I had a good look for any related topics before I posted this.

Didn't see any, so here you go. Both are very interesting, especially the first link.


http://www.oxm.co.uk/26280/bethesda-oblivion-sacrificed-what-made-morrowind-special/


There's also some additional input from Todd here:

http://www.oxm.co.uk/26155/bethesdas-todd-howard-on-elder-scrolls-5-skyrim/


Morrowind & Oblivion fanatics rejoice! :foodndrink:

Nice read. Thanks for posting. :goodjob:
It's good that Todd admits that Morrowind was more unique than Oblivion. Very good. Maybe we'll actually see some of that in Skyrim.

Wow, thanks for posting these! The Morrowind comments will make a lot of people happy, I think...

Thanks for the link. Nothing really new, but still a good read.

This makes me more optimistic about Skyrim being a little weirder and interesting.

thats what i wanted to hear/read..
very good find.
Its what i first thought. A mix of morrowind′s and oblivion′s good parts + new cool stuff.


There you have it lol. **** on that :whistling:

This part is what caught my eye:
"Carelessly drop an axe in a forest during an afternoon's bear-slaying, for instance, and a merchant chum might retrieve it for you later. Behead him as punishment for running his filthy, lucre-loving fingers all over your prized weapon, and he won't be able to enlist you as a caravan escort - but his unsuspecting widow might. You get the idea."

Could this mean:

- There's decapitation?
- There are caravan escorts? (Would give us some nice hope for travel services... or at least some cool quests. Still, I hope for travel services)

That was a pretty nice read. Thanks dude.

Excellent read. Thanks for the link!

I don't like this particular quote. Sure, fallout might have some positive influences, but the concept that it could in part be inspiration for Skyrim is unsettling.
Not that that is what it actually says, but the possibility...

And that was found http://www.oxm.co.uk/26165/interviews/exclusive-inside-the-elder-scrolls/

What's wrong with Fallout inspiring Skyrim?? I don't imagine they'd turn Skyrim into a post apocalyptic wasteland, but some of the technical aspects of Fallout were done better than they were in Oblivion.

I don't like the whole "drop equipment... NPC retrieves it for you". Maybe I dropped it because I DIDN'T [censored] WANT IT.

Rest of the interview seems cool. I want to know more about the finishing moves and attributes and stuff that I'm worried about, since everything else is all nice and fine.

Just behead the guy that picked it up for you then.

Like level scaling yes, but somethings weren't
Like character creation, sure it wasn't the best in Oblivion, but only having presets to choose from is bad.
And when they talk about crafting in Skyrim, if they mean the "crafting" in Fallout I'll be vastly upset, but not too upset because I've always thought it would be limited like that.

I worry about Todd bringing in things that work in Fallout, but not in TES because its his current "favorite"
But for the record, im a pessimist, so I try not to voice my worry too often (because it gets old fast)

I'm sure Bethesda are aware of what works in Fallout and what works in TES, so don't worry your little soul .

I think you grossly misunderstood what he said... he was asked what his particular favorite elder scrolls game was, or if it was always the newest, and Todd responded by saying his favorite is usually the most recent game they made, which would be FO3.

Besides, fallout did some things better than oblivion.. more hand pkaced loot... the more static (npc) leveling system. There are definitely positives to bring. Skyrim won't turn into fallout, so chill lol

I trusted them with Oblivion, and we all saw how that worked.
Of course we all have different ideas for what works in TES, which means we get our wars between the games.


If this is true, then Im likely the fan who's taste didn't change.
So I'd say I have reason to worry, even if not the majority of fans.


Edit: I try not to start, or be apart of the wars between games. But I keep my opinion known.

Hmm possible direction of DLC/Expansions?

It's possible, seeing as we got Mournhold before...

Or it could be a plan for a future TES.

I hope not. I loved Morrowind, but I don't want to go back in a new game, I'd like a new province.
Same goes for Daggerfall, I'd prefer to see Black Marsh or Valenwood rather than somewhere we've already been.

I look forward to using my Pip-boy 0.5b in Skyrim.

Would be nice, kind of like Mournhold in Tribunal :hehe: .

Seeing not that many have played Daggerfall (I know zero people irl, but many many more Morrowind & Oblivion), and seeing how the game looked at that time, and how things worked in the game at that time...
I'd say visiting Daggerfall would be very very different from the game Daggerfall.

But yeah, I'd also like to see provinces. But that's not gonna happen for an expansion. Only for new games.

Still... what I would want for an expansion would be:

- Something very unique.
- Something that has its very own feel and environment, compared to the original game.
- There has to be a connection somehow to the original game.

I appreciate the sentiment, but what made Morrowind great wasn't just "mushroom trees" and being debased by the populace. It had depth, complexity, and somehow seemed alive even with robotic NPCs. It's like when you're a kid and you're convinced your toys all play together at night. Not for any reason other than they feel so lifelike when you play with them, they can't just be inanimate.

Oblivion wasn't less unique because of it's setting, although they could have done more with the environments. Oblivion was less unique because it held your hand, cut content that was fun if not "necessary," and featured elements like level scaling that completely ruin major aspects of a game in that genre, such as watching your character become more powerful, or finding rare, unique items.

That's why my favorite things I've heard so far are the handmade dungeons and different creature behaviors. These add depth, complexity, and in the case of creatures, never before seen aspects in the game. I do appreciate the things that Oblivion did well, and I think Skyrim will only improve on them. But I'm worried that they haven't solved some of the issues irked me about Oblivion.

Wow, awesome!!! Sounds like Skryim will have the best of both worlds, should make for an amazing gaming experience.