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The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall

You'll never believe how much fun it is exploring a world that doesn't revolve around you!!! Role-playing games have been around for a long time. I admit, I'm an ex-D&D player. I have an extensive background in pen and paper games (I even won second prize at a D&D convention in Manhattan and that's something for mom to be proud of!).

Charmen ligger i det faktum, at det er lige sjovt at spille, uanset om man er en dragedræbende superhelt eller en nedrig lommetyv, der sover i rendestenen. Fans af genren behøver ikke læse videre, men for jer andre er der kun én ting at sige: Man kan ikke få mere spil for pengene, end hvis man køber Daggerfall. Et helt univers ligger derude på spilhylderne - lad jeg blive opslugt!

Daggerfall is the closest thing yet to a fantasy role-player's dream. The large, complex, beautiful world of Tamriel leaves you free to plot your own course and reacts accordingly. If you want depth, variety, replayability and enough gameplay to make for dozens of marathon play sessions, look no further.

Daggerfall is the long (very long) awaited sequel to Arena by Bethesda Softworks. It is the second in the Elder Scrolls series. Bethesda received a lot of input from fans of the first game which they have implemented in the sequel. The game had been the subject of many newsgroup discussions and websites even before its release. Rumours abounded about what would be in the game and a very poor demo put off a lot of potential customers. I must confess to being a big fan of Arena. I enjoyed the fact that there were many ways to complete quests and the game engine was impressive for its time. Though, towards the end the dungeons and creatures became a little too familiar and I was more motivated to beat the game rather than enjoy playing it. I should also point out that I have not finished Daggerfall. I am not even close, but the good sign is that I am in no hurry to do so.

Die riesige Welt von Daggerfall bietet einem Rollenspieler alles, was sein Herz nur begehren kann. Mit der weitläufigen und nichtlinearen Storyline, den gut durchdachten Dungeons, der einfachen Bedienung und den vielen anderen Features des Programms kann Bethesda Softworks durchaus Zeichen setzen. Die Mankos des Programms jedoch lassen sich nur zum Teil durch die gigantischen Ausmaße des Spiels erklären: Der Betatest, der viele Mannjahre Entwicklungszeit gekostet hat, konnte nicht verhindern, daß das Programm kleine, aber ärgerliche Fehler aufweist. Außerdem ist die Grafik auf dem Stand von 1993 - davon abgesehen ist Daggerfall - Die Schriften der Weisen das mit Abstand beste Rollenspiel, das ich jemals getestet oder gespielt habe.

It's been a long time coming, but someone has finally returned to the RPGs of the old school and created an adventure that will take even the most experienced gamer months to unravel in a world incredibly full of life and experience. That someone is Bethesda and the product is The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall, the follow-up to the popular TES: Arena. From start to finish, Daggerfall shows itself to be an epic product that surpasses the time-crunching power of even the legendary RPGs of old.

Daggerfal is in een woord samengevat: een gemiste kans. Ik kan misschien afsluiten met een laatste tip voor al wie zich niet laat ontmoedigen door al het bovenstaande: bewaar je spel zéér vaak!!

Daggerfall väittää tarjoavansa jotain, jota tietokoneroolipeleissä ei ole ennen nähty: roolipelaamista. Onko Bethesda onnistunut luomaan pelin, jossa pelihahmo on muutakin kuin örkkejä lahtaava tavarankantoteline?

One of the first things they teach you about in business is to do most things adequately and to do some things very well - you can't be all things to all people. Such is the case with Daggerfall, a game I think may be the most in-depth RPG ever made to date but which lacks many of the finer features that would make it awesome. Daggerfall is literally packed with fantasy RPG elements and features; and I must say, HUGE. This game has got to have the largest game world I've ever seen before so don't think you won't get your money's worth with this game.

Daggerfall är det största rollspel som någonsin skapats med mängd länder med tusentals städer, grottsystem och personligheter. Om du har tid, ork och buggfixar så sätt igång och spela. Vad väntar du på?

Deuxième volet de la série des Elder Scrolls, Daggerfall perd en superficie ce qu'il gagne en profondeur. Un jeu de rôle complet, intense, richissime mais souffrant aussi de quelques bogues farceurs...

Daggerfall hätte etwas Großes werden können, doch es tappt in die Frontier-Falle: gute Zutaten und enorme Komplexität, aber wenig Spiel. Für zwischendurch mag das Helden-Hochzüchten und Botengängerleben ganz spaßig sein. Doch das erwartete Super-Rollenspiel ist Bethesda nicht gelungen.