Well, we've got our "Morrowind Guys" who will stick with it to the end and defend it no matter what. To be honest, I use to want to be one of these guys. They talked Morrowind up so much, made it seem like this great, long epic. ( Which it was. ) I remember reading a thread on GameFaqs back in early 2009 about how mind-blowingly awesome Morrowind was. I never skipped a beat, I made an EBay account right there on the spot and ordered Morrowind GOTY for original Xbox for $46.83. I remember being so anxious and impatient when I had to wait for it for a week and a half. But then it came. I booted it up and was instantly satisfied with my purchase. I spent about 12 hours just exploring and getting dominated by Cliff Racers right out of Sedya Neen. I'd always end up in Balmora, somehow working for the Fighter's Guild. And then I'd always loose interest. A real shame. It wasn't until earlier this year that I could play it to the end.

Just before all of this I was playing Oblivion ( and have been since mid 2008 ) I loved it and had made 3 complete playthroughs with different characters. One of which I still have. I loved Oblivion. It was the only game I would play. My favorite original character, an Assassin Khajiit who I had named H'Skar. I've loged over 800 hours onto this one single character and have great fun every minute of it. Then, I remember hearing about Skyrim's release. I was estatic.

But now I have Skyrim, have already logged about a 100 hours into it since release and while Skyrim is great in it's own right, with wayyyy better graphics I can't help but miss Cyrodiil. I've thought about it for about a week now, wanting to boot it up again, just to be in the role of my ole Khaiit. Hell, I loved that character so much I even continued him in a way in Skyrim. I made another Khajiit, assassin-like build who is a descendant of H'Skar. A Khajiit, great with stealth and archery, I have rightfully named his J'Skar.

I guess what I'm trying to say is: now that Skyrim is out, I'm turning into an "Oblivion Guy" , just like all those other turned into those "Morrowind Guys".


TL;DR: Oblivion is my game. I don't think anything will ever top it IMO.

We all have our favorite Elder Scrolls game (those of us who have played more than one, that is ) but honestly, even though Morrowind is my favorite, I can't call myself a "Morrowind Guy" (or "Girl" rather.) I love the entire series. I'm an "Elder Scrolls Girl." The whole series works together and it makes me very sad to see so many people arguing with each other and pitting various games in the series against each other. It divides a fanbase that should be sticking together.

I always have the urge to go back and search for lost artifacts of power in Morrowind, or spend a couple of hours in a dungeon in Daggerfall, or walk through a city and have a nice meal in Oblivion. And I'm sure once I can tear myself away from it and play something else, I'll have similar feelings for Skyrim, as I love it very much already. I even have love for Battlespire and Redguard, though they don't offer much in replayability.

Cool story, sour. Thanks for the read. You are like me in the sense that as soon as I read about my first TES game (Oblivion) I had to have it ASAP. Drove right to the mall and bought the game and a PS3. it was one of my rare spur-of-the-moment decisions that actually paid off in a good way.

I'm a TES gal, though. I like both games I've played so far about equally.

Could be worse I suppose. I love Skyrim but I'm still a Final Fantasy 6 guy..

There's nothing wrong with liking Oblivion (or any other game). What is wrong is being a [censored] about one's opinions, insisting one's opinion is right and the opinions of people who disagree with one are wrong.

Never feel ashamed about your opinions. Never feel you have to apologize about having an opinion. Apologize only if you are obnoxious, overbearing and rude when presenting your opinion.

This, a million times over.

Was FFVII that did it for me RPGs all the way since then, and none come better than bethesdas TES & fallout games.

Edit: What Pseron said & velorien, it is a shame the community is separated by arguing other peoples opinions, bottom line is we are all big TES fans

I agree. The way this forum goes, it's like you're being pressured into accepting Morrowind is the greatest game of the series. You'll be given a wall of text that details how MW is superior (to OB or SKR) and if you still disagree past there that's the moment you're branded a casual/ action junkie.

Seen it happen millions of times on here. I guess i would say i LOVE Morrowind the game, but dislike Morrowind's community.

Not too sure about that. There will always be people who believe everything they like to be perfect and all their tastes, at the moment under review, without need of growth. But for the most part, the cheerleaders who defend XYZ no matter what abandon it a few months later to defend ABC no matter what, and then move onto DEF, which they insist is the greatest game that's ever been released, and how dare you criticize any element of it!

But if you check the Morrowind and Oblivion forums here, you'll find a good deal of crossover. The screaming squad left Oblivion years ago, and it will leave Skyrim. Then you'll see at least some of the same folks in all three game forums, though more in one than in the others. Simply because everybody has preferences.

If I can make a suggestion--don't turn into an "XYZ guy," if by that you mean somebody who is blind to XYZ's faults, screams at the slightest sign of reasonable discussion, and insists that this or that feature is perfect when all visible evidence shows it isn't. Just become a person with reasonable preferences who is open to discussion, learns from what others write, and can contribute intelligently. That's always welcome.

Maybe not just like all those other "Morrowind Guys". I have great respect for those who like Morrowind, I liked Morrowind too. I also have great respect for those that like Morrowind more than Oblivion. I prefer Oblivion, but I admit, and have admitted on many occasions, that Morrowind does some (many) thinks better than Oblivion. But Oblivion does many things better than Morrowind too.

But there seems to be a certain number of people that will blindly hate any game that is not Morrowind - particular a Elder Scrolls game. They will refuse to see any added features or improvements added in Oblivion, and will only focus on things that are in Morrowind and not in Oblivion (eg no spears! no levitation! no nix hounds!) l They will also deride people that don't like Morrowind far more than Oblivion or any other games - calling them dumbed down or casual gamers, etc. Hopefully you and I can enjoy the games we enjoy best with out becoming blind to the good features of other games.



Yep. Some of what I was trying to get at above.

I have no problem with those who prefer Morrowind but calling all Oblivion players casual like Savlian was talking about is just flat out wrong. There is no wrong way to play any game as long as you enjoy it, but not being able to RP in Oblivion is one thing hardcoe MW fans like to mention. But just ask me and Acadian what our characters do together. If that isn′t RP I don′t know what is :shrug:

And btw, once again a great statement from Pseron Wyrd

The rudeness of many Morrowind players has kept me from ever trying the game.

Which is truly a shame, those players really don′t promote their favorite game well. If you get the chance I′d say try it out

People have their own personal preferences and you are entitled to yours. One of the reasons so many people give such high praise to Morrowind here was because it gave them their first experience of an Elder Scrolls game and the way a person experiences something can effect their opinion. Some people I know argue that Fallout 3 is better than New Vegas because their experience playing it first time was completely different from any other game and in New Vegas they didn't get that feeling.

TL;DR: The first time you have Chocolate is much better than you 1 millionth time, experiences affect opinions

But, but, but, my opinions are the only ones that matter! The entire world is hanging on my every word to learn how they are supposed to think!
/facetiousness

I'm an Oblivion guy too. I understand how people feel about Morrowind, how it's darker and deeper and everything, but I enjoyed Oblivion much more. And Skyrim, it is incredibly good but after 100 hours with Skyrim I can say that Oblivion is clearly better.

Oblivion is my favorite because it was my first and it became my general elder scrolls experience, i love skyrim but still miss cyrodiil because i play as an imperial and love my homeland plus i liked the faction questlines better, in fact im buying an x box so i can get all those little add ons that i want soooo bad.

My preferance in order.

Morrowind
Oblivion
Skyrim.

Funny thing is, although i love Morrowind i didn't have many complaints going from Morrowind to Oblivion, i loved Oblivion. Going from Morrowind/Oblivion to Skyrim....that is a whole different story, i have a list of complains as long as my arm <_<

You mean the DLC? Well, can't you get them for the platform you are currently playing on? I have all three versions of Oblivion but truth be told for PS3 I only have the 5th Anniversary and Im not sure if the DLC are available in the PSN store. Anyway, the DLC for Oblivion was very good, I loved them all.



Same here. I'm one of very few who bought both games day one and always loved Morrowind but loved Oblivion even more. I truly love Skyrim too but they changed many things from Oblivion to the worse, especially Alchemy (I adore Alchemy in Elder Scrolls).

I tried Morrowind once, but the first worm I encountered killed me.

So I am an Oblivion Guy, but when things calm down on the Skyrim forum... We'll see.

Now that′s an odd statement. Almost everyone coming from Morrowind to Oblivion says otherwise

People will always nitpick to disagree on a person's favored game. I personally adore Oblivion (flaws and all). It wasn't the mechanics or the story, it was the personality that I myself gave to the character in a realm that nearly had endless possibilities. The same can be said for most open-world games, but other than that your opinion is yours. My first ES game was Oblivion, in fact. My first FO game was FO3. And I still prefer it over NV. For some reason I couldn't seem as attached to my PC in NV as I could in 3.

It's like the people over on the poor Bioware SN. The people that adore DA2 get pulverized to death by the people who hated what BW did to Origins. Sometimes I wonder if it doesn't all come down to a certain amount of elitism in a genre where it isn't required to have it because of how broad and malleable it is. If I wanted to be completely fascisious about it I could say anything short of P&P games are for casuals or noobs. But that can go a lot of ways depending on topics when it comes to gamers and their appropriated titles.

Other than that I'm right along with you I love my Oblivion, but I'm also willing to give others the chance to enjoy what they love without all the bells and whistles.

*Yeah, I rambled... need more coffee... -_-

I fell for Oblivion's atmosphere and its superb presentation. I never truly liked the hostile and dark atmosphere of Morrowind (in hindsight I have learned to appreciate it much more though as I have come to see Morrowind as a unique chapter of Elder Scrolls rather than a representative of Elder Scrolls) and I never adored the environments like I did with Cyrodiil. I immediately fell in love with the more classic fantasy world and innocence of Oblivion. Morrowind's landmass still feels dense and artificial while Cyrodill is open and natural.

I′m right with you there, I loved the classic fantasy world right from the start. I felt Vvardenfell was too hostile, dark and unappealing. The trees were static; they never moved in the wind and I missed with my longsword fighting a mudcrab at zero ft range.

That said, Morrowind is an excellent game and I have enjoyed it much despite all that, and Solstheim was an equally excellent addition.

I came from Morrowind and my order is Skyrim, Oblivion then Morrowind.