Elder Scrolls 6 Location Guide: 4 Reasons Why Hammerfell is the Best Location for the Upcoming Elder Scrolls Game

Elder Scrolls 6 is a long way from release and we probably won't even hear about the game until Bethesda Game Studio's upcoming Sci-fi RPG Starfield hits the shelves, which also is not expected to launch anytime before 2020.

However as is indicated from the recent information that Elder Scrolls 6 is indeed set in Hammerfell, I wanted to acknowledge the fact as to why it's the perfect setting for the next entry in this long-running open world sandbox RPG.

Here are 4 reasons why I think Hammerfell is the best location for an Elder Scrolls game and why it will take Elder Scrolls 6 to unprecedented heights of success.

#1 Bigger and broader than Skyrim:-

Hammerfell is a vast province in the west of Tamriel. In its northeast lies the hilly province of Skyrim which we experienced in the Elder Scrolls 5, and its southeast lies Cyrodiil, the land of Oblivion from Elder Scrolls 4.

Now Hammerfell is basically equivalent in size to Skyrim. But the variety in the landscape is more when compared to the latter. The entire Skyrim is basically covered in mountains and pine forests and hence every area looked vastly similar. Hammerfell on the other side boasts high deserts, grasslands, as well mountain ranges, making it the most diversified Elder Scrolls game location ever.

Now since Hammerfell also features coastlines, one may wonder whether Bethesda might add underwater segments in the game. I mean one can't deny the possibility of having the urge to explore every nook and cranny of this world right? Also since they are using new graphical technologies to make Elder Scrolls 6, it wouldn't be surprising if they added more verticality to the game when compared to the previous Elder Scrolls entries.

Keeping in mind that the scope of open world game have reached sky high when we look at titles like Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It's highly unlikely that Bethesda won't try and make Hammerfell the most bigger, broader and detailed open world map ever created in a videogame.

#2 Architectural difference:-

Sentinel: One of the major kingdom in Hammerfell.

Hammerfell has a total of nine major kingdoms protecting it from every corner. What's interesting is that all of them are vastly different from each other. For example- Sentinel-one of the nine provinces in Hammerfell, which also serves as the capital of both Alik'r desert region and Myrkwasa region is a type of place we haven't explored before in an Elder Scrolls game.

Boasting a small port in one side, the city is a spread like in a circular fashion around its port. Even the architectural designs look very modern when compared to the houses in Skyrim which is obvious, considering the gap in the timeline. Anyways the only thing I can imagine after looking at Sentinel is more of Horizon Zero Dawn/Aladdin vibe and trust me that ain't a bad thing at all. It's a good thing that Elder Scrolls 6 would look outright completely different from its predecessors if Hammerfell is really the game's main location.

#3 Redguards:-

Unlike Skyrim, the major human race in Hammerfell is Redguards rather than Nords. Where Nords were known to be tall and faired people, as well as good warriors and strong resistance to cold, Redguards, are more of a sinister looking group of people. Ranging from light brown to black in colour, Redguards are strong fighters as well like Nords, but they are someone who would rather work in smaller groups than fight proudly like soldiers.

Having resistant to poison as well as an untrusty nature as in whole, every encounter with a passing Redguard NPC in Hammerfell would be an exciting experience as unlike with Nords they are not that straight forward. It wouldn't be surprising if Bethesda took this character trait seriously and make every random NPC encounter in Hammerfell a little unique then the other.

#4 Political tension:-

In every Elder Scrolls game, political tension is fairly common as it plays a major roll in game's various main as well as side quests. Hammerfell proudly boasts such a political tension all around its nine major kingdoms and I can already see where the game's plot is going.

You see, the Redguards in Hammerfell are basically divided into two groups/factions. They are progressive Forebears and the so-called fundamentalist and isolationist Crowns. Just like the Imperials and the Stormcloacks in Skyrim, these two groups also have a different perspective about things and what kind of people should be allowed in Hammerfell.

The Forebears tends to have a broader perspective and are open to the idea of having or meeting people of other classes such as Imperials or Bretons. Crowns-notably the nobles of this society despise the people of different culture and would rather preserve their own identity, something that their ancestors left upon their shoulders.

This would serve as a great on-going conflict during the course of the game and the player choices would affect how things work out between these two polarizing groups by the end.

What are your thoughts regarding Hammerfell as the Elder Scrolls 6 location? Tell me in the comments down below.

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