Does anybody else miss the Scenery of Oblivion?

[Travalanche]

Disclaimer: this is about graphics not gameplay lol.

It had way more diverse locations than Skyrim, yeah it's probably due to it's central location but I just miss something... the color GREEN, Oblivion was the first game I had ever played in my entire life that literally blew my mind graphically. I don't remember Morrowind's graphics grabbing my attention on day 1 quite like Oblivion did, In fact I actually preferred Daggerfall's graphics to Morrowind (call me weird lol) and not for the occasional pixelated nudity I swear.

Skyrim is just Snow, snow, tundra,snow,fall forest,tundra,snowy swamp, snow, fall forest, snow, tundra, tundra, pine forest, so on....

I know that Skyrim is supposed to be that way but I still can't help but miss all the unique towns in Oblivion, I miss the old oak of Chorrol and how the game itself looked like a fully 3d Daggerfall although much smaller in scale and depth.

Does anybody else feel the same? I mean Skyrim is much better than Cyrodiil in almost every aspect besides it's varied scenery and slightly reduced bestiary.

[DikaSmausha]

Cyrodiil had a Medditerrean feel to it.

[Anonymous98223]

I don't. I miss the scenery form Morrowind. Oblivion's a little too stereotypical for me.

[Hissien]

I miss the region just south of the great forest where gottlesfont priory is. I literally spent hours running around in the area.

[philfredobob]

Indeed, i also miss Beautiful Cyrodiil

i remember a single moment when i was wandering around the Jerall Mountains , and looking for the shrine of hermaeus mora ... it was sunset .. and it was so pretty

I am definetly replaying Oblivion

[Believe]

i remember a single moment when i was wandering around the Jerall Mountains , and looking for the shrine of hermaeus mora ... it was sunset .. and it was so pretty

Oh sweet irony. I found this to be amazingly hilarious.

"I'm sick of Skyrims boring scenery... I remember this one awesome moment in the snowy mountains of Oblivion..."

Not poking fun at you dude, I just found that really really funny.

[Avron the S'wit]

Mountains are always pretty. I remember Red Mountain...in the blight...trying to find the beautiful city of Ald'ruhn. (And cliff racers. So. Many. Cliff racers.)

I've said it before on the forums so I won't repeat myself completely, but I think that each game's scenery actually did a great job of capturing the people of the province, and I agree: Cyrodiil was downright beautiful and bright in its own unique way. I'm pretty sure at least a hundred of my game hours, if not more, are just me strolling around on horseback or camping at the edge of a lake. It was a really diverse and beautiful place (and the soundtrack did a fabulous job of capturing it, if you ask me, which only added to the experience). A lot of the games I could have a character who leisurely strolled through the province, which is important since I don't fast travel, and in each one I think, "Wow, this game is awesome." But there was something special about Oblivion.

Dang. Now I'm going to go boot that up again.

[Br3admax]

i remember a single moment when i was wandering around the Jerall Mountains , and looking for the shrine of hermaeus mora ... it was sunset .. and it was so pretty

Oh sweet irony. I found this to be amazingly hilarious.

"I'm sick of Skyrims boring scenery... I remember this one awesome moment in the snowy mountains of Oblivion..."

Not poking fun at you dude, I just found that really really funny.

That same mountain range is in Skyrim.

[Hissien]

....And looks nothing like it did, id say it looks way better but that is just me.

[DikaSmausha]

i remember a single moment when i was wandering around the Jerall Mountains , and looking for the shrine of hermaeus mora ... it was sunset .. and it was so pretty

Oh sweet irony. I found this to be amazingly hilarious.

"I'm sick of Skyrims boring scenery... I remember this one awesome moment in the snowy mountains of Oblivion..."

Not poking fun at you dude, I just found that really really funny.

Yeah, I don't understand that.

[Rook]

i remember a single moment when i was wandering around the Jerall Mountains , and looking for the shrine of hermaeus mora ... it was sunset .. and it was so pretty

Oh sweet irony. I found this to be amazingly hilarious.

"I'm sick of Skyrims boring scenery... I remember this one awesome moment in the snowy mountains of Oblivion..."

Not poking fun at you dude, I just found that really really funny.

Yeah, I don't understand that.

I think he's implying that Skyrim has a lot of, equally snowy, mountains.

[DikaSmausha]

No I mean how phil is talking about that.

[philfredobob]

No I mean how phil is talking about that.

I was wandering through the jerall mountains , i looked down upon Cyrodiil at sunset , and got a very wondeful view of the province

and the Jerall mountains were better in a Oblivion in my opinion

and Oblivions music made exploring so satisfying ...

oh how i miss Auriels Ascension .... i really need to listen to that again .

[Br3admax]

Everything was better in Oblivion for you, it's your Morrowind, and Morrowind is your Arena. And to be real, do I like, the province with all the terrains in Tamriel, or do I like, the province with snow, flat land with mountains surrounding them, and rude people. A really tough question.

[Silent Door Opener]

I actually prefer Skyrim's scenery compared to Cyrodill's. Maybe cause a lot of the scenery is similar to here, and it kind of draws me into the game world better.

Though if you lived in a Mediterranean/temperate setting you would like Cyrodiil more? I don't know.

[philfredobob]

Everything was better in Oblivion for you, it's your Morrowind, and Morrowind is your Arena. And to be real, do I like, the province with all the terrains in Tamriel, or do I like, the province with snow, flat land with mountains surrounding them, and rude people. A really tough question.

I like Arena ?
i like all TES games except Morrowind

but not everything in Oblivion was better
for example : I absolutley hate that most of the dungeons are copy pasted all over the map, and exploring them gets boring sometimes

I love Oblivion , it is one of my favourite games, but im not afraid to say it had Flaws

also , question, which province is the one with flat land surrounded by mountains with rude people ? is that skyrim ? cause skyrim has mountains in the middle too

[Br3admax]

No I meant areas of flat land surrounded by mountains that take days to go around, everywhere, Whiterun is even on a mountain.
COME ON! I HAVE TO TAKE A DAY JUST TO GO AROUND ONE MOUNTAIN, WHY??!!!!!!

[House of the Wolf]

In Oblivion, the Empire was relatively strong and vibrant, therefore so were the hues and textures. They changed greatly around the Gates, into an alarming and dooming red/maroon. In Skyrim, the Empire's outlook is bleak and dreary, therefore so are the hues and textures. Even the most vibrant area in the province, the Rift, has that feel to it.

Personally, I like each for their own purposes. I have a strong nostalgia for Oblivion, and I remember traveling to the borders quite a bit and wondering what was going on beyond them (just for fun).

[Br3admax]

Skyrim has always been dull, it's like the Northern part of Canada, everything is not about the Empire and the Stormcloaks. If everything was a political statement, I wouldn't be able to ignore it all the time.

[philfredobob]

Skyrim has always been dull, it's like the Northern part of Canada, everything is not about the Empire and the Stormcloaks. If everything was a political statement, I wouldn't be able to ignore it all the time.

Yeah , Skyrim was a bit boring i think ... too political for me hehe

@House of da wolf : who didnt wander to the borders and wish to cross them ?

''you always want what you cant have''

[House of the Wolf]

Wasn't talking about politics, but that's okay.

In any case, the mood of Oblivion was more hopeful, and therefore the atmosphere is much brighter.

[philfredobob]

yeah i liked Oblivions atmosphere

plus i really like Cyrodiil ... so i always felt i needed to ... ''protect'' it

[House of the Wolf]

I wasn't a fan of Cyrodiil in the southeastern portions of the province. Colovia and the Golden Coast were my favorite regions, by far.

[POMC S117]

I prefer Skyrim over Cyrodiil. To me, it's much, much more beautiful. The ruggedness, how varied it is.

[philfredobob]

Skyrim was a very ... how to put it ... ''meh'' kind of province .. just ''there''
it was ok, but i didnt feel very attached to it

but Cyrodiil on the other hand ...