» Mon May 07, 2012 9:09 pm
I think some of this sometimes has to do with the fact that Morrowind was kind of "esoteric", and being into it made one feel more like an "intellectual" gamer...... I agree with many of the criticisms and so on, but as some posters have said, things change. To be honest (uh oh, incoming...) I thought that Oblivion was a bit pedantic at times, ( I was big on assaulting Oblivion gates, maybe that's why) and even at times could get to be a bit of a "grind".
So far Skyrim has never seemed like a "grind", you can pursue whatever you're in the mood for. I know some players think it's "dumbed down" a bit, and that might even be true, but it's nice in a way to see it appealing to a larger fan base. I'm busy enough managing inventory and magic abilities and quests; I also read the books. MY only criticism is that every abandoned fort or cave is full of hostile bandits or monsters, etc. Now and then it would be nice to creep into a foreboding place and find that it's a hippie commune or something....lol...
And yeah, I love the graphics. After a billion hours of Fallout 3 it's nice to play in an elegant environment.