New batch of Elder Scrolls Online screens show some familiar faces

Most MMO’s have this aesthetic style, its actually quite straight forward why they go for the “cartoony” look. In essence, the reason why they usually opt for a more cartoon-like visual style is because the cartoony style ages better than trying to go for a realistic visual experience.

Just look at how games like WoW, LOTRO, GW1 etc. have held up over the years. No one is going to argue that they’re the most advanced games graphically, however, maxed out, all three of those games still look more than respectable visually, especially for games of their age. If they went for a realistic look, well just take a look at BF:V (same release year as WoW) and compare them visually. Obviously WoW has had visual improvements over the numerous patches and expansions however the basic visual style is still far more appealing than a realistic style. The cartoon style just ages better than a realistic style. So it makes total sense why Bethesoft have decided to use that style. Especially when MMO’s are designed to be replaced in 3-5 years, they are designed to last several years (7+)