So I've seen multiple threads on how people compare Skyrim to Morrowind and claim that they would rather play the older title instead of Bethesdas latest offering.

When I was about thirteen (19 now) my mom picked up Morrowind GOTY on Xbox for me one day while she was shopping at a Kohls. I had no idea what the elder scrolls was and trust me, I was blown away.

I never did any questing on the game and always found it fun enough to just run around the huge world and do whatever I pleased. After playing Oblivion a good bit and literally burning the crap out of Skyrim (2 Characters with 20+ hours each), I found a good deal on craigslist of someone selling GOTY Morrowind for $2, So I decided to pick it up.

Like I said, it could be that I never did any quests but I have to say that while the nostalgia was fun for ten minutes or so I was laughing at the game the whole time.

The animations were awful, combat rolls made me laugh as my Barbarian Orc had plenty of futile attempts of killing a mudcrab with a two handed blunt staff, the magic casting was less than impressive, the graphics were mocking to Skyrim and Oblivions, and load time was just god awful.

Yes I know that it is an older title and that Graphics < Gameplay. But I see so many people whining about Skyrim and the changes but I have too say Skyrim blows this game out of the water.

So much has been improved over the past few years on The Elder Scrolls titles and I can't help but wonder how anyone can truly complain about the changes?


Of course this is all just my opinion and I'm open to all arguments about how Morrowind is the best Elder Scrolls ever, but seriously? Do you really think that, or are people just trying to fit in with the out crowd and say screw the mainstream?

Because in all honesty I don't care how popular the game is or how many people play it. It's fun to me and I can get lost in it for ages.


Just my thoughts.

Morowind had one of the worst combat systems ever. No lies.

But the things it got right, dear god. No elder scrolls game to date has matched the atmosphere of that game. Going into Red Mountain (especially with the crappy render distances of the day) was actually kind of scary. Especially when you get attacked by dark elves who have no face above the nose. And it's SUPPOSED to be scary too.

I never went to the red mountain. I traveled near Seyda Neen and other capitals. I always killed the first dark elf in Seyda and made his house my own.

Like I said, It could be my lack of experience with the game but I still don't see it.

I perfer Skyrim over Morrowind, but only by a tiny bit. Both games are amazing. I'll go as far as to say that Daggerfall, Morrowind and Skyrim (cannot comment on Arena for I haven't played it) all bring something different to the table. With that said, all three of those games will will be replayed till the end of time. They are pretty much a three way tie in my opinion.

No love for Oblivion?

I liked oblivion better than skyrim but never played morrowind.

This thread serves as nothing but flame bait.

Are we talking about the Oblivion where level scaling ruined any sense of progression?

Skyrim may yet replace Morrowind for me as the top Elder Scrolls game. It isn't quite there yet, a few more mods and it will probably win. But I'm an exploration and lore buff. Oblivion had almost nothing for me. I'm getting so much new lore and references to existing lore in Skyrim it's almost overwhelming.

This.

Morrowind was better than Skyrim in as many ways as it is worse than Skyrim. It's just a matter of what ways it is better or worse.

Morrowind has a wider array of spells, creatures, everything. But it has worse graphics.

Morrowind has better cultural atmosphere. But Skyrim has a better combat system.

Morrowind offers a lot more content in terms of dialogue. But Skyrim has voice acting.

It's all a matter of pick and choose which features you like more, the ones added or the ones cut out. Personally I don't feel like I have played enough of Skyrim to judge the difference between it and Morrowind properly, but ATM I'm leaning towards Morrowind being the better game but that may change depending on what else Skyrim has left to show me, might just be that it will blow my mind even further tipping it over Morrowind in terms of overall quality.

I already know however that both games are superior to Oblivion.

I did a lot of questing in Morrowind before I finally gave up, it had some of the most tedious painfully boring quests in any RPG I have played. There was one quest that had you dragging some lady all over the map to play dress up with her for some shaman like guy living in a camp. This wasn't a minor quest that could be avoided this was a main quest line. You had to get some perfume, certain kinds of clothes and all this other nonsense and it was a very annoying tedious chore, you had to travel all over the map dragging this lady in tow and had to keep her alive and protect her from everything! I finally gave up on the game because of this awful questline

Morrowind had so ridiculously much more content. Graphics aside, I still feel Morrowind is a superior game. Every TES game since Daggerfall has felt smaller and more rushed.

Really? Is that way we are all actually having a conversation about The Elder Scrolls and you're the only naysayer thus far?




I never took notice to it honestly. In Oblivion I did all the quest lines except for Mages Guild and then just did whatever I wanted.

You use your imagination when playing a game like Morrowind. Skyrim and Oblivion just ram it down your throat, by sacrificing depth for pretty graphics and scenery. If I want to see awesome graphics I will drive to the wildlife reserve and walk on the trails. I want an RPG, not a flashy TES version of Halo.

Hell, you were almost done with the main quest. And yes, that is probably the worst part of the main quest too.

:nod:

I don't get your point, as in I use my imagination playing Skyrim. I do what I want, How I want to do it. The game is beautiful, I enjoyed the Civil War Quests and I love making potions and displaying my triumphs in my house. I also love walking through the woods and tundras hunting any kind of animal I please to pray on. I also love picking flowers and then seeing a huge shadow go over the ground and whispering to myself... "Oh [censored]... Did he see me?"

Morrowind had more joinable guilds,more guild quests,more monsters,seperate armor pieces,more spells,spell making,better atmosphere..
Skyrim has better graphics,which is normal considering MW is almost a decade old,better combat system,better AI..
Overall i prefer Morrowind.

I feel like Skryim may give Morrowind a run for its money here. I mean, Morrowind + Tribunal + Bloodmoon + Mods = ungodly amount of content that's hard to compete with. But Skyrim has... a lot... a whole lot. Even with the guild storylines being short (let's be honest, the guild storylines in Morrowind weren't a strong point besides the Great Houses, and even then the length of them had more to do with the skill checks).

Not to mention DLC hasn't hit Skyrim yet. It could be much more. Plus Lycans came shipped ^^

I've played Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim and they all wonderfully awesome games, but Skyrim has to be my favorite also

I actually found this entertaining and involving. It added depth to the world, letting the player know that not everything revolves around you.

I prefer Skyrim over Morrowind in most aspects.

But I thoroughly enjoyed Morrowind, mainly due to ( in my opinion ) it having a more 'deep' atmosphere, tone, etc.

Both are great games, and I can't wait for Skyrim's content mods to come out, along with a few possible fixes to some of skyrim's faults.

Shh, just wait for it.