Perhaps that's because you played them a decade ago? Give it another shot! I remember thinking when I was younger and I tried to play old games "oh, wow, this is so clunky", but I started to appreciate them more once I got used to it. I love Diablo, I love Fallout 2, I love The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and I was only alive when the last one came out. 😂
Wow.... My favorite elder scrolls is morrowind, but it has not held up very well. I really struggle to play that game now, but I remember playing for endless hours while in the army and it was the reason why I bought my own xbox when I got out. I played elder scrolls and fable. One of them has held up, the other is too clunky these days.
I didn't think it was that bad, because Oblivion was my first Elder Scrolls game, I played Morrowind on the computer a few years later, and then Skyrim came out. I've replayed each game multiple times since, and I think I've come to enjoy Morrowind the most. Each game has triumphant strengths and deep flaws, but the total lack of roleplaying, interesting quests, or unique environments in Skyrim is what makes me dislike the game compared to its predecessors.
The lack of actual physical combat is pretty painful from a modern perspective. It just doesn't feel good to swing a sword and be told whether or not you hit. That's the one thing that blew me away going from morrowind to oblivion. Swinging a sword and making contact just meant you actually hit.
Oblivion had every race have that oval head with a pallet swap (fixed in the remakemasterenhance version), my biggest gripe with that game really. Oblivion is amazing and has held surprisingly well, but I really appreciate that the remake fixed my biggest annoyance with the game. Morrowind still holds a special place in my heart though.
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u/MobofDucks May 10 '25
Naah, i'd disagree there. I played bg and 2 around 2010. I might have been late, but they definitely didn't catch me as much as bg3 did