Which TES game's inclusion of each of the following slightly more obscure categories (than the usual of world maps, gameplay, graphics, etc) was your favourite? I'll share my own, then you guys can copy the categories and fill it out yourself if you want. I thought it would be more fun than going into the usual arguments over things such as combat and depth and questlines and so on. Note that I've only played M, O and S.

You can do the whole list yourself or just comment on a few if you wish.

Mudcrabs: Oblivion

Guards: Oblivion

Sweetrolls: Skyrim

Skooma: Morrowind

Flora: Morrowind

Bosses: Skyrim

Food: Skyrim

Taunts during battle: Oblivion

Night sky: Skyrim

Arrow flight: Skyrim

Books: Morrowind

Portrayal of six: Skyrim

Architecture: Morrowind

Diseases: Morrowind

Zombies: Oblivion

Daedra: Oblivion

Insects: Morrowind

UI: Skyrim

Hairstyles: Skyrim

Box art: Oblivion

Weather: Morrowind

NPC Inter-relationships: Oblivion

Shop signs: Oblivion

Skeletons: Oblivion

Death animations: Skyrim

In-game map: Skyrim

Easter eggs: Skyrim

Player homes: Oblivion

Forts: Skyrim

Random occurrences: Skyrim

Tutorial: Skyrim

Loading screens: Skyrim

Trailer: Skyrim

Sheogorath: Oblivion

Culture: Morrowind

Spriggans: Oblivion

Sunset: Morrowind

Glitches (funniest): Oblivion

Ghosts: Oblivion

NPC greetings: Morrowind

Portrayal of madness: Oblivion

Alcohol: Morrowind

Chests: Skyrim

M'aiq: Oblivion

Inns: Morrowind

Cities: Oblivion

Sneak animations: Skyrim

Blades (faction): Oblivion

Jokes: Oblivion

Political interest: Morrowind

In-game font: Skyrim

Rats: Oblivion

Slaughterfish: Skyrim

Methods of travel: Morrowind

Title screen: Oblivion

[Here's the template to save you having to delete my answers each time]

Mudcrabs:

Guards:

Sweetrolls:

Skooma:

Flora:

Bosses:

Food:

Taunts during battle:

Night sky:

Arrow http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1466468-best-of-tes-but-not-the-usual/#:

Books:

Portrayal of six:

Architecture:

Diseases:

Zombies:

Daedra:

Insects:

UI:

Hairstyles:

Box art:

Weather:

NPC Inter-relationships:

Shop signs:

Skeletons:

Death animations:

In-game map:

Easter eggs:

Player homes:

Forts:

Random occurrences:

Tutorial:

Loading screens:

Trailer:

Culture:

Spriggans:

Sunset:

Glitches (funniest):

Ghosts:

NPC http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1466468-best-of-tes-but-not-the-usual/#:

Portrayal of madness:

Alcohol:

Chests:

M'aiq:

Inns:

Cities:

Sneak animations:

Blades (faction):

Jokes:

Political interest:

In-game font:

Rats:

Slaughterfish:

Methods of travel:

Title screen:

Morrowind had best mudcrabs

Morrowind also had better protral of six thanks to the house of earthly delights

Mudcrabs: Skyrim

Guards: Morrowind

Sweetrolls: Never paid any attention, don't have an opinion

Skooma: No opinion

Flora: Oblivion

Bosses: Skyrim

Food: Skyrim

Taunts during battle: Oblivion (can't beat "You move like a preganat cow")

Night sky: Skyrim

Arrow flight: I don't know what you mean by this

Books: Morrowind

Portrayal of six: Daggerfall

Architecture: Morrowind

Diseases: Morrowind

Zombies: Oblivion

Daedra: Oblivion

Insects: Skyrim

UI: HUD, Skyrim; menus, Morrowind

Hairstyles: Skyrim

Box art: Morrowind

Weather: Morrowind

NPC Inter-relationships: Skyrim, by a mile

Shop signs: Skyrim

Skeletons: Oblivion

Death animations: Skyrim

In-game map: Morrowind, by a mile

Easter eggs: Skyrim

Player homes: Skyrim

Forts: Skyrim

Random occurrences: Skyrim

Tutorial: Oblivion

Loading screens: Morrowind

Trailer: Never watched any, no opinion

Culture: Morrowind

Spriggans: Skyrim

Sunset: Skyrim

Glitches (funniest): Morrowind

Ghosts: Oblivion

NPC greetings: Morrowind

Portrayal of madness: None. Madness is portrayed idiotically in all the Elder Scrolls games

Alcohol: No opinion

Chests: Skyrim

M'aiq: Morrowind

Inns: Skyrim

Cities: Morrowind

Sneak animations: Skyrim

Blades (faction): None - the Blades can't be taken seriously in any of the games

Jokes: no opinion

Political interest: Morrowind

In-game font: Morrowind

Rats: Morrowind

Slaughterfish: Morrowind

Methods of travel: Morrowind

Title screen: Morrowind

Interesting list.

Why do you think so? By madness I mean any form of mental illness which makes the character a little... crazy. Such as Glarthir's paranoia, or Caldana's hilarious Skooma addiction. And don't you enjoy the depiction of madness in Shivering Isles?

I agree with PW on this. The portrayal of mental illness in TES is completely bogus, very inaccurate, and based on stupid stereotypes rather than any understanding of how the mind works (or fails to work.) SI, while a great fantasy, is a poor depiction of madness.

I agree that it doesn't explore the complexity of the psychology of madness, but I don't feel that it makes the madness depicted any less fun. I still find characters like Sheo, Glarthir and the like memorable, and fun to interact with. A more realistic version of madness probably wouldn't be as entertaining.

I think that the 'mad' characters are so entertaining, at least in my opinion, that they more than make up for the possibly unrealistic and stereotypical portrayal of madness in the games.

And anyway, who is to say what 'madness' truly is? Madness as a broad term, that is. Sheogorath personnifies a very open, universal and silly portrayal of madness. Is he not still mad? I don't think clinical madness is the only way of viewing the concept.

Yeah, well, that's just it. Mental illness is not fun. It's illness. Suffering.