While I still think Morrowind and Oblivion have better stories overall, Skyrim nailed its introduction of the Aldmeri Dominion - a faction of ratty High Elves that Hammerfell’s Redguards are not the slightest bit fond of. It’s easy to see each Elder Scrolls game as distinct from the rest given all of the different locations and timelines, but they’re all united by the same lore - and Skyrim’s lore was pretty good.

Apart from Solstheim, which is technically a province of Morrowind, this will be the first time we return to a location we already visited in a previous Elder Scrolls game (not including Arena or Elder Scrolls Online, obviously, which both take place across the entire continent).Īlthough some fans may have been hoping for a new region, I actually think Hammerfell is the perfect choice for The Elder Scrolls 6, primarily because of where Skyrim left off. Here's what you need to know about the land far west. What’s weird about this is that we already went to Hammerfell in the second Elder Scrolls game, Daggerfall - although it’s likely a lot of Skyrim fans (myself included) were a bit too young to play it in 1996 (I was ten months old, so I, of course, played it). By Kristy Ambrose Published Thanks to a recent teaser, it appears that Hammerfell may be the setting of Elder Scrolls 6.

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