• Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    You mean more memorable than nearly getting executed and having to escape a dragon attack?

    Yeah, not really. And I’ve played both.

    Even this should tell you enough:

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      2 days ago

      I think people just give Skyrim a lot more hate because it’s been the last in the series for so, so long.

      Oblivion was probably the #2 most memorable intro/tutorial of its’ rough time period to me. #1 is stealing a bike in an alleyway.

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        Maybe the Oblivion intro feels more memorable because the rest of the games was such a step down from Morrowind in a lot of ways. Skyrim, for all its continued dumbing down of Elder Scrolls, was a well made fun game. And you got to be the main character again!

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          I actually love Oblivion for the reason you are NOT the main chosen one character. Oblivion’s people love you regardless, while they treat you like a fetchdog in Skyrim.
          Oblivion’s curse is the broken leveling system.

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            Oh god, that leveling system is abysmal isn’t it?

            I found that to be successful I had to primarily focus my main skills in silly shit I could easily level.

            All hail the master of jumping and unarmed combat, defeater of dremora lords!

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      Idk, Skyrim seemed like a fun house opening. With big things coming at us we know won’t kill us. In Oblivion, we are greeted by the fucken emperor, and he wants to talk to US, a prisoner, and then he hero’s journeyed us into importance. It just seemed a lot more impactful than Skyrim’s.