malls. I returned the game on the 2nd day. I can only hope for the next real installment in Elder Scrolls.… Expand
  18. Jaypeace
    Jun 24, 2015
    5
    So I have played the game for over 6 hours And I'm not impressed. The game has been marginally fun at times but for the most part has been pretty dull. Most of what i have done is run around the map and clicked through dialog. I heard you have to warm up to it but I haven't felt any warmth at all. The quests for leveling up are just so boring. A few of the missions are fun but most of themSo I have played the game for over 6 hours And I'm not impressed. The game has been marginally fun at times but for the most part has been pretty dull. Most of what i have done is run around the map and clicked through dialog. I heard you have to warm up to it but I haven't felt any warmth at all. The quests for leveling up are just so boring. A few of the missions are fun but most of them are not. There aren't constant story missions to go through like most MMOs, instead you do a bunch of side missions then occasionally do a story mission. And playing with friends is pretty difficult. Unless each of you play with each other at the exact same time and pick up the same missions, you will end up doing different quests than your friend and you will be split up. The little bit of PvP I have tried doesn't seem to be skill based. I ended up fighting against players level 30+ when I was level 10. This is just an average game all around. Average graphics, gameplay, voice acting, and it's an average MMO.… Expand
  19. BigRook
    Jun 13, 2015
    0
    Not really an Elder Scrolls game.. Uninspired world....yes it is very very LARGE.. But the game is also very very BORING. The quests are....go get 10 of this, go get 5 of that rinse and repeat. It will take forever to level up, and the graphics are gawd awful.....The voice acting is a joke !! Looks like a law firm designed the world...with objects simply tossed on the ground with badNot really an Elder Scrolls game.. Uninspired world....yes it is very very LARGE.. But the game is also very very BORING. The quests are....go get 10 of this, go get 5 of that rinse and repeat. It will take forever to level up, and the graphics are gawd awful.....The voice acting is a joke !! Looks like a law firm designed the world...with objects simply tossed on the ground with bad lighting and fighting. Get the game used, or better yet get it free in a few months.… Expand
  20. Andy0161
    Jun 13, 2015
    4
    I fully understand why many people are putting in zero reviews. This is no where near a ten star game, so the fact it's getting tens is somewhat unbelievable. That said, I'm giving it an honest 4.

    The game is unpolished, and has all the appearance of an independent "free to play" game rather than one in development for years by a professional audio. The graphics are atrocious, they    I fully understand why many people are putting in zero reviews. This is no where near a ten star game, so the fact it's getting tens is somewhat unbelievable. That said, I'm giving it an honest 4.

    The game is unpolished, and has all the appearance of an independent "free to play" game rather than one in development for years by a professional audio. The graphics are atrocious, they really are. They look like a throwback to a "good" ps2 game - the textures are bland, details lacking, and the world plain and lacking any sort of detail. Every building is the same bare walls with a few creates and barrels. The animation is jumpy, jerky and again, not what you expect from a modern game. If I were playing this on a table tablet - then I would expect these graphics - not on the most current gen systems.

    That said, the game itself is not unplayable. There are plenty of quests, and hours of play. There is a challenge and some reward to be found in taking down the harder bosses. Just expect a mobile - gaming type experience, not a current gen game.

    If you, like me, are a make Elder Scrolls fan, you'll but this anyway, and they are counting on that. Once all of us have done so - give it a year or so, and this will more than likely move into the free-to-play realm that it deserves.

    If you can hold out, replay Skyrim for that time instead. You'll have more fun, and save yourself £40. You aren't missing anything.    … Expand
  21. Pambib
    Jun 14, 2015
    0
    Good God! Just installed this on my PS4 and am shocked buy how lifeless, dull and, well, **** the graphics are.

    I have recently finished playing The Witcher and it's like I've dumped the PS4 and replaced it with a PS0.5, it's that bad.

    Or am I missing the option to turn up the quality from "dire" to "decent"?
  22. rodericrinehart
    Jun 19, 2015
    0
    DO NOT THINK THIS IS ELDER SCROLLS 6. Play Fallout 4 this November or Skyrim right now. Avoid this cesspool of MMO tropes bad habits. MMO is not Elder Scrolls.
  23. Mac5point0
    Jun 18, 2015
    0
    This is a terrible game, how can you go from making skyrim to producing a game like this. Yes I hear you need to wait a while to get into it but if that's your selling point your going to lose a lot of gamer's. I gave it well over 10 hours and it is live less. Everybody running around like headless chickens it awful.
  24. tarzan4
    Jun 25, 2015
    10
    The game doesn't have that good graphics. But I'm not playing games because of graphics. When I first tried the game in it's beta state I was like a "donut" simply, is this real? Am I playing this MMO? Simply the best MMO to date.
  25. ElChapo
    Jun 15, 2015
    2
    After having this game a week ive been able to play it for one day, server constantly down or unable to connect. The game itself is terrible nothing like an elder scrolls game, bought this on the back on skyrim and its such a step back. Graphics are worse and gameplay is a step back. Dont buy this if you like the elder scrolls and were expecting something in anyway similar its nothing moreAfter having this game a week ive been able to play it for one day, server constantly down or unable to connect. The game itself is terrible nothing like an elder scrolls game, bought this on the back on skyrim and its such a step back. Graphics are worse and gameplay is a step back. Dont buy this if you like the elder scrolls and were expecting something in anyway similar its nothing more than a bad attempt at WOW or something along those lines… Expand
  26. dagoldberg
    Jun 15, 2015
    1
    Sorry to say, but this game was not even close to my expectations. Extremely grind heavy, long drawn out and tedious quests, and laggy non responsive combat. I played this game for a day straight, returned it the next day. Looks like elder scrolls, definitely doesn't feel like it. Your better off with W3 or DAO (which i still wasnt so much a fan of but will revisit after tradingSorry to say, but this game was not even close to my expectations. Extremely grind heavy, long drawn out and tedious quests, and laggy non responsive combat. I played this game for a day straight, returned it the next day. Looks like elder scrolls, definitely doesn't feel like it. Your better off with W3 or DAO (which i still wasnt so much a fan of but will revisit after trading this in.)… Expand
  27. crnppscls
    Jun 18, 2015
    1
    Awful bland action title. Maybe the download time is excessive for patching, these guys have strict deadlines and when the time came to put the discs to press, obviously there was still a lot to do but the core was still on the discs i presume, i can appreciate this, it happens.

    I digress because of semantics, this is about the game right ? I love the crafting actually, if you're a    Awful bland action title. Maybe the download time is excessive for patching, these guys have strict deadlines and when the time came to put the discs to press, obviously there was still a lot to do but the core was still on the discs i presume, i can appreciate this, it happens.

    I digress because of semantics, this is about the game right ?

    I love the crafting actually, if you're a cruncher, its cool to go and farm stuff that makes your next bow, (crunching, if i decon this then i get 2 of those to make x etc)

    Questing is a chore, it is done better on other titles, sometimes distraction re:gw2 can work

    Without any viable text input, you just seem to be this insane wanderer, hoping for an invite for what you might be standing next to at that moment, the game needs more interaction, this, psn names, combat and the guilds themselves are woefully sub-par.

    I click on most of the 10's and they have no history, other than to rate every version of the game at max, so here i am at a 1, although it is a credible 7 in my view. I just wish Zenimax had put as much effort into placating their pc audience, as they did with their multitude of penny pinching versions on console.    … Expand
  28. BarryZut
    Jun 16, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Because I love Elder Scrolls games, I bought this game. I never played MMO games because it is not my cup of tea. Giving this game a chance because of The Elder Scrolls lore.
    But after one week, I'm fed up with it. Dull world (looks nice though), repetitive quests and I'm just not getting into this. This proves I'm just not made for MMO games. But this is not the Elder Scrolls game I love to play. Just have to wait for number 6.    … Expand
  29. Matinski
    Jun 16, 2015
    1
    LAG, LAG, a few moments of playing an ugly game, LAG, Frustration, 40 minutes on the phone trying to get through to support (still waiting), LAG, a few more moments of an ugly game.

    What a LET DOWN. This is going back to the shop tomorrow.

    If you buy this then more fool you as you have been warned.
  30. ravenclaw77
    Jun 25, 2015
    5
    Such a disappointment. Long time fan of the Elder Scrolls, and this game is one of the worst I've played on PS4.

    The combat is very bland, boring, and frustrating. They did a good job with immersion, but at the expense of playability -- I need to know what status effects are on myself, my allies, and my enemies. The game is pretty short for an MMO, there's not much to do once the    Such a disappointment. Long time fan of the Elder Scrolls, and this game is one of the worst I've played on PS4.

    The combat is very bland, boring, and frustrating. They did a good job with immersion, but at the expense of playability -- I need to know what status effects are on myself, my allies, and my enemies.

    The game is pretty short for an MMO, there's not much to do once the story is over. PvP is imbalanced and there's really no other end game. The guild system is pretty messed up and not having a proper auction house is inexcusable. Good luck forming new guilds down the road, everyone's going to want to be part of the biggest possible, to have access to trading.

    The crafting levels painfully slow and the gear you can make is obsolete by the time you can make it (like most, but not all MMOs). Ridiculous amount of recipes for trivial items no one wants, needs, or even has access to buy and sell.

    Personally, I'm going back to DC Universe Online, the only PS4 MMO where combat is fun.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. games(TM)
    Aug 16, 2015
    80
    A couple of lines of dialogue can often be all you’re given before being plunged into whatever mundane task is expected of you; rare are the significant characters and even rarer are the ones you care about. It just doesn’t maintain the same depth of exploration or profundity that the series is known for, leading to a much quicker-paced Elder Scrolls experience.
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  2. GamePro Germany
    Aug 12, 2015
    86
    Even simple quests cause a chain reaction of new incidents and it's possible to see how the player affects Tamriel. But if you expect something like Skyrim with coop-mode you still have to wait for another game.
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  3. Gamer.nl
    Aug 3, 2015
    65
    This is a nice RPG and a bad MMO. The game is playable without subscriptions and it offers a lot of content to explore. Playing together with other gamers still is not really working properly. It is too bad this game does not impress, even though the development system for characters and the PvP are fun.
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