gaming The Not-Skyrim Elder Scrolls Thread

[A Black Circle 1,586]

This is the Not-Skyrim Elder Scrolls Thread. Why? Because we already have a thread for that. So, discuss the games, or something. My thoughts below:

 

Arena - fun game, kind of repetitve and shallow though

Daggerfall - it's... so....HUGE!

Morrowind - *gushes for ten hours straight*

Oblivion - wish the open-world-ness was funner. Had great quests tho

 

What do you think EH?

[Banul 3,831]

I played Oblivion a ton before Skyrim was out. Been recently replaying it. Love the game, but I do wish it was viable to play in third person. I usually prefer being able to see my character do stuff.

 

I tried to get into Morrowind, but I just couldn't. A lot of it was little things, but when I see my sword stab a guy in the heart and it registers as a miss it drives me nuts. "How the fuck did it miss, I literally saw it hit you!"

 

I've been meaning to try out Daggerfall. Where would I buy it, GoG?

 

 

 

Skyrim is my favorite

Edited May 24, 2015 by Banul

[A Black Circle 1,586]

I played Oblivion a ton before Skyrim was out. Been recently replaying it. Love the game, but I do wish it was viable to play in third person. I usually prefer being able to see my character do stuff.

 

I tried to get into Morrowind, but I just couldn't. A lot of it was little things, but when I see my sword stab a guy in the heart and it registers as a miss it drives me nuts. "How the fuck did it miss, I literally saw it hit you!"

 

I've been meaning to try out Daggerfall. Where would I buy it, GoG?

 

 

 

Skyrim is my favorite

Skyrim (for me) just seemed to tone down the more open and explorative side of the franchise. Its primary side.

 

Daggerfall is 100% free. It's on Bethesda's website. You need a program called DOSBox which you should already have because it's so badass

[Vemillia Nightshade 2,247]

You know. I'll openly admit that I enjoyed Oblivion. People can hate on the graphics all they want, it's a great game. Fun to play and fun to watch enemies get blown away by your magic. It's kinda funny actually. I also love the Dark Brotherhood missions, there so much you can do and have fun doing. The bonuses for a job well done within the parameters are awesome too. The missions are not hard but the bonuses help you strive to do things that you would not think to do. The only one to give me trouble on the Dark Brotherhood missions before being a Silencer, was the infulteration mission to kill Valen Dreth in the Imperial City Prison. It's not a hard mission persay, but it is a bit tedious to get passed the guards. You have to get creative to how you approach sneaking pass them. The ins and outs of the room you are in. It's a fun and challenging mission.

 

By far my fave Dark Brotherhood mission in Oblivion however is the whodunit mission. A very easy mission indeed but one which requires deceptive cunning and sneaky killings. You must not allow others to find you committing murder, especially if you wish to have the bonus. It's one where you can take delight in watching them talk and wish to find the gold to fill their greedy want for money, then... when they don't expect it, death by the blade. It's so fun, so satisfying. About as satisfying as slitting Valen Dreth's throat for all the crap he dumps, not only on you, but the guards as well.

[A Black Circle 1,586]

You know. I'll openly admit that I enjoyed Oblivion. People can hate on the graphics all they want, it's a great game. Fun to play and fun to watch enemies get blown away by your magic. It's kinda funny actually. I also love the Dark Brotherhood missions, there so much you can do and have fun doing. The bonuses for a job well done within the parameters are awesome too. The missions are not hard but the bonuses help you strive to do things that you would not think to do. The only one to give me trouble on the Dark Brotherhood missions before being a Silencer, was the infulteration mission to kill Valen Dreth in the Imperial City Prison. It's not a hard mission persay, but it is a bit tedious to get passed the guards. You have to get creative to how you approach sneaking pass them. The ins and outs of the room you are in. It's a fun and challenging mission.

 

By far my fave Dark Brotherhood mission in Oblivion however is the whodunit mission. A very easy mission indeed but one which requires deceptive cunning and sneaky killings. You must not allow others to find you committing murder, especially if you wish to have the bonus. It's one where you can take delight in watching them talk and wish to find the gold to fill their greedy want for money, then... when they don't expect it, death by the blade. It's so fun, so satisfying. About as satisfying as slitting Valen Dreth's throat for all the crap he dumps, not only on you, but the guards as well.

I could write a thesis paper on the Whodunit quest.

Oblivion's Thieves Guild. Best sidequestline in the entire franchise.

[IcyHaze 595]

Oblivion had so much vibrance and life...and the graphics on the scenery were some of the best I'd sseen in my entire life when it came out. Skyrim seems like a soulless, dumbed down version of an RPG with pointless fetch quests and morality so grey that it's not even enjoyable - which I find to be a major issue.

 

I was never able to get into Morrowind due to the idiotic Melee system and the muddy graphics of that era of gaming.

[Shadow Beam 1,179]

Did someone say Skyrim?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, you're serious.

Yeah, I used to play Morrowind and Oblivion a few years ago. Good stuff.

 

[A Black Circle 1,586]

I'm glad that I played Morrowind first. Not really because of it's... best-ness, the graphics and combat just don't bother me. In fact, I like both.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 42,202]

The first one I played was Oblivion and I played that game soooooooooooooo much. Many great memories with that game, it truly was an unbelievable next gen experience at the time. Honestly there is something that feels far more different in than game compared to Skyrim. I think it is the fact that Skyrim went for a far more gritty and dark feel whereas Oblivion felt more lively and colorful, personally I prefer that. I think I really need to play it again, I lost interest in Skyrim after I hit level 50.

 

Skyrim improved quite a few things, but I think I prefer Oblivion. 

[Vemillia Nightshade 2,247]

The first one I played was Oblivion and I played that game soooooooooooooo much. Many great memories with that game, it truly was an unbelievable next gen experience at the time. Honestly there is something that feels far more different in than game compared to Skyrim. I think it is the fact that Skyrim went for a far more gritty and dark feel whereas Oblivion felt more lively and colorful, personally I prefer that. I think I really need to play it again, I lost interest in Skyrim after I hit level 50.

 

Skyrim improved quite a few things, but I think I prefer Oblivion. 

 

Isn't it great? Oblivion does excel in areas that Skyrim just seems to lack in. Yes the characters are a bit soulless, especially non-important NPCs, but it's still a fun game. I already spent a moment on this thread talking about how much I love the Dark Brotherhood missions. Yeah, some missions are lacking, but the questline as a whole is still better than Skyrim's version, which was quite lack luster if I say so myself. Killing Cicero in one of the missions for Skyrim's Dark Brotherhood was about the only one that was slightly entertaining and satisfying. I guess the missions for killing the Emperor were alright, but meh still. Not much challenge when you can pretty much Shadow Stone it with no problem.

Edited June 10, 2015 by Vemillia Nightshade

[CaptainDoubloon 857]

Oblivion was my first elder scrolls game and my first open world game. I was overwhelmed at first having a large area to do whatever I wanted but I soon loved the idea. My first two characters were a breton mage and a khajiit warrior. Then I made an imperial later since the game was set in cyrodiil. I constantly played Oblivion until Skyrim was released.

 

I've played Morrowind but it felt slightly weird going backwards in the series. That's a big game as well and I keep getting lost without map markers.

 

Daggerfall has a ton of content like factions in it but I find it difficult to play.

 

I couldn't get through the first dungeon in Arena, to my shame. I kept getting lost. I haven't played it very long either so I should try it again.

[Alleviate 342]

Really like Morrowind, just the lockpicking became so much more fun later on in the series when it was actually a puzzle as opposed to luck. And you have to have the never-miss mod on otherwise combat takes a little too long (punching a guy in the face while being attacked with a dagger. We were at it for about half an hour, actually healing faster than we were damaging each other.) Never played Oblivion much, but it seemed a bit 'meh' after Morrowind, and Daggerfall was fun while I could play it, but I lost all my data and haven't played it for a long while. Morrowind had best music though. That intro theme as you're on the boat...Gives me shivers down my spine.

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,306]

Of those four (all of which I've played), Daggerfall and Morrowind are my favorites.  Daggerfall was the first Elder Scrolls title I played.  I would travel from location to location just doing whatever.  Joining this and that group, taking whatever quest, getting my ass kicked by everything in dungeons; it was fun. xD  The game's so large that messing about aimlessly seems rather suitable behavior.

[Yummychickenblue 303]

The ES game really played was Oblivion, I played that a lot. Skyrim didn't have something that Oblivion ans (what little I played of) Morrowind had. I've just recently started playin Morrowind with tons of mods on it, things like MSGO, accurate attack because the original die roll system was terrible for combat like that

 

I played Oblivion a ton before Skyrim was out. Been recently replaying it. Love the game, but I do wish it was viable to play in third person. I usually prefer being able to see my character do stuff.

 

I tried to get into Morrowind, but I just couldn't. A lot of it was little things, but when I see my sword stab a guy in the heart and it registers as a miss it drives me nuts. "How the fuck did it miss, I literally saw it hit you!"

 

I've been meaning to try out Daggerfall. Where would I buy it, GoG?

 

 

 

Skyrim is my favorite

http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/23746/?

 

Install this mod, it makes the combat much more like Oblivion.

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[A Black Circle 1,586]

Also, Opinion Updateo! I like Skyrim now.

 

How would you rank the TES games? For me, currently:
 

1. Morrowind

2. Oblivion

3. Daggerfall

4. Skyrim

5. Arena

[Lisa 5,553]

1. Oblivion

2. Skyrim

3. Morrowind

4. Daggerfall

5. Arena

 

(I only put Arena and Daggerfall last because they're the only ones I haven't played).

 

Oblivion for me was the most fun, and it was one of the first "serious" games I got into, where I spent a lot of time trying to compete the entire game.

 

Skyrim comes second because I like the conflict within the story about the Imperials vs the Stormcloaks over Talos worship (and if I remember the High King being killed by Ulfric by a shout or something). I also love the viking culture of the Nords.

 

Morrowind is third because I just didn't feel as enveloped in it; it was boring. 

Edited June 29, 2015 by Monique

[CaptainDoubloon 857]

There are some things in Oblivion that I liked better then in Skyrim like the character/inventory screen. I like seeing the character when equipping armor, seeing the character sheet with name/class etc...and I like having classes.

[A Black Circle 1,586]

In my opinion the overhauls to the character system were the best improvements in Skyrim, including the class-less system. My new rankings are:

 

1. Morrowind

2. Skyrim

3. Daggerfall

4. Oblivion

5. Arena