I used to be a Dragonborn like you, but then I got a fire arrow to my dedicated graphics card.
Now nothing newer than Oblivion will ever run on that machine.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Try Daggerfall Unity. Only the engine is newer, also loads of bugfixes and mod support.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks, I'll try it.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

luckily the last time Bethesda had good writing was Morrowind so you're not missing much

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

In Morrowind I like the story and the music. But as I explored the battle mechanics, I couldn't stand the randomness.
Also in a later retries after Oblivion and Skyrim I missed the real talking more than the graphics enhancements.
A bit unfair, I know. Maybe I'm not that game connoisseur myself.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

yeah but the talking was annoying af. it felt like they had like four people voicing the entire game. meanwhile a small independent studio like supergiant makes a much smaller game fully voice acted but doesn't feel exhausted as quickly as Skyrim, with thousands of lines both written and performed fantastically. i can't excuse anything Bethesda is doing anymore. they're getting worse with every game, both in terms of writing and gameplay.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, mostly Wes Johnson with a bit of a very annoyed Sean Bean.
But I have a soft spot for the over the top Sheogorath, the unnecessarily aggressive guard shouts and the calm voice of the Khajiit women.
Some of the other few voices I can't stand, especially the blacksmith of Chorrol ("A pleeeeasure to serve you").

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Found the interview about voicing Oblivion again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brLRSsR_acw