14 DAY TRIAL // Bethesda is working hard on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, its new iteration in the role-playing franchise, and the director of the title, Todd Howard, has now talked about some of the new things that will be included in the game, including a presumed multiplayer mode.
Many Elder Scrolls fans are eagerly awaiting the end of the year, when Bethesda releases Skyrim, the fifth installment in the series, which will introduce not only a new story, but also an all-new engine that promises to dispatch of the hilarious yet frustrating bugs from previous Elder Scrolls games or from the Fallout ones.
Howard, the director of Skyrim has now shared a few details about two of the most requested features, and how some may not make it to the final game.
"The two most requested features we get are dragons and multiplayer. We got one of them this time," he said to IGN. "We always look into multiplayer, put lots of ideas on the whiteboard and it always loses. It's not that we don't like it. I can think of ways it would be a lot of fun. At the end of the day, that dev time is going to take away from doing the best single-player game we can, and that's where our hearts are."
Even if there won't be a multiplayer mode, Skyrim will have "about the same amount of geography and content" as its predecessor, Oblivion.
The geography will be different than in the last game, as Bethesda has implement new areas like mountains, which change up the exploration part of the gameplay.
Last but not least, the main character of the game, who is a descendant of actual dragons, will be able to shout different words in his native language, which result in powerful magic attacks that take down enemies.
"You learn these throughout the game by finding the words on ancient wall carvings or being taught them...It's all part of the ancient Nordic culture in Skyrim. Each shout is formed with up to three dragon words. Some are crucial to progressing through the game, while others just provide you with more power or interesting things to do."
Even if The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim won't have a multiplayer mode, it seems Bethesda is focused on delivering a quality role-playing experience, albeit only with just a single-player campaign.