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?

[Olav]

Yeah I do tend to notice that we're moving quite much quicker in Oblivion. And regarding fast travel, when I first heard that this would be a possibility I swore I'd never use it, as getting around in Morrowind was half the fun and 75% of the excitement. But I must admit I've been using it quite a lot.

And I also agree about the caves/ruins, come to think of it. Although I do tend to stay away from them if I can (they give me the creeps ) I have to visit them during quests of course, and I notice that they're quite similar indeed. In Morrowind there seemed to be more variety. Dwemer strongholds were fascinating with all their mechanical gadgets, and Daedric towers were fascinating with their architecture. Caves had hidden underwater areas and secret spots you could only find if you could levitate.

But all in all I love Oblivion so far. The graphics are amazing, and I've downloaded a lot of mods to improve textures. They've also made some changes to compensate for the fast-travel feature, like no levitation for example. In Morrowind I had enchanted items that gave me constant levitation and invisibility. Made it quite safe and 'boring' to explore...

Anyway, the fast travel feature isn't the reason I think the gameworld is small, it just seems smaller. You mention large areas of 'nothingness' in Oblivion, while I so far have experienced the opposite. When going somewhere I tend to bump into forts, caves, altars, shrines, Oblivion gates etc. every 50 meters it seems. I have the impression that there are far too many points of interest in Oblivion. Then again I haven't really explored the wilderness yet, only areas close to roads.

And in Morrowind I never reached an area where I could move no further, while in Oblivion I hit 'invisible walls' quite often.