The ULTIMATE Elder Scrolls Tier List | EVERY Elder Scrolls Game & DLC RANKED!
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After you all seemingly enjoyed the Fallout tier list, I thought I'd round things out with my thoughts on the entirety of the Elder Scrolls franchise. I'm sure my opinion on Elder Scrolls Online will go over smoothly. No concerns there!
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@atty, The wife Nancy and I would love to see you go thru Morrowind, Oblivion for sure and Skyrim even with or without mods but definitely those first two for sure :)
Mass effect Dlc tier list! Just do it 👍
Matty if you are going to try out Daggerfall please check out the DFUnity version, it’s the best and most polished version and has full mod support. There is a similar ongoing project for Arena called OpenTESArena but it is still in the very early stages and it will be a long time before it is fully playable like DFU is.
You forgot about the elder scrolls travels stormhold and dawnstar and the oblivion phone port
Daggerfall unity
Shivering Isles is still, to this day, the best DLC I have ever played. Dead Money being the second best.
Sheogorath is peak happiness
Hot take: Dead Money was better than Shivering Isles. It told a far more intersting and meaningful story, and had an incredibly original atmosphere.
@@killgriffinnow yea but, it didn't have our Lord and savior sheogorath sooooo
dead money wasn't even that good
Dead money used to piss me off,but I always wanted to keep playing😂😂
“Dawnguard” *shows gameplay of Dragonborn*
Same same
Morrowind is indeed hard to get into. The first week of playing the game is gonna be a lot of learning, dying, frustrating and wiki-reading. Once the basics of the gameplay are understood though, the feeling of wonder and accomplishment that you get while playing Morrowind is absolutely unique and well worth the effort. I strongly believe Morrowind is one of the very best games ever made, and every Bethesda fans should at least pull through the aging mechanics to truly experience what the game is all about. Morrowind is a true adventure.
Lol I feel bad for the people wondering why the couldn’t hit anything xD
@@wepbots1084 too bad that they knew about the fatigue system a long time after start out....
Oh yes.. I got an Xbox after having played only 2D strategy games on PC. First game I bought wasn't Halo but Morrowind (I thought the boxart looked facinating). So as I was struggling with playing with the controller and 3D games in general.. I was attacked by a Kwama worker I ran into. I finally managed to aim the camera at it but none of my attacks could hit it. I died, 5 minutes into the game. I was wondering what sh*t I just purchased but decided to give it another go. Best decision ever.
Agreed, Morrowind was absolutely fantastic
im 19 and i just started morrowind for the first time
Horse Armor is A tier and I won't have anyone tell me differently!
Imagine how good Horse Armor DLC was, my Shadowmere just took it and disappeared a couple days later!
Todd howard?
Todd? Is that you?
Todd
Which game had the horse armor DLC? was it Morrowind?
Morrowind is one of the greatest games ever made in my opinion. I will admit that it may be nostalgia speaking though. I bought a new pc just to play Morrowind and it led to one of my most vivid memories in gaming. A few hours into the game a man fell out of the sky and died, and 30 seconds after looting him I did the same thing. I immediately fell in love with the game. The lack of a compass and waypoints is something you would never see these days, but at the time it really wasn’t a thing in games, they didn’t hold your hand and expected you to be able to figure it out. In all honesty it’s something I miss these days.
Started playing it recently and I’m really enjoying it. The magic is op but it’s op in a way that’s very fun. I actually don’t mind one bit that there’s no fast travel because of how fun traversing is but I wish that NPCs would mark stuff on your map. Now I don’t think you should get quest markers to specific items or people per se but I don’t think it’s handholding for a guy to mark an x on your map to a cave he’s been at before
The old games tried to hold your hand, people just didn't bother to read long-ass manuals.
Morrowind is very shitty in how it welcomes its player even if we take in mind other old titles. In classic fallout games you are forced to go through the dungeon filled with ants/rats, so the player can realise, how fragile the character is at the beginning. On the contrary, in morrowind you are immediatly thrown into the open world with no indication of your power level. You can easily wander too far and stumble upon enemies you can't fight and can barely run from. Not to say you are actually given the hit chance in Fallout, while there is no percentage given in Morrowind.
I’m 16 and I can tell you it’s not nostalgia speaking. They really don’t make them like this now or ever really.
The only thing I feel that Morrowind misses is people highlighting stuff on your map more frequently, like that Fighters Guild mission where you have to go to a cave in the other side of the world and the quest giver highlighted on your map where it was. I think that this kind of thing should be more frequent in the game, since it would help a lot while traversing in the world, while still not taking away that awesome feeling of asking for directions and making your way to the place, since there is no map markers or compass in the game, just your map and your sense of direction.
@@сергейдоронин-ю1ш I know your reply is 3 months old, but I need to say something. Morrowind doesn’t welcome you at all. But what some need to understand is that that’s not a bad thing. There are two reasons for this. The first one is that the game DOES give you a sense of where you’re at in terms of power, as long as you choose to complete a couple quests before going off and exploring on your own. If the player chooses to immediately go off and explore, than it only takes once. Once you mess up, you know what not to do, and your not gonna go off and fight whatever like you did on your first try. To sum it up, Morrowind drops you straight into the game and instead of giving you a tutorial, intro, or something alike, it gives you a couple of simple quests to ease you into the game, and slowly hands the reigns to you, to do whatever you please. Also, the manuals don’t have in depth instructions for every single quest.
To answer your question, the Morrowind dlc's are just a part of the games for me. They're both fantastic. One reason why I love the Dragonborn dlc is because it returns to the same island as the Bloodmoon dlc first introduced. Very nice!
Me: (sad knights of the nine sounds.)
Ikr how does one include tribunal and dawnguard but not KotN
Right how do you include hearthfire but not kotn?
Knights Of The Nine was one of my favorite DLCs in terms of esthetic, but I had a problem with keeping myself at 0 infamy. But, quick idea if you just want the armor, you should do the evil quests before the pilgrimage (DB, TG, etc) then you can use the Gray Cowl to do all the bad deeds
Boring dlc honestly
Oblivion is the game I feel the most nostalgic of all games. I remember where i bought it, when, and every memory of it gives me goosebumbs. The music was also the best of any elder scrolls game(obv imo). Damn oblivion just has a special feel about it.
the exploration in morrowind is honestly one of my favourite parts! as someone who has mostly just played modern games it was such a unique experience for me.
I really really want Oblivion for the Switch
I'd pay more than I paid for Skyrim for Switch and that was $100 NZD.
I love Oblivion so so so much.
There are games that you play that envoke a unique feeling when you play it, that game and feeling is different for everyone but for me BotW, Pokemon BW1&2, Oblivion and MS Sonic 2.
For Oblivion, the wonder and peace I feel is unreal. Its so damn tranquil, beautiful nature even unmodded, the music ambience is unmatched.
Oblivion might not be the best game I have ever played but it pulls the strongest emotion out of me.
Super high nz game prices gang
Agreed oblivion has a feel to it that I haven't felt in a game since
Oblivion and Fallout 3 would be so perfect on switch
Oblivion is the stuff. It may not be the best but it's unironically one of my favourites.
Shivering isles is my favorite piece of elder scrolls content. Period. I think it represents Bethesda at their most creative.
I think the writing and the aesthetics of Morrowind are far more creative.
@@pepeedge5601 Honestly I'll probably agree with you after I finish it.
Yes Bethesda is best when they are creative: morrowind, shivering isles, Dragonborn dlc from Skyrim, the planes of oblivion etc.
@@HaydenRising elder scrolls lore in general
@@pepeedge5601 no .
Hot take, but Knights of the Nine was my favorite Elder Scrolls DLC!
I disagree, but definitely S tier!
@@ryguy1483 it was good but no masterpiece. Personally i thought learning about how the knights of the nine fell was really interesting. The quests were kind of bad but some were pretty fun. Its not an S but its at least an A or a B.
That’s a HOT TAKE
Serana was the best follower. She just needed one tweak so that she didn't set off traps when sneaking. As to Hearthfire, my only issue was the limited kinds of homes that could be built. I wanted another castle/fortress like I had in Oblivion.
True where’s my temple of doom
Serana was top tier wife material.
There are mods to make her not rez everything in sight.
As a Morrowind OG i would say definitely look into Bloodmoon and Tribunal they’re both perfect additions to the game respectfully
Bloodmoon is around 30 hours of quests on the island of Solstheim with the main quest revolving around the Skaal Tribe, imperials, and the daedric prince Hircine
In comparison to the Dragonborn dlc from Skyrim, Bloodmoon offers a look at the early beginnings of life on solstheim. Just like in Dragonborn the quests are very inspired and offer reward over time, such as in building the first colony of Raven Rock yourself. The empire has just gotten involved with mining yet are unaware of what lies ahead.
Tribunal: usually preferred more than Bloodmoon in terms of questing. This dlc begins with the player being awoken by an assassin while sleeping. They track the assassin to the mainland Dark Brotherhood guild. This journey takes the player to the Capital of Morrowind; Mournhold, and along the way get entangled in the affairs of two other holy tribunal, Sotha Sil and Almalexia. The quests take the player in unique dungeons designed around the buried city beneath Mournhold. You’re also able to go to the clockwork city, a creation made by the god Sotha Sil. This location appears in ESO, but was first seen in Morrowind: Tribunal.
*Cries in waiting for Skywind because I'm not patient enough and don't have the many hours required to play vanilla Morrowind
A morowind og just stop please it's cringe
@@vegasmaori6621 someone is jealous that they arent a morrowind OG
@@manofmysteryyy I'm so jelouse you're right I wish I was a of of a video game omg the things I could do
Also, morrowind goty on of xbox blew my mind. I was never more immersed in a game.
Same i was 10 when I got it and that game was so hard lol at first but its one of the best games I've ever played
What's morrowind goty, does goty stand for something idk?
@@Jarl3169 Game of the Year edition
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion-SSS !!!
Should be above every game in the whole list by far.
Completely agree, Matty, I think you and the channel is great but I disagree on this one. Bought the xbox 360 just to play Oblivion... Pat Stewart's opening monologue always sends chills down my spine to this day. The scale of the world and more importantly scale of the story to me IS Elder Scrolls. Wow... I sound like an RL imperial heh
@@Blueprint-Sensei lol
@Mister Maco Not like Skyrim, but i respect your opinion.
@Mister Maco I love oblivion but you’re right, in many ways the game is way too simple. Adding waypoints alone took away the depth that morrowind had.
Im honestly bit disappointed that u didnt play dawnguard. I found the guestline fashinating with faith of the snow elves and soul cairn. Other than that this list is baller and i loved ovlivion
I'm playing through the dawnguard dlc on psvr for Halloween right now and it gets pretty terrifying.
He said in the video that he took the day off school to record a lets play of Dawnguard.
You should definitely do a obsidian RPG list!
So many different types
ESO is one of my favorite MMO’s. it was actually my first one to
Has no immersion at all and the combat is atrocious as well as unsatisfying
@@Adioownz1 at first.... combat gets more advanced and skilled based once you progress to end game. Particularly in PvP.
@@Adioownz1 combat is better than any other elder scrolls
@@mhj626 eso combat is trash
@@Adioownz1
Combat was one of the weakest parts of Elder Scrolls, ESO has way better combat.
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try out daggerfall unity, it modernizes the game quite a bit on the technical side
yeah daggerfall unity deserves a place in the board, and it's ms dos version was cool too
Also for me the lack of navigation in morrowind made the exploration so much better for me
@@JJultimateG morrowind isn't my favorite tes game, hell yes for story, but in terms of actualy gameplay it dated poorly, I remember playing the game in 640x480 resolution, the entire game from that boat, to bloodmoon.
@@JJultimateG I love that, when a quest NPC gave you a location in Morrowind, it would often be described as something like "west of this place" and "south of that place". And you'd have to figure it out on your map yourself.
@@ex0stasis72 Except for the few times in the game that the directions are wrong. "Bethesda. Bethesda never changes...."
As for daggerfall I recommend the unity modded version , it's much more stable and looks better as well
A lot of people never beat morrowind because the game requires you to actually think. Not just mindlessly chase waypoints from point a to point b to complete your quest. Some riddles would have me stuck for months (yeah months). But the depth and immersion you get from morrowind is unlike any other game. You have to put a lot of time and effort into the game to actually get it.
I forget who it was but the one girl you have to meet in one of the smaller Ashland cities, could never find her ever but wandering one time I randomly found a savant class character who knew where she was and I was finally able to find her, game is the most immersive game you will ever find
Matty: There's an F because yes, there's an Elder Scrolls game that's an F
Me: I bet it's "A true Elder Scrolls experience" The Elder Scrolls: Blades
From this video it makes me wonder if matty realizes that bloodmoon was set on solstiem too. I was so excited for dragonborn when i found out. Spent hours as a kid trying to get snow wolf and snow bear pelts for the armor sets in bloodmoon.
Dawnguard is S tier AF
Why? It's a DLC with a pretty bad story. I mean I like Serana (but that might just be because shes voiced by Laura Bailey). It gives you a massive unique fort what's barely used... actually it gives you two. The Armour and weapons is pretty cool. Vampire lord is cool on paper but playing as it on any difficulty above Novice is just painful.
I honestly can't put it any higher than b tier.
Oh yeah...
Durnehviir is cool
@@metetural9140 actually it has a pretty good story and the brand new mystery of the soul carin to uncover with the keepers not to mention you can fight the grim reaper their as well
@metetural9140 The story is amazing, why is it not good?
Everytime I see Oblivion and Morrowind higher than Skyrim, They get it.
I played Oblivion the most. It came out at the right time in my life and I just let it absorb me. Really nostalgic.
This is my opinion.
Arena is "C+" tier.
Daggerfall is "B+" tier.
Morrowind is "A" tier.
Oblivion is "S" tier.
Skyrim is "B" tier.
Blades is "F" tier (even for mobile).
Btw you can play Morrowind on Android phones not so sure about iPhones.
Oblivion F tier
Daggerfall is either A or S tier, especially with Daggerfall Unity now being a thing. It is the closest game Bethesda has ever made to a true pen and paper tabletop role playing game. The amount of scope, complexity and attention to detail that is in Daggerfall is unmatched in any other Elder Scrolls game seen since. I also like that you can swing your weapon in different directions with the mouse.
I think Morrowind and Oblivion still rank as my top 2 Elder Scrolls games w Skyrim being third. I just loved the character customization and ability to make literally invincible character w right race, sign, stat and gear setup. 100% reflect damage and magic with no cheating
Agreed. 👍🏾
You can play the early elder scrolls with GOG.
When you buy Redguard and/or Battlespire you get both Arena and Daggerfall for free.
Also, you forgot to rank Oblivion’s Knights of the Nine DLC (as well as ESO’s and some of the smaller Oblivion ones).
How does one forget knights of the nine
He talked about knights of the nine btw, and the horse armor lol
If your going to do daggerfall I would suggest the unity engine remake, it's also free but much more stable.
It also has a few hundred mods now to boost graphics, depth etc....
Blood moon is A or S change my mind
Side note ESO stated out as C for me but over time it has truly been the perfect thing to tide me over until TES6 with all the expansions
He did it. Goddamn he actually did it
My first game from BGS was Skyrim, after that I went back and played Oblivion and Morrowind. More I play morrowind I gotta say its my favorite, closly followed by Skyrim but for completely different reasons
Oblivion had a perfect theme and experience that couldn't/hasn't been replicated since imo. Maybe Fallout 3 came close.
@@ryguy1483 oblivion theme was basic generic and safe, typical high fantasy setting easily recreated
@@MrAwrsomeness The game literally looks like a beautiful, vibrant painting and then it has a dark side equal to it's light with daedra gates, necromancers, and undead running around (not to mention how the DB looks/feels/operates inside 2 cities). Skyrim is arguably the most generic one. Snow background = Viking theme *yawn*
@@ryguy1483 in 2011 it was actually less generic, its largely because of Skyrim that pagan norse themes have become so popular in modern entertainment, Skyrim came out before the Vikings TV series, before the last kingdom, before ac vallhalla before the dozens of Vikings movies, Skyrim success made it generic.
@@MrAwrsomeness between game of thrones and skyrim i think you are very right
I'd definitely want to see you play the old school games. Very curious about Arena and Daggerfall
the absolute madman
Morrowind got me hooked when i was in high school and i failed all my classes because of it
Skyrim is not s-tier without mods, morrowind and oblivion are s-tier. Like the salt factory said, it's an incredibly shallow experience. There's no life in the characters or quests, but hey it's his opinion
Morrowind ,Oblivion and Skyrim are all S tier. There is a lot more to the Elder Scrolls games than RPG systems and writing, neither of which are "shallow". It's relatively shallow in comparison to Oblivion and Morrowind. But presentation in Skyrim is perfect, and some game play elements were improved upon in Skyrim. Combat, dungeon and level design. Enemy design and variety. Skyrim is a deep game compared to most open world games. Even the RPG systems are deeper than most open world rpgs. It's a deeper progression system than Witcher 3 is.
Had Daggerfall when it originally came out, but it broke when I think windows 2000 released and we switched to the NT based Windows (it might have been a DOS game, don'/t recall). Bethesda were super cool at that time, I think a couple of the staff were maintaining it as a passion project; I emailed them and a couple of weeks later a post arrived from the US to the UK with a hand burned CDROM with the patch/build that worked on Windows 2K. That was very cool of them, and earnt the company a lot of goodwill from me for many years. I wish I had the CD, but imagine that's what the GoG build is based on.
Showed the Dragonborn dlc trailer when talking about dawnguard haha
If you every want to try Daggerfall, I'd recommend Daggerfall Unity, rather than the original.
I covered my mouth in alarm when you put Dawnguard in B list ahaha. As much as I love Dragonborn, I'd put Dawnguard over it any day. I too really enjoyed Hearthfire but I wouldn't put it equal with Dawnguard
Great video Matty, but imo you can't give a score to Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard if you haven't played it
@MrMattyPlays If you liked the Dragonborn DLC you really should check out Bloodmoon from Morrowind. Bloodmoon was actually the first time they introduced the isle of Solstheim or warewolves to the series. If nothing else you'd appreciate all the Bloodmoon callbacks and Easter eggs the next time you play through Dragonborn.
Oblivion is SSS tier based on the music alone!
Idk personally anyone who has said ESO is bad. At least anymore. Its honestly my favorite old school mmo (old school like WoW, were say destiny/76 newer type).
They turned the game around for sure. Highly advised giving it a shot to anyone who hasn't
Really can't argue with this list. It's understandable a young buck such as yourself hasn't played Daggerfall. I'm 43 so I played it when it came out during my freshmen year of college. I would simply suggest going back to it, like you did with Morrowind (still the pinnacle of ES in my opinion) and really give it a shot. It's incredibly immersive once you get past the 2D SVGA graphics. I would probably put Oblivion in the 'B' or 'A' tier. It's quests are very, very good, but it also kind of represents the beginning of Bethesda 'dumbing down' character development and the introduction of extremely obvious over-the-top level scaling.
Morrowing, Oblivion, and Skyrim are the holy trinity.
ESO is great but for different reasons.
Arena and Daggerfall were revolutionary but they are just too dated to go back to IMO.
I just hope BGS learns from Fallout and makes TES VI a masterpiece like it's predecessors. Because if it's even half as good as it could be, it will probably be my favorite game ever.
IMO ESO is S tier.
It's not really a TES game with multiplayer like some people expected before launch, but it's the best MMO out there IMO and the amount of content is ridiculous, and just in general it has the opportunity to explore the lore and locations of TES like no other game in the series.
I’m going to say the same thing I’ve been saying for YEARS. Shivering Isles is the single greatest DLC ever made for ANY game, and we will NEVER see it’s like again. We will never get another massive incredible DLC for a cheap price. Developers just don’t do that anymore.....
Massive dlcs for cheap prices is borderline legend today, let alone story dlc at all anymore, it’s incredibly rare.
Shivering isles was my favorite too. So much fun and sense of mystery and adventure
Comments really wanna act like Hearts of stone and blood and wine never came out huh?
I think Dawnguard is the best Skyrim expansion. the characters, voice acting, and story were great, plus vampire lord and the soul cairn were awesome. i felt like Dragonborn was just the same copy-paste of nordic ruins, and Apocrypha was too small a part of it
I hate dwarves ruins and what did that quest line make you do... go into dwarves ruins.
@Ralis Sedarys I know it is just one though but black reach was even worse
@Ralis Sedarys I did the crimson nirnroot mission
Please do more tier lists! They’re so fun to watch
Skyrim nearly ruined a semester of college for me. I remember staying up until like 6am one day just getting lost in quests.
It may not be the best RPG, but it was exactly what I was looking for when it came out. Favorite Elder Scrolls for sure.
Daggerfall is easily my favorite Elder Scrolls game, I prefer it even more then Morrowind or Oblivion. It definitely belongs in S tier along with Morrowind. The sheer amount of scope, attention to detail, immersion and RPG systems are quite mechanically in depth more then any other game in the series.
I belong to the group of old people who prefer NO compass, or floating arrow. In Morowind you need to actually use your brain when navigating, or finding important items etc. However, I believe a combination of the two systems would be best.
There's something about oblivion's graphics that I really like. They aren't "good" by today's standards but they are really vibrant and pretty in their own way. It looks like an oil painting. I really love the shiny textures. Oblivion is an interesting game because somehow it's epic and unintentionally hilarious in equal measure and neither aspect detracts from the other. The lore and story is genuinely interesting and there hasn't been a single game that has made me feel more powerful than oblivion
Matty almost failed a class because of Skyrim? Don’t worry, the rest of us were in that same boat my guy.
Morrowind and Oblivion are s tier
Skyrim is c tier
Didn't play the spinoffs
Eso exists
Didn't play enough of 1 or 2 to have an opinion
I'm literally replaying kotor 2 rn, this ad was scary. Stop stalking me matty
I bought a Kinect just for Skyrim. It really did improve the experience so much. Equipping weapons and spells was easy, and performing the shouts with voice controls was incredible! It was the only game I used the Kinect for, but it was worth the purchase.
Try Daggerfall with Daggerfall Unity. It improves the controls so much!
Oblivion was the first game I played that had fully explorable forests and I loved that so much. The soundtrack is perfect for exploring a fantasy landscape.
I discovered oblivion in late 2010 when I was 11 years old. Was the first rated M game I was allowed to play, and I stumbled upon it in GameStop looking around in there for an hour for my #1 choice. Gamestop worker at the counter told me the next installment, Skyrim, would release next year and that’s how skyrim became my favorite game ever
All main line elderscrolls are s tier in my book. They all bring incredible technical innovations, and a masterclass in full transference immersion complete with deep and intriguing lore.
How can one choose from daggerfall, morrowind, oblivion, and skyrim? I only hope that the new elder scrolls takes the best from all of these games and gives us awesome stories and quests.
Hopefully and im praying. There is no talking protagonist and hopefully they can acknowledge why fallout 4 (while not a bad game) does not hold a candle to fo 3 or 2.
hot damn i might put hearth fire in A or even S tier. i felt like all it's mechanics were done almost perfectly for what they were
I respect you so much more for putting oblivion and shivering isles in s tier shivering isles is probably the best dlc i've ever played felt like a new game.
Hot take: Skyrim to me is B tier, especially compared to the masterpieces that Oblivion and especially Morrowind were. I didn't liked the streamlining of mechanics and roleplaying, I didn't liked the main quest that much (although the concept was awesome, the execution fell flat in it's face), the factions were a huge step down from Oblivion, the combat was clunky, the sidequests were formulaic, Skyrim just didn't caught me like it did with everyone else. But, even tho I didn't quite liked it, I still poured well over 100 hours in the game, because Skyrim has this black magic, this thing that it sucks you in and keeps you playing regardless of how you feel about the game. It's the same with titles like Minecraft, GTA San Andreas, Fallout 3, and etc. So I get why people love it so much, it just wasn't what I was looking for in an RPG.
And if you're going to say that Oblivion streamlined the franchise before than Skyrim, I will respond that yes, you are indeed right, but the streamlining from Morrowind to Oblivion *makes sense,* as it didn't take away your freedom to be whoever you want to be, play the way you want. It improved where Morrowind was not that great, kept the great elements from it, and simplified some overly complex concepts, like spellcrafting and the nature of the combat. The progression from Morrowind to Oblivion is natural, whereas from Oblivion to Skyrim is... artificial. Forced. I felt like Skyrim was blatantly trying to appeal to the largest number of people possible with little to no care put into what they were actually doing. You can simply be the leader of the Thieves Guild and walk in daylight with the Nightingale Armor with the guards not giving a single crap about you, vampirism has no real negative consequence as daylight doesn't damage you anymore and the debuffs are easily overcome by enchanted gear, it's just these little details that annoyed me so much.
People like to call Fallout 4 the start of Bethesda's downfall, but to me, all the seeds for Fallout 4 were right there in Skyrim and no one noticed it.
Underrated comment your 100% right.
For a guy that has the amount of Elder Scrolls followers that you have, you should do a complete Morrowind playthrough. I used to just dabble in it, but when I decided to finally bite the bullet and do it all, it was fulfilling beyond measure.
I started elder scrolls with oblivion and now I hardcore love daggerfall, modders have ported the game to the unity engine, made alot of quality of life changes when it comes to modablility and the game plays great now, I highly suggest it
Daggerfall deserves much more love to be honest.
I rank ESO top tier, good game. Haven't played the newer content though.
ES Legends gave us some cool artwork for us all at least.
You contemplating putting oblivion in A tier almost made me shit my pants.
WHAT? Oblivion gets S but Dawnguard gets B? :(
Yes, oblivion is better
@@goulao6137 Nah. Oblivion is just watered down. People say it's more of an RPG than Skyrim, but that's just nostalgia glasses.
Skyrim should be S tier list and only Oblivion and Morrowind should remain in S+
Matty! You’ve mentioned RuneScape in your videos quite a few times. Do you follow it at all anymore? Old school RuneScape right now has a super cool limited time league called the trailblazer league where everyone has a new account, has increased XP rates, really cool decisions to make in deciding where you want to play in the game and things to make the gameplay more interesting, you should check it out!
11:00 minutes in Matty said the most soul crushing thing.
He said he wanted Morrowind to have quest markers…..
That is utterly offensive, sir.
This is one of the main reasons people like me come back to Morrowind.
It doesn’t insult our intelligence, it allows us to figure it out.
They give you all the information you need, if you can’t do it, it’s a you problem.
I consider Arena to be S-tier. I like to throw this opinion out there, because not only how much I loved it, but because of how few people can argue. I believe that Arena is a masterpiece, simply the world design and steps they took when making it is outrageous. Things like the Ogma-infinium, and the Ebony Blade are items even back then. Just the ideas they had when crafting lore was crazy, it laid the foundation for everything that was to come and for that you can't help but admire it.
Hottest take I've seen in years.
Each Elder Scrolls Games has something that it does best: Arena for the whole Tamriel continent and a good villain. Daggerfall for most extensive RPG mechanics and stats. Morrowind for the awesome main quest and atmosphere. Oblivion for the best guild and side quests and good fighting mechanics. Skyrim for the most modern gameplay + best graphics + modding scene. So hard to tell which one is the best, but I would vote for modded Morrowind and Oblivion. Personally because I bought the GOTY Editions, hence I do not separate the DLC from the core game. I am hyped for Daggerfall Unity and OpenTESArena and hope they will hit soon version 1.0. TES3MP seems to haven't gotten any updates since months, well to bad because I am loving it. Matty, please try playing Morrowind via tes3mp with a buddy through the whole GOTY edition, it is a blast with coop via LAN.
Agreed with Online. It was bad a launch, but it came back strong. It’s an incredibly fun game to play with friends
You should definitely go back and play Daggerfall, it's a lot of fun, even if it's a deep cut
It's great on the unity engine remake, also has several hundred mods now.
Replaying Oblivion as I write this. Just have to say the dudgeon design is one of the best in the series in my opinion. They are far more complex and thought provoking than skyrim. Slightly repetitive feeling due to the same cell use but nonetheless no dungeon feels the same as they are all distinctly unique.
Daggerfall isn’t worth bothering with. Daggerfall Unity is though.
Hey now! The Nine gave me some of my favorite non-cheaty gear! 🤣
Oblivion is S tier. Mainly because of its quests, it has the best quests in the series which in my opinion is the most important part of an es game.
morrowind is a masterpiece the story the way the combat system works is perfect, and the fact that there isn't any compass where it tells you where to go it makes the game more adventure way harder even if many people don't like it is just feels good and bad at the same time going to search around and ask npcs where to go, is just amazing i love that game way better that oblivion and skyrim
Daggerfall Unity is the way to go if you want to give that another shake. I haven't gotten too far into it, but it makes the game SO much more playable.
Try playing Daggerfall Unity. Its a fan made project where they recreated all of Daggerfall in Unity engine and it looks and plays better. Plus theres a whole modding community for it.
I second this. It's the best way to play Daggerfall.
You made me try eso thankyou
I would say my tier list looks pretty similar, but Dragonborn DLC is in S tier. Honestly, I had a blast in that dlc because of how visually different Skyrim is to Solstheim, so when you went there you actually felt like you were in a different place. And if you play the game without fast travel and treat it semi-realistic where you wouldn't just constantly travel back in fourth .... you really end up missing Skyrim as you continue through Solstheim. It's one of the few DLC that almost felt like a new game to me rather than just a new quest line.
ESO is quite possible my favorite mmorpg of all time.
If you want to play Daggerfall, look up Daggerfall Unity. It's basically a fan remaster in the Unity engine, so it actually works and looks much better.
ESO is even better now with the quality of life improvements from the recent major update that adds The Reach. Now you don't have to forget and go back into your Journal to see what you need to make for Crafting Writs anymore.
And one thing they did that makes me so happy and wished they did much sooner, is they increased the Transmute Crystal carry capacity cap to 500 (without ESO Plus) and increased the amount you get from Reward Containers. So like Random Daily Dungeons give you 10 Crystals, Rewards for the Worthy can range from 5 to 15 Crystals, etc. Since you were guaranteed 50 Crystals from Campaign Rewards in the past, I wonder if they increased it to 100 or more now. Can't wait to see what happens.
P.S. Imo, the DLCs after Summerset are probably just as good if not better. My favorite DLC is Northern Elsweyr, and the most recent one, The Reach, is also one of my favorites. Western Skyrim was alright but the land you explore in was probably the most enjoyment I've gotten when it came to exploring in ESO's Zones.
Not adding Knight of the Nine is crazy - that is one of my favorite memories of Oblivion
The dawngaurd DLC is cool because you can undo ability points and become a vampire-lord.
Hopefully TES VI is S tier...good list btw, you should do Bioware games next
11:50 skyrim's opening is very cinematic, dramatic, climactic and brutal. it does establish a lot of the world and creates immediately tension and drama.
however, it does not build up the world gradually like Morrowind, so you are the Chosen One from the very beginning
both have their upsides. skyrim's opening was great the first times you play it, but gets annoying on repeated playthtough, especially if you don't want to be Dragonborn(TM), and you need alternate start mod
You should look at zaric zahakaron's video on playing daggerfall, his guide was the only way I could get it to work. There's also daggerfall unity but I would not recommend it for a first play due to its improvements and certain features missing
My top 5 elder scrolls games
1. MorrowinD
2. Skyrim
3 . oblivion
4 . Elder scrolls online
5 . Daggerfall
1.Oblivion
2.Morrowind
3.Skyrim
4.Daggerfall
5.Arena
Daggerfall unity engine remake brings it up to number one.
Updates the graphics and opens it to mods.
My love for elder scrolls started by me seeing a video online of a dragon falling off of a mountain in a blaze of glory. To this day I have played arena, daggerfall, morrowind and all dlc, oblivion and all dlc, skyrim and all dlc, and online and almost all dlc. I need to track down that video to thank the creator.
Shivering Isles is best expansion/dlc!
I’ve only played Skyrim, so it’s good to get exposure to the other titles.
One day I’ll play them, one day.