It's a wide world - and these are some of the widest

[Lycanthrope]

Morrowind?

1994 The Elder Scrolls: Arena
1996 The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
1997 An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire
1998 The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard

Courtesy of Wikpedia.

Don't give me that look, you started it!

[Fivel]

Wow, didn't realise the franchise is that old. Which of Morrowind, oblivion and sky rim did you enjoy the most?

[Hagan]

I cannot really choose. I favour many genres in the open-world adventure dept.

I like/love each for its own method of bringing to me (the player) its implementation of a open-world sandbox title.

Each is enjoyed for its own purpose and ideas.

Favouring one over another doesn't make sense -- unless you really do favour one over the other.

[Lycanthrope]

Wow, didn't realise the franchise is that old. Which of Morrowind, oblivion and sky rim did you enjoy the most?

I'm not the world's biggest TES fan. I find the class system abominable, the "level-scaling" idiotic and the depth half-arsed (there's a distinct lack of any tangible cause and effect in the "choices" you make, which results in a very superficial-feeling experience).

Pooky will tell you that Morrowind is the biggest/best/most awesome/totally pants-wetting (especially when modded) game ever, I'm sure. And while it's definitely a very, very expansive game it also feels very superficial.

I think general consensus is that Morrowind is the benchmark.

However, Skyrim's class, levelling, dialogue, combat, quest, etc systems are a lot more evolved. So I'm a bit more partial to it than Morrowind.

Oh, and Oblivion... Oblivion is terrible. Terrible. One of the ugliest/half-arsed games ever made. How it ever managed to be called "ZOMG SO PERTY" without mods is beyond me.

[Fivel]

Thanks Ly, not sure I have the energy or the time for any of these.

[Hagan]

Being an Elder Scrolls fan, albeit only since Oblivion, I've never had the pleasure or displeasure of playing Morrowind.

[Lycanthrope]

Thanks Ly, not sure I have the energy or the time for any of these.

Depends on what you want out of them. You can finish the main story in a few hours (maybe 8 or so, perhaps even less), quite comfortably and feel like you've had "the experience." Or you can screw around and do side-quests and explore, if that takes your fancy, and have the game last much longer.

The one thing these games have (and, I suppose, one of their greatest appeals) is their versatility--you can play them in whatever way you want to.

And you're always welcome

[Pooky]

Yes, I will tell you that Morrowind is the best Elder Scrolls Game, purely because of the feeling it manages to create.

I'm a huge fan of game immersion and Morrowind is the best at this. It's the most immersive game I have played I think.

However, I'm also a huge fan of Skyrim. Of course, I gain more joy out of modding the heck out of these games than actually playing them hehe.

[Lycanthrope]

Pooky, I've been wondering... What race do you usually play as and what's your play style?

[FarligOpptreden]

Yes, I will tell you that Morrowind is the best Elder Scrolls Game, purely because of the feeling it manages to create.

I'm a huge fan of game immersion and Morrowind is the best at this. It's the most immersive game I have played I think.

However, I'm also a huge fan of Skyrim. Of course, I gain more joy out of modding the heck out of these games than actually playing them hehe.

Gotta agree here about Morrowind. It's one of my favourite games ever. I never managed to feel quite as engrossed in later Bethesda RPGs, except maybe Fallout 3.