The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Review

The Elder Scrolls Online isn’t a game I play constantly, but it’s one that draws me back in with each new DLC launch, and the latest expansion, Greymoor, is no different. I’m back in ESO full time for right now, checking out new locations, new quests, new mounts, and so much more. But is Greymoor worth your money, and worth another trip deep into the world of The Elder Scrolls? Let’s find out!

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been brought to every console imaginable, and released, re-released, re-re-released…you get it, it’s available everywhere. And now, parts of Skyrim are now available in the Elder Scrolls Online, all-be-it in a different time period. If you’ve played Skyrim, you’ll get much of hte same feel when jumping into Greymoor – lots of Nords, and your fair share of vampires to hunt! Greymoore isn’t breaking new ground, but simply provides more ESO – and that isn’t a bad thing.

Despite there beeing nearly a thousand years difference between this ESO expansion and ESO V: Skyrim, it’s a bit disappointing that so much of the world felt so familiar. Solitude was almost indistinguishable, which seems highly unlikely; similarly, surrounding towns and villages will also look incredibly familiar. It all looks great, and is definitely and improvement over Skyrim – but it feels so similar that hardcore fans looking for something new might feel that things just feel to familiar.

On the flip side, the other half of the Greymoor expansion has you exploring Blackreach, and although this area isn’t a brand new environment, it’s definitely been scaled up and created in absolute stunning beauty. If only all of Greymoor was like this, it would have gone from a good/great expansion, to a fantastic, cannot be missed, expansion.

By far the best addition to Greymoor is the new Antiquities skill, which will allow you to search the world of ESO for relics, playing a little minigame when you find one. And the loot you can find is pretty good.

Greymoor is not a mind blowing expansion, but it definitely provides more ESO and is definitely enough to draw players back into the experience. Like all expansions for ESO, you will get a number of single player dungeons, multiplayer dungeons, world bosses, and much more, all of which just add to the overall experience. And with ESO being such a fantastic game already, more is always good, even if it isn’t great. While not a must buy, it is an easy recommendation for anyone looking to get more out of ESO.