The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard

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The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard is a single player role playing game with fantasy and historical themes. It was developed by Bethesda Softworks and was released on April 26, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard is an action-adventure game set in the Elder Scrolls universe. Players control Cyrus, a Redguard warrior searching for his missing sister in the island of Stros M'Kai. The game combines real-time combat with puzzle-solving and exploration in a third-person perspective.

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65%

Audience ScoreBased on 186 reviews

story32 positive mentions

optimization4 negative mentions

The game features an engaging story with memorable characters and a charming protagonist, Cyrus.
The voice acting and music are well done, adding to the overall enjoyment of the game.
Despite its flaws, the game offers a unique look into Elder Scrolls lore and allows for exploration and interaction with NPCs.

The game is plagued by frequent crashes and game-breaking bugs, making it frustrating to play.
Controls are clunky and unresponsive, leading to a poor gameplay experience, especially during combat and platforming sections.
The lack of RPG mechanics, such as leveling and character advancement, may disappoint fans expecting a traditional Elder Scrolls experience.

story
96 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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64%
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The story of the game is widely praised for its engaging writing, rich lore, and memorable characters, drawing comparisons to the main Elder Scrolls titles. Players appreciate the non-linear quest structure and the depth of dialogue, which enhances the overall narrative experience. However, technical issues such as crashes and memory leaks significantly hinder gameplay, preventing some from fully enjoying the story despite its quality.
- “The story is engaging and well written.”
- “You'll get a great story, interesting island exploration, charming characters, and an adventure infused with the spirit of the Elder Scrolls.”
- “While it's not meant to be nearly as serious or grandiose as any of the main Elder Scrolls games, I enjoyed the dialogue and writing a lot, and like the art style and atmosphere, the story was another reason I didn't give up on Redguard.”
- “Not because it was hard, but because there is a substantial chance that my save could get corrupted, I'm unable to progress in the story due to memory leaks, or any single item would just crash my game (there was a certain map piece that would crash my game no matter what if I tried to pick it up, thank god it wasn't mandatory).”
- “But I wasn't able to and had to skip the entire climax of the game and add the quest item into my inventory through console commands. Can't continue the story now.”
- “It's an unfortunate by-product of rushed development that led Redguard to be filled with bugs, mostly ones that cause the game to crash, which is a damn shame as if you enjoy the old Tomb Raider style gameplay then it's one hell of a game, the story isn't perfect but it's certainly enjoyable and much better than recent Bethesda games (looking at you Fallout 4) it focuses on the time period in which Tiber Septim's Third Empire occupied the lands of Hammerfell in conjunction with the king's death leading to a civil war.”
music
40 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some praising its swashbuckling pirate themes and immersive quality that enhances the overall experience. However, many players criticize the repetitive nature of the soundtrack and the lack of variety, which can become grating during extended gameplay. While the music and voice acting are generally well-received, technical issues like volume control and looping tracks detract from the enjoyment for some players.
- “The music is fantastic, and adds to the overall enjoyment of the game.”
- “The music swells with each new area you explore and the amount of dialogue for each individual character and NPC is amazing; every single line is fully voice acted, unlike Morrowind.”
- “The music and voice acting are great; the writing is clever, and something about running around an open world sword-fighting odd characters is delightful.”
- “Firstly, the music is consistently loud and repetitive, over and over again, while the cutscenes and conversations drag on for hours with meaningless jibber-jabber that leads us nowhere and says nothing at all.”
- “The music also doesn't have much variety, and at least my version didn't have working volume controls.”
- “The soundtrack is decent, but the limited selection and some of the loops and intensity of this adventure-styled heroic soundtrack can become quite annoying when doing dungeons or activities that force you to listen to the same over-the-top tune for extended periods.”
gameplay
34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
24%
58%
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The gameplay of the game is characterized as primitive and lacking traditional RPG mechanics like leveling and skill points, which some players found refreshing while others deemed it frustrating. The controls and mechanics are poorly explained, leading to confusion, and the game suffers from significant graphical issues that affect performance. Despite its shortcomings, the narrative, characters, and atmosphere can engage players, though the overall gameplay experience is often described as mediocre and occasionally rewarding.
- “The gameplay these events exist in is primitive, but the intent and atmosphere have an incredible power to draw you into the narrative that that primitive gameplay represents.”
- “If you ever wondered where some of the cool mechanics, deep political intrigue story, and zany vibe of Morrowind came from, well, Redguard was kind of a testing ground for these kinds of ideas.”
- “The characters, story, music, and gameplay loop of this game is really good.”
- “It took me a while to understand it, but the game doesn't really tell you the controls/mechanics, even if you look at the keybindings in the controls settings.”
- “The overall design and creative layout of the game is fine, however poor frame rate stutters bog down the gameplay severely due to rendering/graphical issues with the age of the engine itself.”
- “It's a really cool dive into Elder Scrolls lore, and especially the lore of Hammerfell, but the game is buggy as all hell and the gameplay loop is mediocre, but sometimes rewarding.”
graphics
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of Redguard are widely regarded as outdated, featuring low-resolution textures and blocky models that reflect its age and the limitations of its engine. Despite these shortcomings, many players appreciate the unique art style and atmosphere, finding it charming in a nostalgic way. However, performance issues such as poor frame rates and janky controls detract from the overall experience, though the engaging story and world-building elements help maintain player enjoyment.
- “Despite the low-res textures and blocky, low-poly PS1 models, Redguard is still nice to look at - not in a 'wow such beautiful graphics' kind of way, but more in a 'whoa that's so cool' kind of way.”
- “The atmosphere is also really well done given their graphical and financial limitations at the time.”
- “Redguard is a unique game in the Elder Scrolls series, the first to reach modern 3D graphics (in which I mean the game uses real-time 3D environments) and is the first to deviate from the normal gameplay style fans were accustomed to in Arena, Daggerfall, and Battlespire.”
- “This Steam version is also graphically inferior to the one being sold on GOG.”
- “The game is based on an antiquated engine with tank controls and ugly graphics.”
- “The overall design and creative layout of the game is fine; however, poor frame rate stutters bog down the gameplay severely due to rendering/graphical issues with the age of the engine itself.”
atmosphere
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of "Redguard" is praised for its captivating and immersive qualities, effectively drawing players into its narrative despite the game's primitive gameplay mechanics. Reviewers highlight the well-crafted environments, including cities and dungeons, which contribute to a mysterious, old-school aesthetic that enhances the overall experience. While the gameplay can be frustrating, the engaging dialogue, art style, and atmospheric presentation are significant factors that keep players invested in the game.
- “The gameplay may be primitive, but the intent and atmosphere have an incredible power to draw you into the narrative that the gameplay represents.”
- “Dated as it may be, I actually enjoyed the overall atmosphere and presentation of Redguard a lot, and it was one of the main reasons why I gritted my teeth through it.”
- “The atmosphere is really well done given their graphical and financial limitations at the time.”
- “It has that mysterious, old-school, low-poly, foggy atmosphere.”
- “The atmosphere is also really well done given their graphical and financial limitations at the time.”
- “While it's not meant to be nearly as serious or grandiose as any of the main Elder Scrolls games, I enjoyed the dialogue and writing a lot, and like the art style and atmosphere.”
optimization
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is notably poor, with frequent crashes and sluggish performance reported across both the Steam and GOG versions. While the gameplay itself is praised, the technical execution significantly detracts from the overall experience, leading to frustration among players. Users suggest various workarounds, such as running the game in compatibility mode, but these do not fully resolve the issues.
- “It has crunchier pixels, and generally lower but more balanced performance.”
- “Run the executable in compatibility mode for Windows 95, as an administrator, and check the 'disable fullscreen optimizations' box.”
- “Everything about this game except its execution on the performance and controls front is really, really good.”
- “If it didn't suffer from the constant crashes and poor performance, I might go as far to say it's an underrated game, but alas, it has too many problems for that to be the case.”
- “I ran the Steam version of the game in the background to track playtime and actually played the offline GOG version which still runs slowly and not great, but at least that one had the courtesy to stay running.”
stability
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is plagued by significant stability issues, with numerous game-breaking glitches and poor controls that detract from the overall experience. While some players appreciate its exploration of Elder Scrolls lore, the pervasive bugs have led to comparisons with the troubled launch of Fallout 76, resulting in a generally mediocre reception.
- “Holy hell this game is buggy, almost as bad as release Fallout 76.”
- “If not for the constant and game-breaking glitches, along with terrible controls and combat, this game would not be the mediocre middle-ground between Daggerfall and Morrowind that it is now.”
- “It's a really cool dive into Elder Scrolls lore, and especially the lore of Hammerfell, but the game is buggy as all hell and the gameplay loop is mediocre, but sometimes rewarding.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players report that grinding in the game is exacerbated by numerous game-breaking bugs that necessitate tedious workaround solutions. Additionally, certain quests can lead to frustrating scenarios, such as all guards becoming hostile, which can make navigation and gameplay feel excessively tedious if not approached in the right order.
- “Lots of game-breaking bugs that will spring up unexpectedly and require extremely tedious temporary solutions.”
- “There's also a point in the game where all the guards in the town become hostile - thankfully, I activated that quest last because it seemed important, but if I did that quest first, the world would be incredibly tedious to navigate because you'd be constantly forced into bouts with the guards.”

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The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard is a role playing game with fantasy and historical themes.

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard is available on PC, Windows and Ms Dos.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard.

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard was released on April 26, 2022.

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard was developed by Bethesda Softworks.

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its optimization.

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard is a single player game.

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