Skyrim, Oblivion or Morrowind?

Post » Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:03 am

I know a lot of you guys also play Oblivion and Morrowind. What would you say is your personal favorite out of the three and why? some people prefer different things for a number of reasons. Personally i like Skyrim the best, i just find the gameplay so addicting and i just never get bored of it, ever.
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Lance Vannortwick
 
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Post » Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:33 am

Morrowind is my favourite.

I've played Skyrim for ~115 hours so far, completed Main Quest, Companions and College, then started second character and somewhat I lost interest for now, though I'll surely play it more someday.

I've played Oblivion, probably for no more than 250 hours since 2006, I've "beat" (like in completing MQ and all factions) the game once, then tried returning MANY times but couldn't get too far.

I've bought Morrowind in 2005, I'm playing it since then (I'm guessing well over 1000 hours on the counter), I've even got 3rd copy just yesterday, so I'm going to play even more. It's just the alien, mysterious setting, that I got first hooked to when I was 13 years old.
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Post » Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:36 pm

Get prepared for my what might seem strange answer. In all honesty Oblivion, it just had something that I absolutely loved, maybe because it was my first real elder scrolls game.
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Greg Cavaliere
 
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Post » Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:33 am

Morrowind is my favourite.

I've played Skyrim for ~115 hours so far, completed Main Quest, Companions and College, then started second character and somewhat I lost interest for now, though I'll surely play it more someday.

I've played Oblivion, probably for no more than 250 hours since 2006, I've "beat" (like in completing MQ and all factions) the game once, then tried returning MANY times but couldn't get too far.

I've bought Morrowind in 2005, I'm playing it since then (I'm guessing well over 1000 hours on the counter), I've even got 3rd copy just yesterday, so I'm going to play even more. It's just the alien, mysterious setting, that I got first hooked to when I was 13 years old.
The only thing that scares me about Morrowind is the graphics. Graphics are a big part in my gaming experience and if they're not the best then it makes the game feel really bad :/
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Tiffany Carter
 
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Post » Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:43 am

My favorite is Skyrim. I judge these kinds of questions on a very personal level. I ask one question: does this game inspire me to roleplay? If it does, I like it. Skyrim inspires me to want to roleplay many different types of characters I've never played in an Elder Scrolls game before.

Morrowind is right behind Skyrim in my affections, though. Oblivion, a distant third.
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Gemma Flanagan
 
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Post » Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:10 pm

Morrowind easily. That was the one I put the most hours into, way more hours than with Oblivion or Skyrim. This isn't just nostalgia talking. There was something about Morrowind that just hooked me more than the two games after it. The world was just so interesting, mysterious, and begged me to go explore each nook and cranny on the map. I don't get that feeling with Oblivion or Skyrim.
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Post » Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:24 am

Morrowind because it did the RPG, the progression/rewards balance, the story and the depiction of a Tamrielic culture significantly better. Also it had a strange, very addictive alien feel to that world, that I haven't found in its successors. The creatures, the vegetation, the crazy Telvanni, the sounds, the weird architecture, everything was so cool and made me want to explore. Morrowind did the character deevelopment much more rewarding for me with so many armor slots, weapons and rare sets scattered all over the map. The level scaling and loot scaling were way less intrusive and the quest journal felt very personal, like a real journal written by an adventurer. And then there is the faction system which involved me so much because they were loaded with rivalry and politics and made me better relevant skills for advancement.
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