Oblivion or Morrowind?

Codex · Post by **Codex** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:44 pm

I know each game has it's up and downsides, but all in all, which one is your favorite?

CAESAR · Post by **CAESAR** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:02 pm

Both have amazing things about them. But I think I prefer Morrowind because it was my first love. I was enraptured, captivated, and enthralled with Morrowind. It was my first RPG ever; so I am forever loyal to it. I have never been the same.

apploud · Post by **apploud** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:00 pm

*cough*secret loooooooveers thats what they are*cough*

sry couldnt help miself =P lol

Quiglesigles · Post by **Quiglesigles** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:42 am

Hey man, I feel the same way. Morrowind was my first good RPG ever also. It was so much fun and I could not stop playing. And after the expansions came out I would not stop playing. Best game I have ever played in my life!

CoG_Soldier · Post by **CoG_Soldier** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:12 am

Me personally it would be.........OBLIVION besides it outsatnding graphics and new features horses ect. it looked real... morrowind i made to level 72 lock picking was crap no horses magic using fists looked like squares couldnt block properly and was quite annoying...

Belthazor · Post by **Belthazor** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:36 am

I prefer Morrowind. Sure, Oblivion made some improvements. Oblivion has the better fighting and magic system and better graphics, of course - after all, Oblivion was released four years after Morrowind. AI is better, sneaking is a lot better.

But, in my opinion, Morrowind has a better atmosphere. The music is better, the landscape, the dialog system, it had more guilds to join and a lot of other stuff that is far better.

Oblivion is a great game, though.

Matthias · Post by **Matthias** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:34 pm

I voted for Morrowind.

There are some things that are better in Oblivion. I do like the Speechcraft game and dislike that it's made so useless by a 1-second charm spell. I like the lockpicking game. They make it more of a real feel.

But... overall Oblivion is too spoon-fed. You always have someone telling you exactly what to do and where to go. There's no (or at least very, very little) puzzles to actually figure out for yourself. Contrary to what makes the series so great, it feels like a really big hack & slash. Sure, it's open ended in what you join, what you do, and where you go. But the free form is all in the exploration part. I suppose you could say that there's flexibility in the character development bit: you could sneak everywhere and never kill anything vs. a big warrior type vs. a mage or archer stand and cast kind of thing but that's still just a grand scale of your basic RPG. It's like the game has a hundred options but once you choose one, they're all basically a straight line: go and kill something and come back when you're done. And then you back and choose another option and do the same thing.

So, on a big scale, I prefer Morrowind.

RedEcksThree · Post by **RedEcksThree** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:15 pm

I can't stand playing Morrowind anymore due to small facts such as you need to rest to regain mana and your Fatigue takes forever to replenish. I however miss the short/long blade skills, and unarmored/medium skills. I wonder if anyone could make a mod to make actual skills like that.

CAESAR · Post by **CAESAR** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:10 am

Those percentages ARE FIXED! There's no way Morrowind could be outscored by it's younger sibling. Nah, Oblivion is a great game. Just not greater than it's predecessor.

casca · Post by **casca** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:54 pm

i also think that morrowind was a greater game. it was morrowind that sparked the flame that burns so bright for this series. so i say nay to oblivion, even if it does have better gaph. morrowind will always be the end all be all of the RPGs.

CAESAR · Post by **CAESAR** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:09 pm

i also think that morrowind was a greater game. it was morrowind that sparked the flame that burns so bright for this series. so i say nay to oblivion, even if it does have better gaph. morrowind will always be the end all be all of the RPGs.

Well spoken my liege.

Shaithys · Post by **Shaithys** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:11 pm

While Oblivion is prettier, it is still a diluted morrowind. I like to think of Oblivion as Morrowind for dummies........

CAESAR · Post by **CAESAR** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:31 pm

I like to think of Oblivion as Morrowind for dummies........

That was an excellent way to put it. Oblivion is so much more simpler. It holds your hand through the quests so you don't make a wrong turn or move. Morrowind was far more in-depth.

bradleemilk · Post by **bradleemilk** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:46 pm

I voted for oblivion for 1 reason... it's the only one i've played

im starting to hear alot of good things about morrowind, i may buy it if it's still sold at stores?

CAESAR · Post by **CAESAR** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:59 pm

i may buy it if it's still sold at stores?

Buy the Game of the Year edition. It's everywhere. You can find it on XBOX & PC.

casca · Post by **casca** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:03 pm

the game of the year have both expanshion pack.

casca · Post by **casca** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:27 pm

That was an excellent way to put it. Oblivion is so much more simpler. It holds your hand through the quests so you don't make a wrong turn or move. Morrowind was far more in-depth.

i agree. and if you did kill some one that you should not have you were told " you have unwound our destany" or something like that.

casca · Post by **casca** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:27 pm

i did the quote the wrong way.

Shaithys · Post by **Shaithys** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:48 am

CAESAR wrote:
I like to think of Oblivion as Morrowind for dummies........

That was an excellent way to put it. Oblivion is so much more simpler. It holds your hand through the quests so you don't make a wrong turn or move. Morrowind was far more in-depth.

Could not agree more! My favorite dummy feature in Oblivion is the quest arrows that point you exactly where you need to go. Training wheels or what!!!!!!!!

CAESAR · Post by **CAESAR** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:19 pm

Training wheels or what!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, I love the little green arrow that shows the item/person is in the room with you. If I keep going back to my map, I can walk right to the spot without ever looking around the room. I'm a Dunmer retard then.

Gametag1001 · Post by **Gametag1001** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:55 am

Hi,

I haven't played Morrowind but love Oblivion. I can see by the votes Oblivion might be better.

bye

apploud · Post by **apploud** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:37 am

oblivion isnt better.....people are just attracted to it cause its shiny new...and has good graphix....its not as in-depth as morrowind...it holds your hand (wheris morrowind actually TRIES to kill you)(Scrolls of icarian flight...-_-) and takes you through everything.....morrowind was more of a thinking game...more realistic in its aspects....morrowind had maps...oblivion has a GPS which doesnt seem tofit with the timeline...Dont get me wrong Oblivion is good....just not as good as morrowind

mandangalow · Post by **mandangalow** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:50 pm

Morrowind has a better story. However the story cant keep me as entertained as the graphics and gameplay that Oblivion provides.

apploud · Post by **apploud** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:21 pm

mandangalow wrote:Morrowind has a better story. However the story cant keep me as entertained as the graphics and gameplay that Oblivion provides.

See? just cause its shiny....I do the same thing with my little cousins...give em a spoon or sumtin else shiny and they leave me alone...

Ts198 · Post by **Ts198** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:31 pm

i would have to say oblivion, ive played both, the reason is is that they just improved so many aspects of the game in oblivion, one thing i do wish is that there was a mod that could take away the little arrow poiting right where you need to go, that makes it way to easy, without that it would rule though

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