ConsoleUpdated November 5

IGN columnist sees a chance to break from Skyrim—and doubts Bethesda will.

IGN columnist Tim Brinkhof sees Hammerfell as a chance to make Sentinel feel unlike Skyrim. Its deserts and tropical jungles offer a sharp contrast with Skyrim’s familiar medieval-fantasy setting, and Brinkhof sees the Redguards’ distinct influences as another reason to lean into what makes the region different. But he doubts Bethesda will take that path. Brinkhof argues that Skyrim’s recognizable setting helped broaden its appeal, and points to a former lore master’s attribution of that approach, in part, to commercial reasons. High Rock, which he describes as more similar to Skyrim, could instead tempt Bethesda to lean on familiar fantasy and nostalgia. His hope is that those similarities make Hammerfell stand out more—not less.

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