14 years ago we published our Elder Scrolls 6 wishlist, and honestly? It still holds up
A retrospective on a 2012 wishlist for The Elder Scrolls 6 reveals that many of the desired features still resonate today. The article discusses various ideas from the original wishlist, including NPC permadeath and immersive gameplay mechanics. Despite the long wait for the game, some concepts have been integrated into Bethesda's other titles.
- ▪The wishlist was published shortly after the release of Skyrim in 2012.
- ▪Ideas from the wishlist include a return to Morrowind and enhanced companion systems.
- ▪Some features from the wishlist have been seen in Bethesda's recent games like Fallout 4 and Starfield.
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Games RPG The Elder Scrolls 14 years ago we published our Elder Scrolls 6 wishlist, and honestly? It still holds up News By Ted Litchfield published 23 May 2026 Waiting on a hero (named Todd Howard). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Bethesda) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter We've been going back through the PC Gamer vault looking for stories to revisit, reassess, or just have an honest "weren't we naive?" chuckle about, and few have ticked all three boxes as much as our February 2012 "Armchair Designer" column, "Ten things we want to see in Elder…
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