Which game did you enjoy the most? : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:14 pm

Oblivion. I love Morrowind and have enjoyed Daggerfall, but Oblivion was the first one I got

I got it on the 360 and played it every day for about 10 months. I wasn't even a big gamer beforehand, but I fell completely in love with it

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:43 pm

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind followed with Daggerfall and then Oblivion in that order.

Never did play Arena, Battlespire, or Redguard. I just started today via DosBox with Arena.

I did like how Bloodmoon incorporated Werewolves and Hircine from Daggerfall, and how horses were in Oblivion from Daggerfall also.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:14 pm

Morrowind for me. Of course that was what started the Elder Scrolls for me.

I should mention, I've only also played Oblivion (which I also love) and about 20 minutes of Daggerfall (all I could take). Maybe if I had started playing Daggerfall way back when it had first come out, I could have appreciated it more.. of course I would have been rather young then.

Either way, I'm really looking forward to Skyrim, and although Morrowind's going to be really hard to beat, I've got a good feeling about this one.

» Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:39 am

Daggerfall

Due to the immense scale of the game world, It has so much to do, sure it might not look the best but it certainly has the best role playing capabilities imo

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:52 pm

1. Morrowind.
2. Daggerfall.
3. Oblivion.
4. Arena.

:thumbsup:

... After a few days and levels, it then started to dawn on me that it was all an empty shell. There was no sense of purpose; it didn't matter what you did or chose, because there were no repercussions. You couldn't fail. You couldn't accidentally kill a critical NPC. With no risk, there is no sense of reward, and it all felt hollow. You could join rival gangs, become the head of both, even with absolutely no skill at those professions, and nobody would even mention it as odd. You cleared a dungeon, went back in 3 days, and it was back the way it was. In essence, you didn't matter. The game fed you rewards just for showing up, and patted you on the back for following a big arrow sitting in front of your nose. I was disillusioned and crushed. Installing an "overhaul" mod to make it "play more like Morrowind" helped a bit, but was only a partial solution to the underlying problems. After finishing the MQ out of a sense of needing to complete it in order to discuss it intelligently, not for the enjoyment anymore, I put the game away in a drawer and never looked back.

Exactly like my experience, except I did not finish the Main quest, and do not want to. Out of sight, out of mind.

But Morrowind has carved its place in my mind, so forcefully, that it would not go anywhere soon.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:08 am

I think it was Oblivion.
I discoverd TES with Morrowind, and I fell in love right away. I spent hundred of hours in that game, exploring every tiny bit of it.
When Oblivion came out, I just couldn't be happier to play a TES with finally dynamic combats and awesome 3D engine (at the time). I was just completely stunned, mouth drop dead to the ground when I first came out of the starting dungeon. man I was just so exited.
Despite it's inferiority to Morrowind on a lot of aspects afterwards, this game made me forget about Morrowind for a long time. The only one that managed to do this actually. And for that, I'd say it's Oblivion I enjoyed the most.

Now with the years, I prefer Morrowind, and realise the defaults of Oblivion. But when I was younger, Oblivion was just Morrowind, except it's better.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:19 pm

I enjoyed Oblivion the most. I've played Morrowind but I am spoiled by Oblivion's user friendlyness I'm sure I would be the other way around if I played Morrowind first as it looks like it is deeper, darker, and more atmospheric than Oblivion.