The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
A pirate adventure on the island of Stros M'Kai.
Unlike other Elder Scrolls titles, it features a protagonist with a set name, race, and skills.[1] From a third-person viewpoint, players explore Redguard's free-roaming action-adventure world.[1] GameRankings, a review aggregation site, indicated that Redguard earned favorable critical responses.[2]
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Bethesda Softworks; XL Translab
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Director
- Todd Howard
- Designer
- Todd Howard
- Michael Kirkbride
- Kurt Kuhlmann
- Programmer
- Andrew Taylor
- Artist
- John Pearson
- Composer
- Chip Ellinghaus; Grant Slawson
- Series
- The Elder Scrolls
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
Bethesda drew inspiration from Tomb Raider, Prince of Persia, and the Ultima series.[3] Development spanned two and a half years, culminating in a November 14, 1998 release.[4] Gameplay involved keyword-based NPC conversations, item usage for puzzle-solving, and progression through an "epic" narrative.[3] Over thirty minutes of animation were produced by XL Translab, a Bethesda Softworks subsidiary.[3]
Real-time 3D environments for Stros M'Kai's island and town were built using the XnGine engine.[5] Character creation was absent from Redguard.[5]
What the cited sources add
The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages notes that Redguard was distributed only with a Windows-based InstallShield installer despite being a DOS game.[6] That same guide explains that Redguard could be run with either a software renderer or a hardware accelerated Glide renderer.[6] The guide also states that Redguard and Battlespire were high-resolution games requiring a very fast computer for emulation.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ryan, Michael E., "The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard Review [date mislabeled as "May 5, 2000"]", GameSpot, December 18, 1998; Bates, Jason, "Redguard", IGN, December 10, 1998 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard for PC", GameRankings; "The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard", Imagine Media, February 1999, p. 105 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Redguard - Behind the Scenes", The Elder Scrolls 10th Anniversary, 2004; "Projects - Redguard", XL Translab (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Redguard Preview", March 1999, p. 36 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Redguard - Behind the Scenes", The Elder Scrolls 10th Anniversary, 2004 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Playing DOS Installments under DOSBox: Redguard", The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages, February 27, 2011. facts only, no text reused. en.uesp.net
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