
However, it's a worthy addition if you enjoy the title and consistently crave more content. It's safe to say that The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle isn't the most exciting expansion to grace the base game.

Other than that, players will find themselves playing the expansion purely for the narrative, aesthetics, and to max level their characters. The only noticeable addition is the Tales of Tribute card game which gives a casual, competitive new dimension to regular gameplay. The biggest question remains, is there anything unique about The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle?ĭespite plenty of new content, The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle feels like the first expansion not to add gripping new features to the game. So we've got new quests, a large area to explore, and many opportunities to level your character further. It's hard to imagine any player not enjoying scaling around the gorgeous towns and landscapes brought to life by some vibrant Breton characters. The storyline does drag out, quests get repetitive, and sometimes there's a plain and straightforward grind.Īlas, the visuals of High Isle are beautiful. While there's a bold approach to making The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle exciting, there feels like there's forced extension for content's sake. We get the impression that the developers are running out of ideas here. However, we'll argue that the game does lose its way a bit.


On a positive note, the game has taken a step up in delivering a different, more compelling narrative. Instead, the story is based on the internal politics of the island and fractioning livelihoods threatening each other. The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle is one of the first expansions not to have some ethereal threat as the narrative's core. No, we've got a new chunk of territory to explore in The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle! Playing Politics However, many enjoy the boundaries between our favorite Elder Scrolls lands, which are becoming ever smaller. Those voices became a bit louder with the previous addition.

There is a whimper of complaints that releasing expansions every year drags down the quality of the content. But will this new expansion build upon what's made ESO a good game? I've thoroughly enjoyed traversing in Tamriel, soaking in the versatility of gameplay, rich storylines, and high degrees of customization in many aspects of game life. The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle builds again upon a game that arguably had a rough start but has refined into one of the best MMORPGs.
