Only ES game I've played

Stubie · October 2016

Eso is the only ES game I've played out of the series. I'm currently taking a break from ESO but I was thinking up picking up Skyrim remastered for PS4 on the 28th. As someone who never played it do you think it's worth the 60$ price tag? Or at this point are there better RPGs to check out? It's basically between Skyrim and the witcher 3. I'm going to buy one of them. Thanks.

SilentRaven1972 · October 2016

It's only my opinion, but I say get Skyrim. My son bought it for me a few years ago, and I love it! I'm actually on a 4th play-through

Abeille · October 2016

Skyrim is a very good game, but it is not even the best TES, let alone the best RPG.

Are you in any way familiar with the Witcher series? If no, then get Skyrim. Otherwise, I would say get Witcher 3.

Tryxus · October 2016

Or try Morrowind

You'll never be the same again... o.o

Nyghthowler · October 2016

Both are good games. If you're burned out playing ESO you might want to switch to a totally different world/back story though.

Stubie · October 2016

No I've never really got into any RPG series. Always played mmos since 99 EQ1 days. I'm currently having mmo burn out and am close to finishing Mafia 3 so looking for a new game to sink my teeth into.

Lexxypwns · October 2016

Skyrim is good, Witcher 3 is good.

If you're interested in learning more of the lore then yes, get skyrim.

Sigtric · October 2016

Wellllll...

I get the free upgrade to the remastered edition on steam and I am STILL planning on buying a new copy of it for PS4, if that says anything about my thoughts on the game.

Stubie · October 2016

Haha good to know Sigtric. I kind of figured this forum would lean towards Skyrim but I was leaning that way already

Stubie · October 2016

Thanks for the replies!

Loralai_907 · October 2016

Skyrim is so much fun. I really like Morrowind and Oblivion too.

jkemmery · October 2016

I had never played any modern RPG computer games, and around early 2012 I bought an XBox, mainly to watch Netflix on my TV. It came with a free copy of Skyrim, which literally collected dust sitting next to the XBox for several months. One Friday my girlfriend was out of town and I was bored so I decided to give it a try, just for something to do. I slept maybe 4 hours before I had to work on Monday, and was hooked. And that's why I'm here. After playing through on the XBox, I learned of mods for Skyrim, so I built a gaming machine I could hook up to my TV, just to play Skyrim with mods, which got me in to PC gaming.

So yeah, in my opinion, Skyrim is definitely worth it.

FWIW I bought Witcher 3 shortly after it came out ... I've played it maybe 6 hours tops. I played Skyrim for over 600 hours, on PC alone, according to my Steam account, which doesn't include the hundreds of hours I played on the XBox.

FriedEggSandwich · October 2016

jkemmery wrote: »

I had never played any modern RPG computer games, and around early 2012 I bought an XBox, mainly to watch Netflix on my TV. It came with a free copy of Skyrim, which literally collected dust sitting next to the XBox for several months. One Friday my girlfriend was out of town and I was bored so I decided to give it a try, just for something to do. I slept maybe 4 hours before I had to work on Monday, and was hooked. And that's why I'm here. After playing through on the XBox, I learned of mods for Skyrim, so I built a gaming machine I could hook up to my TV, just to play Skyrim with mods, which got me in to PC gaming.

So yeah, in my opinion, Skyrim is definitely worth it.

FWIW I bought Witcher 3 shortly after it came out ... I've played it maybe 6 hours tops. I played Skyrim for over 600 hours, on PC alone, according to my Steam account, which doesn't include the hundreds of hours I played on the XBox.

I played skyrim for about 300 hours. My brother bought me Witcher 3 for a birthday present and I played it about an hour. FWIW the trees in Witcher 3 are really annoying, and so is the little girl.

Drdeath20 · October 2016

Skyrim was such a fun adventure game. Could log on and intend to only play for 3 hours and suddenly it was 7 hours later. Soo much randomness and alot of cool stuff that made the hour travel from point to point a better choice over fast travel. The main problem I had with the game was the combat mechanics was very limited and monotonous. Every soo often a kill would break to a cut scene which was cool but in general the fight mechanics were boring.

starkerealm · October 2016

Stubie wrote: »

Eso is the only ES game I've played out of the series. I'm currently taking a break from ESO but I was thinking up picking up Skyrim remastered for PS4 on the 28th. As someone who never played it do you think it's worth the 60$ price tag? Or at this point are there better RPGs to check out? It's basically between Skyrim and the witcher 3. I'm going to buy one of them. Thanks.

Skyrim, by itself, is very good, and worth the money. The Skryim Remaster includes all the DLC, which was a bit steep, when Bethesda released them. It's very different from ESO, however. You're turned loose in the entire province of Skyrim, and the narrative is much less focused. Dawnguard added a vampire/vampire hunter plotline, which is entertaining in its own right. Dragonborn was, mostly, fanservice for Morrowind players. It should be entirely playable to a newcomer, but a lot of what's there is referencing back to TES3.

The setting of Skyrim is 4e200, so roughly 1k years after the events of ESO. The game mechanics are considerably different (there's no active abilities or even class selection.)

The Witcher 3 is amazing, and probably one of the best RPGs released this decade. The writing team finally started to come to grips with Sapkowski's material, and it results in a complex and staggeringly massive RPG. If you have to pick one, then The Witcher 3 is probably the better option. The only hesitation is, it's the third game in a trilogy, and you're expected to have played the first and second games. Though, reading the books is also a legitimate primer.

Skyrim is a toybox. It's massive. You can lose thousands of hours in there. But, it's not a coherent story, and shouldn't be taken as one. It may give you some insights to the Elder Scrolls setting, but mostly, you're going to be spending thousands of hours killing Draugr and Dragons.

The Witcher 3 is a very meaty story, with a lot of options for the player to pick a path and alter the outcome of events. It's primarily a narrative experience, with some sandbox elements bolted onto the edges to allow you to screw around a bit when you're not feeling the story at this moment. You're also, specifically, playing Geralt of Rivia. This can be a deal breaker for people. Skyrim lets you roll up your character, choose who they are, and set out on your story, but Geralt is a very specific individual, and one of the protagonists from the novels. So you can't simply create a character you want to play from scratch the way Skyrim allows.

Solus · October 2016

Abeille wrote: »

Skyrim is a very good game, but it is not even the best TES, let alone the best RPG.

Are you in any way familiar with the Witcher series? If no, then get Skyrim. Otherwise, I would say get Witcher 3.

As someone who played the Witcher 3, Skryim, Oblivion, Morrowind, and ESO (obviously) I would say this:

- I didnt like the Witcher 3
- Morrowind/Oblivion are the reason why i love the series
- Skyrim is the two former games on steroids, but also more mainstreamed.
- ESO is a very well done spin on the series and i like it most of all.

So, having never played an ES game before ESO, Id say do not play morrowind, it will frustrate you, play both Oblivion and Skyrim. If you dont mind the somewhat dated mechanics and graphics, Oblivion still has an amazing story. Skyrim is the polished version of Oblivion

Stubie · October 2016

I guess playing both is an option but I'm more of a one single player game at a time type guy. I'm currently playing GW2 and Mafia 3. I was hoping to play Skyrim and make my grand return to ESO

jkemmery · October 2016

Solus wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Skyrim is a very good game, but it is not even the best TES, let alone the best RPG.

Are you in any way familiar with the Witcher series? If no, then get Skyrim. Otherwise, I would say get Witcher 3.

As someone who played the Witcher 3, Skryim, Oblivion, Morrowind, and ESO (obviously) I would say this:

- I didnt like the Witcher 3
- Morrowind/Oblivion are the reason why i love the series
- Skyrim is the two former games on steroids, but also more mainstreamed.
- ESO is a very well done spin on the series and i like it most of all.

So, having never played an ES game before ESO, Id say do not play morrowind, it will frustrate you, play both Oblivion and Skyrim. If you dont mind the somewhat dated mechanics and graphics, Oblivion still has an amazing story. Skyrim is the polished version of Oblivion

Yeah, I couldn't play Oblivion because the graphics were blocky and the people looked like dogs.

Solus · October 2016

jkemmery wrote: »

Solus wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Skyrim is a very good game, but it is not even the best TES, let alone the best RPG.

Are you in any way familiar with the Witcher series? If no, then get Skyrim. Otherwise, I would say get Witcher 3.

As someone who played the Witcher 3, Skryim, Oblivion, Morrowind, and ESO (obviously) I would say this:

- I didnt like the Witcher 3
- Morrowind/Oblivion are the reason why i love the series
- Skyrim is the two former games on steroids, but also more mainstreamed.
- ESO is a very well done spin on the series and i like it most of all.

So, having never played an ES game before ESO, Id say do not play morrowind, it will frustrate you, play both Oblivion and Skyrim. If you dont mind the somewhat dated mechanics and graphics, Oblivion still has an amazing story. Skyrim is the polished version of Oblivion

Yeah, I couldn't play Oblivion because the graphics were blocky and the people looked like dogs.

We are spoiled as a society now with good graphics and 4K. Back when i was a kid, when morrowind and Oblivion was released they were amazing.

smacx250 · October 2016

I loved Skyrim (PS3) - hundreds of hours on it. There is a main story, but the world is huge and there is stuff everywhere to just go and find and explore and "do". After you complete the main story you can just keep on playing. Even after that I know I didn't do everything because my son picked up playing a save of mine and found things I never did. I like how you are just "dropped in" - no narration (other than possibly the intro "cart ride"), no explanation, just confusion and then experience the world and how things unfold. I'd say if you haven't played any ES single player games you should give it a go, just for the experience.

starkerealm · October 2016

Solus wrote: »

jkemmery wrote: »

Solus wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Skyrim is a very good game, but it is not even the best TES, let alone the best RPG.

Are you in any way familiar with the Witcher series? If no, then get Skyrim. Otherwise, I would say get Witcher 3.

As someone who played the Witcher 3, Skryim, Oblivion, Morrowind, and ESO (obviously) I would say this:

- I didnt like the Witcher 3
- Morrowind/Oblivion are the reason why i love the series
- Skyrim is the two former games on steroids, but also more mainstreamed.
- ESO is a very well done spin on the series and i like it most of all.

So, having never played an ES game before ESO, Id say do not play morrowind, it will frustrate you, play both Oblivion and Skyrim. If you dont mind the somewhat dated mechanics and graphics, Oblivion still has an amazing story. Skyrim is the polished version of Oblivion

Yeah, I couldn't play Oblivion because the graphics were blocky and the people looked like dogs.

We are spoiled as a society now with good graphics and 4K. Back when i was a kid, when morrowind and Oblivion was released they were amazing.

Oh god, now I feel old.

tplink3r1 · October 2016

Don't even bother with The Witcher if you are looking for an RPG game, you can't even create your own character.

Neoealth · October 2016

Stubie wrote: »

Eso is the only ES game I've played out of the series. I'm currently taking a break from ESO but I was thinking up picking up Skyrim remastered for PS4 on the 28th. As someone who never played it do you think it's worth the 60$ price tag? Or at this point are there better RPGs to check out? It's basically between Skyrim and the witcher 3. I'm going to buy one of them. Thanks.

They are charging console users 60 dollars for the game? You can get the legendary edition which has all the dlc with it on a steam sale for about £5 and you get the remastered patch for free! So I would recommend buying it on the pc if you have one.

And yes, Skyrim is amazing, you will glad you played it. I found it very addictive and fun.

Same for Oblivion and Morrowind. Although for Morrowind you may want to mod it quite a bit.

Drdeath20 · October 2016

Yeah I bought the Witcher 3 played an hour and never again. Skyrim couldn't put down. Such a great single player game. After hundreds of hours single player, you do just kinda wish a buddy could join in and watch all the fun you have been having.

MaKTaiL · October 2016

Abeille wrote: »

Skyrim is a very good game, but it is not even the best TES, let alone the best RPG.

Are you in any way familiar with the Witcher series? If no, then get Skyrim. Otherwise, I would say get Witcher 3.

I hated The Witcher 3. I couldn't play it for more than 4h. Skyrim on the other hand is golden.

Mic1007 · October 2016

Witcher 3 took the RP too far. I got bored quick. Skyrim was the perfect amount for me, and still allowed others to take the RP further by modding it.

Neoealth · October 2016

Also worth mentioning, I have about 1100 hours on Skyrim

Abeille · October 2016

MaKTaiL wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Skyrim is a very good game, but it is not even the best TES, let alone the best RPG.

Are you in any way familiar with the Witcher series? If no, then get Skyrim. Otherwise, I would say get Witcher 3.

I hated The Witcher 3. I couldn't play it for more than 4h. Skyrim on the other hand is golden.

It's a matter of preference. I enjoy a good story and good characters above all. Skyrim barely scratched the surface of the lore, left important plotlines on cliffhangers (which were completely ignored on the DLCS) and the characters and not very believable. On the other hand, you get more freedom, the story for what its worth isn't as guided (but still more guided than older TES) and you can make your own character in Skyrim, while the Witcher is the story of Geralt. Both games have pros and cons, both games are pretty good. The Witcher is more of my style.

Korah_Eaglecry · October 2016

Skyrim had a huge influence on the feel and play of Elder Scrolls Online. It sent the ZOS team in to panic mode when it released because it basically turned everything on its head for what ESO was at the time in development.

I think youll really enjoy it. Probably come back with somethings youll want to see in ESO that is in Skyrim.

JD2013 · October 2016

Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »

Skyrim had a huge influence on the feel and play of Elder Scrolls Online. It sent the ZOS team in to panic mode when it released because it basically turned everything on its head for what ESO was at the time in development.

I think youll really enjoy it. Probably come back with somethings youll want to see in ESO that is in Skyrim.

Any citations on that info?

And to me, if anything, ESO feels more like Oblivion than Skyrim.

Don't get me wrong, I love Skyrim. It's a big and beautiful game. But not my fave ES game.

Abeille · October 2016

JD2013 wrote: »

Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »

Skyrim had a huge influence on the feel and play of Elder Scrolls Online. It sent the ZOS team in to panic mode when it released because it basically turned everything on its head for what ESO was at the time in development.

I think youll really enjoy it. Probably come back with somethings youll want to see in ESO that is in Skyrim.

Any citations on that info?

And to me, if anything, ESO feels more like Oblivion than Skyrim.

Don't get me wrong, I love Skyrim. It's a big and beautiful game. But not my fave ES game.

I feel the exact same way.

And while I concede that Morrowind is the best TES, I really love Oblivion and I think it had the best guild quests of all TES games.

Skyrim is the only one of them that I still play regularly, though (although I fire up Oblivion sometimes). Other than ESO, of course.