The Elder Scrollsis one of the most popular franchises in gaming. Many considerThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimto be one of the most influential games of all time, and it’s still played today, over 10 years after its release.The Elder Scrollsgames feature massive open worlds, but one fan shares a discrepancy between the world’s size and canon.
A user named Flunkiebubs makes a new post onThe Elder Scrollssubreddit, discussing the size of Tamriel. They mention thatTamriel is the same size as an actual continent, even though the worlds ofThe Elder Scrollsgames are relatively small. Flunkiebubs then gives some examples to support their argument.
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For instance, a Blackwood NPC mentions that it takes a week to travel from Gideon, a major city in the province of Black Marsh, to a small town named Farmer’s Nook. However, Flunkiebubs links a picture that shows the two locations not that far from each other, and it would take even less time if users didn’t follow the road. Flunkiebubs shares a few more examples, proving that the difference between the supposed travel time between two cities is unimaginably larger than the time it takes in-game. Additionally, they mention thatSkyrimhas hundreds of cities and villages, but players only see a few of them.
One user named FungusForge makes a similar comparison. They came across an NPC on a farm nearRiften inSkyrimwho mentioned that it takes a whole day to go back to town, even though it takes the player two minutes to traverse the same distance. One player says thatThe Elder Scrollsgames also don’t accurately depict the world’s population density. A fan named rawghi calculated the walking speed of the main character, concluding that they move at a speed of 2.4 Mach.
One fan says that this conclusion is obvious to anyone who played anElder Scrollsgame. However, Bat-Stranger mentions that some people think these games aren’t scaled down. For example, some players believe thatThe Elder Scrollsgames cannot take place in High Rock due to its short size, but Bethesda can probably scale the world to its liking in every release. The canon size seems to have little influence on the setting of new games, so it’ll be interesting to seewhere Bethesda takes players inThe Elder Scrolls 6and the upcomingThe Elder Scrolls Onlineexpansions.
