What do you think is the most atmospheric place in the ES games? For me it the Knights of the Nine Priory in TESIV, when you first find it, abandoned, when you go to the undercroft and meet the ghosts of the old Knights, I just think thats pretty cool. Tell me yours, screenshots would be nice too.

The Priory of the Nine is one and I also like the Imperial City, although it does seem a little underpopulated.

One time a glitch put all of the inhabitants in front of a house I just exited... all staring at me. Watching. Greeting. After the initial feeling of HOLY[censored]HOLY[censored]HOLY[censored], I realized it'd be cool if there were more crowds in the Imperial City. A more... urban poor feel. Multi-story, unpainted wooden bungalows creeping in on every side, suffocating, threatening to blot all light from the sky, with throngs of people below milling about, making it hard to breathe....

THAT would be what's necessary to make the Imperial City atmospheric for me.

I found that the Blades HQ was the most atmospheric, as it felt so... exotic.

Evermore!

seyda neen at night was good for me

Hmmm, the sewers in Oblivion are surprisingly well done when you think about it. The whole sewer system, under the Imperial City. For some reason they always creeped me out, unlike the Ayleid Ruins and Forts, which seemed to be trying very hard to do so. I think it's the combination of the darkness with the eerie light coming from above, the sounds of various creatures scuttling about, and the sounds of the sewerage moving about the place that made it so atmospheric, and scary. As for other atmospheric places....hmm...well, all of Dementia in the Shivering Isles. The first time I got that game, I ran all the way through it, and then fled back to Cyrodiil. It was so dark, mysterious, and brooding. The forts with the Flesh Atronachs were always atmospheric. In regards to cities, Chorrol, The Imperial City and New Sheoth were always my favourites in terms of atmosphere. Chorrol had this relaxed vive about it which I like, and the Imperial City had a busy atmosphere, even if there weren't as many people there or jobs as I would have liked. New Sheoth was refreshingly different, with one part being quite dark, and the other, quite vibrant.
The Nibenay Basin and Valus Mountains were some of the most atmospheric scenery in vanilla Oblivion. It was so desolate and dark. You'd see winding, deep rivers, with the only sign of life being outcasts or bandits, and creatures lurking outside dark abodes.
I haven't played Morrowind yet, so until I get it, I can only post on Oblivion's atmosphere, etc.

I would say Vvardenfell's whole west coast. I absolutely love everything from Seyda Neen up to Khuul.

Dagoth Ur and the surrounding Red Mountain. Creepy..

Skaal Village in Solstheim, Morrowind. in a heavy snowfall, at night, after setting up my own lantern lighting causing the yellow to lick against the walls of the cabins, the bundled up villagers going about they're business in the cold, very soothing.

Bloated Float at sunset,everyone gathers in that inn after a hard day of work. There is around 10 people in it all eating drinking and talking. And that orc bouncer at the door its just awesome you should try to go there.

The ashlands.

Oh, well if we can talk about Vvardenfell then the Ashlands always were fun.


And for some reason when I read the Great Gatsby I can't get the images of MW out of my mind.

Hmmm...For some reason I am reminded of Pippin from The Lord of the Rings... I wonder why...

The Dunmer and Dwemer ruins from Morrowind have a good amount of atmosphere as well as Red Mountain.

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Hmmm...For some reason I am reminded of Pippin from The Lord of the Rings... I wonder why... LOL yeah maybe because i mentioned Inn and eating and drinking And hobbits and those things are related....and he says that sometimes

Mournhold. It's rich. Bunch of people also dazzled by the city themselves meaning the NPC's.

The Cavern of the Failed Incarnates in "Morrowind" has always been a favorite for me; the way you first see the mummified remains of the Incarnates, but after Azura speaks to you, you see their spirits standing proudly next to their remains, looking as they did in life.

The towers in Oblivion were very challenging and atmospheric, especially the first couple of times. Nightmarish.

I loved exploring the Unique Landscapes mods. And the beaches of cirodiil.

oblivion. yup, your tired after closing 7 oblivion gates, but theres always one more. the first time you step inside the next one, you feel like crap, then you feel even worse when "you realize its that one again."




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in oblivion not far from the priory there is a waterfall I think are nice.
http://img91.imageshack.us/i/oblivionwaterfallll3.jpg/

on the isles there is a top with a good view.
http://img65.imageshack.us/i/shiveringislessunsetgj4.jpg/

morrowind it is so many,red mountain makes the most impact on me though.

being stuck in any random eggmine and discovering a nice clump of diamonds or ebony...i think i could stay in that place for the rest of the game

Now, if only the inhabitants went inside at night to complete the feel. I suppose there's a mod for that, though.

For me, it was Camoran's Paradise. The colors are so garish - you can tell right away that its a wicked place, painted up to look nice for visitors.

The Priory of the Nine, the Gardens of Flesh and Bone, and the Shivering Isles at night (very, very nice sky). Actually, a lot of the Shivering Isles gets my vote.

I loved Camerons Paradice. And the sun set on the water.
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/images/24438-2-1242693615.JPG

My Screen Shot Collection:
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=24438

The Shrine of Nocturnal in Oblivion. A truly beautiful place, you feel like you are really there.

I love the atmosphere in the Shivering Isles
Especially http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/3058904075_6d40ea22d7.jpg