agree with you, popej.

Skyrim is a great game on its own, and (for me) a lot better than Oblivion was. Morrowind? Different kettle of fish, but close, really close. When I roamed around dungeons filled with draugrs, stood on the steel-grey beach of northern sea and, of course, grew fur, I got strong Bloodmoon vibe. And I really-really liked Morrowind's Bloodmoon

What can I say, I'm a Nord

I loved Morrowind played it for 7 years straight. I especially loved the Bloodmoon expansion, which takes place on Solstheim. I Hated Oblivion, only played it with mods. But I love Skyrim. I love the interactivity with many objects, such as forging and cooking. In many ways it reminds of a hybrid between morrowind and Gothic 1&2. The world is much more vibrant than oblivion, and to me it feels much bigger. (Maybe because I don't fast travel).

The story is much better.

Also I like the random encounters you have while traveling the wilds.

Also Nords are my third favorite race, behind the Dunmer and Altmer. I love Nordic culture, it reminds me of ancient Germanic and Celtic cultures. And Talos has always been my favorite divine, he reminds me of Julius Caesar.

Lastly I think the character generator is great, you can add scars, warpaint, and dirt to your character.

Morrowind was my introduction to the elder scrolls, i played the ass off during my college years and loved it. I agree that it holds a certain nostalgic value to it, as i reinstalled it earlier this year and it just didnt have the same feel, the enjoyment wasnt there.

I wasnt that fond of Oblivion, it was okay but it seemed to be lacking a lot of the soul Morrowind had. I played it, i beat, i put it down. I think its too early to form a truley rounded judgement on Skyrim but so far it is really good fun; seems to have that feeling Morrowind had, coupled with the best features of Oblivion, rounded off well with all its own stuff. So far i feel like this is the game Oblivion should have been.

My first Elder Scrolls game was Morrowind, and I still think it was the best.

Skyrim is good fun, but it's just not as challenging as Morrowind.

I remember when I started Morrowind I got killed a LOT, by all sorts of people and creatures. In my first session with Skyrim I cleared one dungeon, gaining 5 levels and not getting killed once! I finally got killed for the first time last night by a giant....So, yeah, Skyrim is good fun, but it's been dumbed down a lot.
I don't like the damage model, it's too simplistic (especially after playing Fallout NV in hardcoe mode!) I also don't like the fact that weapons and armour don't wear out, looking after your gear took a bit of thought in Morrowind.

But overall, Skyrim is very good to look at and good fun to play. But it's a bit borderline for me as to whether I'd call it a true RPG....

I would disagree. In Morrowind, you got killed a lot starting out yes unless you packed a shed of load potions or avoided certain areas. But once you passed a certain point, well the only problem you had was facing Vivec or that Orc chappy.

I agree with your thoughts on Skyrm, i started off and gained a bunch of levels in my first dungeon without dying. But since then, and i think it may be down to not figuring everything out, i get my ass handed to me quite often if take on a small group or higher level creature. I've died quite a lot thus far.