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vOdToasT
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Sweden2870 Posts
November 13 2011 23:11 GMT
#1
Which Elder Scrolls game is the best, and why? Disregarding graphcis, which game in the series should I start with, and why?

You can also discuss the series and your favourite games here.

Poll: Which Elder Scrolls game?

3 (48)
 
48%

5 (43)
 
43%

4 (4)
 
4%

1 (3)
 
3%

2 (2)
 
2%

100 total votes

Your vote: Which Elder Scrolls game?

(Vote): 1
(Vote): 2
(Vote): 3
(Vote): 4
(Vote): 5





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Ikonn
Profile Joined October 2009
Netherlands1958 Posts
November 13 2011 23:14 GMT
#2
I have only played Morrowind and Oblivion: Morrowind I kinda liked but could never really get into (maybe I was too young? idk) and Oblivion I really disliked for several reasons. I'm interested in playing Skyrim but I'm gonna wait until Steam has a sale or something, even if it takes months.

So I guess Morrowind.
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
November 13 2011 23:14 GMT
#3
Oblivion was my favorite because i loved the oblivion gates mechanic!
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
Aocowns
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Norway6070 Posts
November 13 2011 23:15 GMT
#4
Who voted Oblivion? :O Compared to the other games, it sucked hard.... It's standing between Morrowind and Skyrim for sure. For me it is Skyrim
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Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
November 13 2011 23:17 GMT
#5
Skyrim for me. I only played Oblivion and didn't like it - but Skyrim is amazing. I completely wasted my weekend playing countless hours of it, and I have so much school work to do it's ridiculous...
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overt
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States9006 Posts
November 13 2011 23:17 GMT
#6
Anyone who votes anything that isn't Morrowind isn't an Elder Scrolls fan. It's like saying Return of the Jedi is better than a New Hope.
Yunie
Profile Joined September 2011
United Kingdom38 Posts
November 13 2011 23:18 GMT
#7
Skyrim feels really crappy to me tbh...

Oblivion and Morrowind are both excellent and I would have to give it to Morrowind over Oblivion but just barely. Don't get me started on Skyrim. What a disappointment
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Hakker
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1360 Posts
November 13 2011 23:19 GMT
#8
I voted morrowind. Ive probably spent more time playing morrowind than any other single player game, theres just so much to do, and mods make the experience endless. Though it could easily by skyrim depending on the mods that get released for it.
Kibibit
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1551 Posts
November 13 2011 23:19 GMT
#9
Yeah, it's definitely morrowind, though Skyrim is a closer second than I think some people are giving it credit for. Anyone voting oblivion must have either A: not played the other two mentioned or B: is clearly only interested in slapping cat ears and H cup tits on characters.
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Aocowns
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Norway6070 Posts
November 13 2011 23:20 GMT
#10
On November 14 2011 08:17 overt wrote:
Anyone who votes anything that isn't Morrowind isn't an Elder Scrolls fan. It's like saying Return of the Jedi is better than a New Hope.

Or it's like having an opinion. Both Skyrim and Morrowind were amazing games, but I was too young to be sucked into Morrowind completely. I mean I loved the fact that you had to think, and that everything wasnt dumbed down like in Oblivion, but I like Skyrim better
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Zergneedsfood
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10671 Posts
November 13 2011 23:23 GMT
#11
I liked Oblivion and Skyrim. I don't know what's the hate with Oblivion, but I thought it was pretty nice as far as an RPG goes.
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vOdToasT
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Sweden2870 Posts
November 13 2011 23:24 GMT
#12
Thank you everyone for posting and voting! It will help me in making my decision.
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Aocowns
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Norway6070 Posts
November 13 2011 23:25 GMT
#13
On November 14 2011 08:23 Zergneedsfood wrote:
I liked Oblivion and Skyrim. I don't know what's the hate with Oblivion, but I thought it was pretty nice as far as an RPG goes.

It was decent without mods, and great with mods. But Morrowind was amazing without mods, and insanely fucking epic with mods. So far, Skyrim has been amazingly awesome without mods.
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Newbistic
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
China2912 Posts
November 13 2011 23:26 GMT
#14
Why disregard graphics? They're a huge part of TES's immersion.

I've only played Oblivion and Morrowind. Oblivion with custom mods is far superior to Morrowind in terms of stuff you can do, and how fun it is to do said things.
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calcarus
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia103 Posts
November 13 2011 23:28 GMT
#15
I was 'young' enough to get obsessed with Morrowind, TBH i didn't even finish oblivion. it didn't captivate me like Morrowind. although the forests where amazing, but that's graphical. I think there was a time and place for morrowind, even though they aren't horrible graphics, a lot of the things which made it amazing (free world, etc) are more or less 'common' now days.
I haven't played Skyrim either.
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green.at
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Austria1459 Posts
November 13 2011 23:35 GMT
#16
morrowind for now, but how do you excpect me to compare 1230812387 hours of morrowind to 20 hours of skyrim
skyrim is soooo good though, imo it is a modern morrowind.
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Liquid`Sheth
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States2095 Posts
November 13 2011 23:36 GMT
#17
So today I was at Moes. I ordered a quesadilla. I told the guy specifically please "only cut it once down the center". He responded with both a nod and a yes sir. I sat back and waited and watched. Someone else took the quesadilla down off of the grill. She set it RIGHT in front of the guy I had warned about the cutting style. He stopped what he was doing and watched as she cut it once down the center. I as an observer was also watching. As someone who wasn't the guy I had previously told was cutting my quesadilla I yell fairly loudly "HEY I ONLY WANT IT CUT ONCE DOWN THE MIDDLE". I say this right as she is beggining the first cut. She looks up from what shes doing, I finish my statement just as she finishes the first cut. She looks me dead in the face and starts cutting it the second time.

The first guy didn't stop her at all. The second person just ignored me. I did not pay for a Quesadilla.
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overt
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States9006 Posts
November 13 2011 23:36 GMT
#18
On November 14 2011 08:24 vOdToasT wrote:
Thank you everyone for posting and voting! It will help me in making my decision.


Morrowind is very tough. If you play Oblivion/Skyrim before Morrowind you likely will never pick up Morrowind as the two later games will spoil you with easy fast travel, way points, and easier gameplay. You could still potentially get into it but it'd be harder. Not to mention if you ask anyone who grew up and played all of the games I think they'll almost unanimously agree that Morrowind is the best of the series. Daggerfall is good too btw, and you can play it for free. It's even more dated than Morrowind though.

I'd recommend playing Morrowind, Oblivion, and then Skyrim. If you want to play the first two you can but I didn't really like Arena and imo Daggerfall is pretty hard to get into if you're new to the series.

The thing about Morrowind is that it's just so incredibly immersive. The world of Morrowind is really creative and feels more like another world entirely rather than a fantasy Medieval Earth. Oblivion got some shit for looking like "Medieval Europe" as far as the landscape and architecture goes and honestly Skyrim kind of suffers from that same problem. In Morrowind? The landscape is pretty different. The architecture for some of the cities is so creative and different from anything in our world. The countryside has various mushroom trees, the Blight storms, Red Mountain, Ashlands, and swamps with pretty unique designs to them.

Finally, there's just a lot of stuff to do in Morrowind. I've heard that both Oblivion and Skyrim are bigger maps (in terms of area) and that there are more quests. While factually that's probably true at least with Oblivion the game actually felt smaller. Morrowind just feels so massive because there are more Factions and the lack of fast travel means you have to go everywhere.

The only thing to recommend is if you play Morrowind you might want to have a notebook and a pencil. You need to find your way around the map and remember a lot of stuff for quests. It's helpful to have something to jot down notes because you don't have way points to help you find things.

I would recommend starting with Morrowind or else starting with Arena. Although Arena/Daggerfall are a lot harder to get into. If you start with Skyrim/Oblivion you'll likely get lazy and never play the first three as they're a lot harder and they don't hold your hand through the game.
Roe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada6002 Posts
November 13 2011 23:37 GMT
#19
On November 14 2011 08:17 overt wrote:
Anyone who votes anything that isn't Morrowind isn't an Elder Scrolls fan. It's like saying Return of the Jedi is better than a New Hope.

return of the jedi is better than a new hope
Roe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada6002 Posts
November 13 2011 23:39 GMT
#20
On November 14 2011 08:36 Liquid`Sheth wrote:
So today I was at Moes. I ordered a quesadilla. I told the guy specifically please "only cut it once down the center". He responded with both a nod and a yes sir. I sat back and waited and watched. Someone else took the quesadilla down off of the grill. She set it RIGHT in front of the guy I had warned about the cutting style. He stopped what he was doing and watched as she cut it once down the center. I as an observer was also watching. As someone who wasn't the guy I had previously told was cutting my quesadilla I yell fairly loudly "HEY I ONLY WANT IT CUT ONCE DOWN THE MIDDLE". I say this right as she is beggining the first cut. She looks up from what shes doing, I finish my statement just as she finishes the first cut. She looks me dead in the face and starts cutting it the second time.

The first guy didn't stop her at all. The second person just ignored me. I did not pay for a Quesadilla.

you poor soul
green.at
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Austria1459 Posts
November 13 2011 23:41 GMT
#21
On November 14 2011 08:36 Liquid`Sheth wrote:
So today I was at Moes. I ordered a quesadilla. I told the guy specifically please "only cut it once down the center". He responded with both a nod and a yes sir. I sat back and waited and watched. Someone else took the quesadilla down off of the grill. She set it RIGHT in front of the guy I had warned about the cutting style. He stopped what he was doing and watched as she cut it once down the center. I as an observer was also watching. As someone who wasn't the guy I had previously told was cutting my quesadilla I yell fairly loudly "HEY I ONLY WANT IT CUT ONCE DOWN THE MIDDLE". I say this right as she is beggining the first cut. She looks up from what shes doing, I finish my statement just as she finishes the first cut. She looks me dead in the face and starts cutting it the second time.

The first guy didn't stop her at all. The second person just ignored me. I did not pay for a Quesadilla.


yeah, but in which TES game did that happen?!
Inputting special characters into chat should no longer cause the game to crash.
Liquid`Sheth
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States2095 Posts
November 13 2011 23:43 GMT
#22
It didn't happen in a TES game.
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Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
November 13 2011 23:52 GMT
#23
oblivion was so much better than morrowind, the graphics in that game remind me of like ffix, they're so bad.. how can you guys play something like that? i'm going back to MW3, enjoy your bad game.
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
Backpack
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1776 Posts
November 13 2011 23:54 GMT
#24
Skyrim is like Morrowind 2.0

I've "only" played it for about 18 hours but it's already proven to be better than Oblivion. Even if morrowind still has more depth (at this point I can't say one way or the other) it also comes with the clunky engine. Skyrim is super smooth and not frustrating at all.
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Archaeo
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States397 Posts
November 13 2011 23:59 GMT
#25
I have to say I'm enjoying Skyrim more than I did Morrowind. The atmosphere and dungeons are, for lack of a better word, AMAZING. The main story and most quest chains are very engaging as well.
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FFGenerations
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
7088 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-14 00:02:34
November 14 2011 00:02 GMT
#26
On November 14 2011 08:36 Liquid`Sheth wrote:
So today I was at Moes. I ordered a quesadilla. I told the guy specifically please "only cut it once down the center". He responded with both a nod and a yes sir. I sat back and waited and watched. Someone else took the quesadilla down off of the grill. She set it RIGHT in front of the guy I had warned about the cutting style. He stopped what he was doing and watched as she cut it once down the center. I as an observer was also watching. As someone who wasn't the guy I had previously told was cutting my quesadilla I yell fairly loudly "HEY I ONLY WANT IT CUT ONCE DOWN THE MIDDLE". I say this right as she is beggining the first cut. She looks up from what shes doing, I finish my statement just as she finishes the first cut. She looks me dead in the face and starts cutting it the second time.

The first guy didn't stop her at all. The second person just ignored me. I did not pay for a Quesadilla.


she thought you are a crazy yelling person
you should have grabbed the knife and yelled some more
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FFGenerations
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
7088 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-14 00:04:09
November 14 2011 00:03 GMT
#27
On November 14 2011 08:52 Endymion wrote:
oblivion was so much better than morrowind, the graphics in that game remind me of like ffix, they're so bad.. how can you guys play something like that? i'm going back to MW3, enjoy your bad game.


http://morrowindoverhaul.net/blog/

what bad graphics? :3 ah you jest
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vOdToasT
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Sweden2870 Posts
November 14 2011 00:04 GMT
#28
On November 14 2011 08:26 Newbistic wrote:
Why disregard graphics? They're a huge part of TES's immersion.

I've only played Oblivion and Morrowind. Oblivion with custom mods is far superior to Morrowind in terms of stuff you can do, and how fun it is to do said things.


Graphics don't matter much for me personally, that's why I want you to disregard graphics.
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UniversalSnip
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
9871 Posts
November 14 2011 00:05 GMT
#29
Never played oblivion. I'm not very far into skyrim but I'm much more impressed with it than morrowind. The awful interface is gone, the obscure and poorly balanced stat system, the slow movement, the tight cylinder of fog, the lack of direction, the barely playable combat, the poorly constructed dialogue trees... all fixed.
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Profile Joined October 2010
United States130 Posts
November 14 2011 00:06 GMT
#30
Start with Morrowind. Then play Oblivion, then Skyrim! The first two should cost you what, $25 together? Have fun!
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vOdToasT
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Sweden2870 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-14 00:09:29
November 14 2011 00:08 GMT
#31
On November 14 2011 08:36 overt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 14 2011 08:24 vOdToasT wrote:
Thank you everyone for posting and voting! It will help me in making my decision.


Morrowind is very tough. If you play Oblivion/Skyrim before Morrowind you likely will never pick up Morrowind as the two later games will spoil you with easy fast travel, way points, and easier gameplay. You could still potentially get into it but it'd be harder. Not to mention if you ask anyone who grew up and played all of the games I think they'll almost unanimously agree that Morrowind is the best of the series. Daggerfall is good too btw, and you can play it for free. It's even more dated than Morrowind though.

I'd recommend playing Morrowind, Oblivion, and then Skyrim. If you want to play the first two you can but I didn't really like Arena and imo Daggerfall is pretty hard to get into if you're new to the series.

The thing about Morrowind is that it's just so incredibly immersive. The world of Morrowind is really creative and feels more like another world entirely rather than a fantasy Medieval Earth. Oblivion got some shit for looking like "Medieval Europe" as far as the landscape and architecture goes and honestly Skyrim kind of suffers from that same problem. In Morrowind? The landscape is pretty different. The architecture for some of the cities is so creative and different from anything in our world. The countryside has various mushroom trees, the Blight storms, Red Mountain, Ashlands, and swamps with pretty unique designs to them.

Finally, there's just a lot of stuff to do in Morrowind. I've heard that both Oblivion and Skyrim are bigger maps (in terms of area) and that there are more quests. While factually that's probably true at least with Oblivion the game actually felt smaller. Morrowind just feels so massive because there are more Factions and the lack of fast travel means you have to go everywhere.

The only thing to recommend is if you play Morrowind you might want to have a notebook and a pencil. You need to find your way around the map and remember a lot of stuff for quests. It's helpful to have something to jot down notes because you don't have way points to help you find things.

I would recommend starting with Morrowind or else starting with Arena. Although Arena/Daggerfall are a lot harder to get into. If you start with Skyrim/Oblivion you'll likely get lazy and never play the first three as they're a lot harder and they don't hold your hand through the game.


I don't care about a game being "dated" or hard. I got in to Brood War seriously in 2009, and played Megaman (1 and 2) and Ninja Gaiden for the first time in 2011. If you think that a game is seriously better, but harder to appreciate, I'll take that game.

Also, Deus Ex in 2010, and System Shock 2 in 2011. Enjoyed them a lot. :D
If it's stupid but it works, then it's not stupid* (*Or: You are stupid for losing to it, and gotta git gud)
sc4k
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United Kingdom5454 Posts
November 14 2011 00:10 GMT
#32
Morrowind just can't compete with Skyrim, it's just not fun to go back to that game and play with THAT type of combat. Thwack, thwack, thwack...just boring combat. The feeling of exploration and immersion is good but...meh...baldur's gate 2 is older AND better. Skyrim all the way
gds
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Iceland1391 Posts
November 14 2011 00:21 GMT
#33
On November 14 2011 08:25 Aocowns wrote:

It was decent without mods, and great with mods. But Morrowind was amazing without mods, and insanely fucking epic with mods. So far, Skyrim has been amazingly awesome without mods.


Can you advice a mod for Morrowind please?

Kurr
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada2338 Posts
November 14 2011 00:22 GMT
#34
I've been watching JP stream it for like 10 hours (Skyrim)... drool worthy. Can't wait to play it.
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Full.tilt
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United Kingdom1709 Posts
November 14 2011 00:48 GMT
#35
On November 14 2011 08:37 Roe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 14 2011 08:17 overt wrote:
Anyone who votes anything that isn't Morrowind isn't an Elder Scrolls fan. It's like saying Return of the Jedi is better than a New Hope.

return of the jedi is better than a new hope


And Empire Strikes Back usually wins the "Best Star Wars film?" polls.
BrodiaQ
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States892 Posts
November 14 2011 00:57 GMT
#36
On November 14 2011 08:52 Endymion wrote:
oblivion was so much better than morrowind, the graphics in that game remind me of like ffix, they're so bad.. how can you guys play something like that? i'm going back to MW3, enjoy your bad game.


Troll alert! :p

Morrowind by far, for all the reasons previously listed. I've only layed like 5-6 hours of skyrim, but I'm enjoying it alot. Oblivion wasn't bad, but next to Morrowind it was a big disappointment.
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Kanil
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1713 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-14 00:58:54
November 14 2011 00:57 GMT
#37
Disregarding graphics? Morrowind, hands down.

Skyrim's better than Oblivion (but perhaps not SI), but the world isn't half as enchanting as the one in Morrowind. There are no mushroom houses, no Silt Striders, instead of kwama you have chickens. It's not as... fantastic. Morrowind is very alien and somewhat disgusting, in a wonderful sort of way. Oblivion, Skyrim much less so. But you might like the familiarity.

Another consideration is that the newer the game, the more the action in "action-RPG" is emphasized over the RPG side. Skyrim doesn't even have character stats, classes, or birthsigns for example. But Morrowind's combat involves stabbing at things repeatedly and missing a lot.

The switch to fully voice acted from Morrowind to Oblivion also results in NPCs saying a lot less, but there's nothing for you to read. If you don't like reading loads of crap, you'll prefer the newer games. Your personal preference, do you prefer the immersion of everyone verbally talking to you, or the deeper experience you get when everyone has more to say?
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gullberg
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Sweden1301 Posts
November 14 2011 01:10 GMT
#38
On November 14 2011 09:57 Kanil wrote:
Skyrim doesn't even have character stats, classes, or birthsigns for example. But Morrowind's combat involves stabbing at things repeatedly and missing a lot.

Btw, if you don't get a combat mod at the start of morrowind, expect to miss 90% of the time until you get higher skill
Saturnize
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States2473 Posts
November 14 2011 02:01 GMT
#39
Skyrim is going to be amazing once the creation kit gets released. Until then. Its kind of bad.
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Meta
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States6225 Posts
November 14 2011 02:05 GMT
#40
I've only played about 20 hours of Oblivion on PC and after a while I just couldn't stand the horrible UI. Not worth it for PC. I doubt I'll ever touch this series again on PC, unless they fixed the UI significantly. It suffered from what I will call "console syndrome" - nested tabs and no hotkeys makes even the simple task of using potions a huge chore. Not to mention the soul gem mechanic for keeping your weapons enchanted, coupled with the fact that spell casting means switching to the spell you need (from the horrible UI) and then casting the spell with the single spell cast button made the game SO AGGRIVATING to play on a PC. A couple hours of optimization such that more than 8 keys out of the 100+ on a keyboard were used to make shortcuts would have probably kept me playing. But as it stands, I can't help but think how console controllers forced the UI for Oblivion to be completely unintuitive, bulky, and worst of all SLOW. Makes me really resent consoles.

Another game I've played that suffers from console syndrome is Borderlands. Fun game, but a horrible console-optimized UI makes the game unplayable in my opinion.

Anybody know if they fixed this in Skyrim?
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jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6635 Posts
November 14 2011 02:08 GMT
#41
I'd recommend starting out with Morrowind, I much preferred it to Oblivion and I haven't played enough Skyrim yet to comment on that.
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searcher
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
277 Posts
November 14 2011 02:10 GMT
#42
Highly relevant for this thread: Morrowind Modding Guide.
alexhard
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden317 Posts
November 14 2011 02:40 GMT
#43
On November 14 2011 11:05 Meta wrote:
I've only played about 20 hours of Oblivion on PC and after a while I just couldn't stand the horrible UI. Not worth it for PC. I doubt I'll ever touch this series again on PC, unless they fixed the UI significantly. It suffered from what I will call "console syndrome" - nested tabs and no hotkeys makes even the simple task of using potions a huge chore. Not to mention the soul gem mechanic for keeping your weapons enchanted, coupled with the fact that spell casting means switching to the spell you need (from the horrible UI) and then casting the spell with the single spell cast button made the game SO AGGRIVATING to play on a PC. A couple hours of optimization such that more than 8 keys out of the 100+ on a keyboard were used to make shortcuts would have probably kept me playing. But as it stands, I can't help but think how console controllers forced the UI for Oblivion to be completely unintuitive, bulky, and worst of all SLOW. Makes me really resent consoles.

Another game I've played that suffers from console syndrome is Borderlands. Fun game, but a horrible console-optimized UI makes the game unplayable in my opinion.

Anybody know if they fixed this in Skyrim?


It's actually way worse in Skyrim. But of course there's a million things wrong with all the TES games, including horrible bugs, that Bethesda never bothers to fix. That is where the best modding community ever comes in: bug fixes, graphical improvements, UI improvements, etc. Playing vanilla Oblivion is frankly idiotic...

As for the poll, Morrowind competes with PST and BG2 for greatest WRPG ever. Combat is a bit "eh", but the rest is absolutely fantastic and unforgettable.
Torenhire
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States11681 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-14 02:45:43
November 14 2011 02:44 GMT
#44
Definitely play the games Morrowind --> Oblivion --> Skyrim.

Oblivion is probably the weakest title of the three but it's not horrible enough to be a "NEVER PLAY THIS GAME" title.
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ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13389 Posts
November 14 2011 02:54 GMT
#45
never got into morrow wind but I may have been too young at the time. I do enjoy skyrim though! Since its the only one i played I feel its unfair to vote in the poll but skyrim is probably the best choice. Its simple to get started but has depth for those who really know what they are doing. Also the fact its new means you can experience a new game with tons of other people and thats always lots of fun.
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Kashll
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1117 Posts
November 14 2011 03:12 GMT
#46
Well I would have initially just autolocked Morrowind, as it is amazing and how I got started on TES in the first place. But haven't played skyrim I must say it's shaping up to be pretty fucking amazing (once I implemented all the UI tweaks to make the game even remotely playable on PC).
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sick_transit
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States195 Posts
November 14 2011 03:22 GMT
#47
Oblivion is a great game.

Morrowind is a great game too. But I don't think it survives the passage of time very well.
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sick_transit
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States195 Posts
November 14 2011 03:23 GMT
#48
On November 14 2011 11:40 alexhard wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 14 2011 11:05 Meta wrote:
I've only played about 20 hours of Oblivion on PC and after a while I just couldn't stand the horrible UI. Not worth it for PC. I doubt I'll ever touch this series again on PC, unless they fixed the UI significantly. It suffered from what I will call "console syndrome" - nested tabs and no hotkeys makes even the simple task of using potions a huge chore. Not to mention the soul gem mechanic for keeping your weapons enchanted, coupled with the fact that spell casting means switching to the spell you need (from the horrible UI) and then casting the spell with the single spell cast button made the game SO AGGRIVATING to play on a PC. A couple hours of optimization such that more than 8 keys out of the 100+ on a keyboard were used to make shortcuts would have probably kept me playing. But as it stands, I can't help but think how console controllers forced the UI for Oblivion to be completely unintuitive, bulky, and worst of all SLOW. Makes me really resent consoles.

Another game I've played that suffers from console syndrome is Borderlands. Fun game, but a horrible console-optimized UI makes the game unplayable in my opinion.

Anybody know if they fixed this in Skyrim?


It's actually way worse in Skyrim. But of course there's a million things wrong with all the TES games, including horrible bugs, that Bethesda never bothers to fix. That is where the best modding community ever comes in: bug fixes, graphical improvements, UI improvements, etc. Playing vanilla Oblivion is frankly idiotic...

As for the poll, Morrowind competes with PST and BG2 for greatest WRPG ever. Combat is a bit "eh", but the rest is absolutely fantastic and unforgettable.



I agree the games are optimized for consoles and I can't imagine playing them on PCs.
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DarthThienAn
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2734 Posts
November 14 2011 04:12 GMT
#49
On November 14 2011 08:36 Liquid`Sheth wrote:
So today I was at Moes. I ordered a quesadilla. I told the guy specifically please "only cut it once down the center". He responded with both a nod and a yes sir. I sat back and waited and watched. Someone else took the quesadilla down off of the grill. She set it RIGHT in front of the guy I had warned about the cutting style. He stopped what he was doing and watched as she cut it once down the center. I as an observer was also watching. As someone who wasn't the guy I had previously told was cutting my quesadilla I yell fairly loudly "HEY I ONLY WANT IT CUT ONCE DOWN THE MIDDLE". I say this right as she is beggining the first cut. She looks up from what shes doing, I finish my statement just as she finishes the first cut. She looks me dead in the face and starts cutting it the second time.

The first guy didn't stop her at all. The second person just ignored me. I did not pay for a Quesadilla.

poor sheth
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DroneAllDay
Profile Joined April 2011
United States140 Posts
November 14 2011 05:11 GMT
#50
On November 14 2011 08:36 Liquid`Sheth wrote:
So today I was at Moes. I ordered a quesadilla. I told the guy specifically please "only cut it once down the center". He responded with both a nod and a yes sir. I sat back and waited and watched. Someone else took the quesadilla down off of the grill. She set it RIGHT in front of the guy I had warned about the cutting style. He stopped what he was doing and watched as she cut it once down the center. I as an observer was also watching. As someone who wasn't the guy I had previously told was cutting my quesadilla I yell fairly loudly "HEY I ONLY WANT IT CUT ONCE DOWN THE MIDDLE". I say this right as she is beggining the first cut. She looks up from what shes doing, I finish my statement just as she finishes the first cut. She looks me dead in the face and starts cutting it the second time.

The first guy didn't stop her at all. The second person just ignored me. I did not pay for a Quesadilla.


Sheth, I'm sorry to tell you but I think you might be in the wrong thread...
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Suisen
Profile Joined April 2011
256 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-14 05:47:40
November 14 2011 05:40 GMT
#51
Daggerfall or Skyrim. The Daggerfall world is much bigger than the worlds in the other games. But you do need a version that isn't buggy as hell. Some bugs would make you fall through floors and deep into dungeons. Also, dungeons are huge mazes. But there was some other bug as well that wouldn't let you complete quests. Don't really remember but something that made it impossible to actually find the item you were supposed to get.

Don't believe people who say Morrowind is so so good and Oblivion is so bad. They are both very similar when compared to Daggerfall or Skyrim. It's just most people started with Morrowind and then Oblivion was a disappointment. Well they don't know people were disappointed with Morrowind in the same way.

Skyrim is an even more consolified and simplified version of the game. But I do think a lot of lessons were learned. It can kind of live up to the ambition that Daggerfall set out with.

Since this is a SC BW site I assume you can handle dated hardcore games that are purely gameplay based. Daggerfall can be given a try.

Also, don't even think about Battlespire. It's very bad.
randommuch
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States370 Posts
November 14 2011 06:10 GMT
#52
On November 14 2011 08:36 Liquid`Sheth wrote:
So today I was at Moes. I ordered a quesadilla. I told the guy specifically please "only cut it once down the center". He responded with both a nod and a yes sir. I sat back and waited and watched. Someone else took the quesadilla down off of the grill. She set it RIGHT in front of the guy I had warned about the cutting style. He stopped what he was doing and watched as she cut it once down the center. I as an observer was also watching. As someone who wasn't the guy I had previously told was cutting my quesadilla I yell fairly loudly "HEY I ONLY WANT IT CUT ONCE DOWN THE MIDDLE". I say this right as she is beggining the first cut. She looks up from what shes doing, I finish my statement just as she finishes the first cut. She looks me dead in the face and starts cutting it the second time.

The first guy didn't stop her at all. The second person just ignored me. I did not pay for a Quesadilla.


lol

Morrowind is no doubt my first pick. That game was so awesome, I couldn't even put a number to how many hours I played it. Oblivion just lacked a good oomph in it; I mean the game itself was cool but it was just ridiculously easy and not as captivating as Morrowind. I've yet to play Skyrim and I'm very anxious to go buy it once I get my next pay check =D.

For the first two Elder Scrolls games, I wouldn't recommend them to someone new, they're really hard to get into compared to what's out their nowadays.

As for the OP, play Morrowind first, you'll thank yourself later.

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FFGenerations
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
7088 Posts
November 14 2011 07:35 GMT
#53
On November 14 2011 11:10 searcher wrote:
Highly relevant for this thread: Morrowind Modding Guide.


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ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12351 Posts
November 14 2011 07:57 GMT
#54
I miss the birth star and the race isn't as special as it used to be.
but skyrim is still god damn awesome
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Gofarman
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada645 Posts
November 14 2011 15:35 GMT
#55
On November 14 2011 08:17 overt wrote:
Anyone who votes anything that isn't Morrowind isn't an Elder Scrolls fan. It's like saying Return of the Jedi is better than a New Hope.


I don't know enough to say which one is best since I have only seen Oblivion played and already logged 40+ hours into Skyrim but, I understand your simile and the weight at which you attribute morrowind. With that said I guess I'm gonna have to go and play it now. (after I finish off skyrim ofc :D:D )
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Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-14 16:33:15
November 14 2011 16:30 GMT
#56
Oblivion is a very bad game. Idk about the others, from what i have seen on the streams Skyrim seems to be better ( mostly for the design / Gfx / style and the combat ) even if the UI is worse.
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kitaman27 *
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9244 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-14 16:47:45
November 14 2011 16:40 GMT
#57
Something that nobody has brought up yet is The Shivering Isles, which was an Oblivion expansion pack. With all the content, it could very well have been a game in itself. One of the reasons I found it so enjoyable was the stronger focus on humor and perhaps my favorite character in the Elder Scrolls Series, Sheogorath.

Jyggalag! He is the Prince of Order. Or biscuits...no, no, Order! And not in a good way. Bleak. Colorless. Dead. Boring, boring, BORING! And not a fan of my work, I can tell you. Hates it, hates me. You've seen his knights. Not the warm and cuddly sort.

I once dug a pit and filled it with clouds....or was it clowns.... it doesn't matter, it didn't slow him down. But it really began to smell! Must have been clowns. Clouds don't smell, they taste of butter. And tears.

Woops! I guess the cat's out of the bag on that one! Who puts cats in bags anyhow? Cats HATE bags.
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Spicy_Curry
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States10573 Posts
November 14 2011 16:48 GMT
#58
I was going to hold off until Christmas to buy skyrim but then I saw my roommate playing it and I caved. That being said, Morrowind is better but only marginally.
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Soulish
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1403 Posts
November 14 2011 17:16 GMT
#59
On November 14 2011 08:36 Liquid`Sheth wrote:
So today I was at Moes. I ordered a quesadilla. I told the guy specifically please "only cut it once down the center". He responded with both a nod and a yes sir. I sat back and waited and watched. Someone else took the quesadilla down off of the grill. She set it RIGHT in front of the guy I had warned about the cutting style. He stopped what he was doing and watched as she cut it once down the center. I as an observer was also watching. As someone who wasn't the guy I had previously told was cutting my quesadilla I yell fairly loudly "HEY I ONLY WANT IT CUT ONCE DOWN THE MIDDLE". I say this right as she is beggining the first cut. She looks up from what shes doing, I finish my statement just as she finishes the first cut. She looks me dead in the face and starts cutting it the second time.

The first guy didn't stop her at all. The second person just ignored me. I did not pay for a Quesadilla.

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NoodleFish
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
South Africa198 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-14 20:05:51
November 14 2011 20:03 GMT
#60
I started typing and got extremely distracted by that quesadilla story. Anyways...

If you're just starting, and wanna work up on the lore, then Morrowind is an amazing game. I was unfortunate enough never to play TES 1 or 2, but was instantly addicted to Morrowind when I first played it. There's just something about that game that keeps me wanting more and more.

True, it's extremely difficult in some stages, and the failed attacks / spell casts can really piss you off. But in the end it grips you and doesn't let go.

The moment I got my hands on Oblivion, I knew that my life had changed. I honestly spent way too much time playing that game, but I always felt that I couldn't get enough. And that's what my fear is for Skyrim. It scares me that I so badly want to do just everything in the game, but I suppose I just won't be able to. Luckily many of my friends are playing it (I just got my GF addicted to the game today) so we can talk about quests and how to do certain things, etc.

But seriously, just play Morrowind for the feel. You can maybe give Oblivion a skip if you want to, but don't ignore Skyrim... It will come after you

Edit: don't know if this has been mentioned, but Daggerfall is freeware now, so you can just download it legally
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