wirecutter

i've played both mw and ob...and all i can say is.. they're.... just different... while alot of things have changed, oblivion to me just isnt that much better than morrowind... sure it has its merits.. but not that many.. being able to join and advance in the guilds without really affecting ur standing in the other guilds was quite welcome. but after awhile it simply became a case of take over this guild, then take over that guild... and u get the exact same quests in the exact same order. a possible alternative could b optional 'insider jobs' given to u if u are a member of that guild. and how would the listener of the dark brotherhood, the arch mage of the mage guild and the grad champion of the arena take to being called 'meat' by some orc in the fighter's guild? and imagine the 'arch mage' of the mage guild who hasnt cast a single spell that does more than 5 dmg... and he cast that just to open some lock... the story line was too predictable. way too predictable. escape from prison, and save the world. because ur the only one who can do it. its a quest borne out of desperation more than anything else.. at least in mw.. ur the nevarrine... thats called legend... yes the combat system has a better feel to it now, but it does feel stripped down... all 1 handed weapons swing the same way, blade or blunt. all 2 handed weapons swing the exact same way too... which basically leaves u with a 1 handed stick, a 2 handed stick, a bow, and spells in terms of weapon variety... every other difference is just cosmetic. another thing is the architecture of the buildings... unlike in morrowind, there is no distinctive 'cyrodil' style... buildings in 1 city are completely different from buildings in another... take bruma and leyawin for example.... not to mention everything looks like its from medival england. at least in si the architecture was generally more distinctive. the general fauna was very earth like too... bears.. mountain lions... wolves... boars.. its supposed to be a fantasy setting...