Frickin’ Alduin, destroyer of worlds, has been defeated in Skyrim years before, and now a plague has broken loose in High Rock and has weakened all sides. Think about it: years after the signing of the White-Gold Concordat between the elven Aldmeri Dominion and the Empire, tensions are fraught. Including ‘-fall’ in the title seems like too much of a coincidence if you ask me, but it would make sense if Redfall became the name Bretons gave the red-skinned disease precisely because it started in one of Elder Scrolls 6’s locations, Daggerfall.

Remember Daggerfall, the second game in the Elder Scrolls franchise that took place in High Rock? It could be the next piece of the puzzle when it comes to working out what that enigmatic term Redfall means.

This next bit might be stretching slightly, but I’m going to go ahead with it anyway. Redfall is coming to PC, Xbox consoles and Xbox Cloud Gaming in the first half of 2023.With some (ok, me) suspecting that Elder Scrolls 6 could be set in High Rock thanks to the coastline and craters in the brief 30-second teaser for the game we saw at E3, the mention of a terrible sickness beginning in High Rock could be setting up the pandemic that’s going to be featured in Elder Scrolls 6. Along with regular ol' guns, you'll have slightly more traditional vamp-vanquishing weapons, including a stake launcher and a UV beam. Luckily, you'll have an extensive arsenal with which to battle your enemies as you try to purge the island of evil. The cultists, meanwhile, are willing to lay down their lives to protect the vampires.

The vampires have a hierarchy, seemingly ranging from grunts to powerful bosses. The pace becomes more exploratory you can use recon and stealth to gather info on encounters and avoid enemies or get the drop on them.” “ Redfall is an open world game, but it can be soloed with any of the heroes. “A huge emphasis for Redfall has been the solo experience, in keeping with Arkane’s passions,” explains Arkane Austin studio and creative director Harvey Smith said. The characters' various abilities can be upgraded.Īs with the Dishonored games, playing stealthily will be to your advantage. Layla, meanwhile, has telekinetic powers and Jacob has a cloaking ability. There's a brief look at the two other playable characters: engineer Remi, who has a killer robot companion, and Devinder, an expert on all things creepy (or a cryptozoologist, if you're fancy).

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