Every Elder Scrolls Game RANKED Worst to Best

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  • @featureddrat5641
    @featureddrat5641 4 місяці тому +243

    Everyone’s favourite elder scrolls is just which ever one you played when you were a kid.

    • @studiedturtle4139
      @studiedturtle4139 3 місяці тому

      fr

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  3 місяці тому +17

      You aren't wrong

    • @alexanderstilianov
      @alexanderstilianov 3 місяці тому +13

      I played Skyrim as a tween and adored it but as an adult, I just find Morrowind more enjoyable, despite lacking the nostalgia factor (although the music certainly brings me back to all the time I've rewatched Fudgemuppet).

    • @magesticalmysterium6856
      @magesticalmysterium6856 3 місяці тому +1

      @@alexanderstilianov I am rather like that, I played Oblivion First, then Skyrim, (Perhaps ESO), and Then I Played Morrowind, yet I actually like Morrowind the most

    • @njux1871
      @njux1871 3 місяці тому +2

      @@alexanderstilianov I actually am not like that. I played Morrowind as an adult and am an avid fan of older games but I still can't bring myself to like it more than Oblivion OR Skyrim. I see why it's lauded and love its roleplaying depth but at the end of the day I'm just not into Dunmer culture. Oblivion remains my favorite main quest by virtue of being so charming while Skyrim is my favorite in terms of exploration. And I gotta say TESO is definitely phenomenal (beyond repetitive gameplay) and in terms of side quests even takes the cake. :)

  • @Galimeer5
    @Galimeer5 2 місяці тому +28

    Oblivion has the best roleplaying (outside of Daggerfall)
    Morrowind has the best story (outside of Daggerfall)
    Skyrim has the best world (outside of Daggerfall)

    • @ronwilson9815
      @ronwilson9815 18 годин тому

      IMHO Oblivion had the worst role playing (outside of Skyrim), it has almost none, Skyrim actually has none.

  • @ramrod1016
    @ramrod1016 3 місяці тому +39

    Morrowind was my entry to the franchise. One thing that has stuck with me all these years, was that unlike the main guilds (fighters, mages, thieves) which appeared in the citys to join, there was also mention of an assassin guild. Whithout quest makers I literally had to go around talking to npcs an collecting hints until i finally tracked them down to the sewers in Vivec where in a small room i found a locked trapdoor, inside i founs the hq of the Morag Tong assassins.

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  3 місяці тому +10

      Morrowind is just a mature game. The world expects the player to read, explore, and pay attention and being rewarded for that is so awesome.

    • @drewfromyay882
      @drewfromyay882 28 днів тому +1

      Yeah I really dislike how in Skyrim every NPC info dumps on you everything you need to know. Morrowind I remember learning the spell levitate on my own and figuring out there was an entire set of Telvanni houses you can't access without it.

  • @dominicscotti8602
    @dominicscotti8602 4 місяці тому +25

    I've never even played morrowind but I somehow saw that one coming

    • @woddlyoats
      @woddlyoats 2 місяці тому +1

      Tbh Morrowind is dated but if you want a hardcore RPG elder scrolls Morrowind is the best

  • @debopamroy56
    @debopamroy56 3 місяці тому +38

    All Bethesda needed to do instead of wasting resources on Starfield was to divert all their attention to a Morrowind remake.

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  3 місяці тому +4

      @@debopamroy56 we can only hope Starfield at least taught them lessons or inspired new tech for the next elder Scrolls

    • @magesticalmysterium6856
      @magesticalmysterium6856 3 місяці тому +4

      Stop and think about it for a Second, do you Trust, Modern Bethesda...with making a Re-Master of Morrowind...knowing everything they could do to it...taking what is frankly already a good game even with it's bits of jankiness...and turning it into something worse?, I say this as a Player who played Oblivion and Skyrim first, yet Morrowind is my favourite

    • @mattyleake5147
      @mattyleake5147 18 днів тому +1

      Oblivion remaster

    • @TheOnyxSpy
      @TheOnyxSpy 8 днів тому

      Screw that, let's get an Arena remake, I want the entire continent of Tamriel at my fingertips lol

    • @LucaDavoli_
      @LucaDavoli_ День тому

      @@TheOnyxSpyjust play ESO.

  • @owynz6176
    @owynz6176 28 днів тому +5

    Oblivion is personally my favorite. And I can’t get enough of it, even after 10 years

    • @NoahVercetti
      @NoahVercetti 3 дні тому

      By azura by azura by azura . It's the adoring fan . I can't believe its you standing here next to me.

  • @oliwierwagrowski3176
    @oliwierwagrowski3176 4 місяці тому +51

    To be fair playing Skyrim (Without DLC'S) when I was 8 on a dusty old Xbox 360 felt like pinnacle of gaming. I played it for hundreds of hours (Like always not killing Alduin cuz fuck that guy?) and the game truly helped me through my hard childhood, the game has a special place in my heart and nothing will change it but like a year ago when I was 16 I decided to pick up Morrowind for the first time, man did that feeling return when I first turned on Skyrim. For all it's jank (I fucking hate when there are no markers) there is certain beauty in the game and it just captivated me, the entire prophecy of the Nerevarine and Dagoth Ur just surprised me because I never played Elder Scrolls necessarily for it's story telling but Morrowind felt different. Morrowind Imo is by far the best TES we have then Skyrim, sorry Oblivion fans but I could never get past the shit leveling system in it

    • @heathermelton5688
      @heathermelton5688 3 місяці тому

      Lmao same but on ps3 and then ps4 for special edition and then ps5 for anniversary edition i have 3k hours between all versions

  • @LymeGreen04
    @LymeGreen04 4 місяці тому +8

    1. Oblivion
    2. Skyrim
    3. Eso
    4. Morrowind
    5. Daggerfall
    Never played arena or the others

  • @moonsshadow4297
    @moonsshadow4297 4 місяці тому +49

    Have to say it. Morrowind was one of the first RPGs I ever played, and that kind of spoiled me for what I expect from a fantasy world. I don't want medieval middle of someplace vaguely european, like skyrim and oblivion were. They were fine, I enjoyed them, but they didn't capture my full attention with the worldspace the way Morrowind did. I think part of why it was so interesting and captivating was because the more familiar, real world aspects, like the imperial forts and towns, were so starkly contrasted against the environment that it was clear they were colonizers. I'll always remember going to Sadrith Mora for the first time, thinking "oh cool. A castle. Never seen this before", stepping outside the tower walls and seeing the great hecking mushrooms curling up from the earth and being met with a dude wearing whole ass BUG as a helmet.

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  4 місяці тому +5

      The vibes of Morrowind are immaculate

    • @LymeGreen04
      @LymeGreen04 4 місяці тому +1

      I love morrowind. But I think vardenfell is one of the ugliest areas to the eyes in all of tamriel.

    • @fwelpsofera4635
      @fwelpsofera4635 3 місяці тому +1

      @@LymeGreen04 nope you fell this just because played morrowind as a kid, skyrim still is the greatest Bethesda game.

    • @LymeGreen04
      @LymeGreen04 3 місяці тому

      @@fwelpsofera4635 what?

    • @fwelpsofera4635
      @fwelpsofera4635 3 місяці тому

      @@LymeGreen04 Sorry, i mean, in my opinion, you just thinks morrowind is a better game because you played it as a kid and The nostalgic feeling takes controll of your mind, morrowind is umpleyable nowadays

  • @daylencymbalist3821
    @daylencymbalist3821 3 місяці тому +4

    This is actually the best Elder Scrolls content on UA-cam. I’d love to see you discuss more lore from these games you do great at it!

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  3 місяці тому

      Thank you that is too kind 😎

  • @penguinmaster7
    @penguinmaster7 4 місяці тому +41

    i would personally place Oblivion at #1 because, to me, Oblivion IS Elder Scrolls. it combines things I like from Morrowind and Skyrim, with just the right amount of everything else to make it incredibly enjoyable. the world is vibrant and beautiful, the guild quests are the best in the series to date (no TES game will ever top the thieves guild finale), the music is amazing, you get Sean Bean and Patrick Stewart, and it has some of the most fun quests in the series.

    • @MagnusBlades23
      @MagnusBlades23 2 місяці тому +2

      I agree with you oblivion was the first game I played in my life I remember I had a weak PC so my older brother installed a light game for my PC and my PC in Minecraft was 30 fps and this game is Oblivion which is the best game I've played in my life

    • @DragonxFlutter
      @DragonxFlutter Місяць тому

      I’ve been slowly dipping my toe into Oblivion. And what I’ve played so far has been pretty fun! Only two things bother me about it: first, the lock picking minigame. Coming off Skyrim and Fallout, the lock picking felt truly random, and I ended up avoiding it as much as possible. Second, from the lore recaps I’ve seen for the main quest…it _sounds_ like the makings of a great story; by being the catalyst for a wayward cowardly bastard son to become a great hero-king on par with Tiber Septim. The problem I have, based on what I’ve seen, is that we don’t get to see it in real time. We constantly get sent on a mission, and only see a recap of Martin’s growth after we get back. So the actually intriguing part of the main quest largely happens off-screen. Other than that, the rest of the game seems really good.

    • @penguinmaster7
      @penguinmaster7 Місяць тому

      @@DragonxFlutter in th case of lockpicking, do nocturnal's quest to get the skeleton key and just spam the force-lock button

    • @DragonxFlutter
      @DragonxFlutter Місяць тому

      @@penguinmaster7 Doesn't help with learning the system, but okay. I guess I'll just cheese it. At least Nocturnal isn't that bad of a Daedra to work with...

    • @bulldog4248
      @bulldog4248 29 днів тому +1

      @@DragonxFlutterthe lock picking in Skyrim is way more random and less skill based than oblivions

  • @AndyMeetsFantasy
    @AndyMeetsFantasy 4 місяці тому +12

    Great video. Fricking love Oblivion, one of my favourite games of all time and completely blew me away when I played it back on the PS3 in 2007! Skyrim is fantastic of course but does feel a bit more identity-less in its vanilla form. Need to play Morrowind more, but probably with OpenMW and some visual mods.

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  4 місяці тому +4

      Skyrim just barely edges out Oblivion but I get more immersed in Skyrim personally. Oblivion is amazing though!

    • @OGtruthserum
      @OGtruthserum 4 місяці тому

      Did you do all 200 dungeons and did it get repetitive for you?

  • @nitnurray
    @nitnurray 3 місяці тому +4

    Daggerfall is so good, I love getting a huge loan at the bank, buying a boat and fleeing into a different country to avoid having to pay it off.

  • @josephmarch7142
    @josephmarch7142 4 місяці тому +11

    Loved Morrowind. Was one of the first games I got to play on my own personal PC with a 126 MB card haha

  • @enman009
    @enman009 4 місяці тому +6

    Morrowind is such a magical experience. Sure, gameplay is the jankiest of the 3d games, but the world and most quest were fascinating. While Skyrim may not had a great story, the worldbuilding, side stories and additional content (like survival mode, becoming a Vampire or a Wolf) gave more depth to the game.

  • @youssefblehcen4157
    @youssefblehcen4157 3 місяці тому +3

    i played em first time around 2021
    the order i did was skyrim>morrowind>daggerfall>oblivion
    morrowind is the best by far

  • @BryanDes
    @BryanDes 4 місяці тому +13

    Skyrim for me is number 1 Oblivion is number 2 Morrowind is number 3 and Daggerfall is number 4 Arena is number 5

  • @danielgardner3156
    @danielgardner3156 3 місяці тому +1

    Great video! 100% agree with your list 👌🏻 Morrowind is the perfect embodiment of a single player D&D campaign and I like the way you worded it as “a campaign that the DM put way too much time into”. People complain about the lack of quest markers and combat system. To me having to actually read the journal and figure out where to go made everything so much more rewarding. As far as the combat system goes, as a D&D/tabletop player, that just feels like how it should work. Gotta roll on hit, then roll on damage

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  3 місяці тому

      It really makes piecing together the plot much more intriguing and engaging as well.

  • @jayroberts8297
    @jayroberts8297 2 місяці тому

    Awesome content man! Glad I found your channel, and keep of the great work!

  • @DearAnem0ia
    @DearAnem0ia 2 місяці тому +1

    There's one great thing about Morrowind you forgot to mention. It starts with a D and ends with Ur.

  • @DinklebergTheScarecrow
    @DinklebergTheScarecrow 8 днів тому

    Honestly a very well thought out list

  • @bandit7447
    @bandit7447 4 місяці тому +3

    Great video, got a sub. High quality video.

  • @CCGpodcast
    @CCGpodcast 3 місяці тому +1

    Great video!

  • @Jay-mx6bg
    @Jay-mx6bg 17 днів тому

    I love how you were a prisoner traveling by boat in morrowind then they let you go and just plop you into vardenfell tes 6 should definitely do that again

  • @winterwolfcr7
    @winterwolfcr7 4 місяці тому +4

    I put... probably 100s of hours into Skyrim and still feel that I enjoy that game in spite of the Elder Scrolls style of game play lol Also, the final dragon was such a pain to fight as a stealth archer.

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  4 місяці тому

      That playstyle is so strong up until that point too

  • @skyr3ssaep
    @skyr3ssaep 4 місяці тому +10

    feel like daggerfall should be higher

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  4 місяці тому +2

      Theres a strong case to be made for it

    • @thewelshbeersnob2783
      @thewelshbeersnob2783 4 місяці тому

      Aye Daggerfall with Unity should be in the top 2 at least lol

    • @thomasrosendahl2783
      @thomasrosendahl2783 3 місяці тому

      Why do you think Daggerfall did not carry any influence over to future rpgs, while Dragon Age Origins and Skyrim inspired tons of games?

  • @AndrewGraciano-xy6vc
    @AndrewGraciano-xy6vc 4 місяці тому +5

    Was watching this video and felt like it had hundreds of thousands of views because of the quality only to see you're at around 400 right now. Keep up the good work man

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  4 місяці тому

      Thanks! I'm glad you checked it out

  • @masterklaw4527
    @masterklaw4527 3 місяці тому +6

    Every mainline Elder Scrolls game is the best for different reasons.

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  3 місяці тому +2

      This is the real ranking

    • @The_Libationist
      @The_Libationist 3 місяці тому +2

      Ngl, I would have to see some very strong arguments for why Arena is the best but I do agree for the last 3 games.

    • @masterklaw4527
      @masterklaw4527 3 місяці тому +2

      @@The_Libationist The only thing I can say for Arena is the sense of scale, especially for the time, but that's about it.

    • @krzysztofwozny9742
      @krzysztofwozny9742 2 місяці тому +2

      Arena suffers in this regard from the fact that Daggerfall is just Arena but better, so everything you could come up with to argue in Arena's favor (e.g. the sense of scale) is also present but better done in Daggerfall.

    • @masterklaw4527
      @masterklaw4527 2 місяці тому

      @@krzysztofwozny9742 so, all of them are the best except for Arena. I can live with that.

  • @bymylife_47
    @bymylife_47 4 місяці тому +4

    skyrim ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @alexanderstilianov
    @alexanderstilianov 3 місяці тому +1

    Good opinions 👍 I completely agree. Morrowind nails that hand-crafted depth, roleplaying capability, and player choice without making it overwhelming with many arbitrary skills and overreliance on procedurally generated content.

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  3 місяці тому +1

      It struck an almost perfect balance for me between player freedom and accessibility

  • @Rusty624
    @Rusty624 28 днів тому

    Quest 64 😢 that one hit the ❤️. Subscribed

  • @johneggboy
    @johneggboy 3 місяці тому +1

    I was hoping you would not put morrowind at the top but here we are, and you did it anyway

  • @TetrisKing
    @TetrisKing 3 місяці тому

    Oblivion is the first Elder scrolls game I played and Morrowind was the second but Skyrim is by far my favorite tho. It is my comfort game when I am sad or a game I can play when I just wanna tone out the world. Also I think one of the more under appreciated things about it is its reach it had. The fact that I have friends that only play the type A personality games like COD, Halo, etc and they also played and loved Skyrim speaks volumes about the game.

  • @MarkusJackDijkgraaf
    @MarkusJackDijkgraaf 28 днів тому

    1. Morrowind
    2. Daggerfall
    3. Skyrim
    4. ESO
    5. Arena
    6. Oblivion

  • @Yaboi-h
    @Yaboi-h 3 місяці тому +1

    Skyrim on the surface might seem like an improvement on oblivion, but after half an hour of questing you realize how shallow it truly is. Yes graphically it is a massive improvement. Yes the word is very impressively realized. However the problem is that in Oblivion I would struggle to name the 5 best sidequest because of how many bangers there are, but in Skyrim I struggle to name five good sidequests. And questing is the meat of these games.
    Not to mention factions where Skyrim truly shat the bed. I would argue the Companions is so unbearably bad that the even fighters guild in Daggerfall is better than it. The other factions don't fare much better either. The only faction that I wouldn't call straight up just bad in the base game is MAYBE the thieves guild. But even that is a maybe.
    Not to mention how insufferable dragonfights can be before getting dragonrend - a lategame shout - if there was any game to use levitation THIS was it to equalise the fight a bit, but I guess people are way too law obiding in Tamriel to commit such a horrible crime. You know thievery, murder, reanimation, vampirism, cannibalism - the criminals of Skyrim are OK with all of those but the second you bring up flight they vomit just by the sheer thought of this unspeakably heinous crime. (this criticism also goes for Oblivion btw)
    The main quest isn't anything to write home about either, with Delphine being the annoying asshole she is dragging you around pretty much ammounting to exactly nothing but a literal waste of time. And they were so sure we would think she was such a badass that you never get the chance to tell her to fuck off. Even when she COMMANDS you - the person THEY are supposed to serve - to kill the best character in the game. The game also seems to expect you to beat the main quest first, which is a very backwards idea in my opinion.
    Gameplaywise I guess it is passable, though its potential is hindered by the stealth archer and bethesda refusing to make players commit as well as magic being by far the weakest it has ever been, barely being viable to the point you start questioning why characters devote their lives to study such a worthless skill, when they could just croutch in a corner and walk forward for a couple of days and become literal demigods. Melee combat also is unsatisfying.

  • @dragonmagic9872
    @dragonmagic9872 2 місяці тому

    I'm sort of bias with Skyrim because Skyrim and Oblivion are the only Elder Scrolls games I've ever played, and I have played Skyrim for many years, I even platinumed the game, Skyrim has a huge place in my heart, I have played a little bit of Oblivion but nowhere near as much as I've played Skyrim, I don't really know that much about all the other main titles because like I said before Skyrim and Oblivion were the only ones I've ever played, I love almost everything about Skyrim, It's world, the dragons, all of the magical elements of the game, and I absolutely LOVE all of Skyrim's soundtracks and boss music, Oblivion's main theme sounds like something you would play as you watch the President walk by lol, but Skyrim's main theme is just pumped with action and adventure, I can't really put into full detail how much Skyrim means to me, It's one of the greatest games I have ever played.

  • @kiel7411
    @kiel7411 5 днів тому

    yay another morrowind fan! I love morrowind. Even though i grew up on Oblivion and skyrim, morrowind is just great.

  • @teodorrydberg254
    @teodorrydberg254 4 місяці тому +6

    Enjoy Oblivion more then Skyrim the more vibrant coulors, better character buildings different builds more viable, And less repetitive are the main reasons, as someone who began with oblivion i wait for Skywind think i couldn't play throu Morrowind without fast travel and quest markers

    • @KingJ1397-v8q
      @KingJ1397-v8q 4 місяці тому +1

      You and me both Skyrim just too repetitive and copy and pasted to enjoy .loved oblivion though but I can’t wait for Skywind because morrowind is too old for me to play. I believe Skywind will be my elders scrolls five . What skyrim was supposed to be.

    • @OGtruthserum
      @OGtruthserum 4 місяці тому

      @@KingJ1397-v8q Morrowind doesn't even have native widescreen support, not even 1080p. It came out when Diablo 2 came out. Meanwhile, Oblivion on PC in 4K still looks great!

    • @AtomicFlounder42
      @AtomicFlounder42 3 місяці тому

      No way are you calling skyrim, the game thats been released 8 times and still gets bought, more repetitive than oblivion.

    • @lukeclapp499
      @lukeclapp499 3 місяці тому

      @@AtomicFlounder42 just because people buy it doesn't mean it automatically has replay value

    • @lukeclapp499
      @lukeclapp499 3 місяці тому

      it's not that hard to play morrowind without fast travel and quest markers because unlike the games that were made after, it was designed with it in mind.

  • @razorsimon6681
    @razorsimon6681 День тому

    I dont understand why people say skyrims leveling system takes away from the rpg element, bro you actively do stuff to improve skills and you choose your play style, like just roleplay

  • @ericrubin6875
    @ericrubin6875 3 місяці тому

    I especially liked the realism in Morrowind of ability score and skill requirements to join and level in factions. In Skyrim you can become the arch mage knowing barely any magic

  • @kajelis
    @kajelis 4 місяці тому

    I love this, my ranking is slightly different but only because I never played Daggerfall as I was young at the time and couldn’t buy it. My dad bought Arena so that was still my first. So my ranking is:
    5. Daggerfall
    4. Arena
    3. Oblivion
    2. Skyrim
    1. Morrowind
    Even though I’ve heard of such greatness of Daggerfall I’ve never played it so I can’t place it above the rest. I still love the series and have brought others into it.

  • @real_CLOUDED
    @real_CLOUDED 2 місяці тому +4

    skyrim is easily the best. everyone knows it. those who say otherwise are just blinded by nostalgia

    • @kingjom5651
      @kingjom5651 Місяць тому

      FACTS

    • @learningchannel3850
      @learningchannel3850 Місяць тому +2

      That's an opinion. The main three all have merits and drawbacks. Skyrim absolutely does not do everything the best out of the three. It's why it's okay to have an opinion and not everyone thinks Skyrim is the best.

    • @un_weon_cualquiera.
      @un_weon_cualquiera. Місяць тому +3

      no. It depends on whether you like a more rpg experience or not. Each of the 5 main games have core differences when it comes to that. Skyrim is the less "traditional rpg" experience out of all.
      Worldbuilding and scenarios also change wildly from game to game.
      I have played 2 TES games so far but Skyrim becomes a little repetitive, specially for its combat system/gameplay.
      I played Skyrim first so nah, it's not nostalgia.

  • @themosh6247
    @themosh6247 4 місяці тому +2

    This is my exact ranking

  • @Bleachigo162
    @Bleachigo162 21 день тому +1

    How is oblivion at number 3

  • @Greaseball_gamer
    @Greaseball_gamer 4 місяці тому +4

    for me its 1.oblivion 2. morrowind 3.skyrim

  • @Hippolestrian
    @Hippolestrian 2 місяці тому

    I played morrowind as a kid prior to any other elder scrolls, and while I loved the atmosphere and world, the mechanics and character building just failed on so many fronts, being that trying to build a character without any understanding of RPG lingo and mechanics, was darn near impossible. I also dislike equipment health as a mechanic in games because if you get a one of a kind item, it will be expensive and just tedious to keep in good repair. Skyrim made it possible to just play quests and explore without worrying about how said ventures would absolutely destroy every part of your gear. While the world may have some to be desired when compared to Morrowind, on its own, Skyrim is still expansive and feels like it has so much to offer.

    • @IINareik
      @IINareik Місяць тому

      Weapon degradation is one of the things I miss, it's not even a issue in Morrowind or Oblivion and you can repair stuff yourself, its more realistic weapons will break.

  • @HalcyonDayz91
    @HalcyonDayz91 5 днів тому

    I would say Oblivion is my favorite mostly because it is the one I started playing and because of the Shivering Isles DLC but both Morrowind and Skyrim are also just as fun for me.

  • @TheParagonIsDead
    @TheParagonIsDead 3 місяці тому

    I prefer Skyrim more but it’s cool to see someone who likes morrowind more.

  • @kylejoly577
    @kylejoly577 4 місяці тому +1

    I've never played Daggerfall but I get the sense id like it. Morrowind my #1 game of all time :) I think Skyrim > Oblivion for me but its close. I find it more fun to mess around in

  • @Ton_____
    @Ton_____ 4 місяці тому +2

    It may be too good to be true one day, but i hope that es6 has morrowind style rpg elements, no weird facial expressions like in starfield (hope they make em better), little to no bugs (just a wish tbh), unique voice acting (cause cmon, you really wanna hear nick valentine voice half of the region again?), and better models for everything. I would say no building, but Bethesda is really pushing it with building stuff in games now

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  4 місяці тому +2

      We can only hope

    • @OGtruthserum
      @OGtruthserum 4 місяці тому +2

      ES 6 will be even more dumb down than Skyrim. Taking away the class system in Skyrim was so stupid!

    • @thefranken-thing
      @thefranken-thing 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@OGtruthserumI can't wait for my 0.2% resist frost ability when I play as a Nord! It's going to be so distinct from my other race playthroughs! Oh, nevermind! They removed elemental damage! It's only physical and magical now! YEAH!😃

  • @DragonxFlutter
    @DragonxFlutter Місяць тому

    The only one I would argue with you about is your #1. The combat in Morrowind turned me off immediately. I was standing in front of this…IDK, creepy crawly thing, looked kinda like a dog sized ant. I swing my sword…and nothing happened. I kept swinging and kept swinging, my mouse never left the target, but what I assumed was this game’s version of a Skeever ended up killing me. Even magic failed me. Not to mention the walking speed was complete ass.
    I might love the game if I returned to it now, but so far, I’m perfectly content to wait for the Skywind total conversion mod.

  • @tylerdauber1175
    @tylerdauber1175 3 місяці тому +2

    3. Skyrim
    2. Morrowind
    1. Oblivion
    List for me, love them all!

  • @KarloBlaze
    @KarloBlaze 3 місяці тому

    The only advantage Skyrim had over Oblivion was better graphic and engine capabilities. Talking about moving the needle, which was never done in Skyrim IMO, eventhough I absolutely love the game

  • @thewelshbeersnob2783
    @thewelshbeersnob2783 4 місяці тому

    The procedural generation used by the old Bethesda dev team to make the early games did not generate the land mass “on the fly”. Yes it was used to create continents worth of countryside, cities and dungeons, but it is the same game that boots every time, and everything is static, not randomised.

  • @Elnidax
    @Elnidax 12 годин тому

    Placing Daggerfall so low is wild. It is the game w the most freedom, rpg elements, factions, weapons, spells. the only thing bringing it down was the tech of the time and the story ending w the warp in the west effecting every game is awesome I also like that the main character is just an average fucking Joe. The agent is the one of only elderscrolls protagonist who that isn’t some prophesied legend allowing for maximum roleplay

  • @raditicat
    @raditicat 4 місяці тому +14

    oblivion is a lot better than skyrim :v

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  4 місяці тому +8

      I can definitely see why many have this opinion, its a valid take. I just enjoy the world of Skyrim more personally

    • @raditicat
      @raditicat 4 місяці тому +1

      @@RogueRanks it's more immersive but oblivion is a lot funnier and well constructed, not instant leader of all factions :'D

    • @OGtruthserum
      @OGtruthserum 4 місяці тому

      @@RogueRanks Once Skyblivion comes out, it will show why Oblivion in Skyrim engine is more enjoyable. Oblivion is lush green while Skyrim is grey and brown. Now modded Skyrim is a different story. Skyblivion is a remake, not a remaster, so dungeons will get an overhaul and so is the wildlife. I hate to say this but I'm more interested in Skywind and Skyblivion than ES 6. The passion of the modders/developers in Skywind and Skyblivion is apparent.

  • @travistreadway3180
    @travistreadway3180 5 днів тому

    I never got a taste of late game oblivion sadly I am slowly trying to get there rn level 7 did the arena first for my free gold weekly and I love it still playing 14 years later I think I had it longer took me forever to beat

  • @mindflayer3770
    @mindflayer3770 4 місяці тому +1

    Daggerfall unity with mods is very cool imo

  • @AccursedHawk
    @AccursedHawk 4 місяці тому +3

    I've always wanted to play Oblivion but alas I have a PS5. Heard is used to on PS Plus but not any more. Bummer

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  4 місяці тому

      RIP 💀

    • @TheMatrixoPL
      @TheMatrixoPL 3 місяці тому

      Just play it on PC. I think Oblivion will run smoothly even on a shitty laptop.

  • @mausolus8466
    @mausolus8466 Місяць тому

    As you mentioned the "vanilla" western fantasy settings of Oblivion, originally, instead of forests and meadows, Cyrodiil was supposed to be tropical jungle. However, devs were supposed to watch Lord of the Rings during development of the game, and were so enthralled by it they opted for change of the game (shame imho, I would prefer exotic jungle much more). Even in lore, it is stated that originally, Cyrodiil was supposed to be jungle. But after Tiber "Talos" Septim achieved CHIM, amongst many a-holeness he did (yes, I hate that imperialist warlord, F-Talos! And no, I'm not a Thalmor sympathiser, ok? Just because I hate certain deity doesn't mean I start bullying said deity's worshippers. Maybe mock them in privacy, but no conflict initiation from my side.) was turning Cyrodiilic jungle into place of temperate climate.

  • @myronmason8170
    @myronmason8170 3 місяці тому

    Hey, Quest 64 was difficult for me too, but also good.

  • @roynxfox2686
    @roynxfox2686 2 дні тому

    You guys seem to forget not only that eso exists but is cannon

  • @_vez
    @_vez 4 місяці тому +133

    Skyrim being above oblivion is criminal

    • @terrestrialextra4790
      @terrestrialextra4790 4 місяці тому +83

      Opinion mate

    • @_vez
      @_vez 4 місяці тому +20

      @@terrestrialextra4790 not really

    • @Passageofsky
      @Passageofsky 4 місяці тому +29

      Better cities, better enchantments, better factions/guilds, better Npcs, better main quest, questlines and sidequests, spellcrafting, better writing, etc... even the menus/hud are better, The Elder Scrolls I.V over V.
      I even like combat more, and that's an unpopular opinion I know... the only things I prefer in The Elder Scrolls V the shout power, the soundtrack, some of the monsters and the setting itself though like Oblivion they made it much more generic from the lore, oh and dungeons could be considered better overall as well, etc.

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  4 місяці тому +66

      Theres a strong argument to be made about why Oblivion is better, I just personally connected with the world and atmosphere of Skyrim more.

    • @_vez
      @_vez 4 місяці тому +14

      @@RogueRanks That is completely understandable. Skyrim is a fantastic game and is one of my favourites as well! I just think it's the weakest out of the big 3

  • @nefareal4546
    @nefareal4546 3 місяці тому +2

    I always wanted to play oblivion but the graphics sucks

    • @kingjom5651
      @kingjom5651 Місяць тому

      It’s the garbage gameplay I simply can’t get past

    • @NevinWarrior-es6ds
      @NevinWarrior-es6ds Місяць тому

      ​@@kingjom5651 ehhh yes it's janky, but the gameplay isn't exactly why I play these games, it's the rp aspect of it

  • @SteveDonev
    @SteveDonev 9 днів тому

    Morrowind was my first BGS game and I love it but boy has it aged like milk. If any game needs a remake its a tie between Morrowind and The Witcher 1 imo

  • @mr.perseus3776
    @mr.perseus3776 3 місяці тому +2

    1. Oblivion
    2. Morrowind
    3. Skyrim
    4. Daggerfall
    5. Arena

  • @KingJ1397-v8q
    @KingJ1397-v8q 4 місяці тому +1

    1)Oblivion
    2)morrowind
    3) Skyrim
    4) daggerfall

  • @CodyChsilom-ws8ng
    @CodyChsilom-ws8ng Місяць тому

    There are many great things you cover in this great video but I think the best outcome from TES six is a mix of oblivion in quests and the complexity of the mechanics and skyrims levels of art direction and world design and skill trees and morrowind level righting and exploration and world travel and the cities should be oblivion scale city’s with more people and Skyrim level characterization also they need to bring back unarmed give it a skill tree please Bethesda thank you for coming to my Ted talk

  • @pandorasbox4238
    @pandorasbox4238 Місяць тому

    The worse thing about arena is that music!

  • @mattyleake5147
    @mattyleake5147 18 днів тому

    Oblivion is by far the best TES game. Still play it at least 4 times year

  • @nicatgames2368
    @nicatgames2368 3 місяці тому +1

    DAGGERFALL HAS A SMALLER MAP THAN ARENA???????????

  • @PaulPhun-1965
    @PaulPhun-1965 3 місяці тому +1

    Civil war is best rank

  • @PaulPhun-1965
    @PaulPhun-1965 3 місяці тому +1

    Kill Aldiun the best rank

  • @AtomicFlounder42
    @AtomicFlounder42 3 місяці тому +2

    Currently replaying skyrim again for the 400th time, so that should tell you what my number 1 is

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  3 місяці тому +1

      There’s just something about that game

  • @MrBankhead3133
    @MrBankhead3133 4 місяці тому +1

    Oblivion is comparable to Fallout New Vegas in terms of fun and well made games. Skyrim is equivalent to Fallout 4. Fan service, a shell of what made the game popular. I got it, the two brought more fans to the franchise but those games are far easier and more convenience based compared to their peers.

  • @federicocapriotti2180
    @federicocapriotti2180 Місяць тому

    the best is oblivion followed by skyrim for me, there's such a charm in oblivion that it cant be replicated to me, then well...Skyrim do i need to say anthing about it? Morrowind is just boring to me, ye it's more rpg, there is more depth but i just cant get immersed unless what you say

  • @introchris6083
    @introchris6083 Місяць тому

    Ranking these games can only get you into trouble :). OBLIVION ist obviously #1.

  • @darkspawntales
    @darkspawntales 16 днів тому

    Don't forget Oblivion can still kick those fans on, in some areas if you have all of those sliders up. 🤣it had so much grass.

  • @NaderVaderYT
    @NaderVaderYT 28 днів тому

    ngl Morrowind actually looks better then Oblivion

  • @ronwilson9815
    @ronwilson9815 18 годин тому

    You are being foolish, judge the game set against it's time period, not looking the wrong way through a telescope. Obviously everyone's opinion is going to differ, for me the worst by complete experience is Oblivion and it's not even close, second worst is Skyrim. However if judged 'out of the box easily the worst is Daggerfall which was so badly bugged it was unfinishable, followed by Oblivion, Skyrim and finally Morrowind. I can't judge Arena because I've never played it; I looked at it but by then (two years ago) it was just too dated, as would Daggerfall be if it wasn't for Unity.

  • @ColtonKelly-k1k
    @ColtonKelly-k1k 3 місяці тому +2

    Skyrim has J' Zargo Skyrim wins

  • @skatewu1290
    @skatewu1290 3 місяці тому

    First older scrolls can only throw the mouse to attack 💀

  • @jerryoconnor9227
    @jerryoconnor9227 4 місяці тому +4

    1. Morrowind
    2. Skyrim
    3. Who cares, the other titles are irrelevant.

    • @enman009
      @enman009 4 місяці тому +3

      Based.

    • @thefranken-thing
      @thefranken-thing 3 місяці тому +1

      Morrowind is in contention with New Vegas for my favorite game ever. Skyrim is ok but it starts to feel like Groundhog Day after a few quests and dungeons. I played several hundred hours of Oblivion, but it was very bland, and I can't really get back into it even though I need to play the dlc's at some point. There are things I like more about all of them, but I am not a fan of the post Morrowind direction. Apparently, many Daggerfall fans feel the same about Morrowind. It's a shame we can't all get the game we want.😢

    • @dasaiyantv8483
      @dasaiyantv8483 3 місяці тому +4

      Oblivion and Daggerfall are both better than Skyrim imho

    • @njux1871
      @njux1871 3 місяці тому +1

      Curious. Oblivion is far more creative than Skyrim in terms of quests. And given its unintentional funny side Shivering Isles was a stroke of genius by totally embracing what they had created. I love all three games but yours is a crazy hot take.

  • @daltonburroughs3811
    @daltonburroughs3811 4 місяці тому +3

    Oblivion is definitely the best. It's quests (there is a reason the Dark Brotherhood quest line is considered the best quests Bethesda has ever made), magic system (spell creation and being able to heal while using 2 handed weapons made way more builds viable and branches like conjuration had way more spells), character creator (with classes and star signs and races mattering more), DLC (The Shivering Isles is one of the best DLCs ever) are all better than Skyrim.
    Culturally speaking, Skyrim is the more important/popular game but in almost no way is it better than Oblivion.

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  4 місяці тому

      You make a strong argument. It is a fantastic title

    • @daltonburroughs3811
      @daltonburroughs3811 4 місяці тому

      ​@RogueRanks I'll also add that I do like that the enemies scale in Oblivion as it kept the game interesting and prevented you from becoming OP.
      And yeah while the Oblivion Gates weren't that diverse, they were fun and only a few dozen could appear at max. By that metric Skyrim's dragons are way more repetitive.
      I also liked how natural the caves felt in Oblivion. In Skyrim I knew every cave would loop back on itself and that took a lot of the fun of exploring away.
      I didn't address sound before so I'll just say I love the Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim sound tracks. Not sure I could pick a favorite.
      I really wish the next ES would just have simple co op. Not like Fallout 76, just simple 2-4 player co op.

    • @jerryoconnor9227
      @jerryoconnor9227 4 місяці тому +1

      Oblivion is easily the worst game in the series.

    • @OGtruthserum
      @OGtruthserum 4 місяці тому

      @@RogueRanks Skyrim was my first ES game, and I bought the hard cover collection book for it (no regrets), which I had never done for any other games. However, between the release of Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim, Skyrim was my least anticipated. Back in 2002, I would always look at the PC box for Morrowind at my local Sam's Club and wish I had a PC back then to play it. I did the same with Oblivion. Morrowind was always my most hyped ES game, but it hasn't age well, and I cannot for the life of me figure out its combat. I literally died to rats.
      Back when I was a kid, Morrowind and Diablo 2 (came out around the same time), were the two games I wanted the most.

    • @thefranken-thing
      @thefranken-thing 3 місяці тому

      ​@@OGtruthserum There are some decent Morrowind combat tutorial videos on UA-cam. They always say something dumb that annoys me as a guy who has played it since 2003, but they get most of it right. It's definitely worth learning how to play. The sense of adventure and exploration is unbelievable, and so is the feeling of getting strong enough to just go wandering and checking out dungeons. They really should have kept the formula the same and just improved on it for the later games. There are A LOT of things that could be fixed without changing the feel of the gameplay, but they decided to "streamline" instead.😐

  • @Skip_Jaymz
    @Skip_Jaymz Місяць тому

    More games need to just, be like morrowind. Copy paste differ maps wouldnt be upset.

  • @StarOyster_
    @StarOyster_ 9 днів тому

    It's okay to be wrong, in this case you are.

  • @Wigglez323
    @Wigglez323 4 місяці тому

    I tried playing arena and daggerfall. I opted out and watched lore videos instead

  • @roynxfox2686
    @roynxfox2686 2 дні тому

    Not including eso is criminal

  • @joshualamp2438
    @joshualamp2438 3 місяці тому

    Oblivion potatoes are one of the reasons I can’t play it, that and I hate how when you talk to a potato you get zoomed in on their face.

  • @Greaseball_gamer
    @Greaseball_gamer 4 місяці тому +2

    skyrim isnt good as a rpg , you are forced to be a god. oblivion and morrowind are better at rpg.

    • @MachineGunnFunk
      @MachineGunnFunk 4 місяці тому +2

      If I'm a "god" in Skyrim then why can't I one shot everything.

    • @sesshomaru2349
      @sesshomaru2349 4 місяці тому +1

      With mezhrune razor you kind can and with high smiting

    • @enman009
      @enman009 4 місяці тому +3

      And in Oblivion you're the warrior that always fights and wins through the Oblivion gates. Not that great in that department. At least the dragonborn has a nicer narrative and mechanical presentation than the gates.

  • @zyrteccc1132
    @zyrteccc1132 4 місяці тому +1

    skyrim is the best. it put all this shit on the map

    • @learningchannel3850
      @learningchannel3850 Місяць тому

      All of this was already on the map. You are just too young to remember.

  • @TheStyler2710
    @TheStyler2710 2 місяці тому

    *Seeing every other comment being about Morrowwind. Hm I wonder which one will be first

  • @BlahBlah-gd5ld
    @BlahBlah-gd5ld 3 місяці тому +1

    What about ESO (elder scrolls online)

  • @siaotak4657
    @siaotak4657 2 місяці тому

    Nah cuz people here are delusional 😂😂😂 Skyrim is the only TES I've played and it is the only TES I need to play to understand that it is OBJECTIVELY the best TES game so far. Would never even lay a finger on the previous ones. Stop being blinded by nostalgia 🤣🤣🤣

    • @learningchannel3850
      @learningchannel3850 Місяць тому

      It's not nostalgia. You cannot say it's the best without playing the others. How can you judge anything like that? Its like someone that likes oblivion saying it's the best because that's all they played. All have merit grow up.

    • @siaotak4657
      @siaotak4657 Місяць тому

      @@learningchannel3850 mate. Graphics DO, indeed, matter.

  • @enragedbard
    @enragedbard 3 місяці тому +1

    Play Daggerfall now? Try Daggerfall Unity!

    • @RogueRanks
      @RogueRanks  3 місяці тому

      @@enragedbard the only way to play it now really

  • @julianespersen6631
    @julianespersen6631 3 місяці тому +2

    this is just wrong, having morrowind at number 1 and not even having ESO in it. The true list is: Oblivion 1st, Skyrim 2nd, ESO 3rd, and then the rest doesnt matter

  • @clydemarshall8095
    @clydemarshall8095 2 місяці тому

    You missed Redguard and Battlespire

  • @kingjom5651
    @kingjom5651 Місяць тому

    Skyrim on top

  • @neonflashsparkotron5435
    @neonflashsparkotron5435 3 місяці тому

    5. Arena
    4. Daggerfall
    3. Morrowind
    2. Skyrim
    1. Oblivion

  • @maso0on
    @maso0on 4 місяці тому

    daggerfall is probably 3 for me with the unity version its so immersive and in depth but its pretty janky and non remorseful