Morrowind nostalgia thread/TES Argonia

[pepejul]

Leschma downvoted my post... I m so sad now...

[Gravoth_iii]

Is morrowind any better than skyrim/oblivion when it comes to combat? Is the game any better in general or is it also dependant on being modded the fuck out of before being decent? I've heard a lot about morrowind but you can never be sure with nostalgia being a huge factor.

[Clockworkkiller]

Is morrowind any better than skyrim/oblivion when it comes to combat? Is the game any better in general or is it also dependant on being modded the fuck out of before being decent? I've heard a lot about morrowind but you can never be sure with nostalgia being a huge factor.

Everything is better in morrowind except combat.

Seriously the "dice-rolling" style of combat is morrowind is retarded. In a fps game, if I visibly hit a enemy it should connect and the enemy take damage.

Not in morrowind, even of your visibly hitting. The games hidden dice roll makes you fail like a tard

[Taser]

Everything is better in morrowind except combat.

Seriously the "dice-rolling" style of combat is morrowind is retarded. In a fps game, if I visibly hit a enemy it should connect and the enemy take damage.

Not in morrowind, even of your visibly hitting. The games hidden dice roll makes you fail like a tard

This.

One could make an argument for graphics but there's tons of mods out there that make it pretty.

The combat really sucks in comparison to oblivion/skyrim (not that the combat is so awesome in these but by far better). When I first started oblivion I was in awe that my attacks were actually hitting people if they hit their bodies. I literally was amazed because of my experience with morrowind.

Morrowind had a ton of lore and awesome shit but its combat was horrible in the beginning then as you get better at the skills.. the combat basically is if you hit them visibly, you hit. Not 100% but far better than in the beginning.

It was funny to be shooting at someone and the arrow would visibly pass through them but you missed.

Morrowind with upgraded combat would be so great. The amount of things you could do and see without  touching mods far outweigh the customization and things you could do in oblivion and skyrim.

[Leesin]

IMO Morrowind is by far the best TES game as a whole made so far, the combat does suck though. I couldn't go back and play it, sadly combat mechanics and the graphics etc all play a big part for my enjoyment in a game, going back to play Morrowind would just ruin it for me personally, considering I played that game to hell and back already I don't see the point. They really need to take a step back and look at Morrowind and everything it did well that Oblivion and Skyrim didn't, because out of the three games the things Morrowind does well that the other two didn't do that well are some of the most important parts. Though console casuals are now apart of their target audience so it's impossible to know what they really plan on doing and which of their audiences they are really want to please.

[Xant]

Morrowind will soon be 13 years old - and its age is definitely showing. I don't think I'd be able to get into it again, and like Leesin I've already played it a ton. If you've never played Morrowind, though, I recommend giving it a try, if only to explore a bit.

[LordBerenger]

We need a remake of The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard

[Angantyr]

Is the game any better in general or is it also dependant on being modded the fuck out of before being decent? I've heard a lot about morrowind but you can never be sure with nostalgia being a huge factor.

I can only say that to me nostalgia is not a factor at all. I didn't play Morrowind before some years ago when it should've been very outdated. And it was still one of the best RPGs I have ever played. Still is. Definitely in top three in regards to lore, freedom, atmosphere, story and setting. I've taken it up many times since, once a year or so.

In the beginning I tried all the different graphics mods to bring it more up to date but quickly realized that Morrowind is best kept vanilla (and I will emphasize this, nothing beats the atmosphere of the old-school RPG visual design), but with 1024x768 resolution and pushing the wall of fog (not too much, the fog is part of the natural environment and atmosphere of the game setting) enough and add distant landscapes so you get a better view of the simply awesome volcanic island (both achieved in five seconds with the MGEui tool).

Michael Kirkbride and co.'s lore is genius level in my opinion, and it's so refreshing seeing 1920's South American surrealist litterature style blend with fantasy/steam punk/sci fi.

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homemade levitation item with constant effect + boots of speed + 2 seconds homemade dispel = perma flying

[Xant]

In the beginning I tried all the different graphics mods to bring it more up to date but quickly realized that Morrowind is best kept vanilla (and I will emphasize this, nothing beats the atmosphere of the old-school RPG visual design)

Yup, all that ENB crap looks really, really awful in motion.

If only the combat was fun... what I wouldn't give for Dishonored/Dark Messiah style combat in a Morrowind setting.

[pepejul]

How finishing Morrowing in 4 minutes 19... you remember ?

[Xant]

Speaking of M Kirkbridge, seems like a cool dude.

http://www.reddit.com/r/teslore/comments/1ptr0o/i_am_michael_kirkbride_ask_me_anything/

http://michaelkirkbride.tumblr.com/

It really seems like this guy's the main reason Morrowind was so good.

[Angantyr]

www.imperial-library.info/content/forum-archives-michael-kirkbride

Yes, was a great loss for TES not to have had him onboard since (except a few books in Oblivion if I remember correctly).

[Angantyr]

I think there's also a chance we'll see a Summerset Isles setting next. Could make for some nice, exotic scenery and be a logical follow-up to Skyrim's story arc as the series enters yet an Altmeri dominated timeline.

[Falka]

I never liked open world RPGs, with focus on exploring, like TES and Ghotics. They all seem to be devoid of any good story or memorable characters and I hated melee combat in all of them. Granted, never managed to finish any of those, probably I've spent the most time in Gothic 3 and it was 15 hours at most.

[LordBerenger]

The main storylines were meh. But the dwemer stuff is awesome. Just reading up on all books and shit on them. Shame next TES if it's in crappy Black Marsh won't touch on the Dwemer subject i bet. Atleast not much at all.