It was the same way when Morrowind came out. Disenchanted Daggerfall players made me leave these forums for a couple of months during that ugly rant-filled summer of 2002. We were led to believe that Daggerfall did everything better than Morrowind. Those of us who liked Morrowind were just kiddies who only cared for shiny graphics. I still have kind of chip on my shoulder against Daggerfall to this day because of that. Suspender-and-spittoon curmudgeonism will always be with us, I guess.
I actually haven't finished Oblivion either. Don't tell anybody but I haven't even set foot in Shivering Isles yet. And there's a ton of great quest mods I haven't done either. My free time is pretty much booked up for the next two years.
I actually haven't finished Oblivion either. Don't tell anybody but I haven't even set foot in Shivering Isles yet. And there's a ton of great quest mods I haven't done either. My free time is pretty much booked up for the next two years.
What goes around comes around, at least for earlier games in a series.

I envy you the first experience with SI. I have left it for well over a year so that it will feel a little fresh again (although I am still on a months long OB hiatus.) I loved the expansion - visually, story, creatures... some really nice work there.
I do have some hopes that Dragon Age may excite me enough to play 200 hours but I'm not holding my breath. I love sandbox games and Dragon Age, whatever else it may have going for it, is not one.
I've been keeping my eye on it and will probably buy it but I know it won't give me the freedom and lost hours of a game like MW or OB. I am also really keeping an eye on Divinity 2: Ego Draconis. Due in December. In the meantime, I will go back and do yet another playthrough of the Witcher... maybe I will eventually total up 200 hours with that game on replays - I actually might be close.
