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Well, I kind of like Bethesda formula so I should be Bethesdas target. Played them since old Arena, through Morrowind to Fallout 3. Stopped there because Fallout 4 seemed like more of the same with less rpg and I did not have HW capable of Skyrim at the time.
Thinking about it I liked Morrowind the most. And the thing I liked the most about it was exploration and discovering the world, that is big, well done, believable and also changes in every region so there aren't two places that would look alike.
I haven't played Starfield, but I believe it's going to miss the exploration part of the formula. Sure, there will be different biomes on different planets, but that's not the same. I loved how I travelled the world and was amazed by every new scenery that emerged behind mountain ridge. Leaving swamp to get to volcanic plague storm lands. Then travel through beautiful lake district to emerge on vast grass planes... I fear Starfield will be like jumping through this with fast travel.
Bro you skipped New Vegas???
It's not "real" Bethesda. Have it installed right nowand it's pretty damn good. But not really in Bethesda way.
... and Morrowind achieved that with an island you could chuck a frisbee across, using brown and more brown, and about six minutes of voice acting.
Bethesda's peak moment, no jokes.
You don't like modern Bethesda. You like classic Bethesda. I agree with you 100%. I hated Starfield.
Have you still not played Skyrim?
Nope. Will probably check it sooner or later, at least I hope.
Uhm. Yeah. Definitely check it out. Get some HD texture mods, ENB and a couple QoL mods and go for it. Some dungeons may get a little familiar but the locations are all unique and gorgeous. There's even an entire underground world it definitely has the exploration appeal.
Checking my Steam, I see I already have Skyrim. Not the "Special edition", just the old regular one. Will I miss much playing that one over current one?
If you're playing the game vanilla you won't really miss anything, assuming you own all of the DLCs/expansions. Both games are modable but in my experience special edition is much more stable
HD textures/ENB are just graphics, which aren't really needed. The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, on the other hand, is a must have, it fixes fuckloads of bugs (and the fortify restoration alchemy/enchanting exploit), reduces the chance of crashes and adds a bit of deleted or inaccessible content