User blog comment:The Joker~/Is The Elder Scrolls series overrated?/@comment-669073-20120917031721

TES has only been around for 18 years (10 since Morrowind), still a newb (but at least it can buy it's own cigarettes now). Compared to super-franchises like Mario, Final Fantasy (FF is only 25, but has 14 games + like 50 spin-offs), Dragon Quest (personal), Lord of the Rings, James Bond ect. It hasn't had the chance to really come into it's own yet, but it's starting to. FF was an underground hit until FF7 lit up the world with more awesome than 4 disks should have. LotR is that special kind of greatness that is always popular, from the day it was released to today it's draw hasn't waned. TES has the potential to be one of the greats, but with all the current negativity that Dawnguard is putting on Beth, people are going to be even more apprehensive about buying their next game. tl;dr Overrated=No, still to young in the market. We have high expectations of the game, because while other companies are trying to rope the moon, Beth is aiming for the Sun.