JEMC said:
Since I haven't played Morrowind, nor Skyrim, I don't really have an opinion about this comparison in particular. But it's true that gaming has kept changing and evolving in many ways, and not every game has aged well in one way or another. With that said, Bethesda has simplified a lot of things in their games over time, with the Fallout series being a prime example of that, so I'm not sure they're the most suitable studio to make a comment like this one. |
Morrowind was scaled down TES, but still TES in essence (Daggerfall being pinnacle of original TES design), and arguably best of Howard's era TES games (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim), aimed primarily at RPG audience. Skyrim was heavily water-downed TES aimed primarily at mainstream audience - hence its much bigger commercial success.
