The Elder Scrolls: 10 Best Storylines That Should Be Turned Into Movies
Let's get Paarthunax on the big screen.
With over 58 million copies sold worldwide, it's clear that most gamers are familiar with Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series.
From the Soul Cairn to the Shivering Isles, the Elder Scrolls franchise contains some of the world's very best collection of role-playing games. They combine deep lore-filled stories, colourful characters and unique questlines, creating truly memorable moments since the series' debut back in 1994 with Elder Scrolls: Arena.
Whilst games such as Morrowind and Oblivion might be nearing their twentieth birthdays, their influence and continued popularity cannot be overstated. Video game fanatics still absolutely adore the worlds these games built, the characters they introduced to them and the stories they constructed in the process.
In fact, some of these stories are so brilliantly written and imaginative in design that they deserve even more love than they get. From tales of heroes vanquishing evil foes, to stories revolving around skulking murderers and politically-charged conspiracies, there's a huge range of plots Elder Scrolls provides.
Here are some of the best storylines from the world of the Elder Scrolls, and reasons as to why each of them deserve their very own movie.
10. A Brush With Death - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
If The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion had one message to its players, it was: there is no quest too outlandish or ridiculous that it won't try and put in and make playable.
A Brush With Death stands out even with that motto, beginning in Cheydinhal after the player hears rumours of a local painter going missing. Investigating the painter's house and talking to his wife will reveal to players that the painter, a Dark Elf named Rythe, had locked himself in his studio and not come back out.
Investigating further into Rythe's studio will end up with players being sucked into one of the painter's paintings, transporting them to a world resembling Cyrodiil, but with a special art style unlike anything found in any other mission in the world of the Elder Scrolls.
With magic paintbrushes, a whole new world with a whole new art style, colourful characters, this quest feels genuinely special. It feels even more special when you gain the ability to let a whole load of troll paintings loose on the streets of one of Cyrodiil's busiest cities.
There is so much that makes this one of the most unique and memorable side quests in Bethesda's history, and would be great to see brought to live on the big screen.