Raving about Morrowind on The Escapist forums

MW/TES3 was an explorer gamer's wet dream. Sadly, they completely missed this point in OB/TES4. Whereas in MW the world felt completely hand-crafted and every nook and cranny held different secrets, and me and my friends were talking about rare books we had found and which was our favorite; OB felt entirely "generated" and that once you had seen one aspect, you've seen it all. Caves, gates, bandits, etc... they were all boring and same-y. The quest system reflects this as it felt straight out of an MMO barring a few "look at me" quests like the Painter quest. The fast travel only adds to this feel.

MW was one of the best experiences I've had in gaming and I explored that world for months. Oblivion was, simply, a good game. Really, OB could've never lived up to what MW made for me... a shame, really.

In reply to Escapist forum thread on 3/11/2008