What in your opinion is more immersive?

Shadowsforu · Post by **Shadowsforu** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:06 pm

I was wondering who liked morrowind more than oblivion...

I always liked Morrowind better because i've had the game 2 yrs and i STILL haven't finished all the quests... but in Oblivion, I've played it throgh ten times and I know what to do and how to take advantage of NPCs and stuff... I just wish I could FORGET how to play both games and I could do it over again... that would be awesome...

ArotosMarkos · Post by **ArotosMarkos** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:40 pm

I cannot answer this one.
Morrowind is, in my opinion, a better game, with more inclusive storylines, more quests, and more decisions.
Oblivion, however, is a better chance for roleplay, with homes and secrets in the dark of wilderness.

They are both equally "immersive".

nicholasenj · Post by **nicholasenj** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:38 am

I voted Morrowind purely because the storyline was infinitely better.

Cactus · Post by **Cactus** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:45 am

Shadowsforu wrote:I just wish I could FORGET how to play

I wholeheartedly agree with you there. I frequently find myself thinking exactly that.

It's hard for me to vote. I played Oblivion first, which probably gives me a somewhat bias point of view on the matter. It was difficult for me to get into Morrowind because of certain gameplay issues (ie: fighting..) and, in general, I find it difficult to "go backwards" in games like that.

I definately, from my limited playtime in Morrowind, think it has a LOT of things that are better. I like the major/minor skill system better, the storyline, the sheer size of the world (despite the fact that Cyrodiil is supposed to be bigger), etc. I'd say Oblivion has some strong points too, so honestly, it's a toss up. I do, however, enjoy playing Oblivion much more.

Shadowsforu · Post by **Shadowsforu** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:53 am

No doubt... I wish I had never looked up the cheats for the console...

If they ever come up with a (this is made up) SME or Specific Memory Eraser

I would be the first in line

Vesna · Post by **Vesna** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:56 am

I would be second.

Or buy an XBox.

Cactus · Post by **Cactus** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:56 am

Shadowsforu wrote:I would be the first in line

I'll be right behind you.

In regards to the console, I'm glad that I'm on the 360.

Okay, that's a lie. I want mods.

The Tourist · Post by **The Tourist** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:37 am

Morrowind, easily.
More varied world; multi-layered clothing giving an almost completely infinite visual palette (currently packing Wraithguard & a Her Hands gauntlet, couldn't do anything like that in Oblivion); one of the most intelligent central stories of any game; better script thanks to the text, instead of the awful clunking voice-artists; far, far more stuff to do with its Houses and factions that don't just stick to Oblivion's banal, dumbed down Fighter/Thief/Mage approach.

Vvardenfell had genuine beauty; when you see Ald Ruhn's brace of front guard towers, with its lonely Stilt Strider silhouetted against a deep, dusk sky? That's immersion, and it has an ethereal, otherworldly quality to it that Oblivion's characterless trad-European stylings could never get close to.

Then you've got Mournhold, Solstheim, those immaculately designed little fishing villages, and the genuinely unsettling nature of the Sixth House caverns. And the Harrowing of Kogoruhn, one of my favourite locations in either game - to see those ruins looming towards you out of the ashlands, was a great moment.

In Morrowind, you feel genuinely connected to the politics (the Duke's wayward brother; the Temple & Imperial Cult), the rivalries (Hlaalu & Redoran's mining clashes), and the sheer mythos of the very land itself (Vivec, Nerevar, Almalexia, Sotha Sil, and Dagoth Ur - and what exactly happened on Red Mountain, and the profane Dwemer). Themes of religion, persecution, redemption, power, imperialism, racism...

...then there's the greater skill sets, and having the choice between Light, Medium and Heavy Armour, or Unarmoured - or, best of all, a mix of the whole lot. Why they took all this away for Oblivion, is one of the biggest mysteries/disappointments.

Role-play? Morrowind.
Hack-n-slash-play? Oblivion..

AundaeBerneQuarra · Post by **AundaeBerneQuarra** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:47 am

Morrowind: Wow, look at this beautiful place, I love it, the sky is beautiful, the land is almost infinite, wow, I can do anything I want, I want to live here

Oblivion: HARARARARARARARA IMA GONNA PWN DA n00bs IN DIS TOWN LOLZ..DIE FETCHER LMAO

(I swear to you that is what my freind said while playing oblivion..he WASN'T JOKING)

Daedra Prince · Post by **Daedra Prince** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:30 pm

Morrowind had a lot more things to do to allow me to play a character the way I wanted. However I never really found myself "lost in the game" as I have in Oblivion. (But that may just be because of with Morrowind I am hunched over my laptop and with Oblivion I just have a controller and the game on my TV.)

Lunarsweets · Post by **Lunarsweets** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:40 pm

AundaeBerneQuarra wrote:Morrowind: Wow, look at this beautiful place, I love it, the sky is beautiful, the land is almost infinite, wow, I can do anything I want, I want to live here

Oblivion: HARARARARARARARA IMA GONNA PWN DA n00bs IN DIS TOWN LOLZ..DIE FETCHER LMAO

(I swear to you that is what my freind said while playing oblivion..he WASN'T JOKING)

...........I NEVER want to meet your friend...BTW is he also a Runescape addict ? or WoW ?

satan_n_stuff · Post by **satan_n_stuff** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:12 pm

I was gonna tell you which one I liked better, but the fact that there is no satan on the oblivion forum should be enough.

TrogdorCronus27 · Post by **TrogdorCronus27** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:23 pm

I voted Oblivion simply for the Daedric quests and the Shivering Isles. The ending parts of the MQ are also pretty amazing. I just wish I had a 42" HDTV so I could truly experience it.

Shadowsforu · Post by **Shadowsforu** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:36 pm

The graphics in the Oblivion game are Breath taking... I mean the lights from spells you cast, and all that other stuff... I love it... But i like Morrowind better

Vesna · Post by **Vesna** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:13 pm

I like the lights from the spell, and how each has a special effect......... except for the light spell itself. Night-Eye, I could live with. Light? No.

PariahTKO · Post by **PariahTKO** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:25 pm

I voted Morrowind Because there is just more to do and a bigger world. (in my Opinion)

Shadowsforu · Post by **Shadowsforu** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:06 pm

Very true, Very true... If you want graphics go for Oblivion, If you like kinda ok graphics and a better longer gameplay that will take you months to complete... morrowind

r · Post by r » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:46 pm

Morrowind occupies me for months on end. I think I've finally come to the conclusion that it's better than Oblivion in many many ways. Although, I must say, ebony weapons look better in Oblivion. I dig that gold filigree.

Shadowsforu · Post by **Shadowsforu** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:39 am

r wrote:Morrowind occupies me for months on end. I think I've finally come to the conclusion that it's better than Oblivion in many many ways. Although, I must say, ebony weapons look better in Oblivion. I dig that gold filigree.

totally...

Daedra Prince · Post by **Daedra Prince** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:32 am

r wrote:...I must say, ebony weapons look better in Oblivion. I dig that gold filigree.

But the ebony armour is so much better looking in Morrowind.

Shadowsforu · Post by **Shadowsforu** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:30 am

naaaaaa.... :/ i'd have to disagree with you there, but for the most part... I like morrowind because of the way you can have several different armors on...

The Tourist · Post by **The Tourist** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:44 am

To be fair to the airhead that is Oblivion, my all-time favourite looking weapon in either game has to be either the Ebony claymore (or maybe the Elven claymore - proper 'hero' swords), or the daedric Ebony blade. I miss my Nordic great-axe tho, seeing as none of the axes in Ob suit my most recent role-play requirements.

But if anyone could come up with anything resembling this axe in Oblivion, I'd give them a round of applause. Then money so that I could have it..

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