The best elder scrolls game
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Skyrim, then Morrowind, then Oblivion and Skyrim wins by a long way. Anyone who claims Morrowind is better than Skyrim is channeling nostalgia.
Oh no! It seems you the verb!The Artificially Prolonged said:
OT: I want to play Arena, purely because the difficulty intrigues me and supposedly each time you leave a town or dungeon, the map is randomly generated.
The only two I've played are Oblivion and Skyrim. I'd say it's about a tie.
Oblivion pros:
Guard directions, etc. Little things like that made it feel slightly more fleshed out.
The weapons system and finding them felt less concrete.
It felt like the cities had more in them.
Sean Bean. This makes anything interesting to me.
Skyrim Pros:
Dragons.
Dragon shouts.
Better combat system.
Magic wasn't a little puff ball at the beginning. It was actually useful, then if you didn't level it, became appropriately shit. Same for archery.
Better graphics.
Work system (made it feel fleshed out in a different way)
*facepalm*Binnsyboy said:Oh no! It seems you the verb!The Artificially Prolonged said:
OT: I want to play Arena, purely because the difficulty intrigues me and supposedly each time you leave a town or dungeon, the map is randomly generated.
The only two I've played are Oblivion and Skyrim. I'd say it's about a tie.
Oblivion pros:
Guard directions, etc. Little things like that made it feel slightly more fleshed out.
The weapons system and finding them felt less concrete.
It felt like the cities had more in them.
Sean Bean. This makes anything interesting to me.
Skyrim Pros:
Dragons.
Dragon shouts.
Better combat system.
Magic wasn't a little puff ball at the beginning. It was actually useful, then if you didn't level it, became appropriately shit. Same for archery.
Better graphics.
Work system (made it feel fleshed out in a different way)
Oh bloody hell that is the last time I post using my phone.
I never played I or II. In terms of the most hours I've put into them, it's Morrowind > Oblivion > Skyrim so far, though no doubt Skyrim will overtake Oblivion in the future.
But I normally look at games first and foremost from the point of view of core gameplay mechanics rather than things like atmosphere or story. From this perspective Skyrim is the better game no question. That said, I don't think any game in the series is phenominal in terms of gameplay, and I would hope to see some improvements in that area for TES VI (Skyrim is at least moving in the right direction). As a series, I must admit that the atmosphere and immersion is one of the key highlights, and I can understand fully why many people prefer Morrowind.
But I normally look at games first and foremost from the point of view of core gameplay mechanics rather than things like atmosphere or story. From this perspective Skyrim is the better game no question. That said, I don't think any game in the series is phenominal in terms of gameplay, and I would hope to see some improvements in that area for TES VI (Skyrim is at least moving in the right direction). As a series, I must admit that the atmosphere and immersion is one of the key highlights, and I can understand fully why many people prefer Morrowind.
I've only played Oblivion and Skyrim so I'd have to go with Skyrim for it's MUCH smoother leveling system.
Morrowind is an absolutely terrible game when it comes to most gameplay mechanics. The only thing it wins out on is story which is arguably the best of the three. The rest is so terrible it makes it not worth it. Oblivion is the first game I played and while its story and combat are flawed they are way more fun than Morrowind. Skyrim has simplified combat but in the end it is fun for hours which is the point of a game. Id say its a fight between Oblivion and Skyrim for me.
I have to say Morrowind is my favourite, just for the fly spell alone. The magic system is much better than Skyrim in general. I have a soft spot for battlespire, the only game I know where your underwear could shoot fireballs.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Why? Because it's the best of both worlds. Morrowind was brilliant in terms of the RPG specific areas but fell down in the combat and action areas. Skyrim was brilliant in terms of action but was far too simple for it to be a brilliant RPG.
Oblivion had odd combat and sneak that still needed to be improved but was far superior to Morrowind while also having some much more user friendly RPG aspects. It also made questing a little easier while still maintaining some difficulty. Skyrim was just way too simple to be the best and lacked key RPG traits whereas Morrowind made questing too difficult for me to really get behind it. Oblivion fixed both of those.
Oblivion had odd combat and sneak that still needed to be improved but was far superior to Morrowind while also having some much more user friendly RPG aspects. It also made questing a little easier while still maintaining some difficulty. Skyrim was just way too simple to be the best and lacked key RPG traits whereas Morrowind made questing too difficult for me to really get behind it. Oblivion fixed both of those.