Elder Scrolls Fan Points Out Discrepancy Between Game World Size and Canon

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The Elder Scrolls is one of the most popular franchises in gaming. Many consider The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim to be one of the most influential games of all time, and it’s still played today, over 10 years after its release. The Elder Scrolls games feature massive open worlds, but one fan shares a discrepancy between the world’s size and canon.

A user named Flunkiebubs makes a new post on The Elder Scrolls subreddit, discussing the size of Tamriel. They mention that Tamriel is the same size as an actual continent, even though the worlds of The Elder Scrolls games are relatively small. Flunkiebubs then gives some examples to support their argument.

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For instance, a Blackwood NPC mentions that it takes a week to travel from Gideon, a major city in the province of Black Marsh, to a small town named Farmer's Nook. However, Flunkiebubs links a picture that shows the two locations not that far from each other, and it would take even less time if users didn’t follow the road. Flunkiebubs shares a few more examples, proving that the difference between the supposed travel time between two cities is unimaginably larger than the time it takes in-game. Additionally, they mention that Skyrim has hundreds of cities and villages, but players only see a few of them.

One user named FungusForge makes a similar comparison. They came across an NPC on a farm near Riften in Skyrim who mentioned that it takes a whole day to go back to town, even though it takes the player two minutes to traverse the same distance. One player says that The Elder Scrolls games also don’t accurately depict the world’s population density. A fan named rawghi calculated the walking speed of the main character, concluding