History VideoGame / TheElderScrollsArena

** Can lead to FridgeHorror when talking to {{NPCs}} in the Imperial City, as you can hear [[http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/Sky_Prower/Howdyouknow.png the same conspiracy theories]] about the Emperor himself, and since you know for a fact that Jagar Tharn is on the throne right now...

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: A lot of the series lore hadn't quite gelled yet, leading to an Elder Scrolls game with completely human-looking [[CatFolk Khajit]], [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation blue-skinned]] [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Tolkien Orcs]], no mention of the word "Daedra" whatsoever, and a CosmicKeystone artifact that has never been seen again. Also, your SpiritAdvisor appears dressed as your traditional fantasy Sorceress [[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/File:NA_Arena_BoxArt.jpg as seen on the cover.]] You know, the type you have to capitalize the S for. Apparently the height of Imperial court fashion during the Imperial Simulacrum was basically your undies. Either that or Jagar Tharn had a rather strict dresscode for his apprentices.

That's right, [[NeverTrustATitle there are no arenas in this game]]. At all. However, as if to make up for that, this game is '''huge.''' There really is an entire life-sized continent (4000x3000 square miles - three times larger than Europe!) to wander around in, with hundreds of settlements and thousands of {{NPC}}s.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse -- Or rather, what happened to the Staff of God-Damned Chaos? ''Arena'' sets it up to be the CosmicKeystone of Tamriel... and the sequels never mention it again.

** Apparently, the Staff of Chaos was kept hidden [[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Staff_of_Chaos somewhere in White Gold Tower]] (that huge tower in the middle of Imperial City in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion).

** Though the High Elves (NPCs in Summurset Isle) still have their brownish golden skin, and Dark Elves (NPCs in Morrowind) still have their brownish black skin.

The game has been released as a freeware download by Bethesda as part of their commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the inception of Franchise/TheElderScrolls. Get it [[http://www.elderscrolls.com/arena/ here]].

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: A lot of the series lore hadn't quite gelled yet, leading to an Elder Scrolls game with completely human-looking [[CatFolk Khajit]], [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation blue-skinned]] [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Tolkien Orcs]], no mention of the word "Daedra" whatsoever, and a CosmicKeystone artifact that has never been seen again.

The first video game in VideoGame/TheElderScrolls series, released for {{DOS}} in 1994. Originally, it was going to be an ActionGame with {{RPG Elements}}, about gladiatorial combat. However, as development went on, the RPG elements grew more and more, until the arenas themselves were cut out altogether (they are still mentioned in some DummiedOut narration, though.)

The game has been released as a freeware download by Bethesda as part of their commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the inception of VideoGame/TheElderScrolls. Get it [[http://www.elderscrolls.com/arena/ here]].

* RuleOfCool -- The title "''VideoGame/TheElderScrolls''" itself. One of the developers came up with the name just because he thought it sounded cool--and ''then'' it was decided what the actual Elder Scrolls should be. This is, in fact, how they named ''everything''. Or should that be "thinged everyname"?

* ConspiracyTheorist -- Randomly-generated {{NPC}}s will sometimes describe conspiracy theories they have about their randomly-generated feudal masters, which tend to be rather humorous.

** A nickname that's never mentioned again in any of the other games, no less. It's ''doubly'' an Artifact.

* NeverTrustATitle -- This game has no arenas in it. Also, the Elder Scrolls themselves are a very minor plot element.
** "Arena" actually refers to the world of Nirn itself: the entire world is an arena of conflict.

** Also Orcs and Dark Elves (though the latter are not bad guys in this setting.)

* RuleOfCool -- The title "''VideoGame/TheElderScrolls''" itself. One of the developers came up with the name just because he thought it sounded cool--and ''then'' it was decided what the actual Elder Scrolls should be.
** Actully, that's how they named everything. Or should that be "thinged everyname"?

* GoddamnBats -- Goblins.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: A lot of the series lore hadn't quite gelled yet, leading to an Elder Scrolls game with completely human-looking [[CatFolk Khajit]], [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation blue-skinned]] [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Tolkien Orcs]] no mention of the word "Daedra" whatsoever, and a CosmicKeystone artifact that has never been seen again.

** Subverted by the daedra, who are always chaotic, but [[BlueAndOrangeMorality only evil when it suits them]].

** Same with General Warhaft, the Emperor's chief military adviser. Between [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena TES1]] and [[VIdeoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion TES4]] the only mention made of him is that he's written two really boring and useless books.

* OurOrcsAreDifferent -- Our Orcs are dressed like players of American football. Notably, they're a generic enemy and not a playable race as they are in the post-{{Daggerfall}} games.

That's right, [[NeverTrustATitle there are no arenas in this game]]. At all. However, as if to make up for that, this game is '''huge.''' There really is an entire life-sized continent to wander around in, with hundreds of settlements and thousands of {{NPC}}s.

* OurOrcsAreDifferent -- Our Orcs are dressed like players of American football. Notably, they're a generic enemy and not a playable race as they are in the other games.

* OurOrcsAreDifferent -- Our Orcs are dressed like players of American football.
* PlotCoupon -- The pieces of the Staff of Chaos. Notably, they aren't playable as in the other games.

* PlotCoupon -- The pieces of the Staff of Chaos.

The first video game in TheElderScrolls series, released for {{DOS}} in 1994. Originally, it was going to be an ActionGame with {{RPG Elements}}, about gladiatorial combat. However, as development went on, the RPG elements grew more and more, until the arenas themselves were cut out altogether (they are still mentioned in some DummiedOut narration, though.)

The game has been released as a freeware download by Bethesda as part of their commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the inception of TheElderScrolls. Get it [[http://www.elderscrolls.com/arena/ here]].

* RuleOfCool -- The title "''TheElderScrolls''" itself. One of the developers came up with the name just because he thought it sounded cool--and ''then'' it was decided what the actual Elder Scrolls should be.

** Same with General Warhaft, the Emperor's chief military adviser. Between [[TheElderScrollsOneArena TES1]] and [[TheElderScrollsFourOblivion TES4]] the only mention made of him is that he's written two really boring and useless books.

The game has been released as a freeware download by Bethesda as part of their commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the inception of TheElderScrolls. Get it [[http://www.elderscrolls.com/arena/ here]]/