[Karacan]

Originally posted by Arryn:

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Originally posted by djtool:
I tried Morrowind myself...it didn't hold my interest.

And again, I ask: why?

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I'm speaking here as someone who played Morrowind extensively for about four months, but I, too, was disappointed in retrospect. "We have learned from Daggerfall", exlaimed Bethesda. "We will provide unique characters this time, and interaction will be great." After the tenth time bribing and flattering an important NPC to gain vital informations or to solve a quest, this statement becomes a sore joke. The quests, while varied, where nevertheless of cookie-cutter-quality. Get item/disable person A for person B to tell person C. The nice storylines help from time to time, but the pattern rarely changes, with only a few notable exceptions.

I constantly asked myself if I would have liked Morrowind nearly as well as I did if it had, say, Ultima I-III graphics, or pixelated textures like good old Doom, and I have come to the conclusion that without the brilliant graphics of Morrowind (this is the best nightsky of any game I ever saw, including every single modern space sim, and the dust storms just looked cool, and while I love Gothic and its sequel as well, they just don't touch this), it wouldn't have Lasted long on my computer. Maybe you and I are more graphically inclined than others.

If Dom II had the graphics of Morrowind, I'd still love it. If Morrowind had the graphics of Dom II, I wouldn't. Oh, and compared to Daggerfall, I was very disappointed by the rather uninteresting dungeons. I seriously hope that Oblivion - which I will purchase blind, as well - comes out as a hybrid between Daggerfall goodness and Morrowind playability and graphics.

Whoa. I guess that's why noone tried to answer you in long, because I for one could have gone on for another hour or so.

/edit: So much text, so much spelling.

[ July 19, 2004, 13:29: Message edited by: Karacan ]