Morrowind or Oblivion?

Morrowind,especialy if you dont meet minimum requirements for Oblivion

Morrowind graphics > Old blivion

But even overall Morrowind > Oblivion (imo)

OLDblivion

Morrowind

Oblivion with mods is far superior to Morrowind, but that's damning with faint praise. Morrowind is crushingly dull and repetative. The geographical terrain is interesting enough, but there's nothing populating that geography. The NPCs are cardboard cutouts with no memory and generic speeches. You can rob them blind, leave town, come back and they won't remember a thing you said or did. The game suffers from serious levelling issues. By the time you reach level 8 or so, you can pretty much kill anything you meet with nothing more than a harsh look. Quests are stultifyling pointless. Go to A, kill x number of B, fetch y number of item C, and come back to me for reward D.

I'd say pick up Gothic III or the Witcher over either Morrowind or Oblivion. But if you do have your heart set on one of those two, Oblivion offers a much more choesive story with better, more involved side quests. Just be sure to get the levelling mods. (I suggest also killing off the fast travel option and limiting the radious that unexplored places on the map are revealed).

Morrowind.

I've got 350+ hours in that game and I think it's one of the best of all time. There are so many great mods out there for it.

Oblivion with mods is equal in quality to Morrowind. Morrowind is tougher to get into, but has a deeper, more detailed world for you to play in. Oblivion has better graphics, more action-oriented gameplay, and a more cohesive world.

Both are terrific games. 

Haven't played The Witcher (anxiously waiting for Christmas when I could get my hands on TW:EE), but from what I've played of it in the demo, it would seem that going from The Witcher to Oblivion is a much less jarring transition. 

Oblivion with mods is far superior to Morrowind, but that's damning with faint praise. Morrowind is crushingly dull and repetative. The geographical terrain is interesting enough, but there's nothing populating that geography. The NPCs are cardboard cutouts with no memory and generic speeches. You can rob them blind, leave town, come back and they won't remember a thing you said or did. The game suffers from serious levelling issues. By the time you reach level 8 or so, you can pretty much kill anything you meet with nothing more than a harsh look. Quests are stultifyling pointless. Go to A, kill x number of B, fetch y number of item C, and come back to me for reward D.

I'd say pick up Gothic III or the Witcher over either Morrowind or Oblivion. But if you do have your heart set on one of those two, Oblivion offers a much more choesive story with better, more involved side quests. Just be sure to get the levelling mods. (I suggest also killing off the fast travel option and limiting the radious that unexplored places on the map are revealed).

what is all this thing about mods? where do you find them? do you have to pay for them? what do they do?Greyfeld

It's user created content that makes changes to the game itself to improve (most of the time) the overall experience. Don't like the way characters look in a game? look for a mod. Combat is too arcade-y in Oblivion? Download a mod to slow things down, and so on and so forth.

For Elder Scrolls games, Planet Elder Scrolls is the best source of mods. 

Haven't played The Witcher (anxiously waiting for Christmas when I could get my hands on TW:EE), but from what I've played of it in the demo, it would seem that going from The Witcher to Oblivion is a much less jarring transition. 

Its because i posted OLD blivion picture vs Morrowind picture (OLDblivion is software that disables most demanding graphical settings so you can play Oblivion on older weak computers)

Morrowind has the best mods. Well, Oblivion has great mods too, but it's a much more flawed game out-of-box, and.... yeah. Well, both games are worth playing. Morrowind is the better game. Oblvion is newer, and has the entailing advantages that goes along with that. Both games are all about the mods. Morrowind lasted much longer for me without them, but mods are a vital feature of both games. There is just so much quality stuff out there.

Just for fun take a look at the Morrowind Grass mod (which I've never tried and have no idea how well it works, nor what kind of beefy PC is required):
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I have to say Morrowind is the better game. I enjoyed both games but after playing Morrowind I actually fell a big disappointment in Oblivion, it just felt like a downgrade in many areas. Morrowind + 2 expansions is definitely worth playing. I havent even bothered trying out the 2 expansions for Oblivion.

• Morrowind has a deep story
• Large world to explore and is worth exploring
• Leveling System is good
• Difficulty depends on the area (dont go there if you are are not powerful enough). There is a difficulty slider if you think the game is getting to easy.
• No fast travel and fast travel costs money. This feature pushes you to explore more
• Many quests, more than in Olbivion
• Not much voice acting, a lot of reading
• Because of the old engine there might be loading when you enter new area (area is for example 50x50 m)
• More equpment customization, able to wear more items than in Oblivion.

• Oblivion story is poor (cant belive they gave an award for Oblivion story, I have seen that story in movies and other games already).
• Smoother transition between areas than in Morrowind
• A lot of voice acting (even though you only hear like 4 different voices)
• Leveling system is really stupid, enemies get stronger than you do, at the end killing enemies is just a pain. I have finished the game on level 6 (I think you can finish it on level 2). Finishing it on level 6 is easier than on level 35 or higher!!!!! WHAT!!!! How is that possible?!?!?!? So if you do get Oblivion consider a mod that removes enemy level up
• Also to get better and more expensive items you need to level up....
• Improved combat system (personal opinion). In morrowind its more up to a chance, e.g. blocking, if your block skill is low than it is very unlikely that your character will block an attack. In Oblivion you block the attacks yourself but the block skill just estimates the reduction of demage you take. Your arrows always hit an enemy unlike Morrowind which is also up to a chance (even if you shoot point blank).
• Horse is only good for traveling, cant fight from horse, Always have to get off it.
• No point in exploring (unlike Morrowind), as you wont find better items unless you level up. All areas are nearly the same.
• Fast traveling = good and bad.

Anyways there are many differences. Some people prefer Oblivion over Morrowind while others prefer Morrowind over Oblivion. Both games are good and you should be able to enjoy both.

Mods are user created content. Select a mod that you think is good, download and install. Some add extra stuff like armour, weapons, location. Some improve graphics and etc. Some mods are completely different from the original game (basically a new game). Most mods are available for free. www.moddb.com is a good mod website, it has mods for many games. However if you are looking for a mod for a specific game it might be better to go on official forums.

Herrick recommends Morrowind if one's computer does not meet the requirements for Oblivion.Herrick

I recommend Morrowind even if you can play Oblivion on highest settings. Morrowind is one of the best PC games of all time in my opinion, and Oblivion is one of the worst (that I've played).GodLovesDead

Playing Oblivion right now, and I have to say, your statement about Oblivion being the worst is absolutely off base. Granted, I'm playing with mods.

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]I recommend Morrowind even if you can play Oblivion on highest settings. Morrowind is one of the best PC games of all time in my opinion, and Oblivion is one of the worst (that I've played).Noldorin2646

Playing Oblivion right now, and I have to say, your statement about Oblivion being the worst is absolutely off base. Granted, I'm playing with mods.