my first was skyrim, but i've also played oblivion and morrowind, skyrim is still my favourite, though

I actually played Oblivion first and it isn't my favorite TES game. My favorite is Daggerfall. I'm also the kind of person who tries to keep nostalgia out of what I would call better. Granted, I also actually am not very fond of the first Sonic game despite it being the first video game I ever played. I prefer to try to keep nostalgia separate so it doesn't hide the flaws of what I have nostalgia for.

I would imagine it's a question of meeting expectations. Putting on mods you expect to improve a game and then finding that they don't would be a bit of a bummer.

As you can see, most people's favorite is Morrowind. Mine is too. I played a little of Morrowind at first, but Oblivion was the first one I actually played through, then I went back and played Morrowind. It is the best. Nuff said.

Morrowind is my first and favourite, but I wouldn't say that it's my favourite because it was my first. In all honesty, I didn't fully appreciate Morrowind until after playing Oblivion. It's my favourite now because I genuinely consider it to be the best game in the series.

As far as other series go:

- Medieval: Total War (the original) was my first Total War game, and is also my favourite. Not because it was my first but because it's so superior to ones that came after.
- San Andreas is my favourite GTA game, even though i'd played all the other games that came before it.
- AoE II is my favourite AoE game, even though I played the original first.

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Some series get better and better over time, others get worse and worse. Others peak somewhere in the middle.

I think some people just like to try and shrug off the popularity of older games as nostalgia because it's so inconceivable to them that some series actually get worse over time, instead of better.

• Arena: played at release.
• Daggerfall: played at release. Long sabbatical. Playing it again now.
• Morrowind PC: played at release. Very lightly modded.
• Oblivion PC: played when GOTY dropped to $20. Still playing constantly. Moderate to mildly-heavily modded.
• Skyrim: NA.

Modded Oblivion is easily my favorite. But I enjoy(ed) them all. At one time I'd have listed Daggerfall as first my favorite and then later as runner up to Oblivion. Having started playing it again I'm not so sure. Plus I never got to try heavily modded Morrowind. (I waited a week too late to be able to rebuy it as GOTY on disks in stores. A goodly number of the better Morrowind mods require the expansions.)

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I've only played Morrowind and Oblivion. Morrowind first. I like Morrowind but like Oblivion way better. I've never played Oblivion with mods but Morrowind with a good amount of mods and still liked Oblivion better.

My first was Arena (least favourite). My favourite is Oblivion.

My first is oblivion. I have all five but I've barely played them past a few minutes of starting a game just to check it loaded up and started properly, so for the moment yes it's my favourite but only cause I haven't really played the rest.

The customisation on skyrim is definantly a favourite though.

Q: "Is it agreed that the first ES game you play will be your favorite?"

A: On a Bethesda forum, NOTHING is EVER agreed.

As the multitudes of previous posts show, there may be some inclination toward preferring your first game in the series, but no more than that. A LOT of players seem to prefer either DF, MW, OB, or SR based on their playing preferences, regardless of when they played it, although a few have only really played one of them, so "preferring" that is a given.

The series seems to draw from at least two somewhat different markets, with DF and MW (possibly Arena) being heavily centered on the character's stats instead of the player's skills (with MW's ranged attacks being an exception, since you as a player still need to aim), and OB and SR being far more dependent on the player's own skills, rather than the abilities of the character. Since some people prefer one of these types of game over the other, this to a large extent will determine which of the games they like best. In the former type (DF, MW), your characters can FAIL at tasks they are unskilled at; in the latter (OB, SR), you either click the button and it just happens every time, or your abilities as a player determine the outcome (regardless of how skilled or unskilled the character is supposed to be at it).

The customizability of the character also has some bearing on it for some players: in DF, you had an amazing degree of latitude in assigning skills, attributes, and positive and negative quirks, although the visual customization was limited to a few premade faces. Morrowind removed a few skills, and "lumped" the quirks into "birthsigns", giving you slightly less ability to make truly "odd" characters, but gave you a few more options in appearance by allowing for seperate faces and hairstyles. Oblivion took away even more skills, and made several skills and some attributes almost entirely pointless, but gave you the ability to twist and bend the character's face in a multitude of ways to create a truly uniique LOOKING character. Skyrim took away attributes altogether, and all but removed any character uniqueness at the start, but allows even more visual flexibility than ever. If you want visual customization, the games have been steadily improving; if you want a different experience each game with a quirky character, it's gotten really depressing as of late.

With the one hand, Bethesda gives, with the other it takes away. If you prefer what it's giving to what it's taking, then you're going to like the new games; if not, then you're going to be increasingly disappointed with them.

Personally, I hate the direction they've been heading.

No, it's not true. My first was TES: IV Oblivion, my second was Skyrim. I like both games about equally; neither is a favorite.

All combat attacks, actually. Technically, you needed to aim when doing melee as well. And for those of us who did not automate our melee attacks by choosing "Always use best attack" there was, arguably, a bit more player skill involved in choosing which attack to use.

I have to partially agree, my 1st TES was Oblivion and I like both Oblivion and Skyrim equally, with Oblivion getting the edge if I had to pick a winner.

I started with Oblivion and yes, its my favirote, if only for great memories. It also has alot of potential for
nostalgia 'cause the world itself is inviting, if not downright cozy.
So to answer your question: yes.

Morrowind was my first, it isn't my favorite. To me Morrowind and Oblivion were equally fun for different reasons and I am so far enjoying Skyrim more than both the previous games.

Morrowind was my first and it is still my favorite, though I don't think it is solely due to nostalgia. I started playing each of the other games with an open mind (except Arena - haven't tried it yet), and while they are all great games in their own right, Morrowind is the one that came closest to what I would consider an ideal RPG. Oblivion was the game that actually drove me to search for an ES discussion forum, as I wanted to see if others were as bored / irritated by it as I was (after more than 200 hours). I tried playing Daggerfall for a while, and I came to the conclusion that I really like the game - a lot, but the labyrinthian dungeons and CTDs make it difficult to stay motivated to play. Skyrim was the first in the series that I kept informed on prior to release. After playing FO3 and FO:NV, I felt hopeful that Beth was attempting to get back to their roots and I was excited to see what Skyrim would become. However, as news was released about what Skyrim would and would not contain, I became more and more doubtful that it would be as deep, complex and engaging as Morrowind or Daggerfall. I remained cautiously optimistic up to the release, but as I've gotten deeper into the game I've slowly come to the realization that my initial doubts were justified. I still play it every now and again, and I continue to marvel at the landscape while I travel around the countryside, but aside from its stunning visuals, it simply doesn't pull me into the gameworld nearly as much as Morrowind does.

No, it is not true. Not for all. The first Es game I played was Morrowind, but I like both Oblivion and Skyrim more.

Morrowind was my first and yes, I agree most of the time its the first TES game thats your favorite.

Unless its Oblivion, then you just don't have taste!

Kidding....don't kill me...

First tes game I played was oblivion then skyrim then morrowind recently this year.

Maybe it because im an old gamer and back then we didnt have internet to freely look and discuss stuff and guides were so damn hard to find, and the games themselves didnt hold ur hand so when u beat or got past something it was more of a personal achievement of ur own thinking skills and such. I believe those are part of the reason why morrowind is blowing my mind and is my favorite. Also the omg rich story and world oozing with diversity and atmosphere that is all connected to each other rather than each area being an isolatsd incident is the main reason its my favorite.
So nostagia for the game itself, nah. But for the personal felt achievement and no hand holding nostagia, problemly yes.

Morrowind was my first TES game, Oblivion most likely would of been my favorite if mods were possible on console.

The order in which I first played the games:

1) Redguard (played most of the game, but crashed repeatedly near end so never finished)
2) Morrowind (completed main quest, most of guilds apart from fighters guild, had multiple character play-throughs, and explored every square inch of the land - and also ran with many mods.)
3) Arena (completed main quest, didn't do much random adventuring)
4) Oblivion (completed main quest, guilds other than dark brotherhood, explored every square inch of the land - and also ran with many mods - 250+ at one point.)
5) Daggerfall (random adventuring, still play on occasion but keep getting distracted from main quest - suspect time may have run out)
6) Battlespire (meh, didn't spend much time playing)
7) Skyrim (350 hours so far, completed main quest and mages guild but no other guilds - and still haven't been to Markarth or Falkreath. Starting to suffer from gameplay fatigue, waiting for mods to add something new.)

I couldn't play Skyrim or Oblivion with the infernal map markers, so the first thing I did was turn them off - and used Clairvoyance in Skyrim for radiant quests and if the log didn't have enough info. Not enough text (either in books or in journal) in the newer games.

Most atmospheric? In order: Morrowind, Daggerfall, Skyrim, Oblivion.
Best characters? In order: Morrowind, Skyrim, Redguard
Most fun to kick back and play after a hard day at work? In order: Skyrim, Oblivion, Arena.

What I prefer is a mixture of all three - and I don't think any one game has got the balance perfect for me just yet - Skyrim vanilla possibly the closest, and I'm sure mods will sort everything else out over time.

Daggerfall was my first...

It would be hard to pick a favorite though.

The feeling of being overwhelmed by a game would be the greatest in Daggerfall, since it was my first open world game... and I believe one of the biggest landscapes ever put in a game.

As an overall game (no mods) I would say Skyrim is the best made.... Which it should be since it's the newest. Better graphics, more realistic people and a real feeling world.

Daggerfall or Morrowind created with todays tech and AI would be better than Skyrim I think... but updated DF and MW is not an option lol.

I first played Oblivion, and while I do have a sentimental soft spot for it, Morrowind is my favorite for the best damn story and world of the bunch (having not played Daggerfall yet, I can't really compare to it. Soon.), while Skyrim is a very close second because of its sheer beauty and because for the most part, ordinary characters are fleshed out much better than they were in previous game. Everyone has a story to tell in Skyrim, and I love that.

First Arena, favorite Daggerfall.

First Arena, favourite Morrowind by far.