As most uf us did, I jumped into Skyrim with a huge amount of motivation. ...and I had fun. However, as many of us, after about 60-70 hours, I had to start motivating myself. I ground through the quests, listened to the men with funny accents, enjoyed the scenery, but..........why am I losing my motivation?????? Why do I turn off the PC, when other games keep me up for just one more boss, one more quest...

Then I did the unthinkable: One evening I loaded in Morrowind GOTY with the overhaul version 2, added a bit of Tamriel Revised, spiced it up with Galsiah and got a glass of red wine. Basically I wanted to prove to myself, that the "nostalgic Morrowind spammers" are wrong.

I hate to say it friends, but after 50 hours with Morrowind (and a couple of bottles of shiraz) its perfectly clear. I am about 100 times more motivated. I'm glued to my screen, wanting to do just one more quest, move up a level with the Imperials, up my gear by just a couple of notches, read another book, try once more to find that damb ancestral tomb, etc etc.

I am not nostalgic, I never played Morrowind before. As high as my motivation was to start Skyrim, as low were my expectations about opening up a game from 2002. But, I have to tell you, its incredibly clear to me that Morrowind has a gigantic amount more contenct, more depth and more immersion.

I can't fully describe the difference... many of you have tried. All I can say is that the "perfectest game" called Skyrim just got parket for a few months. I am absolutely convinced, that some of the ingenious modders will maneuvre Skyrim in such a way that it captures me like Morrowind. At that point, I will be the first one to jump back in, enjoy the incredible world Beth created and finally play Skyrim with a fervor that it deserves. Until then I'm spending my nights digging around Vivec, grinding the Redorans, swimming across to Tamriel and keeping pages of hand notes to try and make sense of the incredible world of Morrowind.

Maybe Morrowind isn't for everyone. I'm glad so many people love Skyrim. But..somehow I just had to tell you all about my story, because its unbelievably clear to me that for me, Morrowing ties me down 100 times more than Skyrim.

I'm interested if others tried this. Not the ones who "went back" to Morrowind. The ones like me who accidentally stumbled on this old game, just to prove that Skyrim is better. The ones who learned a hard and unfortunate lessen, that Skyrim is miles away from the capturing depth of Morrowind.

To me, its proven that its not nostalgia. Maybe my story will motivate someone else to take the plunge back to 2002.

Thanks for listening to my tale.
Sham.

Because much of Skyrim is shallow.

No, not really. The NPCs are and some of the story is, that's about it.

Shouldn't this be in the Morrowind forums?

Besides, everyone knows that when Morrowind was out all the cool kids were playing Dragon Warrior IV.

Bird's eye view, pixelated sprites are the only way to play RPG's.

Much more than just that is shallow.

Lack of interesting quests and characters, and lack of complex RPG customisation (apart from the Crafting systems, they are great).


They are the two main issues, I believe.

I also became unenthusiastic for the game much quicker than previous elder scrolls titles. I have still clocked a huuuuuge amount of time with the game already, but half of it is because I have been playing with my own mods. In Oblivion, and in Morrowind - I didn't feel the need to use mods until hundreds of hours of in....... After 100 or so hours of Skyrim I have already begun modding to keep it fresh.


The game is too generic - the quests are bland. And lack of choices, lack of variety, lack of consequences.... they make the world feel more bland....

Because there's no cool guilds to join, boring quests and NPC's and repetitive enemies that's why you not feeling the motivation.

Yes, that's the problem. It was around 60 hours for me too when the temporary blindless due to all the shiny stopped and saw what i really was playing with

There just isn't much there, beneath the dragons and shiny

That's my main complaint. I really do like this game. But if the guild quests were longer and better written (along with the NPCs) the game world would seem much more flavorful.

you guys are hilareous....ok, after a bit too much red wine I pushed "enter" to my story, far before it was written and I already got 8 replies. Please go back to the top...I finished it now I think. ...hic. love you. Sham.

An internet forum is no replacement for a qualified therapist.

*Grows long mustache*

*Shaves head*

*Leeches off of Oprah*

How's that working for you?

I'm starting to think Morrowind is some sort of mental affliction, moreso than an RPG. I'm sitting here looking at Skyrim and its Creation Kit in all its glory, and all I want to do is play (or perhaps mod)... yep, frickin' Morrowind. Strange.

It really is a superior RPG, in my view, but seemingly in ways difficult to explain or quantify. Ah well...

Nice post.

"You must understand the problem here, Skyrim isn't going to change, ever, the only one who can change is YOU! I want you to look into that camera and tell me right now if you are willing to commit to your relationship with Skyrim."

In your opinion. i enjoyed the story and characters of Skyrim. please stop portraying your opinion as fact.

le sigh...

I'm afraid I just can't get into Morrowind due to its complete lack of a functioning combat system and the encyclopedia NPCs. If the release date of Skyrim and Morrowind was switched around, I'd suspect I'd feel differently.

[your title] WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG there are MUCH better games

In your opinion.

its a lake a mile wide with a inch deep to the bottom.

It is a FACT that it is shallow it is not an opinion.

It is an OPINION if you enjoy such shallowness. All TES games have been more shallow then titles that focused on story and depth such as mass effect or witcher but even Oblivion had more depth to it which to me was surprising.

Hi Morrowinders, the citizens of New Vegas greet you warmly.

Skyrim is definitely lacking depth, something that Morrowind (and New Vegas) have. It feels good to read a book (or terminal) and actually have it matter and provide insight into future quests and events. It feels good to have an NPC actually react to a quest or action you've performed. It feels good to have people recognize you and react to who you are reputation, disposition and fame-wise. Skyrim unfortunately lacks all of these, so I too haven't picked it up in quite some time...

Skyrim's best friend Bethesda got her to have an affair with Steam, so I don't think this relationship is going to work... and I'm pretty sure Skyrim left some bugs in my bed. Could've just been that one night with the KoA demo though, not sure.

I'm gonna go try one more time with that Square Enix chick, even if just for the memories...

whoops. the title was meant to be subtle irony. maybe I need to practice my douglas adams... does anyone like vogon poetry?

A fact is something that if reproduced under the same circumstances, by two different people, will yield the exact same result (experience). Clearly that is not the case, hence it is not a fact.

but what about the fact that morrowind captured me 100 times more than skyrim. is that a fact or an opinion?