No offence taken, I'll try to explain;Symp4thy said:
As soon as I discovered the broken levelling system - where you are paradoxically more powerful at lower levels I could just not have fun with this game. Also, you couldn't ever sneak into a really hard bit in order to win some epic item of treasure, or go pick on something way weaker than you for a laugh. It made me wonder why they bothered having a level system at all if they took steps to make everything the same level.
I did have other bugbears, too;
I found the villain to be dull, the ending rage-inducing, the thrice-damned 'conversation pie' mini-game was excruciating. ("In order to get you to like me, I'd better insult you, compliment you, tell you a joke and then bully you... I HAVE to do all four, you see. Don't worry, you'll like me just fine for it...") The voice acting was hilariously bad, the game was sluggish due to a spot of poor coding (The enemy AI range, I believe. This was fixable, though...), the terrain (whilst pretty) felt very samey and insta-travel took all the joy out of exploring, for me.
You know what? I could just go on and on, let's just say the game was not my cup of tea.
With Morrowind, I admit the combat was a bit broken, and the omnipresent cliff racers and slaughterfish were maddening, but it was all new to me back then, this 'sandbox' thing. I really enjoyed exploring Vvardenfell and watching the terrain change, the characters (esp. the Tribunal and villain) were really interesting, the voice acting gave each race a distinctive sound - even though you had to read a bit. It really felt rewarding to find an old Daedric shrine and with clever use of a few levitation potions discover a unique item.
It's probably just nostalgia - I'll admit it. But I had far more fun with Morrowind than I did with Oblivion. That's just my take on it.
DISCLAIMER: Remember, the above is my opinion, and probably mine alone. I'm cool with that.
