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Morrowind was amazing. Seyda Neen was an absolutely perfect starter town. I still smile thinking of how I used to loot the entire opening building on every sing

by ceedan 5y ago

Morrowind was amazing. Seyda Neen was an absolutely perfect starter town. I still smile thinking of how I used to loot the entire opening building on every single new game of Morrowind. I'm sure I wasn't alone with that strategy. Oblivion's chaotic intro was such a massive let down for me.

Cthulhu_ 5y ago
And Skyrim pummeling you with quests without you even realizing where they come from made it a slog. It having outdated technology - even if it was an improvement over Oblivion -, only a handful of voice actors, and awkward animations and mechanics just made me... not hate it, but definitely not love it as much as I once did Morrowind. Caveat: Rose tinted glasses, hindsight, Morrowind came out when I was at That Special Age, etc. I mean Morrowind's character models and faces look like ass.
- nine_k 5y ago
  Morrowind was creative and dream-like in a way Oblivion, and certainly Skyrim, are not. I'd say it's because Morrowind was a first (previous TES games were 2D), and the company went all out in terms of creativity. It was a massive success. This is exactly why they next games had to be less creative: the company was afraid to step away from the recipe of success, and also tried to make the game appealing and accessible to a much wider audience. This was optimal from the money-making perspective, but, as usual, turned an unique thing loved by its original audience into a mass product liked but hardly loved by a wider audience. If I were to look for a new great game, I'd look at the up-and-coming companies making their first big product, and not at established AAA game makers.
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  - ng12 5y ago
    I'm a very big fan of a game called Enderal [1] which is essentially a mod built upon Skyrim's engine. It's amazingly high quality considering it's a passion project by a small team of devs. They created an entirely new world complete with lore, quests, a new leveling/magic system, voice acting (!), etc. It's really proved to me that all it takes is a few people with passion and creative control to craft a good RPG. Skyrim could not be the result of anything besides creative bankruptcy and a realization that impressive graphics sell games. Kind of ironic considering that Morrowind looked awful when it came out, even by the standards of the time. 1. https://store.steampowered.com/app/933480/Enderal_Forgotten_Stories/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/933480/Enderal_Forgotten_...

by ceedan 5y ago

Cthulhu_ 5y ago

And Skyrim pummeling you with quests without you even realizing where they come from made it a slog. It having outdated technology - even if it was an improvement over Oblivion -, only a handful of voice actors, and awkward animations and mechanics just made me... not hate it, but definitely not love it as much as I once did Morrowind. Caveat: Rose tinted glasses, hindsight, Morrowind came out when I was at That Special Age, etc. I mean Morrowind's character models and faces look like ass.

nine_k 5y ago
Morrowind was creative and dream-like in a way Oblivion, and certainly Skyrim, are not. I'd say it's because Morrowind was a first (previous TES games were 2D), and the company went all out in terms of creativity. It was a massive success. This is exactly why they next games had to be less creative: the company was afraid to step away from the recipe of success, and also tried to make the game appealing and accessible to a much wider audience. This was optimal from the money-making perspective, but, as usual, turned an unique thing loved by its original audience into a mass product liked but hardly loved by a wider audience. If I were to look for a new great game, I'd look at the up-and-coming companies making their first big product, and not at established AAA game makers.
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- ng12 5y ago
  I'm a very big fan of a game called Enderal [1] which is essentially a mod built upon Skyrim's engine. It's amazingly high quality considering it's a passion project by a small team of devs. They created an entirely new world complete with lore, quests, a new leveling/magic system, voice acting (!), etc. It's really proved to me that all it takes is a few people with passion and creative control to craft a good RPG. Skyrim could not be the result of anything besides creative bankruptcy and a realization that impressive graphics sell games. Kind of ironic considering that Morrowind looked awful when it came out, even by the standards of the time. 1. https://store.steampowered.com/app/933480/Enderal_Forgotten_Stories/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/933480/Enderal_Forgotten_...