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title: "The Elder Scrolls: Blades – First 17 Minutes"
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description: "Should you invest your time in the sparring world of The Elder Scrolls: Blades on Nintendo Switch"
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2020-05-18 20:20:19"
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The Elder Scrolls: Blades - First 17 Minutes | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![The Elder Scrolls: Blades – First 17 Minutes](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/the-elder-scrolls-blades-first-17-minutes.jpeg "The Elder Scrolls: Blades – First 17 Minutes")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/the-elder-scrolls-blades-first-17-minutes.jpeg)Should you invest your time in the sparring world of The Elder Scrolls: Blades on Nintendo Switch? Thanks to **Nintendo Hall**, you can now check out the opening 17 minutes.

The Elder Scrolls: Blades sees players taking on hordes of dungeons, rebuilding a city, battling others in arenas, and much more!

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## [](#about-the-elder-scrolls-blades)About The Elder Scrolls: Blades

From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Skyrim, comes The Elder Scrolls: Blades – a classic dungeon crawler reimagined. The Blades, the Empire’s top agents, are forced into exile. On the run, you return to your hometown to find it destroyed.

## [](#features)Features

- Quest – Experience stunning dungeon adventures.
- Create – Create and customise your city, restoring it to greatness.
- Conquer – Conquer your friends and rivals in epic one-on-one Arena battles.
- Create – Create any character you want and discover unique weapons, armor, and abilities.
- Master – Master the never-ending Abyss with a cutting-edge combat system.

The Elder Scrolls: Blades is now available as a free download from the Switch eShop. A ‘Quick Start Edition’ that includes exclusive armor and items is also available for 14.99 USD.

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