I like Skyrim, will I like the others?

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Congratulations. Let us know what you think of Morrowind and Oblivion.

 

I don`t think i ever finished Morrowind, to be honest. I just monkeyed around and did quests for just about everybody. Very good game, though. Better than Oblivion - deffinatly.

 

Too late, I suppose, since you already bought 3 and 4. However – I'll say that I really wanted to love Oblivion, but found the absurd leveling system too frustrating and never got a character past level 15 or so. I suspect that if I went back and played it – now that I'm used to Skyrim's far superior graphics and leveling system –*I'd find less interest in it. But that's me.

I used to own a copy of Morrowind but at the time I had it, didn't have a system that could run it worth a damn. So I gave it away - to Falstaff, in fact. Haven't played it since, but I'm told it was a better game than Oblivion in many respects.

In any event, have fun with them.

 

So, how's Morrowind for you? This thread is making me feel nostalgic. Too bad my current computer can't handle it even with FPS Optimizer.

 

I agree, Morrowind's combat system is CLUNKY. But everything else is awesome. Alright, let us know if you like it!

 

My favorite town is Suran.

 

It is slow but deep and lots of stuff to explore and you can really really powergame your character.

 

Skyrim, down to Arena

I've played all the Elder Scrolls games, and I find Skyrim the worst in terms of continuity. Obviously this is my own opinion, and yours may well be different, but the 'improvements' made were so big in numbers it really felt like a unique game in the series. Oblivion was an improvement on Morrowind, and that was an improvement on Daggerfall (probably due to the enhancement in technology). Morrowind was by far the best to play, due to it's feel of actually being a stranger to the land and it's great sounds. Yes, the combat had some cons to it; for example I never understood the hit/miss part of attacking. But with a mod that makes every attack hit more often unless blocked properly, and on occasion, one that took out Cliff Racers, it was, and still is, the best I've played!

I welcome all replies that prove me wrong.

 

Probably because Morrowind has no fast travel. I think that's how it really should be. Slow. Just taking the scenery in and enjoying the view.

 

Well, that goodness there's fast travel in Skyrim. There are thieves' guild missions that require you to travel from Riften to Markarth, and back again. You could easily spend the entire evening just walking there if there was no means to fast travel. Now, I've never played Morrowind, so I don't know how "spread out" things were, but spending a couple of hours just walking your characted across the damn continent is not my idea of entertaining gaming.

 

My impression was that things were much more spread out in Morrowind than in Skyrim. There is no fast travel but there are mass transit systems and a bunch of different teleports.

 

I think that locations in Morrowind are more spread out, but Skyrim's world map is bigger. That's what makes fast travel important in Skyrim. Also, "walking across the continent" in Morrowind is an option for players like me who likes the outdoors(not the outdoors in real life ), but there are Silt Striders in several towns which are similar to stables in Skyrim.

 

Can't make your own armour afaik, enchanting super op as is alchemy. The stronger you get the more you can carry. The higher speed stat you have the faster you move. In many ways the ES games devolved after Morrowind which in many ways was way more complex than its descendants. You need high acrobatics to be able to jump decently.

 

It does start out a bit slow, but it gets really good after that. Since you don't like the slowness, you should increase your Speed. Once I played as an Assassin and after a while I enchanted my boots to restore my stamina and I got my speed to about 80 so I was running around like a crazy horse.

If memory serves right, joining all 3 guilds may cause some conflicts.

 

Morrowind?

The sign of the steeds give 15 speed

Run Jump, swim, it all speeds up leveling. The are more ways to level quicker. I once used levitation en levitated me up to a boulder. I shot hundreds of arrow into beast, and man without being hit. they could not get to me.

I gave armoror many points with making the character. YOu will need to repair a lot. I decide to use light blade and gave it al littel as possible. Why If you give 40 to a skill you use all the time, it maxes out fast, slowing leveling. if you give it 10 and keep on usiing it, it make you level. it is gritting you teeth but halfway it pays off.

 

Nonsense. Morrowind has problems yes, which is a general thing with Bethesda games. But skyrim has way more problems then morrowind, almost at the level of Daggerfall (which was bug infested at time of release) Oblivion has alot of problems too (remember the falling orc in skingrad which prevents you from buying rosethorn hall) .
Magic weak in Morrowind? No, slow starting. Keep in mind that in Morrowind you start from zero, unlike Oblivion and Skyrim, where bethesda decided to give you superpowers already. Heck, you can even beat the mainquest in Oblivion at level 1. Try that in Morrowind and you're dead. Even Addamasartus is dangerous at level 1, the famous cave outside Seyda Neen. Magic and combat start slow in Morrowind. But as you get levels you get better. I'm playing now with a mage in Morrowind, an altmer mage with the atronach sign. 30+ and can beat a blighted nix-hound with just one fireball.
I wouldn't say that Oblivion is more streamlined. It is more casual. Well, the combat system in general is maybe better, but a downside from Oblivion is that it is too casual. It takes you by the hand, while in Morrowind you're on your own. Yes, Morrowind can be very unforgiving and frustrating at times. Overall Morrowind is more suited for those players who like the old sandbox games and don't mind to take time to develop the character.