Its Morrowind. Although there are other games ive played more, nothing has grabbed me as much as Morrowind (although New Vegas is close). The world and story was just so interesting to me, and so bizarre and different from the usual fantasy/sword and sorcery stuff I was playing and reading up until that point. I still remember sitting in front of my shitty school-issued chromebook, reading the 36 Lessons of Vivec, and figuring out the secret message. That was when I realized the Elder Scrolls setting was far more interesting than Skyrim or Oblivion depicted it.
I still haven’t found anything that captivated me as much as Morrowind.
It was an escape from my life back then. I don’t need the escape anymore, but I still wish there was a world that could draw me in as well as that one.
Same dude. Takes me back to when I was in school. During the summertime all I would do is play Elder Scrolls. Beat the entire Knights of the Nine dlc in one sitting lol
The setting is what makes it a top game for me as well. When Oblivion came out, I wasn’t very excited about generic fantasy and the level scaling broke my playthrough (Thieves Guild before the first mission. Enemies scale, allies don’t). I know people love Skyrim, but it’s a bit too “smooth” for me. I like some number crunching with my character creation, and theory crafting builds. Morrowind was the sweet spot for me
I am exactly the same way! Although ive had a lot of fun playing Skyrim, the gameplay is basically non-existant once you look at it closely. Every combat is just throwing yourself at the enemy hoping you have higher HP/DPS. Thats whyy everyone loves playing Stealth Archers, not only because it can be OP, but because its actually fun and engaging to play.
Morrowind was great (in certain aspects), Oblivion was great (in certain aspects), Skyrim was great (in certain aspects); but if I have to pick one, I would measure them by how often I replay them - so Skyrim is my winner.
Its Morrowind. Although there are other games ive played more, nothing has grabbed me as much as Morrowind (although New Vegas is close). The world and story was just so interesting to me, and so bizarre and different from the usual fantasy/sword and sorcery stuff I was playing and reading up until that point. I still remember sitting in front of my shitty school-issued chromebook, reading the 36 Lessons of Vivec, and figuring out the secret message. That was when I realized the Elder Scrolls setting was far more interesting than Skyrim or Oblivion depicted it.
I still haven’t found anything that captivated me as much as Morrowind.
It was an escape from my life back then. I don’t need the escape anymore, but I still wish there was a world that could draw me in as well as that one.
Same dude. Takes me back to when I was in school. During the summertime all I would do is play Elder Scrolls. Beat the entire Knights of the Nine dlc in one sitting lol
The setting is what makes it a top game for me as well. When Oblivion came out, I wasn’t very excited about generic fantasy and the level scaling broke my playthrough (Thieves Guild before the first mission. Enemies scale, allies don’t). I know people love Skyrim, but it’s a bit too “smooth” for me. I like some number crunching with my character creation, and theory crafting builds. Morrowind was the sweet spot for me
I am exactly the same way! Although ive had a lot of fun playing Skyrim, the gameplay is basically non-existant once you look at it closely. Every combat is just throwing yourself at the enemy hoping you have higher HP/DPS. Thats whyy everyone loves playing Stealth Archers, not only because it can be OP, but because its actually fun and engaging to play.
Morrowind was great (in certain aspects), Oblivion was great (in certain aspects), Skyrim was great (in certain aspects); but if I have to pick one, I would measure them by how often I replay them - so Skyrim is my winner.