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

[RaderOfTheLostArk]

Morrowind and Fallout 4.

Is that even allowed?

It's definitely an unusual opinion. But if it's what you enjoy most, it's what you enjoy most. I will say that I love (or at least enjoy) every Bethesda game I have ever played. Skyrim is what started it all for me. In TES—and by the Nine, this might come across as obnoxious like I'm tooting that I'm a "real fan", but I hope that isn't the case—I have Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind, Arena, Daggerfall, Redguard, and Online under my belt (with some Battlespire and Blades thrown in). Morrowind and Skyrim are the top two for me, and which one I love most depends on the day and mood, but I love all of the games (well, I enjoy Blades, but love is a stretch). Some of the games that aren't Skyrim or Morrowind also scratch a certain itch that those two don't—for example, I think Oblivion's side quests are far more creative and memorable than Skyrim's or Morrowind's, even though they have a lot of good to great side quests too.

On the Fallout side, I've played 3, 4, New Vegas, and 1 (with some dabbling in 2). I'm not sure which one I truly favor most, but in terms of pure fun, 4 has given me the greatest amount. There are definitely some things I prefer about 3 and New Vegas, though, and the atmosphere of 1 blows all the other Fallout games out of the water.

Maybe it is just the sum of the parts of Morrowind and Fallout 4 that put them at the top for you. Or their exploration is just the most interesting to you. Maybe you played them at key moments of your life. I don't know. But they are both fantastic games and have special places in my heart, too.



@WellTemperedClavier - I want to give Fallout 2 another whirl and beat it, but I've learned a lot about it apart from what I've played and I agree that the pop culture references and silliness are way too much, even for Fallout. And I agree on Fallout 1's atmosphere. It's one of if not the best at portraying its atmosphere in any game I have ever played or seen.