
Gameplay Ī first-person screenshot from Daggerfall, demonstrating the user interface and graphical capabilities of the gameĭaggerfall, like the other games in The Elder Scrolls series, takes place on the fictional continent of Tamriel, in which the player can travel between the provinces of High Rock and Hammerfell. In 2009, to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the Elder Scrolls franchise, Daggerfall was made free to download from the Bethesda website. The game was followed by The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind in 2002. The game was a critical and commercial success, with sales around 700,000 copies by 2000. Daggerfall includes more customization options, featuring an improved character generation engine, as well as a GURPS-influenced class creation system, offering players the chance to create their own classes and assign their own skills. Arena 's experience-point based system was replaced with a system that rewards the player for utilizing role-playing elements within the game. The story follows the player, sent by the Emperor, to free the ghost of King Lysandus from his earthly shackles and discover what happened to a letter sent from the Emperor to the former queen of Daggerfall.Ĭompared to its predecessor, Arena, the player can now only travel within two provinces in Tamriel: High Rock and Hammerfell however, Daggerfall consists of 15,000 cities, towns, villages, and dungeons for the character to explore. The second video game in the Elder Scrolls series, it was released on September 20, 1996, for MS-DOS, following the success of 1994's The Elder Scrolls: Arena. However, partly because of its vast map, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall still retains appeal to RPG enthusiasts who enjoy retro stylings.The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall is an open-world, action role-playing game published by Bethesda Softworks.

Between them, they have improved on Daggerfall in a number of technical respects, such as graphics and smoothness of gameplay. Multiple sequels to The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall are available, including The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Elder Scrolls Online. Different weapons will work against different monsters, so you will need to choose the right equipment for each new dungeon. It is designed to be as immersive as possible and requires planning and foresight.

With a large number of objects to try out, including weapons, armor, and magic, the game will keep any RPG enthusiast busy for a long time. Daggerfall has the biggest map in the Elder Scrolls series, its virtual world roughly 161,600km in size. The game has a vast fantasy world with 47 areas to explore between them, these include more than 15,000 different locations ranging from dungeons to cities.
