I Kind of Feel as though I'm weird...My Favourite Bethesda (developed) Games are.... Options

[ArtemisNoir]

Morrowind and Fallout 4.
I mean, many, if not most, people would consider these two games to be entirely antithetical to another. The thing is, I'm not fully sure why I respond in this way. Maybe because they're perhaps the most focused on narrative, which tends to be my strong preference. Granted, FO4, has its issues, and parts of its story most definitely aren't as well implemented as they could be, but, at the same time, the NPCs, and especially the companions, are the most fully realised of any Bethesda game. So... maybe that's it ??? Plus, given I couldn't make a mod, even if my soul depended on it, I enjoy the building elements of FO4 when I'm feeling creative, and the world is fun to explore.
Don't get me wrong, I genuinely enjoy: Oblivion, Skyrim and FO3, but none have ever grabbed me like Morrowind and FO4.

Any thoughts on the whole subject? I'm always at a loss in figuring out what makes me truly love a game. There's just something indefinable and elusive that simply clicks.

This post has been edited by ArtemisNoir: Feb 19 2023, 10:51 PM

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

I can’t be unbiased towards Morrowind. Being my first TES game, it just holds such a special place in my heart. I thoroughly enjoy the other TES games that have come since (never bothered to try Daggerfall and Arena), but Morrowind just seemed so much more magical (I suppose both literally and figuratively as there are so many more spells to learn, lol).

As for Fallout, I’d say it’s 3, New Vegas, then 4 for me. 3 was my first Fallout game, and I have played the crap out of it. New Vegas improved on 3 in almost every way, except it was frustratingly more buggy. 4 is probably the most stable BGS game ever, but the story really irked me. I love the crafting and building aspects of the game but feel there should’ve been fewer settlement sites. I’m also not a super big fan of the voiced protagonist. All of that said, I’ve had a blast (pun absolutely intended) playing Fallout 4, so I definitely don’t consider it a bad game by any means.

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Feb 20 2023, 01:48 PM