Summary
Bethesdamakes an assortment of games that commonly follow the RPG genre. With popular franchises likeThe Elder ScrollsandFallout, players tend to level up through these RPGs using their individual progression systems. Bethesda has been one of the best for creating theseprogression systems, as players feel as if their character has improved for the better each level while aiming towards a certain build or type of play style for their character depending on the game.
With this in mind, these are by far the best games by Bethesda, with brilliant progression systems that encourage players to build upon their character and watch them improve throughout the adventures they have.
Starting off strong,Oblivionis a classicElder Scrollstitle that encourages players to use the actions they want to level up more than anything else in the game. This means if players want to improve their character in a certain way that isn’t like their usual play style, they will need to manually make that difference, so they can start leveling up different skills.
When players have increased their skill in various things, they are then able to level up by resting in a bed. This makes the progression ofOblivionfeel far more natural, asimproving skillsfeels like an entirely different day, even if the player only needs to sleep for an hour.Oblivionalso encourages players to pick a build at the start of the game, so that the RPG focuses on improving certain skills more than others.
Bethesda has made more than fantasy titles, asFallout 4is another brilliant RPG from the developers that is not only a great game to explore but also has a brilliant progression for players that wish to see their character grow. Starting the game, players will choose theirstarting attributes, but these won’t matter until they have finally been let out to adventure across the radiated wasteland.
With a Pip-Boy on their wrist, players can now start using their skill points to uncork various skills as well as increase their attributes even further. To reach the higher levels of the Pip-Boy skill tree, players will require even more points in specific attributes to turn their inexperienced pre-war character into the battle-hardened survivor of the new world they are stuck in.
The Elder Scrollsis another Bethesda franchise that has some of the best progression in RPG gaming history. Like previousElder Scrollstitles,Skyrimallows players to increase their various skills through doing activities that are related to them. For example, the more conjuration spells a player uses, the quicker that skill will increase, which will then allow players to purchase spell books of better quality.
Not to mention that each skill tree is easy to understand, so players can easily choose where touse their skill points. Players can then separately put points into their Health, Stamina, and Magicka. Alongside this skill progression, after unlocking a specific part of the main story, players can also start to use the Dragon Shouts that the Dragonborn is known for. Finding the words to earn these shouts or make them more powerful is found through exploration and completing various quests, not to mention defeating dragons to use their souls to unlock them.
Morrowindmay not be the first game in theElder Scrollsfranchise, but it’s one that players commonly praise forits classic RPGprogression system. As seen in the likes ofOblivion,Morrowindis the title that first encouraged players to use whatever skills they wanted to upgrade and enhance themselves. Besides this, choosing a build and focusing on certain features is important for those who wish to mini-maximize their character and have a chance at surviving inMorrowind.
Players will also wish to look into the various guilds available inMorrowindand progressing through them will help players level, with many of the later quests of these guilds being a lot harder to complete. Overall, Bethesda made a great classic RPG that allowed players to progress at their own pace.
WhileStarfieldhad its issues when it was released, with many players expecting more from Bethesda, it cannot be denied thatStarfieldby far has one of the best progression systems in a game developed by Bethesda. Besides having the usual progression systems of Bethesda games such as earning experience to level up the player’s character and therefore allowing them to purchase various skills.
Some of these skills also unlock various other things for the player, such as new upgrades for their ship, as well as adding other mechanics such as the stealth meter. Players can’t just purchase the next rank of skill but must instead unlock it by completingthe skills challenge. Alongside this, the magical space powers players can also unlock in the game aren’t just purchased like other skills, as players must progress through the main story ofStarfieldto unlock all sorts of interesting powers and find the buildings they can be found in.
