Do you think Skyrim has the potential to become the best TES game so far?

I know the game isn`t out yet and it`s hard to judge but here are one of the few things we can compare:

a ) Music. We haven`t heard all of the music but we`ve gotten a pretty good idea of how the music is going to be from watching the trailers. It doesn`t amaze me very much as some past games had better music. If I were to compose a list then it would be like this:

1. Daggerfall. I haven`t played this much but from the little I`ve played the music was very fitting.
2. Morrowind. Relaxing music that excellently blends in.
3. Skyrim. The music blends in with the game but isn`t really that amazing.
4. Oblivion. I wasn`t amazed by Oblivion`s music. Could have been much better. I don`t think they even had a track for the Oblivion cells to acquaint the hellish landscape and enemies.

B) Dialogue. This will probably depend on the player`s preferance. Personally I like Morrowind`s dialogue system the most and I don`t think I`ll prefer the Skyrim`s dialogue system over but I`m sure many will like the way they did it in Skyrim. Oblivion`s dialogue was a little strange as it zoomed close into the NPC`s face and you could often see light flickering off their face, giving an alien feeling. Not much to say about Daggerfall on this, it`s system wasn`t very delighting for me.

c) Spellcasting. The newer games obviously win at this, although I also enjoyed Daggerfall`s spellcasting. The game with the worst spellcasting for me was actually Morrowind. But ofcourse lets not forget that we didn`t get any levitation in Oblivion, nor will we in Skyrim (I`m more or less sure that has been confirmed).

d) Quests. Now I know we haven`t seen any of the quests but I`m sure we can speculate a bit. Lets look at the mages guild quests. We know that unlike in Oblivion the mages guild is split into two: The College of Whispers and Synod. Unlike in Oblivion, you can actually be a necromancer in this game. And it is likely that there will be no mages vs necromancers, dark vs light in this game. With that, I think it`s safe to say the mage oriented quests will be better than in Oblivion. Here`s a small list of what games I think will have the best quests:

1. Morrowind. The mages guild quests are done well. The only problem with them is that some of them are not materially rewarding but you get three dwemer books along the way. These books can be used to investigate for the dissapearance for the dwarves (and you can do this as a quest if you speak with the archmage Trebonius). The final reward is the necromancers amulet, which is a must for every mage as it gives
Resist Normal Weapons Resist Normal Weapons 25% on Self
Fortify Intelligence Fortify Intelligence 25 pts on Self
Restore Health Restore Health 1 pt on Self
Spell Absorption Spell Absorption 25% on Self
2. Skyrim. No more dark vs light like in Oblivion.
3. Oblivion. These mages guild quests were mostly only about fighting the evil necromancers. The rewards were moderately good (some items were usable, like the absorbtion amulet) but you never discovered any good "secrets" besides how to make black soul gems. The last enemy, Mannimarco, is a bit dissapointing. Is this really the king of worms? The Staff of Worms as a reward is not so bad but you will barely use it.
4. Daggerfall. Quests are random generated and thus of poor quality.

e) Scaling. This was a big thing in Oblivion as it made players avoid leveling. We haven`t seen Skyrim yet but we`ve been told it`s the same system as in Fallout. So lets look at Fallout`s scaling, instead. Fallout had new monsters spawn at higher levels. Their HP wasn`t dependant of the player level.The only overpowered monster I can recall is the Super Mutant Overlord. Overall I think Fallout is balanced when compared to Oblivion. Morrowind`s scaling was the best in my opinion. With the difficulty slider on 100, the game would prove to be a challenge at low levels and yet when you had reached a high level you could actually get to the point where you became the best. There, ofcourse, remained some challenges such as the clockwork city, the tribune and Bloodmoon. You could also go on a massacre in Mournhold but get killed by the challenging guards there.

Also unlike in Oblivion, Fallout`s unique weapons weren`t scaled, which is a good thing. I always didn`t like the fact that I had to get to a certain level before I could do the quest to get a decent version of the artifact that I wanted. Morrowind doesn`t have any scaled artifacts either.

f) Monsters. If you think the best monsters are obviously in the more recent games then you should see what Daggerfall has. Especially good are the skeletons with their screams and ghosts who scream "VENGEANCE!". I think these are better than the ones in Oblivion. So here`s my list:

1) Skyrim. From what I`ve seen the monsters in there are quite interesting. Also... dragons.
2) Daggerfall. I was most impressed with Daggerfall`s monsters. They were actually scary.
3) Morrowind. Some of the monsters in this game were quite unique. Nix hounds? Bone lords? Corprus beasts? A welcome break from the other fantasy games.
4) Oblivion. Minotauruses and a unicorn. It felt like it was general fantasy lore instead of TES lore.
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My vote goes for Morrowind. Sure, Skyrim`s likely to be a good game but as good as Morrowind? I kind of doubt that.

Without a doubt, yes. Skyrim will be legendary.

Looking at all the new mechanics that are introduced it will most likely be the best out of the TES games I played which is only Oblivion

But, being the best depends on personal opinions such as
Do better graphics = Better game?
Better optimization = Best?
More stuff = More fun
Larger = better

etc.

But by what I am seeing it will be in the top 3 titles

My guess is it will be somewhere above Oblivion bu below Morowind.

-DL :chaos:

No.

But it will certainly be playable, interesting and fun. And, it seems, very moddable! :celebration:

It depends. Of course it will be graphically superior, but we'll have to see how the gameplay elements tie together.

My explications are that it will be a prettier and more practical Oblivion, but it will not surpass Morrowind.

Yes, I do.

I voted for Morrowind, but really it is far too early to tell. Graphics-wise it will clearly be the winner, but as far as believable villains and storylines that captivate? We shall see.

I admit I am a bit worried that TES will be even further dumbed down to appeal to the masses.... However, I have high hopes that it will be extremely enjoyable regardless.

No idea but I remain hopeful.

Same here :foodndrink:

Yes. I think Skyrim will be the best TES game yet. I believe this mainly because BGS isn't going to the next generation, and is comfortable and familiar with the current tech.

Hopefully, at least Morrowind. In reality, I see it being better than Oblivion and FO3, but worse than MW at the very lease. However, I am reserving judgement till I play it.

This is my guess as of now.

A lot of Morrowind's ever-lasting charm lies in the nostalgia factor in that you are playing something really old-school. Skyrim, I think, will be a much better experience overall. I've fallen in with the current-gen and encourage devs to find a way to make exploration accessible instead of straight-up no assistance. Oblivion was close, Skyrim will probably hit the mark. It's got everything but writing going for it.

I think it'll be the best TES game at least until the next TES game.

Morrowind was great for it's time and still a classic, but Skyrim sounds so far like they're fixing most of the mistakes they made with Oblivion - it'll have a better revamped combat system, far better and more intuitive leveling(and level scaling) system, better graphics than both previous games, more unique environments, and it's voice acted. Unless the dialogue and story/lore are completely awful I think it'll beat all previous TES games hands down.

from what im reading now it looks like skyrim could upset morrowind for me but i would say its only a 40% chance right now. as more info is released it will either seal the deal or sink the skyrim ship. skyrim is already much better in the combat and graphics area so if it does even a slightly worse job than morrowind and better than oblivion it will win the day.

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@Ontopic: Yes i do think Skyrim will be the best TES game.

I know you aren't supposed to judge a game by its graphics, but just look at how beautiful they are, as well as the animations. I love the idea of these dragon shouts and perks, though i'm uncertain on which to decide if taking out attributes was a good idea, my opinion on that is yet to come. Also the races graphical changes so far look really good. So far i'm hearing really good stuff on skyrim, including opinions from other people...

Certainly cannot wait.

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Its my opinion that no two games can be compaired without being bias. Because of that, no game is truely better than any other simply because opinions are so heavily rooted in making the choice.

From my point of view, I'll probably enjoy Skyrim more than Oblivion or Morrowind or Fallout 3. So to me it will be the best Beth game yet.

I think Skyrim will be the best TES yet, because it will give TES some much needed shots in the arm.

Examples: Improved combat/Refined attributes and levelling/Better realization of Radiant AI

Don't let nostalgia influence your votes guys. You gotta think of improvements of TES. Considering how little we know about Skyrim though it is too difficult to not let Nostalgia effect the votes.

+1.

I think Morrowind will still be on top, though.

better than obivion yes.

better than Daggerfall?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im_5QdHp04E

I have pretty good hopes for Skyrim, but I'm not ever going to say the game is going to be amazing. I really don't want to set myself up for this one.

It sure does look like it's going to be amazing though.

Quite honestly, yes, I do. I have been happy with the majority of information so far (the no attributes thing is worrying, but they did say things that they governed (including carrying weight and melee weapon damage) have been put elsewhere, so hopefully it will still work well), and the graphics look great. They have a larger team and have said they are better organised and less stressed than they were at the same time during OB production. It looks fantastic and I can't wait.