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]

I have noticed something, comparing Cyrodiil to Skyrim. In TES: IV, we can see clear across the province, however the vanilla game will not draw ruins, forts, and other structures, unless you're maybe a couple hundred feet away from them. Only White Gold Tower/Imperial City can be seen from anywhere.

Well in Skyrim, it seems as if we can see across the entire province, but the draw distance is actually rather limited. If I get on top of a mountain near Riften for instance, it seems as if I can see all the way to Markath, but looking carefully, the draw distance doesn't go that far. It goes maybe as far as the Throat of the World/Ivarstead area, the rest of the world from there is usually fogged out. However, there is a lot more detail within this limited draw area. Bleak Falls Barrow can be seen from multiple places, for instance. It can be seen from a mile away, I am guessing. If Bleak Falls Barrow appeared in Cyrodiil, we'd only be able to see it once we were actually nearing it.

It's the game engine, right? It's because the two worlds are using different engines. Gamebryo vs. Creation.