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- Bethesda Softworks
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- Bethesda Softworks
- Bethesda Softworks
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road
Released On: Jun 3, 2024
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4.8
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Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
77
73% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
18% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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With scribing, the developers have brought a sophisticated system into the game that, on the one hand, does not influence the current game balance too much, but gives the player some freedom and space to experiment. “Gold Road” also impresses with many funny side missions and a large scope.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road is a worthy addition to the ever-expanding game. The Scribing feature is a great addition for players who want to customize their character's abilities and the Mirrormoor Incursions help make the world feel alive. While these newly-added features help set Gold Road apart from the previous expansions, it does fall into the trap that many annual expansions are prone to where it does feel like the new features are marking off items on a checklist. Gold Road is a good addition to The Elder Scrolls Online, but after eight expansions in ten years, each expansion starts to feel like it is treading familiar ground, even with the well-done new features.
The great quality of the narrative, as well as the artistic and gaming sectors of Gold Road demonstrate that the development team really cares a lot about the MMO and Tamriel itself. West Wald is a beautiful, varied location full of quests, loot and secrets suitable, as always, for everyone: from level 1 up to the maximum allowed in TESO. However, even if this update had only contained the Scribing mechanic it would still have been worth grabbing, as it is so important and fun to use it in both PVE and PVP dynamics. What else can we say? It's truly a perfect time to start an adventure in Tamriel, or to return to visit after being away for a while: the past is the past, the present is "golden", and the future is exciting.
Gold Road combines beautiful scenery and great storytelling with an interesting but grind-heavy scribing system.
Like Ithelia, The Elder Scrolls Online has many paths ahead of it, and it’ll be interesting to see which they take in the next decade of operation. That said, it’s a beautiful zone with some incredible quests, and the world and story boss encounters are some of the best in the ten-year history of the MMO. However, the package as a whole falls short of being great overall, especially with its tentpole feature feeling lackluster out of the gate.
Gold Road is an exciting expansion in isolation, though it disappointingly passes up the perfect opportunity to innovate on The Elder Scrolls Online's now-predictable formula.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road ultimately left me disappointed. It has certainly paved the way for more dynamic gameplay and interesting battle mechanics, but the shallow storyline and lamentable writing was hard for me to look past.
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Summary A long-forgotten Daedric Prince walks Tamriel, and the threads of fate unravel in her wake. Uncover the secrets of the Forgotten Prince in The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road. Investigate the return of Ithelia, a Daedric Prince never seen before in the Elder Scrolls series. Uncover the schemes of her most devoted followers and protect Ta...
Platforms:
- Xbox Series X
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- PC
Initial Release Date: Jun 3, 2024
Developer:
- Zenimax Online Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
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