Watching this makes me want Bethesda to make an Arena Remake. Not huge and buggy like the original game, but a complete new game just with the Arena story
Or alternatively, do something like The Mastercheif Collection but for TES. Remaster TES 1-5 all in one game download, and select which game you would like to play and boot it up
Josh spent quite a while looking for a pronunciation and didn't find anything so originally he pronounced it Juh-garr. Later he found an official one and apparently, it's Jay-garr so Josh had to re-narrate the whole thing. Haha. -Kyle
I don't know if I'm in the minority or not here, but I MUCH prefer this style of video over the Storyteller. The stilted voice acting and animations in the Storyteller distract from the stories they try to tell, whereas the Elder Scrolls Lore series were some History Channel-quality videos. This is much better, in my opinion.
I wish you got more subs ;(, it breaks my heart that lots of people watch let's plays which is just a dude playing on a computer talking with boredom while you sir made a video series through creativity and hardwork, I like you josh keep it up and make the world see what you made through hardwork and perseverance :D
What's even worse is when a person who just screams into a mic get's millions of subscribers but someone who says thought prevoking things gets very few.
Jace Smith well look at hishe (how it should have ended) they used their time in a productive, creative way. By making movies using digital computer program, they didn't do let's plays. They did something creative and that's what I like about them. If Josh keeps on making great lore for lots of fans, he could like 1 millions subs soon. I mean I'm working on an Elder Scrolls Fandom lore inspired by Josh's Elder Scrolls Lore. I may not get a lot of views, at least it shows how much i like this series : )
Yeah but it seems so unfair to people like you and josh who put so much effort into a series and yet don't get as many views and subs as someone mindlessly bantering into a microphone.
I returned to the original land of Tamriel a few months ago after downloading Arena. It had been almost 17 years since I last played it and what began as just a short trip into nostalgia turned into over 40 hours of gameplay! For a game this old to still have that kind of effect speaks volumes of the depth and vastness this series was soon to offer. I dared not return to Daggerfall lest I lose another two weeks freeing the ghost of King Lysandus. I love this guys. Keep up the good work!
in bethesda's priority list, i bet an arena remake is probably at the very bottom of it, since the development team has already changed so much, and arena uses a very different engine of todays elders scrolls games, the game would need to be pratically completly redone and given it's popularity as the worst TES game, i doubt bethesda would ever do it
Your narration has improved a lot since the beginning of the series. I think I went back and watched basically all of your elder scrolls lore videos and I wish there were more. The game doesn't do a good job of explaining it all unless you play back in Morrowind and also read a lot of the books. This series made me appreciate the lore even more and I find myself reading more of the books and understanding a lot more of the dialogue. I do wish you had all of your elder scrolls lore videos on one playlist, though. Most are on playlists, but a few I really had to dig for :)
Good Elder Scrolls lore is something hard to come across in video format so I'm very glad at least somebody is obliged to do it. Thx so much ShoddyCast for all your hard work and I look forward to seeing more. Consider this people, the more we support them there is potential to recruit more people if they choose so these videos might come to us even faster. Without if it takes 150 hrs to get 7 minute videos then how long do you think it would take to get all the video everyone keeps asking for?
Talin was not the player character of Arena. General Talin Warhaft served as the General of the Imperial Legion and the personal bodyguard to Emperor Uriel Septim VII in the Third Era. During the Imperial Simulacrum, Jagar Tharn not only banished the Emperor to Oblivion, he also sent General Warhaft there as well. When the Eternal Champion defeated Tharn, not only did Emperor Uriel Septim VII come back from Oblivion, but General Warhaft came back as well. After the Emperor thanked The Eternal Champion for rescuing him, Warhaft enters and interrupts the Emperor, saying: "It seems, [character name], that I am quite in the way. Not only have you managed to save the Emperor, but my life as well. I cannot be but proud of one who has truly earned such renown, and my deepest respect..." Talin Warhaft's future past Arena is unknown.
There's actually 2 versions of ending for Arena, one where Uriel VII steps out of the portal alone, and one where Talin also steps out of the portal. Dragon break?
Please do this for all Elder Scrolls games. This is awesome! I never played Arena or Daggerfall and have always wanted to know the story aside from reading walkthroughs. This video is perfect!
I think it would be bad ass if Bethesda did a HD remake of arena. Of if someone made a mod, like Skywind, but with arena instead. Unless that has already been done an I am unaware of it lol. I'm sure it would be a lot of memory though since arena and Daggerfall you could explore all of tamreil. Still. I'd kill to see a remake. (And partially because I still can't get past that damn first dungeon lol.)
That sounds like an awesome idea, but I know that a lot of people would get pissed off about it. "You can't remake a classic! You ruined it! You're just catering to new gamers who are too stupid to play the originals!"
DarkRavenFilms It's like they think there's some sort of conspiracy theory that game developers are trying to brainwash us or something XD A game is a game, and heck, what's wrong with bring back classics? If anything, it's a tribute, not an insult. Actually, I've never played Arena. I can't seem to find it ANYWHERE!
Joey Matheny I here that Bethesda's website lets you play it for free. If not, I play mine because I have the Anthology. Defiantly worth the price if you are willing to spend the money ;). But yeah ha ha. The game is fun...but wow is it hard! I still can't get past the darn first level. I think that it would be cool if they remade it. But yeah ha ha, people might think they are ruining the classics or want some cash. Which is a shame because I think that this game would make a good remake...
Without the access to the files of something like Elder Scrolls Online where all provinces are unlocked, it's impossible to re-make a game like Arena. Also, download the game from UESP instead of Bethesda's site since UESP has fan patches and they already configure DOSBOX for you (unless you still have DOS installed on your PC)
chill man, I already know 90% of what he says on these videos but its nice to hear his narration. its also really nice the way he compresses his facts with really nice flow.
bro your dedication to lore is just amazing this is one of the best channels on you tube (in my opinion) all these games have such deep lore and i thank you for sharing these back stories with your viewers i hope this channel gets more subs because that's what it deserves this channel is great and i hope you stay for long.
This video is absolutely amazing. I'll share it with everyone I know. The only error I noticed is that when mentioning The Emporer being summoned by Jagar Tharn; It was actually both him and Talin that were summoned, not the emporer alone. The source being the intro the TES: Arena itself.
probably not the illuminati tbh dear bethesda/blizzard always ends with "WHEN U USE THIS WEAPON, IT IS SO POWERFUL ITS LIKE YOU'RE RELEASING THE POWER OF 20 HIROSHIMAS AT ONCE" and that's a formula that stops deserving my views by the third time
I am a huge lore nut of the Elder Scrolls. I study it almost as if it were actual history. These videos are an absolutely amazing way of bringing that history to life. I appreciate all of the hard work that goes into making these. Keep it up!
See the thing is, Bethesda fucked up the Lore, because if you actually play the first Elder Scrolls Game the head of royal guard is sent to the dimension with him, but about 10 years ago Bethesda was just like “thats not a very good story, lets fuck it up” so now talin the one who was sent to the dimension with the emporer, is the protagonist. So... theres That.
I'd like to see some Might and Magic lore. Now that Might and Magic X legacy has out i've became interested in it's story. Channel is great keep it up!
This was beautiful! The glorious artwork brought tears to my eyes! Oh, if only I could donate to your channel, Josh and Kyle! Alas, all I can do is share it.
Mass effect lore is some of the most thorough there is. Every single aspect of the game, from basic plot holes like aliens speaking english to how Turians prepare their food is explained in detail. Simply astonishing!
This was definitely one of the best videos I've seen for lore and a great way to tell a story. I would love to see more of this, fantastic job and keep up the great work!
Daggerfall! oh wait, you are saying 'any game'? Hmmmm, yes, Legend of zelda might seem like a mere 'kids game' because its from nintendo, however, the lore in that game is really good. Like really good. Its awesome.
I loved this video! It was great you made it to pay homage to the first Elder Scrolls game. I wont lie, Arena is a hard game to get into, trust me I tried, so seeing a recap of it told in story form, was pretty great. Since you said you would do a plot summary of ANY game, I would love to see you do one of KoTOR. The story of Darth Revan, and redemption. I think that would be great to see. Keep them coming! I look forward to the next one. :)
***** Unfortunately I'm busy modding and playing Skyrim- My uncle wanted me to play Fallout 3 too, but I just couldn't. Been to busy with Oblivion. Same for Fallout 4. Oh and my lil brother installed the Witcher 3 on it's release for me but I didn't came to play it more than 60 seconds. I watched a bit at Yennefer's boobs and that's it :P I just can't play anything else -it's like a medical phenomenon. Here for curiosity: /watch?v=qQWHxBOaGWU&list=WL&index=93
***** those games aged very badly for people who haven't played it yet. There is no nostalgia that keeps them playing, and even Morrowind is a slow paced compared to modern games. You can rant all you want about how games now don't have as much feeling in the environments and stories as the games in your past, but the fact is that you love these games so much and can get over the gameplay because it is most likely from your childhood (I'm not gonna try and make that assumption but a lot of people who feel this way do have the nostalgic feeling from it). People who are just getting into the story now, don't have the same motivation.
You are so wrong. I started daggerfall in late 2013. I have no nostalgia of any elder scrolls game because I played the series backwards. I hate how people try to say that arena-morrowind are bad games and only nostalgia makes them fun. They are fun games. I highly recomend daggerfall.
***** i played morrowind through when i was too young to really remember, but i do remember enjoying it. When i went back to play it recently after playing skyrim, the lack of voice acting and tolerable combat mechanics was an immediate turn off and constant bore. I decided to struggle through it because i knew that there was some depth to my enjoyment of it when i was younger and if i gave up on it too early, i would miss out on the parts that make it good. when i completed it i found that the story elements of the game and the overall more thought provoking puzzles were not enough to save the complete bore of combat, and the incessant copy and pasting of generic responses from NPCs that 1) broke immesion 2) felt pointless and more like a chore than an investigation or mission. I have never played arena but i did attempt to play Daggerfall and found that all the problems i felt with morrowind were amplified to the nth degree. The fact is, the games before Oblivion were a completely different type of RPG, more fit for puzzle gameplay than the combat mechanics that Oblivion and Skyrim much improved. The technology of teh age is definitely something that SHOULD factor into a gamers opinion of it, it can be a gem of the time, but that doesnt mean its still enjoyable to you once youve experienced different things. Games DO age and if you can deal with the problems of the era, congratulations. But some people would rather just hear the story (something that doesnt rely on the technology of the era) without having to deal with uninteresting gameplay. Im sure if you were given the choice to use a car, or a horse-drawn carriage with a horse that tells a neat story, you would just take the car and listen to the story from another person
+The Symbiote Dinosaur Daggerfall was actually the first TES game I've extensively played back in 2011. I played it a hell of a lot more than Minecraft, which I got about a month or so earlier than Daggerfall. And good god that game got me hooked to the TES series.
Battlespire, shadowkey, stormhold, all took place during the ten years that weren't covered in the video they have great story for your great shorts. keep up the dam good work!!
I feel that the original Zelda back on the NES did the same thing as Arena. Only over time, the Zelda franchise abandoned the open exploration in favor for more direct and linear gameplay. Which really is a shame. I love open world games that don't hold your hand.
Wow. This video was amazing! It's surprising to see that you haven't gotten much attention for it, shame really. I subscribed and will look forward to seeing how this channel will grow!
I think Bethesda should revamp and reboot all of the Elder Scrolls for both PS4 and X Box One. So everybody has a chance to play all of them and follow the story from volume to volume to get how huge and beautiful the world is. Tell me if you agree?
well it would be a large amount of work and i think ESO was indirectly an alternative for this, so instead of continuing a story, they started a new one including elements from each elder scrolls. At least i see it that way
I remember playing this when I was a kid and I loved it. Never got very far and forgot about it. Fast forward years later and Morrowind comes out. I geeked out big time when I realized it was a later entry. I've been a big fan ever since.
what i freaking hate about this kind of game is that, u always here about powerful mages who change the world with dark magic and staff like that , and when u learn all the spell possible on the game and be the most powerful be on that game u can do shit , just fire some flame and ice and cast some illusion spell for some second. Fuck i hate this.
just because you know a bunch of spells doesn't make you an invincible badass for all of time and space, you're just some amateur mage that reads too much.
***** indeed, most spells/actions noted in the lore are spells that those mages researched, broke down Magic teachings to their basics, and formed their own spells.. they did the work of über-masters. A lvl 100 destruction mage is NOTHING. Try a level 200 Conjuration, with 150 Destruction, 100 Restoration and 150+ Alteration. Then you'd MAYBE come close to the masters of Magica troughout the era's.. They dedicated entire LIVES to figure out their own spells, making new ones.. ;)
***** yeah like always .cod clone, cod that, cod this...stop this shit ..cod is a great game for those who like that kind of game. and as for the matter beside cs, cod md 1 i never played any other shooting game , just rpg and mmo mostly i and i played allot of them. what i was saying was that the writers of game are always some cheap and failed movie writers who just fill the story with some bullshit of the past that probably coped from somewhere..and when it comes to bring those to the present gameplay .. they manage to ruin the story of the game. (and sorry if i have not express my self well, is just that i can't write english to good.)
Change that description from RPG/MMO games to every Call of Duty game in the past 7 years and that is exactly why everyone rightfully hates them. Bad writing, Bad/Nonexistent storyline, Stuff stolen straight from other bad shooters and last but not least boring and repetitive gameplay that barely ever changes, and even when it does it just makes it even worse! I TRUSTED YOU INFINITYWARD! GHOSTS WAS GOING TO FINALLY CHANGE THINGS, BUT YOU FUCKED IT UP! I MEAN... THOSE BLANKMAN AND SAVING PRIVATE RYAN REFERENCES WERE PRETTY COOL BUT YOU STILL FUCKED IT UP! (World at War and anything Zombies related was ok though)
wow. you guys are really doin something special these days. i haven't been keepin up too much lately and i return suprised and amazed at what you are accomplishing. keep it up guys. you already did fallout and that's one of my favorite games of all time. i still find myself replaying it at least once a year. if i were to suggest another title for storytime i would say LEGACY OF KAIN: BLOOD OMEN.
having a love for something is nice but preserving your love interest and persevering to give your 100 percent is legendary. You have my thanks for this endeavor. /respect
Lol just added my reason why mass effect would be great, though I'm not sure if it will be a longer lore series than elder scrolls or fallout but still a treat to see
It's total bullshit how the Eternal Champion (Arena's main character) has been canonically set as Talin. No other Elder Scrolls game has had the beloved ambiguity of the player character stripped away! What if the Nerevarine was actually some guy named Joe. How would you like that? Some boring ass Breton named Joe. Puh.
He's been canonically set as the Eternal Champion, but I don't consider him to be that. Why would Arena give you other racial/gender options if you were expected to be Talin? Besides, Ria mentions something in that little cutscene at the beginning of Arena: how you're a minor part of the emperor's court. It makes more sense for you *not* to be Talin.
1994, I wonder how to get this game, this history is awesome! I love how committed ShoddyCast is to provide the actual story! besides being well written the tone of voice he has really puts you in the mood to hear more!
Dear ShoddyCast members, please continue with the next Elder Scrolls games in this style of video. All of your subscribers wish to see it happen. Thank you for your time. -Daniel
Shoddy! You rule! I love each and every Lore vid you guys pump out. Might I suggest that you continue with each Elder Scrolls game in chronological order? I want to play Daggerfall and Arena, but I can't because as far as I can tell, my laptop is too advanced. Wish Bethesda would release a Digital Download version for consoles. That'd make my day.
+Kawosky Ateish grows in power with every mage who uses it. something over a thousand years old should be broken into about that many. and require a specific demons blood to seal it all in.
+Thomas Millan They would've been crushed if they hadn't. That's why I hate having to choose in skyrim. I mean, it's not the Empire's fault for signing the White-Gold Concordat. They had to do what they had to do to save their kingdom. But then, the Stormcloaks are also doing the right thing. They are fighting for what they believe in, Talos. Honestly, I think the Talos thing is a hoax. I'm not saying that in the games Talos doesn't exist, just that Ulfric isn't fighting for that reason. I think he's fighting to become the high king. I think he's fighting to become the most powerful person in skyrim. But with the Talos excuse, all the nords will side with him. Face it, Ulfric did some very bad things. Why couldn't he have just declared independence from Skyrim? But he killed the High King. Of course it wasn't murder, he challenged Torryg but it is killing all the same. This is what Sybille Stentor said about it: “Ulfric showed up at the gates of Solitude requesting an audience. We thought he was here to ask Torygg to declare independence. By the time we realized Ulfric was here to challenge Torygg… it was already too late.
+The Phantom of the Pizzeria You forget that Ulfric Stormcloak was (and presumably still is) a thalmor agent. Think about how much the Stormcloak's rebellion helps the Thalmor's interests, throwing the empire's largest province into disarray, causing chaos and distracting the empire from rebuilding.
Paragon Archie ... so that the Thalmor can easily take control while they are in panic? Smart move. But I honestly don't think that he is still a Thalmor agent. Just because. His rebellion is about Talos, and he basically made it so that people can worship Talos freely in the Stormcloak areas. The Stormcloaks have control over half of Skyrim. That means a ton of people are worshipping Talos. If the Thalmor wanted to cause chaos and use Ulfric, I don't think they would do it this way, just because they are basically letting TONS of people in Skyrim worship Talos. I honestly did totally forget about that part, him being a former (and possibly still if I'm wrong) Thalmor agent. Thanks for reminding me.
I forgot to mention another part of why I don't think Ulfric is a Thalmor agent. The execution. It really looked like they were truthfully about to assassinate him. But the dragon happened to show up, saving him and the rest of the prisoners. It's not like the Thalmor can control dragons. OR CAN THEY? TES 6: Altmer-Born CONFIRMED
You sir, are awesome. It's so hard to find fellow Legacy Of Kain fans. It would be very awesome if they made a lore video, even though I already know the entire lore by heart, it would still be awesome to see someone else talk about the lore and to see all the artwork they would put in the video. :)
This is amazing, thanks for the great video. Outstanding quality. You guys seriously deserve more views than this. i can't believe how much dedication you guys put into your fans.
The first one I remember playing was daggerfall. But i was too young to really understand it (and too young to have sufficient time to actually play it since the parentals limited my computer time!). I'd love for you guys to do "storyline" videos for all the elder scrolls games. Even though I played oblivion, I don't think I ever even finished the main quest line (even with 2 or 3 hundred hours into it, i'm sure). Please please PLEASE do more videos like this. Hell, I might even donate ;-)
As far as I'm aware, Bethesda's handed development to the team responsible, Zenimax. There's a good chance we might see another Elder Scrolls game coming soon, but don't hold your breath. Now that Bethesda's jumped into the MMO universe, getting out of it will be very difficult. If they simply close it for the sake of continuing the game series, they might do a lot more harm to The Elder Scrolls than good; just look at WoW. Blizzard has yet to make another Warcraft title and probably never will. In all actuality, the day WoW shuts down I feel is the day Blizzard starts to go out of business. Once you make a massive moneymaker like that, it's pretty hard to go back to basics...
A story where a former prisoner becomes a champion? that was unique. i bet epic story time with the Elder scrolls will never feature that again
On oblivion you come out of a prison and morowind
You don't understand. Bethesda has a prisoner fetish.
I'm not sure if Daggerfall had that Elderscrolls meme, but I definitely know that Morrowind, Oblivion, and skyrim have it.
@@JOSTEP101 so this it before r/woosh meme
Oh yeah yeah
Watching this makes me want Bethesda to make an Arena Remake. Not huge and buggy like the original game, but a complete new game just with the Arena story
Bethesda'll never do it. It'll probably be the TESRenewal project, making it on the Skyrim or TESVI engine, as Skyrena or (insert TESVI's name)arena.
Ikr, after playing skyrim and realizing how vast and epic the story line is makes me wanna play all the previous installments of the elder scrolls
@@eanmccraken3153 If you thought Skyrims storyline was epic, you'll prefer the older games, lol.
I'd like it if they did it with daggerfall too.
But they'l never do it
Or alternatively, do something like The Mastercheif Collection but for TES. Remaster TES 1-5 all in one game download, and select which game you would like to play and boot it up
Josh spent quite a while looking for a pronunciation and didn't find anything so originally he pronounced it Juh-garr. Later he found an official one and apparently, it's Jay-garr so Josh had to re-narrate the whole thing. Haha. -Kyle
I like how he says "from high rock to hammerfell, from skyrim to morrowind." when those are all right next to each other lol
I don't know if I'm in the minority or not here, but I MUCH prefer this style of video over the Storyteller. The stilted voice acting and animations in the Storyteller distract from the stories they try to tell, whereas the Elder Scrolls Lore series were some History Channel-quality videos. This is much better, in my opinion.
I agree
+Josh Miller I agree 100%. I miss the original style of the lore series.
truuu
+Josh Miller I agree
can someone link me the music from 5:05 and at 6:10?
I wish you got more subs ;(, it breaks my heart that lots of people watch let's plays which is just a dude playing on a computer talking with boredom while you sir made a video series through creativity and hardwork, I like you josh keep it up and make the world see what you made through hardwork and perseverance :D
It's really weird isn't it? :(
What's even worse is when a person who just screams into a mic get's millions of subscribers but someone who says thought prevoking things gets very few.
Jace Smith well look at hishe (how it should have ended) they used their time in a productive, creative way. By making movies using digital computer program, they didn't do let's plays. They did something creative and that's what I like about them. If Josh keeps on making great lore for lots of fans, he could like 1 millions subs soon. I mean I'm working on an Elder Scrolls Fandom lore inspired by Josh's Elder Scrolls Lore. I may not get a lot of views, at least it shows how much i like this series : )
Yeah but it seems so unfair to people like you and josh who put so much effort into a series and yet don't get as many views and subs as someone mindlessly bantering into a microphone.
Jace Smith Such is the way of the world my friend.
Please do Daggerfall!
Yes! I have not played that game in about 15 years.
is there a youtube video which explains all the elder scrolls games before 5? thanks
MukeshPandya1985 yes this one I hope you were joking but I can never tell online
The Dragon Break will make anybody pull their hairs out lol
I returned to the original land of Tamriel a few months ago after downloading Arena. It had been almost 17 years since I last played it and what began as just a short trip into nostalgia turned into over 40 hours of gameplay! For a game this old to still have that kind of effect speaks volumes of the depth and vastness this series was soon to offer. I dared not return to Daggerfall lest I lose another two weeks freeing the ghost of King Lysandus. I love this guys. Keep up the good work!
What if they remade Arena and they used the first 4 minutes of this video for the beginning cutscene?
That'd be fucking awesome!
in bethesda's priority list, i bet an arena remake is probably at the very bottom of it, since the development team has already changed so much, and arena uses a very different engine of todays elders scrolls games, the game would need to be pratically completly redone and given it's popularity as the worst TES game, i doubt bethesda would ever do it
Your narration has improved a lot since the beginning of the series. I think I went back and watched basically all of your elder scrolls lore videos and I wish there were more. The game doesn't do a good job of explaining it all unless you play back in Morrowind and also read a lot of the books. This series made me appreciate the lore even more and I find myself reading more of the books and understanding a lot more of the dialogue.
I do wish you had all of your elder scrolls lore videos on one playlist, though. Most are on playlists, but a few I really had to dig for :)
Good Elder Scrolls lore is something hard to come across in video format so I'm very glad at least somebody is obliged to do it. Thx so much ShoddyCast for all your hard work and I look forward to seeing more.
Consider this people, the more we support them there is potential to recruit more people if they choose so these videos might come to us even faster. Without if it takes 150 hrs to get 7 minute videos then how long do you think it would take to get all the video everyone keeps asking for?
Thanks Shoddycast for putting all of the time and effort in to making this video!
I really love how you tell lore, it's really captivating. Keep up the good work! :)
So been an avid watcher of your channel for a while now, but completely unsure how i missed this one, it made my day, great work as always guys.
ShoddyCast used to be my favorite channel until they stopped doing Elder Scrolls lore.
chris scorpio same
will you do a lore video for Daggerfall?
pls
Yeah. Guess it was a hard no. 😂
Talin was not the player character of Arena. General Talin Warhaft served as the General of the Imperial Legion and the personal bodyguard to Emperor Uriel Septim VII in the Third Era.
During the Imperial Simulacrum, Jagar Tharn not only banished the Emperor to Oblivion, he also sent General Warhaft there as well. When the Eternal Champion defeated Tharn, not only did Emperor Uriel Septim VII come back from Oblivion, but General Warhaft came back as well. After the Emperor thanked The Eternal Champion for rescuing him, Warhaft enters and interrupts the Emperor, saying: "It seems, [character name], that I am quite in the way. Not only have you managed to save the Emperor, but my life as well. I cannot be but proud of one who has truly earned such renown, and my deepest respect..."
Talin Warhaft's future past Arena is unknown.
There's actually 2 versions of ending for Arena, one where Uriel VII steps out of the portal alone, and one where Talin also steps out of the portal. Dragon break?
Please do this for all Elder Scrolls games. This is awesome! I never played Arena or Daggerfall and have always wanted to know the story aside from reading walkthroughs. This video is perfect!
I think it would be bad ass if Bethesda did a HD remake of arena. Of if someone made a mod, like Skywind, but with arena instead. Unless that has already been done an I am unaware of it lol. I'm sure it would be a lot of memory though since arena and Daggerfall you could explore all of tamreil. Still. I'd kill to see a remake. (And partially because I still can't get past that damn first dungeon lol.)
That sounds like an awesome idea, but I know that a lot of people would get pissed off about it. "You can't remake a classic! You ruined it! You're just catering to new gamers who are too stupid to play the originals!"
You are right :(. Goodness you can never please a gamer! lol.
DarkRavenFilms
It's like they think there's some sort of conspiracy theory that game developers are trying to brainwash us or something XD A game is a game, and heck, what's wrong with bring back classics? If anything, it's a tribute, not an insult. Actually, I've never played Arena. I can't seem to find it ANYWHERE!
Joey Matheny I here that Bethesda's website lets you play it for free. If not, I play mine because I have the Anthology. Defiantly worth the price if you are willing to spend the money ;). But yeah ha ha. The game is fun...but wow is it hard! I still can't get past the darn first level. I think that it would be cool if they remade it. But yeah ha ha, people might think they are ruining the classics or want some cash. Which is a shame because I think that this game would make a good remake...
Without the access to the files of something like Elder Scrolls Online where all provinces are unlocked, it's impossible to re-make a game like Arena.
Also, download the game from UESP instead of Bethesda's site since UESP has fan patches and they already configure DOSBOX for you (unless you still have DOS installed on your PC)
chill man, I already know 90% of what he says on these videos but its nice to hear his narration. its also really nice the way he compresses his facts with really nice flow.
You guys should do a lore video about farmville
Ur mom
bro your dedication to lore is just amazing this is one of the best channels on you tube (in my opinion) all these games have such deep lore and i thank you for sharing these back stories with your viewers i hope this channel gets more subs because that's what it deserves this channel is great and i hope you stay for long.
Fan fact. Did you know that the story is in a book in skyrim
They're all stories in books in the games. U have to know where to find it
it is? where?
What is the name of the book?
Beautiful retelling of the Arena story. Please do more of these videos.
I love this sort of video. Can you do one for all of the games?
This video is absolutely amazing. I'll share it with everyone I know.
The only error I noticed is that when mentioning The Emporer being summoned by Jagar Tharn; It was actually both him and Talin that were summoned, not the emporer alone. The source being the intro the TES: Arena itself.
do the lore for elder scrolls red guard
This was so cool! I loved the artwork.
Y U no upload videos like this anymore? Dear Bethesda videos are getting really old, really fast
You're not fooling anyone, Illuminati. Trying to control everything YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE
probably not the illuminati tbh dear bethesda/blizzard always ends with "WHEN U USE THIS WEAPON, IT IS SO POWERFUL ITS LIKE YOU'RE RELEASING THE POWER OF 20 HIROSHIMAS AT ONCE" and that's a formula that stops deserving my views by the third time
Exactly!
76 likes, coincidence or no?
I am a huge lore nut of the Elder Scrolls. I study it almost as if it were actual history. These videos are an absolutely amazing way of bringing that history to life. I appreciate all of the hard work that goes into making these. Keep it up!
See the thing is, Bethesda fucked up the Lore, because if you actually play the first Elder Scrolls Game the head of royal guard is sent to the dimension with him, but about 10 years ago Bethesda was just like “thats not a very good story, lets fuck it up” so now talin the one who was sent to the dimension with the emporer, is the protagonist. So... theres That.
Please make this kind of video for the rest of the games
I watch this video five times a day and it never ceases to amaze. Shoddycast, I salute you!
PLEASE DO MORE! AWESOME!
Awesome work you guys do I've been following you for awhile and whenever I wanna revisit some lore i watch your videos again.
you're videos are awesome!
I'd like to see some Might and Magic lore. Now that Might and Magic X legacy has out i've became interested in it's story. Channel is great keep it up!
I wish all the lore videos were like this.
Wait, it took 150 hours. Never mind then, but it would still be awesome.
This was beautiful! The glorious artwork brought tears to my eyes! Oh, if only I could donate to your channel, Josh and Kyle! Alas, all I can do is share it.
really enjoyed that liked and subed
Mass effect lore is some of the most thorough there is. Every single aspect of the game, from basic plot holes like aliens speaking english to how Turians prepare their food is explained in detail. Simply astonishing!
do all the elder scrolls!
This was definitely one of the best videos I've seen for lore and a great way to tell a story. I would love to see more of this, fantastic job and keep up the great work!
Daggerfall! oh wait, you are saying 'any game'? Hmmmm, yes, Legend of zelda might seem like a mere 'kids game' because its from nintendo, however, the lore in that game is really good. Like really good. Its awesome.
Zelda is not a kids game! It's a masterpiece for players of all ages!
Syamil Atsari Sujud I agree!
Syamil Atsari Sujud I also agree!
I also think this channel deserves a lot more subs because they put hard work into this series while other RUclips channels just do lets plays
The world of Game of Thrones/Song of Ice and fire another story you could do? You could do many series on it.
Love it. Here's hoping you'll do the whole series.
May Talos bless you!
I loved this video! It was great you made it to pay homage to the first Elder Scrolls game. I wont lie, Arena is a hard game to get into, trust me I tried, so seeing a recap of it told in story form, was pretty great. Since you said you would do a plot summary of ANY game, I would love to see you do one of KoTOR. The story of Darth Revan, and redemption. I think that would be great to see. Keep them coming! I look forward to the next one. :)
For the Empire!
+Lauren Winter imperial dog haha
***** Are you a bit irritated o.O
***** Never played it. Seen only some filthy mods on the site that shall not be said :) I'm true to TES :D
***** Unfortunately I'm busy modding and playing Skyrim- My uncle wanted me to play Fallout 3 too, but I just couldn't. Been to busy with Oblivion. Same for Fallout 4. Oh and my lil brother installed the Witcher 3 on it's release for me but I didn't came to play it more than 60 seconds. I watched a bit at Yennefer's boobs and that's it :P I just can't play anything else -it's like a medical phenomenon. Here for curiosity: /watch?v=qQWHxBOaGWU&list=WL&index=93
+Lauren Stich The Unity is the future of the wasteland.
I would love to see videos like these for every Elder Scrolls game, including the spinoffs. It would be really helpful!
Please make something like this with Daggerfall.
+John Mark Leaño Why not just play Daggerfall?
***** those games aged very badly for people who haven't played it yet. There is no nostalgia that keeps them playing, and even Morrowind is a slow paced compared to modern games. You can rant all you want about how games now don't have as much feeling in the environments and stories as the games in your past, but the fact is that you love these games so much and can get over the gameplay because it is most likely from your childhood (I'm not gonna try and make that assumption but a lot of people who feel this way do have the nostalgic feeling from it). People who are just getting into the story now, don't have the same motivation.
You are so wrong. I started daggerfall in late 2013. I have no nostalgia of any elder scrolls game because I played the series backwards. I hate how people try to say that arena-morrowind are bad games and only nostalgia makes them fun. They are fun games. I highly recomend daggerfall.
***** i played morrowind through when i was too young to really remember, but i do remember enjoying it. When i went back to play it recently after playing skyrim, the lack of voice acting and tolerable combat mechanics was an immediate turn off and constant bore. I decided to struggle through it because i knew that there was some depth to my enjoyment of it when i was younger and if i gave up on it too early, i would miss out on the parts that make it good. when i completed it i found that the story elements of the game and the overall more thought provoking puzzles were not enough to save the complete bore of combat, and the incessant copy and pasting of generic responses from NPCs that 1) broke immesion 2) felt pointless and more like a chore than an investigation or mission. I have never played arena but i did attempt to play Daggerfall and found that all the problems i felt with morrowind were amplified to the nth degree. The fact is, the games before Oblivion were a completely different type of RPG, more fit for puzzle gameplay than the combat mechanics that Oblivion and Skyrim much improved. The technology of teh age is definitely something that SHOULD factor into a gamers opinion of it, it can be a gem of the time, but that doesnt mean its still enjoyable to you once youve experienced different things. Games DO age and if you can deal with the problems of the era, congratulations. But some people would rather just hear the story (something that doesnt rely on the technology of the era) without having to deal with uninteresting gameplay. Im sure if you were given the choice to use a car, or a horse-drawn carriage with a horse that tells a neat story, you would just take the car and listen to the story from another person
+The Symbiote Dinosaur Daggerfall was actually the first TES game I've extensively played back in 2011. I played it a hell of a lot more than Minecraft, which I got about a month or so earlier than Daggerfall. And good god that game got me hooked to the TES series.
Battlespire, shadowkey, stormhold, all took place during the ten years that weren't covered in the video they have great story for your great shorts. keep up the dam good work!!
I feel that the original Zelda back on the NES did the same thing as Arena. Only over time, the Zelda franchise abandoned the open exploration in favor for more direct and linear gameplay. Which really is a shame. I love open world games that don't hold your hand.
Play Breath of the Wild.
Lars Erik Volden It really isn’t a shame. The Zelda games we got are great. And the NES game really isn’t that good.
@@randombloke165 That is fair, and I disagree completely. But we are both Zelda fans, and that is what matters.
Wow. This video was amazing! It's surprising to see that you haven't gotten much attention for it, shame really. I subscribed and will look forward to seeing how this channel will grow!
I think Bethesda should revamp and reboot all of the Elder Scrolls for both PS4 and X Box One. So everybody has a chance to play all of them and follow the story from volume to volume to get how huge and beautiful the world is.
Tell me if you agree?
well it would be a large amount of work and i think ESO was indirectly an alternative for this, so instead of continuing a story, they started a new one including elements from each elder scrolls. At least i see it that way
that would be awesome exspecially daggerfall
That's one of the most retarded ideas I've ever heard.
ivixeg Indeed.
I love the art style used in this video, and you did an excellent job narrating the story. Amazing work overall! You've earned this subscribe.
Moves like Jagar.
This is awesome, I just started playing Arena, so this was really interesting to watch. Great job, as always. :)
Daggerfall?
I remember playing this when I was a kid and I loved it. Never got very far and forgot about it. Fast forward years later and Morrowind comes out. I geeked out big time when I realized it was a later entry. I've been a big fan ever since.
I believe the Halo lore would be a rewarding avenue to explore.
I hope you guys continue this series, its really awesome :D
Do Daggerfall!
Props to ShoddyCast and the artist :)
what i freaking hate about this kind of game is that, u always here about powerful mages who change the world with dark magic and staff like that , and when u learn all the spell possible on the game and be the most powerful be on that game u can do shit , just fire some flame and ice and cast some illusion spell for some second. Fuck i hate this.
just because you know a bunch of spells doesn't make you an invincible badass for all of time and space, you're just some amateur mage that reads too much.
***** indeed, most spells/actions noted in the lore are spells that those mages researched, broke down Magic teachings to their basics, and formed their own spells.. they did the work of über-masters.
A lvl 100 destruction mage is NOTHING.
Try a level 200 Conjuration, with 150 Destruction, 100 Restoration and 150+ Alteration. Then you'd MAYBE come close to the masters of Magica troughout the era's.. They dedicated entire LIVES to figure out their own spells, making new ones.. ;)
it's funny that we are explaining this to someone who most likely only plays call of duty.
***** yeah like always .cod clone, cod that, cod this...stop this shit ..cod is a great game for those who like that kind of game. and as for the matter beside cs, cod md 1 i never played any other shooting game , just rpg and mmo mostly i and i played allot of them. what i was saying was that the writers of game are always some cheap and failed movie writers who just fill the story with some bullshit of the past that probably coped from somewhere..and when it comes to bring those to the present gameplay .. they manage to ruin the story of the game. (and sorry if i have not express my self well, is just that i can't write english to good.)
Change that description from RPG/MMO games to every Call of Duty game in the past 7 years and that is exactly why everyone rightfully hates them. Bad writing, Bad/Nonexistent storyline, Stuff stolen straight from other bad shooters and last but not least boring and repetitive gameplay that barely ever changes, and even when it does it just makes it even worse! I TRUSTED YOU INFINITYWARD! GHOSTS WAS GOING TO FINALLY CHANGE THINGS, BUT YOU FUCKED IT UP! I MEAN... THOSE BLANKMAN AND SAVING PRIVATE RYAN REFERENCES WERE PRETTY COOL BUT YOU STILL FUCKED IT UP! (World at War and anything Zombies related was ok though)
wow. you guys are really doin something special these days. i haven't been keepin up too much lately and i return suprised and amazed at what you are accomplishing. keep it up guys. you already did fallout and that's one of my favorite games of all time. i still find myself replaying it at least once a year. if i were to suggest another title for storytime i would say LEGACY OF KAIN: BLOOD OMEN.
Do Daggerfall
having a love for something is nice but preserving your love interest and persevering to give your 100 percent is legendary. You have my thanks for this endeavor.
/respect
Where are you Sugandh? Give me your contact details. Ankur Khare
make daggerfall lore and story
I think Star Wars should have it's lore explored by such wonderful artisans as yourselves. I cannot thank you enough for your truly moving efforts
Mass Effect series?
Lol just added my reason why mass effect would be great, though I'm not sure if it will be a longer lore series than elder scrolls or fallout but still a treat to see
I'd love to see this with the Warcraft series. It amazes me how many WoW players know very little of the lore! Amazing video shoddycast!
It's total bullshit how the Eternal Champion (Arena's main character) has been canonically set as Talin. No other Elder Scrolls game has had the beloved ambiguity of the player character stripped away!
What if the Nerevarine was actually some guy named Joe. How would you like that? Some boring ass Breton named Joe. Puh.
Well this was the first game so they've obviously learnt
He's been canonically set as the Eternal Champion, but I don't consider him to be that. Why would Arena give you other racial/gender options if you were expected to be Talin? Besides, Ria mentions something in that little cutscene at the beginning of Arena: how you're a minor part of the emperor's court. It makes more sense for you *not* to be Talin.
YAY, great video, awesome, thanks for spending all that time into this
It's pronounced "YAY"gar Tharn...think of Jarl, Hjalti, Kolbjorn Barrow, etc.
Actually, his name is spoken without a "Yay" in Arena. The "JAY"gar pronunciation is canon, according to the games.
It's not pronounced "YAY"gar in Arena.
"JAY"gar is canon.
I would love to see this style of video discussing the lore of the Legacy of Kain, as well as more of the Elder Scrolls titles
Daggerfall!!
1994, I wonder how to get this game, this history is awesome! I love how committed ShoddyCast is to provide the actual story!
besides being well written the tone of voice he has really puts you in the mood to hear more!
shadow of the colossus!!!
Dear ShoddyCast members, please continue with the next Elder Scrolls games in this style of video. All of your subscribers wish to see it happen. Thank you for your time.
-Daniel
anyone else here in 2022?
Shoddy! You rule! I love each and every Lore vid you guys pump out. Might I suggest that you continue with each Elder Scrolls game in chronological order? I want to play Daggerfall and Arena, but I can't because as far as I can tell, my laptop is too advanced. Wish Bethesda would release a Digital Download version for consoles. That'd make my day.
dragon age, god of war, and dishonored
Very nice art. Awesome to see another lore like this.
8 pieces? Atiesh had 42. Get on Medivh's level Jagar.
+madcat789 That must have been a huge staff or it was separated into splinters.
+Kawosky
Eh, a bit of both.
If it where me i would have been so lazy 2 pieces is more than enough lol
+Kawosky
Ateish grows in power with every mage who uses it. something over a thousand years old should be broken into about that many. and require a specific demons blood to seal it all in.
Get on level of Mike and Sullivan, who repaired a door after it's been torn to like 100 pieces in Monsters Inc.
Fantastically done! Great job guys!
Daggerfall!!!!!!!!
Wayrest!!!!!!!
Keep it going guys. Love all the lore you do. Finish up the elder scrolls titles before the next one hits.
Pitty the Empire sold itself out to the Elves.
+Thomas Millan They would've been crushed if they hadn't. That's why I hate having to choose in skyrim. I mean, it's not the Empire's fault for signing the White-Gold Concordat. They had to do what they had to do to save their kingdom. But then, the Stormcloaks are also doing the right thing. They are fighting for what they believe in, Talos.
Honestly, I think the Talos thing is a hoax. I'm not saying that in the games Talos doesn't exist, just that Ulfric isn't fighting for that reason. I think he's fighting to become the high king. I think he's fighting to become the most powerful person in skyrim. But with the Talos excuse, all the nords will side with him. Face it, Ulfric did some very bad things. Why couldn't he have just declared independence from Skyrim? But he killed the High King.
Of course it wasn't murder, he challenged Torryg but it is killing all the same.
This is what Sybille Stentor said about it:
“Ulfric showed up at the gates of Solitude requesting an audience. We thought he was here to ask Torygg to declare independence. By the time we realized Ulfric was here to challenge Torygg… it was already too late.
+The Phantom of the Pizzeria You forget that Ulfric Stormcloak was (and presumably still is) a thalmor agent. Think about how much the Stormcloak's rebellion helps the Thalmor's interests, throwing the empire's largest province into disarray, causing chaos and distracting the empire from rebuilding.
Paragon Archie ... so that the Thalmor can easily take control while they are in panic? Smart move.
But I honestly don't think that he is still a Thalmor agent. Just because. His rebellion is about Talos, and he basically made it so that people can worship Talos freely in the Stormcloak areas. The Stormcloaks have control over half of Skyrim. That means a ton of people are worshipping Talos. If the Thalmor wanted to cause chaos and use Ulfric, I don't think they would do it this way, just because they are basically letting TONS of people in Skyrim worship Talos.
I honestly did totally forget about that part, him being a former (and possibly still if I'm wrong) Thalmor agent. Thanks for reminding me.
I forgot to mention another part of why I don't think Ulfric is a Thalmor agent. The execution. It really looked like they were truthfully about to assassinate him. But the dragon happened to show up, saving him and the rest of the prisoners. It's not like the Thalmor can control dragons. OR CAN THEY?
TES 6: Altmer-Born CONFIRMED
***** Thanks. I really don't know a lot. I've only played Oblivion and Skyrim. I just find the lore interesting.
Awesome job. Keep these videos up!
Do Daggerfall next, it's hard to find plot summary's of the early TES games!
Anyone else here to watch the lore of Elder scrolls Arena instead of playing it on your own because it sucks so hard in gameplay?
You sir, are awesome. It's so hard to find fellow Legacy Of Kain fans. It would be very awesome if they made a lore video, even though I already know the entire lore by heart, it would still be awesome to see someone else talk about the lore and to see all the artwork they would put in the video. :)
This video is a bit inaccurate
This is amazing, thanks for the great video. Outstanding quality. You guys seriously deserve more views than this. i can't believe how much dedication you guys put into your fans.
Arena is good at the beginning but when you realize that the story is just that...nothing more...you just go and see a video on youtube...
Carlos Magno Macieira this is confusing to me. Most stories can be summarized in youtube videos?
The first one I remember playing was daggerfall. But i was too young to really understand it (and too young to have sufficient time to actually play it since the parentals limited my computer time!). I'd love for you guys to do "storyline" videos for all the elder scrolls games. Even though I played oblivion, I don't think I ever even finished the main quest line (even with 2 or 3 hundred hours into it, i'm sure). Please please PLEASE do more videos like this. Hell, I might even donate ;-)
Lord of the rings lore!
That would be a whole serie
I didnt really think I would enjoy this, but I truly enjoyed listening to the story. Lets see more of these.
I wish they would stop wasting their time on Elderscrolls online and make a new TES already.
Not the same companies.
Nah, they're busy with Fallout 4.
MrKatakatt And I'm ok with that too. But not this failed attempt at making a open world rpg/mmo that is in no way shape or form Elder scrolls.
Yeah ESO is like a new world of warcraft except ESO is a running and pay to win simulator
As far as I'm aware, Bethesda's handed development to the team responsible, Zenimax. There's a good chance we might see another Elder Scrolls game coming soon, but don't hold your breath. Now that Bethesda's jumped into the MMO universe, getting out of it will be very difficult. If they simply close it for the sake of continuing the game series, they might do a lot more harm to The Elder Scrolls than good; just look at WoW. Blizzard has yet to make another Warcraft title and probably never will. In all actuality, the day WoW shuts down I feel is the day Blizzard starts to go out of business. Once you make a massive moneymaker like that, it's pretty hard to go back to basics...
Goddamn these are great lore videos. Well produced, narrated and put together. Thanks!