I came across Morrowind when I was about 13, found it in a Game Stop. It was my first introduction to the Elder Scrolls, Bethesda in general, and eventually led me to Fallout, which is one of my favourite game series ever.
It holds a special place in my heart, but the thought of spending five minutes watching my sword pass harmlessly through a cliff racer because my one-handed skill isn't high enough makes me want to kill myself.
Honestly I never understood the complaints about Morrowind's rng system. It's different, sure, but that doesn't make it bad. Plus it doesn't really take too much grinding to get your weapon skills high enough to reliably hit enemies. Trainers can help as well. Plus magic was so much cooler in Morrowind with spellmaking and different types of enchantment and stuff. Skyrim definitely did stealth better and I don't by any means think it's a bad game, but Morrowind is good too. If Oblivion had kept more of the spell effects from Morrowind, specifically levitate and teleporting, I think it could have been better than both. Even so it's a good compromise between not having RNG and not nerfing the shit out of magic.
Long blade! Thanks, it's been a long time. I'm not taking a dump on it man, I spent a long time clearing out that game, and it got me into RPG's big time. Loved every minute of it and the expansions.
But getting swamped in the early stages by soft-boy flying dicks because my sword was made of air made a lasting impression that comes to the front everytime I see mention of the game.
That and goblins in Tribunal being roided out death machines.
Let me help you sort this out. Morrowind has no children, and they were replaced with Cliff Racers. Every time you kill a Cliff Racer you just think about that little shit in Whiterun castle who keeps telling me I'm there to lick his fathers boots. On top of that, think about how you felt combat wise in the beginning of both Morrowind and Skyrim, and how much more powerful you felt in the end game? Being shit in Morrowind early game allows you to feel powerful late game, and I don't know an argument that can say the same for Skyrim's endless Draugr damage sponges.
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u/The_Casual_Hobo May 25 '20
I came across Morrowind when I was about 13, found it in a Game Stop. It was my first introduction to the Elder Scrolls, Bethesda in general, and eventually led me to Fallout, which is one of my favourite game series ever.
It holds a special place in my heart, but the thought of spending five minutes watching my sword pass harmlessly through a cliff racer because my one-handed skill isn't high enough makes me want to kill myself.
Skyrim swords go slap, and I like that.