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FranchiseThe Elder ScrollsSeriesThe Elder Scrolls

The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

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First release
Aug 31, 1996
Engine
XnGine
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Sandbox, Open world, Action, Fantasy, Historical
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS

The Elder Scrolls - Daggerfall is the second fantasy RPG from The Elder Scrolls series. The game is situated in a city of Daggerfall and its surrounding areas. The emperor himself asked you, as your friend, to investigate the death of King Lysandus. The whole story is up to you. There is no straight line which you should follow. you have a number of options for character classes and numerous regions filled with cities, towns, and dungeons. Your journey starts on your way to the Kingdom of Daggerfall. Unfortunately your ship is wrecked in a storm and you end up in a small cave with only your bare life. Your first goal becomes to escape, and so your adventure begins. The game has a numerous options how to solve the crisis and numerous differed endings as well.

Also known as Elder Scrolls 2, TES Daggerfall, TES2 Daggerfall, The Elder Scrolls 2
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The Emperor recruits you to exorcise the walking spirit of the late King of Daggerfall, but soon the story unfolds to something far greater than avenging the death of a noble...Read more

The Emperor recruits you to exorcise the walking spirit of the late King of Daggerfall, but soon the story unfolds to something far greater than avenging the death of a noble...

Release dates
DOS
Aug 31, 1996
DOS
1996
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 10, 2013
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
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Keywords
ghosts, assassin, orcs, wizards, medieval
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