TES II: Daggerfall - A Complete Retrospective

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Published on March 26, 2022 7:00:12 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16YEMiNxNCs

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The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (1996)

Duration: 3:46:44

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Sections
Part 1 - The Making of Daggerfall
Series Intro 0:00
Part 1 Intro 0:58
90s Bethesda 1:39
The Elder Scrolls Chapter 1 Arena 2:16
The Making of Daggerfall 7:20
Part 1 Conclusion 22:30

Part 2 - Living in the world of Daggerfall
Character Creation 23:39
Dungeon Crawling 32:24
Combat 36:51
Difficulty 38:24
Levelling 39:51
Living in the World of Daggerfall 41:01
Ambience (and World Design) 47:35
Game-altering diseases 50:08
Artefacts 51:08
Travelling 52:16
Part 2 conclusion 53:40

Part 3 - The Guilds and Factions of Daggerfall
Quests Overview 55:20
Types of Quests 1:00:48
Negatives of Daggerfall's Quest System 1:06:06
Guilds Overview 1:07:38
Types of Guilds 1:10:07
Part 3 Conclusion 1:19:27

Part 4 - Daedric Quests and Crafting Systems
Random Quests 1:20:11
Daedric Quests 1:20:53
Vampire Quests 1:25:36
Crafting Systems 1:27:56
Part 4 Conclusion 1:32:50

Part 5 - The Story of Daggerfall - Lysandus Plotline
Part 5 intro 1:33:24
Our Role & Goals 1:35:48
Initial Critiques 1:38:42
Setting the Stage 1:43:21
What happened to Lysandus 1:48:44
Finding the King's body 2:06:01
Releasing the twisted soul (Choices) 2:12:26
Plot summary 2:15:51
Tying up loose ends 2:21:01
Part 5 Conclusion 2:22:51

Part 6 - The Story of Daggerfall - Emperor's Letter Plotline
Part 6 Intro 2:23:09
Where is the letter 2:24:03
The Totem… baby? 2:38:45
Acquiring the totem… and the heirs of Tiber Septim? 2:49:18
How did Urial mess up so poorly with the Letter? 2:55:15
The Mantellan Crux 3:00:13
The Multiple Endings 3:02:10
Part 6 Conclusion 3:03:35

Part 7 - The Lore of Daggerfall
Part 7 Intro 3:04:51
The Mantella 3:06:53
The Man-God 3:14:38
The Warp in the West 3:19:55
Retcons 3:23:11
Part 7 Conclusion 3:26:12

Part 8 - The Age of Daggerfall
Part 8 Intro 3:27:05
The DOS Version 3:29:07
The Unity Version 3:36:14
Series Conclusion 3:39:26

Credits 3:43:39

Thanks to PatricianTV for the inspiration for this video.
Thanks to Indigo Gaming and Once Lost Games for their incredible support.

SOURCES:
Youtube reviews I watched:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWmKlE1fR58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PClYoP3ND2o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2BHboAzpvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SexNidNgKjk

Daggerfall trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_MY0ihuJZc

Old websites:
http://web.archive.org/web/20031220095406/http://12.145.63.45:80/~uesp/dagger/faq/dpreview.shtml
https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=16245&start=200
https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16245
http://forums.dfworkshop.net/viewtopic.php?t=1080
https://www.mobygames.com/game/elder-scrolls-chapter-ii-daggerfall/promo
https://tcrf.net/Proto:The_Elder_Scrolls_II:_Daggerfall/October_1995_Demo
https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16245&start=100
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0ByRZMKXTjUMbUHI0UkJUNnRON2c?resourcekey=0-B63KcQ6LQ862SblQ-zlPnQ

The Daggerfall Essay:
http://kultcds.com/Upload/MakingofDaggerfall.pdf
https://www.reddit.com/r/Daggerfall/comments/7d7l0t/found_a_making_of_document_for_daggerfall/

Referenced games:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqUCz7E1s90
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IIkBgKBoFc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee4PUcpGSn8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc1dQmdqTbY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whp2Y_MjTXs

Wikis:
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Screenshots
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Games_Domain_Preview
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Interactive_Entertainment_Previews
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Concept_Art
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Development_Team
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Arena:Concept_Art
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Lieberman
https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/arena
https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/daggerfall
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Warp_in_the_West

CES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xh3IfMFO6o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi5Jm90lGn8

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https://medium.com/@indigogaming/how-i-almost-made-the-game-of-my-dreams-da8b327e50f3
https://arcadology.net/tag/daggerfall/

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