• @gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    12 days ago

    Oblivion is far less playable for new players, y’all just have nostalgia blinders / mods in mind

    The levelling system breaks Oblivion, violently. Nothing that awful is in Morrowind, even the “I can’t hit anything with a dagger because I’m too stupid to read” doesn’t come close

    • @Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      21 day ago

      I can’t hit anything with a dagger because I’m too stupid to read” doesn’t come close

      This happens 3 seconds into the game, and very few modern gamers will ever RTFM. It’s far more likely to be a hard wall to a newcomer. I wouldn’t blame them, either. Invisible stamina-based dice rolls was certainly a choice.

      Oblivion’s system took time to break down - long enough to actually get players invested, at least.

    • @Allero@lemmy.today
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      12 days ago

      Nah, I started with Skyrim, and I played Oblivion without mods. It’s not great, problematic in many places, but it is playable if you want to discover the story.