Cyrodiil a bit small? Options

[Olav]

I can't help but think that Cyrodiil seems quite small compared to Morrowind. Am I getting this impression only because it's possible to see that tall tower in the Imperial City from all over Cyrodiil, or is the game world smaller than it was in Morrowind?

In Morrowind I felt like I could travel in one direction for a long time, and my marker didn't move too much on the main map. In Oblivion however, I look on the map before doing a quest and think 'wow, it's going to take a long time to get there!'. But a few minutes or even seconds later I'm there.

Of course another thing that may give me this impression is that in Morrowind you never saw further than a short distance in any direction, while in Oblivion you can practically see 'as far as the eye can see'.

I'm not complaining or anything. After all we have the Oblivion realm to roam in too, as well as all the caves. And I truly love standing on a mountain somewhere in nice weather and see the tower and other cities and landmarks in the distance.

But I'm just wondering if anyone else have gotten the same impression as me?

[Lady Saga]

In my case, Cyrodiil felt gigantic when I first started it up in 2008. But I was used to a multitude of games that don't allow much exploration. Games on PS and PS2, that is, with tons of invisible barriers. It took quite awhile to find one of Cyrodiil's invisible barriers. In comparison, a game like Crusaders of Might and Magic has invisible barriers as soon as we try to step off a particular path.

Nowadays, I realize both Cyrodiil and Skyrim are relatively small, but this is comparing to my real-life hometown. This all depends, though. I rarely fast-travel, instead preferring to walk from place to place. My characters usually only run if they're being chased by an enemy. I'm sure if I FT'd and ran everywhere the gameworld would feel much smaller than it is.

And I finally wanna say that there are areas in both Cyrodiil and Skyrim (unmarked roads) that can take hours to travel through. As my characters walk through these areas, the world does start to feel larger than it is.