Recent reviews by Duferd

Best ARP game I've ever played.

- Decent graphical quality
- Huge variability in creating your builds (like frickin ENORMOUSLY MASSIVE variability)
- Ton of content before the end game and TON of content in the end game

- It may be overwhelming at the beginning, but if you try to understand it you will quickly realize that the game is not as complex as it might look.

Great hardcore MMORP game.

- Stylish and simple graphics
- Huge, huge, HUGE amount of things to do (hundreds of quests, dozens of skills to level, massive world to explore and complete various minigames and quizes in)
- Easy to understand (it's not mechanically difficult, you literally need just your mouse to play the game)
- Funny and amazing world that feels alive

Best MOBA game so far.

- Rich in terms of in-game mechanics and systems
- Great stylish and detailed graphics
- No need to spend hundreds of hours to be able to play the characters you want (all are available for free right from the start)

I also personally love this game 'cuz it reminds me of Warcraft III. (Unfortunately I wasn't able to play DOTA 1 when it was popular)

PS: If you're tired of the cheap DOTA clone League of Legends, come play the real MOBA game :).

Oblivion, as well as Morrowind, is a great RP game.

Most of the RPG features were preserved from Morrowind and unfortunately a lot of them were discarded in Skyrim.

Quests in this game are very well written. A lot of them are unique and fun.

The combat is probably the best combat in the whole series (Yes, even better than in Skyrim).

The world is gorgeous and it feels alive. People reacts on you, based on what have you done.

Besides the enemy scaling and bugs in this game, it is really great game.

8/10

(Pros and cons are made in comparison to previous TES titles)

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PROS:
+ Nice graphics quality
+ Dual wielding
+ Dragons
+ Voice acted conversations
+ Crafting added

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CONS:
- Only 6 equipment slots (plus both hands)
(RIP enchanting)

- Several skills removed
(Because removing choices from players creates better RPG)

- Attributes removed
(I wouldn't call Health, Magicka and Stamina attributes, since there is no system/mechanic tied to them. They are only single value resources.)

- A lot of spells/spell effects removed for some reason
(RIP mages and again less choice for some reason)

- Uniqueness of races is disappointing
(Innate racial traits could be more impactful. Having slightly higher magicka regen isn't really an interesting trait for something that should define your character)

- Birthsigns removed
(Another thing that kills the uniqueness of your character. There are these Constellation Stones which basically give similar type of powers, but it is just an inferior version of Birthsigns/Birth Stones, because you can change your active Constellation as you wish)

- Spellmaking removed
(Bethesda hates magic I guess.)

- NPC Disposition removed
(NPCs in Skyrim feel more scripted than reactive. They only say something interesting when player does a quest or something. They just lack background and personality, and feel like empty soulless robots, that are trying to imitate human (or elf/khajiit/argonian))

- Instead of feeling like a true RPG, where you are nobody and explore the world as some guy, gaining reputation with your actions, here you are called a hero (the dragonborn) since the start of the game
(For me personally, the story feels like it's being forced on me the whole time, instead of just being a narrative adding up to the world)

- UI Menu controlling
(Inventory, chests, vendor) is designed only for controllers. On PC you have to deal with the scuffed, poorly functioning controller version. (Inconstistency between different menus with same function (inventory has different key binds than chest, despite both being menus working with items), dialogue options not being correctly selected)

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For me, RPG is about freedom and creating your own character (DnD-like RPG) and so it is disappointing to me that Skyrim, the last title of the very popular "RPG" Franchise, got rid of most of the things that gave the player the freedom and choice in the previous games.

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As an fantasy action game: 6/10
As an fantasy RPG game: 4/10

Short:
- actual rpg (your actions will affect how people percieve you and how will they act if you approach them)
- ton of quests to do and skills to develop
- older game -> don't expect pretty graphics or dynamic combat
- I'd say combat is not one of the main things here, it's just one of the ways how to pass through the game

9/10

Long:
For sure, the best RPG game of The Elder Scrolls series. It's an older game. It doesn't have immersive graphics or dynamic combat, however this game is an actual RPG, as well as Oblivion.
(Daggerfall has ton of things and systems in it, but I wouldn't call it RPG and Skyrim is just an action game)

Morrowind is just for you if you want to jump in a fantastic fantasy world where it's your choice what to do.
The game itself practically tells you: "Here you are, do whatever you want bro."

There is not something like: "Holy f**king god, you're the chosen one, you have to kill this big bad guy to save the whole world."

Nope. You'll be just thrown in the game and you can do whatever the hell you want to and it will not be against the story or anything.

The game consists of over 400 quests (as far as I know), about 7 or 8 guilds to join (some are "unfriendly" with each other, so you cannot join all of these at once, though), tons of skills to develop and level up.

You have to build your reputation with people. Everyone is percieving you differently and if your reputation with them is really low, they might not talk to you or even attack you.

You can be a fearless warrior with full daedric armour (*yawn*) or a powerful (almost broken) mage who can creates his own spells or enchant items. You can be the rogue sneaking behind other's backs as well.

Apart from skills which help you in combat, there are also skills that you will use in order to persuade people (buy some stuff cheaper) or just be able to get friendly with them more easily.

IT IS YOUR CHOICE.

Cave Men GO BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

21. 12. 2020:
The game is great and it's still getting better. Can't wait for the updates from 2021. I like that devs are trying to make this game playable for small groups or even solo players. Definitely recommend.



17. 11. 2022:
- Great game if you are a grindy player, cuz this game will give you hundreds of hours spent either by PvEing, PvPing or doing Crafting related stuff.
- Much easier to play in a group
- IT'S NOT FOR GROUPS ONLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Playing this game solo is definitely possible, however it requires more time to get on the level, where you will be able to deal with some frustrating situations.
(- I've played this game for over a 1000 hours solo and I still play it)
- Graphics is not bad (better for ppl who can enjoy graphically simplier environment)

I'd recommend this game for either a small group of friends or for players who just want a game where to spend a lot of hours.

Score: 8/10

PS: If you rage quit a lot, then this game is not for you. :)

The best MMORPG game I've ever played. Great story, amazing world, good graphics. I really love game's mechanics, like combat and the interaction with the world, you can steal, you can murder. Or just explore the huge world, do dungeons or world bosses, maybe gather some resources to craft stuff from that. So many content there. I strongly recommend this game. Great Job Zenimax. I love you.