The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom

Critic reviews

• ZZTGD

  Terrence Johnson · Aug 24, 2023

  7.0

  Necrom may be my ‘arrow in the knee’ as it stands for ESO. But that’s solely a me thing, I can say with some surety that long time fans of ESO are going to enjoy everything Necrom is bringing, and they can spend the next year thinking about the bombshell that is revealed during the story until the next expansion update.

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• WCWindows Central

  Samuel Tolbert · Jul 09, 2023

  9.0

  Overall, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is a great time and has provided a great new reason to jump back into ZeniMax Online Studios' MMORPG or check it out for the first time. The story and writing are top-notch, and even if the quest design feels a little dated, it's worth pushing through to find out just what's really going on. Picking up new companions (including the excellent Sharp-as-Night) doesn't hurt either.

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• HPHey Poor Player

  Kenny McKee · Jul 04, 2023

  8.0

  “Shadow Over Morrowind” may be ESO‘s overarching theme for this year, but The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom promises to be anything but dark and dreary for players… metaphorically speaking, of course. Necrom itself is pretty gloomy, and Apocrypha is… well, you’ll just have to see that one for yourself.

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• WTWay Too Many Games

  Thomas Medina · Jun 27, 2023

  9.0

  The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom proves once again that ESO is the most stable MMO on the market. Every year like clockwork, there’s more quality content released. New stories to experience, new worlds to explore, and new mechanics to play with. Not all of these new mechanics are good, with Bastion Nymic totally missing the mark for me. But even then there’s still so much to do, so much added, it’s still totally worth it.

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• HGHardcore Gamer

  Chris Shive · Jun 26, 2023

  8.0

  The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom checks all the boxes of what players would want from their annual expansion and then some. The new arcanist class was a joy to play and helped make the nine-year-old game feel new again. Storytelling is an area where The Elder Scrolls generally has no deficiencies, but even so Necrom’s story goes above and beyond in weaving an unpredictable and memorable tale where it’s impossible not to become emotionally invested.

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• CCOGconnected

  Mark Steighner · Jun 21, 2023

  8.5

  As with each generous and engaging new expansion, there is an abundance of excellent content to experience. Appealing new companions, distinctive new zones, and fantastical monsters are paired with a useful and fun-to-play Arcanist class. Necrom’s main quest is more mystical than political this time around, and there are some extra-challenging encounters out in the wild. As always I come away from The Elder Scrolls Online both impressed and disheartened that I don’t have more time to play.

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