Why should I love Morrowind?
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I feel the toss up is whether you favor the story over game play, because in all honesty, the game play of Morrowind wasn't that great, but I feel it makes up for it in story. Meanwhile, the inverse is true for Oblivion. They are both good, just in their own way.
Barely, atleast in my opinion. You could mod Morrowind to have improved combat anyway so.feather240 said:
I love Oblivion.
With the exception of the design of some of the caves in Morrowind, I kinda hated it.
With the exception of the design of some of the caves in Morrowind, I kinda hated it.
Interestingly enough, if you really wanted to find out, you'll see that the Oblivion map is actually larger than the Morrowind map in square miles or something. The point is that even though Cyrodiil is actually bigger than Morrowind, me and everyone else who played the game would say that Morrowind's world was a much bigger and more fantastical world than Oblivion.
Why? Immersion. Despite all the stiff, never-moving stick people that Morrowind was populated by, all the cities actually felt like huge active cities with hundreds of NPCs all with their own backstory or relating quest, which would give them more than two lines of dialogue. Sure, there wasn't any voice acting, but at least all the character felt like they had more to say than just repeating what rumor they heard over and over and over again. Oblivion's Imperial City didn't hold a candle in my heart compared to the juggernaut that was Vivec, especially not he 50-something characters that lived there. There were tons of other villages that were actually worth visiting, instead of nine-or-so towns. There were even more factions in Morrowind.
Even the fast travel system gave you the feeling of a huge epic world. In Morrowind, you had to be in a town to find transport to somewhere. That may sound like crap, but starting out with a map that magically transports you to every town, which were the only places to find shit to do, completely decimates the huge epic world feel.
Don't get me wrong, I love Oblivion like my unborn child, but there are a few things that I found more appealing in Morrowind. They're both really good games.
Why? Immersion. Despite all the stiff, never-moving stick people that Morrowind was populated by, all the cities actually felt like huge active cities with hundreds of NPCs all with their own backstory or relating quest, which would give them more than two lines of dialogue. Sure, there wasn't any voice acting, but at least all the character felt like they had more to say than just repeating what rumor they heard over and over and over again. Oblivion's Imperial City didn't hold a candle in my heart compared to the juggernaut that was Vivec, especially not he 50-something characters that lived there. There were tons of other villages that were actually worth visiting, instead of nine-or-so towns. There were even more factions in Morrowind.
Even the fast travel system gave you the feeling of a huge epic world. In Morrowind, you had to be in a town to find transport to somewhere. That may sound like crap, but starting out with a map that magically transports you to every town, which were the only places to find shit to do, completely decimates the huge epic world feel.
Don't get me wrong, I love Oblivion like my unborn child, but there are a few things that I found more appealing in Morrowind. They're both really good games.
Well, it is a great game and very addictive. Really, if someone goes, "How can you not like *insert anything here*!!?!?" then they're just playing into the social pantimime that one typically participates in when they're a fan to any degree.Eggsnham said:
You just have a different opinion, and that's fine. I was the same way with Mass Effect.
That being said, it is a great game. If you want us to try and help you get more bang for your buck, we'll be happy to help.
I agree - I liked Oblivion a lot better. Morrowind was very boring, both in terms of gameplay and in terms of the setting. Oblivion seemed much more alive than Morrowind did.
I was thinking about getting Morrowind actually, and well, shucks, I'm a sucker for story. I'll definitely check this game out.
I think the combat was supposed to be confusing/incredibly hard or something (that?s what one of my friends who played it said)
I think the combat was supposed to be confusing/incredibly hard or something (that?s what one of my friends who played it said)
At first I didn't like it but once I sat down, got to grips with it I found it to be one of my fav. games. It hasn't aged well though, I tried playing it a few months back and couldnt stand it. Still, had loads of great times with it, I played it for months and I still hadn't been everywhere.
Well, that's your opinion. Personally, I loved Morrowind, but as long as any criticism is fair, then I don't mind your opinion at all.