Which one;s better: Morrowind or Oblivion?

I've played both Morrowind and Oblivion, and I'm wondering what all you guys think about which is better:

MORROWIND OR OBLIVION??

erm...OBLIVION!

Better GRAPHICZ

Better GAMEPLAY

Theres actual VOICED DIALOGUE

The reasons are endless :D

Easy. Morrowind, a good story is worth everything to me. Of course the flying made it funnier too. But most of all i liked the sense that i was really there. The racism against the khajiit and argonians, the extravagant cities and the exciting dwarven tunnel complexes.

Oblivion was more shiny and stuff, but completely soul-less, way to generic to like the conversations"-i saw a mudcrab the other day --Really? --Bye" Even the caves is so normal i fell like screaming, like i have only stumbled upon one non-story related boss in a cave. The lack of power that you felt even though you where high level was annoying too. I didn't even get to build a tower.

If you have played through morrowind and oblivion you would get it...

I feel Morrowind is easily the better RPG. It has a better story, deeper gameplay, more options... in so many ways, the game is just more interesting to me. Oblivion is, when all is said and done, not all that great an RPG.

Oblivion does have the better graphics by a wide margin, and the action side of the gameplay is better, but it lacks depth and a really intriguing storyline. Add to that the fact that almost all monsters and treasures level with you as you play, and you have a somewhat predictable game. It has fewer factions and quests, fewer skills, the spells and weapons were altered too much (taking away Levitate, Recall, Spears and Crossbows? What the hell was that about?) and the AI was nothing like what was initially promised, being no better than Morrowind's, IMO.

Both games are good, but I'd have to give Morrowind the nod as the better game without even a moment of hesitation. Oblivion is good and I'm currently enjoying it, but it's not nearly as great as Morrowind, even with mods.

Morrowind, hands down.

Oblivion was, bland (not talking about graphical aspects) overall when compared to Morrowind. The NPC may have had better AI in Oblivion, but that doesn't make them or the game any better. The way things leveled with you as you played, made Oblivion feel dumbed down and also the fact that treasure sucked and you never got anything worth while unless you actually took the time to level up to 20+.

Morrowind was more alive then Oblivion. You could actually feel like you were there because the NPC actually talked (no voice dialog for the most part), even though you had to read most of the dialog. The story line was better and the gameplay was more interesting and even the add on content was worth picking up to play through....whereas you could pay to pick up some "horse armor" in Oblivion....big whoop!

Morrowind was better and Oblivion will never be able to come close to contend with it.

It depends on what you're looking for. I personally liked Morrowind a lot more. By not striving for realism so much, it was somehow more realistic. Go figure.

The other two factors making Morrowind better in my eyes are the atmosphere, and the "soul" as many people have already mentioned.

The replies say a lot. The ones who prefer Oblivion either went "OBLIVION" or "OBLIVION, BETTER GRAPHICS, BETTER GAMEPLAY, THERE IS ACTUALLY VOICED DIALOGUE" etc etc. While the Morrowind fans spoke of Morrowinds soul, depth, and just the immersiveness of playing it.

Morrowind is by far the better game, but if you have played Oblivion it might be hard to get into Morrowind. I started with Oblivoin, and when I played Morrowind, I knew this game was better. But I couldn't get into it. The graphics can be fixed, but the game is still dated. Comparing them from their time though, Morrowind wins, hands down.

If I can chose a full paragraph explaining how this simple farmer desperately needs help, as his only berloved daughter has been kidnapped by goblins and that he promises anything, as long as he gets his daughter back, or chose "Rats are dying in my basement, help!"...

I'll go for the first one.

We had a thread about this yesterday!

Anyway, Morrowind, easily.
I hated it at first, but I went back to it a few months later...and sunk a few hundred hours into it (wihtout mods). It wouldn't make my 'top ten' list of great RPGs, but it was packed with content and fun to play.

Oblivion lacked content, complexity, customisation and exploration - hell, everything that I enjoyed about Morrowind.

Never played Morrowind. But i have played Oblivion and hated it. If you want a good Oblivion-style game, try Dark Messiah.

Oblivion is clearly less buggy and more graphically advanced than Morrowind, but compared to Morrowind Oblivion is TES for casuals; as everything has been over simplified.

Were poor balancing allowed power players in Morrowind, Oblivion outright encourages and rewards it.

Morrowind plus expansions Tribunal and Bloodmoon.

Morrowind did have a better story overall, but to be honest, a lot was brutally boring. Like getting elected Hortator? That was nothing but dreadful tedium; I almost quit on the game trying to get through all the endless NPC hunting and Silt Strider hopping.

Besides the main one, I thought Oblivion's questlines were far superior to Morrowind's. Larger in scale, more suprises, and characters who actually do more than just sit in the same spot and dispense quests.

And to those who believe that the skills system, economy, monster leveling etc. of Oblivion were awful, keep in mind that Morrowind had its quirks as well. Magic was a huge pain in the butt to use, medium armor was pretty much useless, and combat consisted of just standing in front of an enemy waving your weapon (best attack only) hoping to hear an impact sound. It was also possible to become fabulously rich and practically invincible within the first few hours of play, which sounds cool, but it really shouldn't be possible unless it's a cheat. At least, not if you want a challenging game.

Depends what you're looking for.

I only played a few hours of Morrowind, and that was years and years ago, but I know there was far much more to it than Oblivion. Oblivion is a great game if you want to pick up an adventure/action/RPG and kill mudcrabs, but if you want to get immersed in a fantasy world then Morrowind is probably your best bet.

I have never played Morrowind, but I didn't like Oblivion. It only had one problem, but it was something I couldn't stand. You moved so slow it makes the game boring.

erm...OBLIVION!

Better GRAPHICZ

Better GAMEPLAY

Theres actual VOICED DIALOGUE

The reasons are endless :D

marco12334

lol he is a console gamer ,but Morrowind hands down man.

If you consider yourself a mature adult gamer that wants a serious story and characters you have to think about a little rather than be spoon fed, then Morrowind, with mods, is your game.

If you find Oblivion a liitle challow with the levelling creatures etc, get a couple mods: Martigen's Monster Mod, which adds new creatures and a much better non-levelling AI, and Francesco's Creature-Item mod. Don't bother with the vreature bit, that'sthe same as MMM, but add the items bit and get 100's of new levelled weapons.

Now you can go into an Ayelid Ruin, see a headless Zombie soldier in his leather armour carry a rusty weapon, you can kill him, but will now have to watch in case he raises up agian, and when he does, you see that dead Khajit Adventurer there with that Silver Axe? Well, when that Zombie raises up, if he see that axe, he won't pick up his rusty sword, he pick up that more powerful axe! Of course, because he may not raise up for anything up to three minutes, you may be long gone bfore he raises and picks up that axe. And all the while he standing there he's getting his energy back and waiting for you to return..........

I have never played Morrowind, but I didn't like Oblivion. It only had one problem, but it was something I couldn't stand. You moved so slow it makes the game boring.

TheGreatOutdoor

Morrowind always > Oblivion

Oblivion is a joke compared to Morrowind.

Daggerfall for me. :(Makari

Oblivion was not an rpg, but an action game. MetallicaKings

In my opinion Morrowind was probably the greatest RPG ever made. There is so much to do and a lot more put into it than Oblivion. On top of that the modding community is incredible.

Best ... Daggerfall

Then... Morrowind

Worst... Oblivion

morrowind = unique, interesting

oblivion = a black(or red) hole of repeativness, oblivion was simply a port, and like all ports lack the creative edge true pc games have. adding in cheap tools used to create "random" dungeons and suchfor lazy developers and this game is just fail when compared to real computer games.

which is why i beat morrowind, and all the expansions, and the "uber and epic"wizards island mod, which took years of my life away

while on the other hand oblivion took about 20 to 40 hours of my life, i tried to give it a chance but its just a terrible game for anyone who's played a real game like morrowind.

While I haven't played it, I have to go with Morrowind. You can't get much worse than Oblivion.

Morrowind has never sucked me into the game like oblivion has. So i have to go with Oblivion :D

UH-OH! Another Oblivion vs Morrowind thread. I have seen way too many of these before

[QUOTE="MetallicaKings"]Oblivion was not an rpg, but an action game. dos4gw82

Oblivion stretches the meaning of RPG. It is more of an action/adventure game with RPG elements