Morrowind, Oblivion or Skyrim??

Bigevilpeter

Which is your favorite and why?

I didn't play Morriwind so I can't compare but between Oblivion and Skyrim I would pick Oblivion.
It was much more memorable for me even though I played it longer ago I can very well remember the story lines, specially dark brotherhood and Lucion and the thieves guild and the grey fox.

Also the shivering isles expansion with shaeogorath and bliss and demnetia oh the memories and the soundtrack was one of my favorite soundtracks in any game.

Skyrim was really good but the story lines weren't that memorable to me, I cant remember anything from the guild story lines, though I can remember the main story line more than oblivion's.

jeedrzej

ESO

kongkim

Skyrim

What about Daggerfall?
Its so old now. But if all the game was up to date standard i choose Daggerfall over anyone the other games.

Bigevilpeter

Oblivion

kongkim wrote: »

What about Daggerfall?
Its so old now. But if all the game was up to date standard i choose Daggerfall over anyone the other games.

I thought it was too old to compare, still don't think I can add more options now can I?

BruhItsOver9000

Skyrim

Skyrim, didn't play the other tes games, wish i could though. Also inb4 lock.

starkerealm

Morrowind

kongkim wrote: »

What about Daggerfall?
Its so old now. But if all the game was up to date standard i choose Daggerfall over anyone the other games.

If it was up to date, that would require having a usable interface.

But, on topic... Morrowind's home. It was my first introduction to The Elder Scrolls, and it was so damn weird. I don't think there's any other way to explain it. But Vvardenfell stuck with me in a way very few fantasy settings ever could.

Kendaric

Daggerfall was (and is) my favorite TES game. Sure, the graphics are horribly dated, but it had a wonderful complexity to it that is somewhat mirrored in Morrowind.
TES games became too dumbed down with Oblivion, with no real impact of choices and the removal of skills.

kevlarto_ESO

Daggerfall because it was the first one I played and got me hooked on the Elder Scrolls series

Lysette

Oblivion

For me it is Oblivion, it is the game which I have been playing for the longest time and still do. I loved Morrowind as well, but I stopped playing it years ago. Skyrim is a lot different from the other 2, but I am still playing it - well, let's see how the definitive edition will be, I will get it for free on PC, because I own all the DLCs for Skyrim. I just hope it will not have this brownish tint everywhere, like it looked in the preview - I think the original Skyrim got the lighting of a nordic landscape pretty well - it has to have this bleached out look, that is just how it looks like in such a climate. Making it more vibrant takes away from it.

jedtb16_ESO

didn't vote, loved them all at the time i played them.

starkerealm

Morrowind

Lysette wrote: »

For me it is Oblivion, it is the game which I have been playing for the longest time and still do. I loved Morrowind as well, but I stopped playing it years ago. Skyrim is a lot different from the other 2, but I am still playing it - well, let's see how the definitive edition will be, I will get it for free on PC, because I own all the DLCs for Skyrim. I just hope it will not have this brownish tint everywhere, like it looked in the preview - I think the original Skyrim got the lighting of a nordic landscape pretty well - it has to have this bleached out look, that is just how it looks like in such a climate. Making it more vibrant takes away from it.

It's probably a byproduct of how the volumetric lighting from Fallout 4 works combined with the natural colors associated with Nirn's sun. Honestly, if you're already using an ENB injector, Skyrim probably already looks better for you.

Lysette

Oblivion

starkerealm wrote: »

Lysette wrote: »

For me it is Oblivion, it is the game which I have been playing for the longest time and still do. I loved Morrowind as well, but I stopped playing it years ago. Skyrim is a lot different from the other 2, but I am still playing it - well, let's see how the definitive edition will be, I will get it for free on PC, because I own all the DLCs for Skyrim. I just hope it will not have this brownish tint everywhere, like it looked in the preview - I think the original Skyrim got the lighting of a nordic landscape pretty well - it has to have this bleached out look, that is just how it looks like in such a climate. Making it more vibrant takes away from it.

It's probably a byproduct of how the volumetric lighting from Fallout 4 works combined with the natural colors associated with Nirn's sun. Honestly, if you're already using an ENB injector, Skyrim probably already looks better for you.

I am not using an ENB, but the high resolution texture packs - I just love the nordic look of Skyrim, the lighting is just right IMO, I do not really want it to be more vibrant - I have watched a very good 3D video about Norway - it is really interesting how well Bethesda adapted Skyrim from real scandavian landscapes - even these extreme waterfalls like you find them in Skyrim are in Norway and plenty of those - Skyrim has good lighting as it is, it is very realistic compared to a real world nordic environment.

I am using the Climates of Tamriel winter edition, which can be blinding at times on very snowy plains - but even this is realistic, because if you are in such an environment, you have to protect your eyes, those can go snow blind otherwise. The definitive edition claims to have better snow lighting - so I am curious with what Bethesda came up with.

starkerealm

Morrowind

Lysette wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Lysette wrote: »

For me it is Oblivion, it is the game which I have been playing for the longest time and still do. I loved Morrowind as well, but I stopped playing it years ago. Skyrim is a lot different from the other 2, but I am still playing it - well, let's see how the definitive edition will be, I will get it for free on PC, because I own all the DLCs for Skyrim. I just hope it will not have this brownish tint everywhere, like it looked in the preview - I think the original Skyrim got the lighting of a nordic landscape pretty well - it has to have this bleached out look, that is just how it looks like in such a climate. Making it more vibrant takes away from it.

It's probably a byproduct of how the volumetric lighting from Fallout 4 works combined with the natural colors associated with Nirn's sun. Honestly, if you're already using an ENB injector, Skyrim probably already looks better for you.

I am not using an ENB, but the high resolution texture packs - I just love the nordic look of Skyrim, the lighting is just right IMO, I do not really want it to be more vibrant - I have watched a very good 3D video about Norway - it is really interesting how well Bethesda adapted Skyrim from real scandavian landscapes - even these extreme waterfalls like you find them in Skyrim are in Norway and plenty of those - Skyrim has good lighting as it is, it is very realistic compared to a real world nordic environment.

If your computer will support it. Messing around with the ENB can be a very interesting experience. There's presets other people have created, but you can tinker around and create one to get just the look you want. Even if you're happy with the game, as is, it's still a neat tool to play with, even if you don't intend to continue using it. Just to see what the options really are.

Lysette

Oblivion

starkerealm wrote: »

Lysette wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Lysette wrote: »

For me it is Oblivion, it is the game which I have been playing for the longest time and still do. I loved Morrowind as well, but I stopped playing it years ago. Skyrim is a lot different from the other 2, but I am still playing it - well, let's see how the definitive edition will be, I will get it for free on PC, because I own all the DLCs for Skyrim. I just hope it will not have this brownish tint everywhere, like it looked in the preview - I think the original Skyrim got the lighting of a nordic landscape pretty well - it has to have this bleached out look, that is just how it looks like in such a climate. Making it more vibrant takes away from it.

It's probably a byproduct of how the volumetric lighting from Fallout 4 works combined with the natural colors associated with Nirn's sun. Honestly, if you're already using an ENB injector, Skyrim probably already looks better for you.

I am not using an ENB, but the high resolution texture packs - I just love the nordic look of Skyrim, the lighting is just right IMO, I do not really want it to be more vibrant - I have watched a very good 3D video about Norway - it is really interesting how well Bethesda adapted Skyrim from real scandavian landscapes - even these extreme waterfalls like you find them in Skyrim are in Norway and plenty of those - Skyrim has good lighting as it is, it is very realistic compared to a real world nordic environment.

If your computer will support it. Messing around with the ENB can be a very interesting experience. There's presets other people have created, but you can tinker around and create one to get just the look you want. Even if you're happy with the game, as is, it's still a neat tool to play with, even if you don't intend to continue using it. Just to see what the options really are.

Yes I have been using ENB lighting on Fallout 3 and New Vegas to get a more realistic look - in a way my Fallout 3 looked already in many ways like Fallout 4 looks now. ENB can be good, but my personal feeling with Skyrim is, that it is ok like it is, it does not require ENB to make it better for me.

Edit: I tried as well setting other people have created, but they are all far too vibrant for my taste - I do not like my games to look like they were out of a cartoon. But this tendency to make things overly vibrant is something one can see in newer fantasy movies as well - it is not something I like - example the Underworld series - far too blue, far too vibrant and far too dark most of the time - given that this looks quite good in an actual cinema theater, but on screen at home it is not that good.

ConeOfSilence

Oblivion

Oblivion for sure, I liked going into the Oblivion planes.

starkerealm

Morrowind

Lysette wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Lysette wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Lysette wrote: »

For me it is Oblivion, it is the game which I have been playing for the longest time and still do. I loved Morrowind as well, but I stopped playing it years ago. Skyrim is a lot different from the other 2, but I am still playing it - well, let's see how the definitive edition will be, I will get it for free on PC, because I own all the DLCs for Skyrim. I just hope it will not have this brownish tint everywhere, like it looked in the preview - I think the original Skyrim got the lighting of a nordic landscape pretty well - it has to have this bleached out look, that is just how it looks like in such a climate. Making it more vibrant takes away from it.

It's probably a byproduct of how the volumetric lighting from Fallout 4 works combined with the natural colors associated with Nirn's sun. Honestly, if you're already using an ENB injector, Skyrim probably already looks better for you.

I am not using an ENB, but the high resolution texture packs - I just love the nordic look of Skyrim, the lighting is just right IMO, I do not really want it to be more vibrant - I have watched a very good 3D video about Norway - it is really interesting how well Bethesda adapted Skyrim from real scandavian landscapes - even these extreme waterfalls like you find them in Skyrim are in Norway and plenty of those - Skyrim has good lighting as it is, it is very realistic compared to a real world nordic environment.

If your computer will support it. Messing around with the ENB can be a very interesting experience. There's presets other people have created, but you can tinker around and create one to get just the look you want. Even if you're happy with the game, as is, it's still a neat tool to play with, even if you don't intend to continue using it. Just to see what the options really are.

Yes I have been using ENB lighting on Fallout 3 and New Vegas to get a more realistic look - in a way my Fallout 3 looked already in many ways like Fallout 4 looks now. ENB can be good, but my personal feeling with Skyrim is, that it is ok like it is, it does not require ENB to make it better for me.

Okay, yeah, that was all I was talking about. It's a fun tool to mess around with.

Runefang

Morrowind

Morrowind & expansions were one of the best RPG games ever made. Oblivion with mods equalled it

Skyrim had the looks but lacked interest for me even once modded.

TheDarkoil

Morrowind

Morrowind is on another level compared to Oblivion or Skyrim. The spells you could craft were only limited by gold and the size of the soul gem you used which you could steal some really over powered ones early in the mages questline. I remember becoming almost God like on it, like literally I could hit an enemy which would kill all enemies in a 10 meter radius and give me the damage back as health. You could also craft a spell which prolonged jumping which meant you could pretty much fly from one end of the map to the other. I killed merunes dagon the final boss without actually doing the quest line and it broke my game.

SilentRaven1972

Skyrim

Skyrim. It was my introduction to The Elder Scrolls, and was bought for me by my son. I love the scenery, the towns, the Dwemer ruins, even the Draugr (they still make me jump ).

starkerealm

Morrowind

TheDarkoil wrote: »

Morrowind is on another level compared to Oblivion or Skyrim. The spells you could craft were only limited by gold and the size of the soul gem you used which you could steal some really over powered ones early in the mages questline. I remember becoming almost God like on it, like literally I could hit an enemy which would kill all enemies in a 10 meter radius and give me the damage back as health. You could also craft a spell which prolonged jumping which meant you could pretty much fly from one end of the map to the other. I killed merunes dagon the final boss without actually doing the quest line and it broke my game.

Dagoth Ur. Mehrunes Dagon was Oblivion.

cravnbeer

Morrowind

Morrowind was the best. As someone else said it was on another level compared to Oblivion and Skyrim.

I would love to see Morrowind get an official update but that would never happen.

Daemons_Bane

Morrowind

Daggerfall can still easily be played id people wants to.. all it requires is visiting gog.com as they update their games to newer interfaces.. My personal favorit is Morrowind was my first TES game, and overall still the greatest

ArchMikem

Mods don't like it when you make threads here about games other than the game this forum is meant for.

Juponen

Morrowind

Morrowind had unique atmosphere that was really something back then. ESO version of Morrowind with all the tech advances available is actually quite bland in comparison. I personally rate Morrowind as one of the greatest games ever.

Daggerfall? It IS old and direct comparisons are difficult at best. I liked it enough to finish it but the word "grind" does come to my mind first and foremost.

Oblivion and Skyrim were like hamburgers, nice and tasty but didn't make any lasting impact. Loved the Jeremy Soule music, though.

Lysette

Oblivion

Runefang wrote: »

Morrowind & expansions were one of the best RPG games ever made. Oblivion with mods equalled it

Skyrim had the looks but lacked interest for me even once modded.

Add Climate of Tamriel winter edition to it and Frostfall and play it in WEAR mode - it makes for a quite nice survival game then and you value fur clothes a whole lot more than ever before, because those keep you warm and alive, when there are no enemies around. Due to that you do not wear a lot of armor with these mods, but try to stay warm and healthy instead, the content is more challenging than ever before. It makes a whole new game out of it.

And the feeling you get from those days when the sun comes out and you have temperate conditions in the plains is just priceless. You can wear normal things instead of thick fur and you really enjoy those days a lot more than with vanilla Skyrim. But in the mountain areas you can basically forget about wearing armor of any kind, it is so freezing cold there and so lethal to wear something else than fur and keep yourself warm with soups and stuff, that you will plan when you go there - it should be a sunny day with a night sky, which had a lot of clouds, so that it is not that extremely cold in the mountains. But you have to be prepared and take all the survival stuff with you, the weather in the mountains change quickly and you might be in the middle of a lethal environment without those tools - WEAR mod does not allow for fast travel - you are screwed, if you get into such a weather or a blizzard without survival tools.

Ghettokid

Orc

JD2013

Morrowind

Morrowind all day every day.

The psycho Cliff Racers, the feeling of the world being so alien, the sounds of a Silt Strider off in the distance as the sun sets, the Spellcrafting system . . . Gosh I do love Vvardenfell and Morrowind.

Erock25

Morrowind

Morrowind was the better story by far. It also had better general gameplay mechanics. The spell crafting system let you completely break the game but it was awesome and it really felt epic. I remember I had some way to permanently stun/freeze enemies. I decorated my homes with frozen dremora in their death throes before jumping over the red mountain in a single leap. Good thing I had a levitation amulet to equip just before landing.

BlackSparrow

Morrowind

starkerealm wrote: »

Morrowind's home. It was my first introduction to The Elder Scrolls, and it was so damn weird. I don't think there's any other way to explain it. But Vvardenfell stuck with me in a way very few fantasy settings ever could.

Agreed. Even though the graphics don't hold up as well anymore and the later games did improve on a couple gameplay elements... there was a sheer atmosphere to Morrowind very few games before or since have been able to evoke. Between the deep score, the unique flora and fauna, the architecture... it was all so interesting and imaginative. You wanted to see it all, because you'd never seen anything like it before.

I loved Oblivion and Skyrim, but they're just so hohum as far as fantasy settings go. Sure the dash of Roman and Norse flavor (respectively) was nice, but nothing I hadn't really seen before. Being able to go back to Morrowind and experience that setting again (on better graphics ) is one of the reasons I got ESO in the first place.

Daemons_Bane

Morrowind

Morrowinds most eyecatching fault, imo, was when you enchanted armor.. made you look like a rainbow

AgentofKhaoss

Morrowind

TheDarkoil wrote: »

Morrowind is on another level compared to Oblivion or Skyrim. The spells you could craft were only limited by gold and the size of the soul gem you used which you could steal some really over powered ones early in the mages questline. I remember becoming almost God like on it, like literally I could hit an enemy which would kill all enemies in a 10 meter radius and give me the damage back as health. You could also craft a spell which prolonged jumping which meant you could pretty much fly from one end of the map to the other. I killed merunes dagon the final boss without actually doing the quest line and it broke my game.

The quests in Morrowind felt like Quests. The world was huge and unique and interesting. Oblivion was very good but it was missing the spell crafting versatility. Oblivion didn't feel as big as Morrowind and Skyrim was noticeably smaller and the quests weren't as long. I love Morrowind (Still), I REALLY REALLY Liked Oblivion, and I Really like Skyrim.