Elder Scrolls: Blades, Thoughts?

[Chaos the N'wah]

Given all the titles that Bethesda has clubbed us in the face with this E3, it can be easy to miss the announced mobile game The Elder Scrolls: Blades
But I'm interested in see people's opinions on this fast approaching title, whether you plan on buying, what are your worries or excitements, etc.

Personally never been much of a mobile gamer, but I could definitely see myself paying on PC to kill time, but it really depends on how repetitive the combat gets (The spell animation was...almost non-existent?)
And whether the town building is decent (I don't expect much, but if I'm just reskinning the town, meh); as well as if there is lore tidbits to find...

[Tingz0r]

It's a free-to-play mobile game that uses recycled assets from Skyrim and is all but guaranteed to run like cold molasses on anything less than an iPhone X. My expectations aren't exactly high, and I probably won't even get to play it due to my most advanced mobile device being a broken iPhone 6, but I've been wanting a kind of handheld Elder Scrolls-esque experience for a long time.

Also, you can sign up for the beta here: https://bethesda.net/en/play/blades

[Cassandra]

It's free and it's TES, so I don't see why I wouldn't get it. I'll be getting it for my phone, yup yup. A nice way to play when I'm out and about.

I just hope that it's not one of those games where you need wifi/data to play whether or not you're playing the online pvp part of it. That would bug me a lot.

[Chaos the N'wah]

Ah forgot it was free-to-play certainly helps

recycled assets from Skyrim

As well as Oblivion it looks like with parts of the town and the Ayleid ruins

[Dark Spark]

Eh, I'll give it a go. Always wanted to turn my iPhone into a hand warmer for the winter.

[Imbalance]

This looks far more interesting than any previously announced or published mobile title.

[Avron the S'wit]

Eh, I'll give it a go. Always wanted to turn my iPhone into a hand warmer for the winter.

Pragmatic, as always. I like it.

I pre-registered for Blades. I'm not anticipating it to be a wild ride or anything ground shaking, but I wouldn't mind something that can come with me on the go for when I get stuck somewhere without a book. That's how I've treated Legends, more or less. Is it enjoyable? Yes. Do I go to it for hardcore storytelling to further my points toward being Mistress of Incunabula? Not by any means.

I'll ride and die the old school, dialogue-, text-, and story-heavy style of Morrowind or such any day. But sometimes it's fun just to take a stroll through your amigo's casa and do nothing in the world you love. There's an appeal to casual games. I think overall Bethesda does an all right job striking a decent middle-ish ground between the hardcore fans of the series and people who just want to have fun and not live on the (sometimes literal) cutting edge of the lore.

Plus, who doesn't want to be a Blade? Bring on the delusions of grandeur and importance.

[Will Zurmacht]

Assuming it can be played on PC, sure. Seems neat to futz around with and build up the town. Probably won't plunk down much on microtransactions, though I could be tempted to do so as a form of thanks should the game provide enough entertainment.

[Imbalance]

Closed beta for you iOS kids, supposedly early access before summer - makes it almost sound like they haven't forgotten this project.

[SeaGtGruff]

I started to play Blades in early access, but didn't care for it very much.

However, about a week ago I started to play it a bit more, and have gotten rather hooked on it. There are gaming aspects of it that I'm not crazy about, and movement can be a bit awkward or frustrating, but once you spend a bit of time getting familiar with the mechanics it can be a pleasant way to spend an hour or three.