Remembering The Elder Scrolls Games

[@retrorebound8887]

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[@JosephMichael23]

I mean, you really cant blame your teacher for the way he reacted. One can’t expect teacher’s to be bottomless pits of goodwill. You admit that you didn’t try, so why should he try? Him having you for a semester already was the first try.

[@styinax]

My favourite is oblivion and Skyrim 0:19

[@Threesixtyci]

you went with Redguard? umm... you skipped Battlespire. Which is more like the rest than Redguard ever was. And also.. the last game that actually had boobs in it without modding.

[@daniel_najar]

Oblivion gets overlooked nowadays, but it was a game-changer when it first came out.

[@Zanoladab]

blame the crappy leveling system lol. The enemies get stronger and u get weaker as you level up instead of the other way around lmfao

[@dizzyupthefool5180]

The game that made me buy a 360 in 2006. But yes... The levelling system is awful.

[@IINareik]

@@Zanoladab Turning the differculty all the way down helped with the scalling

[@LicoriceLain]

I love Oblivion and I am glad I finally have the next step in that particular formula (Starfield).

[@MadisonM1996]

Oblivion is better than Skyrim in many areas.

[@willard5370]

this channel is headed somewhere special, these new thumbnails are a total game changer!

[@hanes2]

It's funny how people praise BOTW for "dropping you into the world", or "no guidance system".... in reality they never played Morrowind.

[@the_iron_rook]

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is my favorite game of all time. Would LOVE to see a faithful remake with SOME modern QOL changes (such as NPCs being able to chase you between cells)

[@angelmessenger8240]

I listen to the soundtrack when I can't sleep.

[@Arkantos117]

Morrowind has the best balance of RPG & QOL in the series imo.

[@skanaraki2161]

Same. There will never be another experience like Morrowind for me. The level of world building and immersion is unmatched to this day. I wish I could play the game again for the first time.

[@markusmitchell8585]

We dont need a Morrowind Remake its perfect the way it is

[@KrogerHotdogs]

If I hear 5 seconds of a song from Morrowind I instantly have to do another playthrough. Agreed, it's the greatest game ever made and I would do anything for a faithful remake.

[@krono5el]

Morrowind and Oblivion were just incredible times and experiences in my gaming life. still after so many years later and all those hours in those games they 're totally unforgettable : D

[@MrDernagon]

You mentioned Redguard, but didn't cover Battlespire. You also missed the entire Elder Scrolls Travels series.

[@mouserat31]

Man. I still remember renting Morrowind at Blockbuster back in like 2002 or 2003, not knowing what it was but being fascinated by the artwork and synopsis on the back of the game case. And actually playing it for the first time? It opened my mind to what games can do for open-ended RPG adventuring. Oh, and it was super hard and confusing, too. Good times.

[@elianoavila90]

I rented Oblivion from Blockbuster back in 08

[@gunnarboy1177]

Honestly, you looking back at these games adds so much life to them. I have so many memories that get brought back from watching your videos.

[@leeleeleemartin]

Oblivion…. My first bgs game. My first play through was tough, I picked an orc which just didn’t go well. I struggled and had no idea what I was doing. I started again and well I must of put 300 hours in and had the best time playing a video game ever.

[@youngkingdom8131]

I know it’s hard work putting content out at this pace. But please, try to remember, you’re doing what you love, and most people have passionless professions to pay the bill. Happy for you, brother, keep up the good work!

[@DaltPlaysGuitar]

My Steam Deck has just turned into a Bethesda machine for me, and I couldn’t be happier

[@statesminds]

I am the biggest Elder Scrolls lore nut. I started with Morrowind and played Oblivion and Skyrim when they launched then went back on DOS Box and did Arena and Daggerfall. I played ESO for 5 years but quit bc i was addicted lol. I hope i can play AND finish TES VI before i die. I’m 32 right now 😂 i really wish Bethesda would let other trustful devs make more games in Tamriel while we wait in between main games. The world is so good and expansive it’s a shame to not use it more. ESO is the closest to being able to go everywhere besides Daggerfall. I hope TES VI is like a modern Daggerfall

[@TheMarcone1985]

u will have more chance with Wayward Realm if u want get a game like Daggerfall since the dev team is composed form the old bethesda team member

[@TY-km8hj]

I think the biggest reason they're unwilling to let other devs touch their IPs is based purely on the reception to new vegas and it being developed by obsidian. Obsidian created the superior game in less time, and it was so good that 4 is considered an enormous downgrade, at least in regards to story, themes, and rpg mechanics. After that no more other devs cos that would mean they got a game to acc compete with rather than passing based purely on "Bethesda magic." I haven't played starfield yet, though, so hopefully that game stepped up in regards to its writing

[@0rangecray0n]

​@@TY-km8hjas a life long Bethesda player starfield is good is not terrible but it is no where near Skyrim or even fallout 3 it feels very dead and abandoned i know it's a whole universe but I feel just doing a couple planets and going all out would of been better I hate how humans are the only species besides alien animals it feels very non Bethesda like in fallout you can fight ghouls, mutants, death claws and more but in starfield it is only humans

[@TY-km8hj]

@@0rangecray0n itee thanks for the reply

[@kyler247]

TES6 will be even more dumbed down and streamlined than Skyrim was buddy

[@GhostlyGrimace]

You've been killing it recently Matty, keep it up‼️

[@captainbonkerang]

Morrowind was my first game when I was a kid and all I did on it was see how far I could walk away from Seyda Neen. I remember being blown away when I came across a town and city. Thought the game went on forever.

[@bobert2999]

My friend, I gotta say - this vid made me sub. I too, first played Morrowind at a friend's house and thought, "I gotta try this weirdness". That started it all - and then I got my first JOB for a 360/Oblivion. I also had all the maps on my wall! Thank you for sharing this nostalgia!

[@Blitzburgh17]

I was floored by Oblivion back in 06. The graphics were insane I had never seen an open world that detailed I would just walk around looking at blades of grass and flowers. Who would’ve thought at the time that 17 years and two console gens later we’d have open worlds that look like Pokémon Violet 😢

[@lazydgsf7429]

ESO has a very chill community and is a game I go back to every year for a month or two. I really love it and I’ll never see it all, but I enjoy hanging out there from time to time.

[@antisocialgamer1599]

Me too. I sub every few months then end up playing oblivion or skyrim. I wish i had a group to get properly stuck into eso but i have no friends interested in it

[@flyingplantwhale545]

I got absolutely hooked when I started playing, went through the Morrowind questline. The community was absolutely lovely. It feels like a real place of adventure, where you can walk up to some folks fishing or hanging out, have a chat about whatever, party up for an interesting quest or just go exploring together. It's the kind of game where you can make legit friends. Sadly though, I really fell off when I went to other lands, I suppose because I was first excited about revisiting places from Morrowing and didn't care about much else after that.

[@mosesdouglas4325]

​@@antisocialgamer1599same here

[@pugshorty9852]

Oblivion Undead: WTF is that!? Oh hell no! I am getting the hell out of here! Skyrim Undead: Been here and done that. Not that impressive.

[@chrisburns5532]

You forgot "An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire" released in 1997. also, Todd Howard was project leader for the first time on 'Redguard' released in 1998 ( the flop )

[@chrisburns5532]

good video though👍

[@abeardedhoboTV]

Thieves guild quest line, the last quest. Amazing

[@chalochaparro5176]

Wayne Gretzky hockey was probably the best elder scroll game out there

[@xF1revolution]

Morrowind felt like a survival game often times. It was harsh and unforgiving and I absolutely adored it as a kid. I also miss the Levitation skill so much...that needs to come back with the more robust hardware we have now. I remember exploring a dungeon/cave and noticing a faint light up near the ceiling. Welp, I levitate up there and sure enough there's a small little room carved out in the rock with one of the unique daedric masks up hidden up there! Incredible game. Which reminds me, please for the love of God Bethesda stop tying loot tiers to your character level! In Morrowind, you could kill a character wielding Deadric and loot it for youraelf even if you were low level! My first Deadric item in Morrowind was from killing a slave plantation owner. Such a great game! I love the reduction of hand holding in Starfield but they could go further with that imo

[@KappyWesker]

Tukushapal 👺 Daedric Face of God

[@thomasgriffin420]

Morrowind is the best Elder Scrolls game change my mind. It deserves a remaster given how groundbreaking it is and that it saved Bethesda I was surprised it didn’t get a remastered port to modern consoles for its 20th anniversary. I hope Elder Scrolls VI brings back the classics RPG features/update them like Race stats, Attributes, Class, Birthsigns, plenty of factions (with restrictions and consequences), branching questlines and being able to kill any NPC even if it ruins quests because true immersion letting the player do whatever they want. Well we’ll see

[@tjhedgescout3052]

there are 2 things i wish skyrim would allow: either transform or destroy the thieves guild, i am not a fan of the thieves guild and their ways in skyrim, i would either want to destroy them, or convert them into a more robin-hood-esque version that helps the poor the 2nd one is that i wish we could have more dialogue options to help us make our character more diverse personality wise, like say: valiant, snarky, discreet, meek, polite, rude, etc Also reminder: OpenMW and TES3MP are built from scratch stuff for Morrowind, OpenMW is basically Morrowind with less bugs and major quality of life changes, and TES3MP is Morrowind with Friends (and yes you can use mods)

[@dk11294]

I'll never forget playing Morrowind for 8 hours straight, never saving the game once, and then getting stuck in between 2 rocks and not being able to get out.

[@TylerEdlin84]

I try to get on these every release. I feel everyone’s hype. But I never play them for more then 10 hours, just don’t care for the structure or stories

[@BOBBYCHOP]

These thumbnails have been so good lately! Would love to see an iconic character like the Adoring Fan make an appearance on a thumbnail drawn in this style someday

[@retrorebound8887]

He was originally in there, but the thumbnail was SUPER crammed so I went with the Dovahkiin.

[@largewaterpurifier]

the dlc from skyrim that takes you to a 'part' of morrowind is solstheim, they tell you that, it's called that when you fast travel to it, whenever you try to exit anything, it is named in the quest log, the ship captain says it when you initially have to go there, castle karstaag, shit just open the map on either game, did you actually play the dlc?

[@EhEhEhEINSTEIN]

My first playthrough of Morrowind, I think I just randomly stumbled into the wizard's cave where you get Chrysamere. What a weapon..

[@Hippieranger]

Morrwind is so insanely impressive. Its not even nostalgia goggles. I was born 2 years after it was released & played it for the first time earlier this year. It has a bit of a learning curve, but if u get past the first few hours it starts to just click and its a gem. The writing is great, the cities are goregous, the spells are incredibly fun, and the immerson from needing to actually decipher where to go and how to get there is top tier. The only downsides are the daunting amount of modding to polish it up to a remaster level, and how good magic is. Ironically magic is so busted yet so fun that its hard to recommend Morrwind to anyone without telling them "you HAVE to explore the magic system"

[@CaseyHayesVocals]

Morrowind will always be my favorite TES game

[@brandond40]

I still remember my first Oblivion playthrough. I was in 8th grade and had no idea what i was doing. I chose an Argonian because i thought breathing underwater sounded cool. I remember stealing a bunch of shit from the imperial city and the guards chasing me out. I would just dive into the lake outside and hide at the bottom of it lmao

[@Kaiju_Traveler]

Man Matty your content has been straight crispy lately, you fookin legend!❤

[@Thedamnram44]

Morrowind and oblivion are my all-time favorite games from Bethesda

[@jarde1989]

Oblivion is still my favorite Fantasy style RPG of all time Go back to it every handful of years and fall in love all over again

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

I discovered this channel through your main + Octopath Traveler 2 review. Amazing content man

[@retrorebound8887]

Thanks for giving it a shot! I'm happy you're enjoying things here :)

[@CameronForrester]

I remember playing Morrowind (also being frustrated by missing) and wandering through the starting area and town, and then being absolutely blown away when I discovered traveling to other towns and seeing the scope of the map size. I had never really seen anything that large before. So open world.

[@StopThisMadnesss]

Really enjoyed the vid. Your parents should be proud of you pursuing your passion and putting so much work into it.

[@corypowercat7277]

I'm glad you added Blades and Legends. You didn't add Shadowkey or some of the other side games though.

[@deafnote9262]

The MANUAL....seriously dude????!!!!!

[@thetruthinthegate]

Saw the thumbnail and was like is this MrMattyPlays? Sure enough!

[@abeardedhoboTV]

Oblivion is still the greatest elder scrolls, and the expansions(shivering isles) omg, so damn good

[@Will_Lesher]

I think that what actually makes Morrowind so “difficult” is the menus/UI. I’m talking the map, quest log, (if you can even call it that) menus and such. I actually love the navigation, people telling where to go, if only I could find their directions again in a quest log, or have a map I can look at.

[@ant1019924]

Been watching since those first rare guides you uploaded, you should be proud of the progress you have made as a creator. Keep up the great work. 👏🏼

[@BrolyDIFF]

Best game in existence TES3 MORROWIND

[@Awwsteen]

Completely agree on the continued love for Skyrim. Was getting sick of our seasonal Skyrim re-re-re-releases, but I picked the anniversary edition up on my switch last week and can barely put it down. Something as simple as survival mode has made me fall back in love with the game, take my time to appreciate the small things, and really immerse myself in the world of Tamriel. A top 5 of all time, easily.

[@jonesygrets6029]

Survival mode is how the game should be played Because it utilises all things in the world

[@gebs123]

While I like survival mode, you can tell the game wasn't designed with it in mind. This is really noticeable with the "No Fast Travel" part. There are a lot of towns that don't have carriages. Having to walk or ride all the way from Dawnstar to Whiterun, because you want to go to Markarth or Riften is such a time sink. It's fun the first time, but after the fifth time you have to walk 20 minutes it gets tedious. Same with the food system, the hunger meter goes down so quick you have to eat like 6 loaves of bread a day. I always had enough just by looting, but opening up the menu to click a button every 10 minutes gets tedious. The sleep system seemed to be properly balanced.

[@jonesygrets6029]

@@gebs123 salt and salmon All you will need

[@thebuzzing]

Morrowind showing why manuals are so important for a game.

[@nolyd3248]

Honestly I'd argue the paragraph on the back of the Morrowind case is still accurate.

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

Morrowind is a game I can go back to every single year and get completely indulged for a month

[@gravedanc3r317]

Morrowind is the GOAT. That magic stepping off the ship at Seyda Neen may never be reproduced…

[@ThunderWolfXIII]

So Skyrim made you quit high school?

[@tomgreen2058]

I think Morrowind would be amazing in vr if you could easily look down at your journal to instantly check directions. Without that barrier there I think following directions this way would actually make it more fun.

[@nathanryu6227]

Morrowind and Oblivion are just awesome! Skyrim? Thanks, no thanks.

[@infinitecurlie]

These thumbnails are SLAPPIN. Keep up the good work Matty and take care of yourself!

[@corypowercat7277]

I made an entire fanfic series consisting of so many characters in the Elder Scrolls world. I refer to it as the Bellonseries. Most stories consist of the main character from each game but others are from characters in between. I took inspiration from the Fable series. I'm trying to say that this series inspired me.

[@Sorenzu]

Im loving the content so much and damn these thumbnails are kickass!

[@kyler247]

Wish they'd make a game as well written, detailed and interesting as daggerfall and Morrowind again. Starfield is so bland in comparison

[@youngkingdom8131]

Love to see your hard work paying off! Keep it up!

[@SpliffProductions]

Hey man, not seen your videos before but really enjoyed this, thanks!!

[@kevinj2996]

Your love for Bethesda completely mirrors my own. Love this content Matty, keep it up!

[@elliot2118]

I remember making destruction spells to drain my own skills in Oblivion, then training them with a npc to level 200-300.

[@jessegarciaiv5380]

These thumbnails are great man.

[@Jiggyjacob2]

9:51 "This is the first Todd Howard videogame" That's just simply not true. The first game he was the lead director on was actually ES: Adventures Redguard. And before that, he even worked on games like Terminator Future Shock. You're a youtuber who's supposed to get his information right. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Howard#:~:text=He%20was%20project%20leader%20for,Adventures%3A%20Redguard%2C%20released%20in%201998

[@thewilhelmscream7912]

Yeah Skyrim and arkham city made me fail math 101...no regrets :)

[@mattj2692]

Matty you gotta record a pickup for this vid! You missed battlespire!

[@samuraizackk3408]

Man I got to say, your channel is so awesome! Keep it up bro 💪

[@OhNoJoshEdits]

I need to play Morrowind 😕 I came into the series with Oblivion and I’ve been meaning to play it. There’s just been so many good games lately. Thankfully it’s on GamePass and isn’t going anywhere lol

[@rojobroko5979]

Skyrim is still amazing, cannot wait for Elderscrolls 6 in 10 plus years.

[@cruizlee214]

I think you mean Skyrim two or three more times.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

​@@cruizlee214If people keep buying it

[@heman2379]

Idk i enjoy starfield but it feels like what Bethesda is doing now doesn’t push the envelope the same way it used to. Expectations have definitely been lowered

[@wezacker6482]

I still fire up Skyrim when I want to chill. It's familiar, but there is still always something new to find. I can't think of another game like it. Absolutely deserving of it's long, long life & legendary status.

[@scrotumus]

Skyrim is just oblivion with worse everything

[@claudijatzandrapova3347]

how brilliant is KZbin, watching your retrospective of TES and the advert is for the Telvaani update in TES:O xD could not make it up

[@regularspecial1]

i would literally write on that map as a kid to keep track of things. "lots of rich people" was written above cheydinhal. lots of dungeons in this area, etc etc

[@panikk2]

Glad you are changing your thumbnails. I wouldn't have subscribed if I discovered this channel earlier and saw a million Mr beast thumbnails

[@scoutthespirit1133]

your awesome man, i love the videos lately

[@antisocialgamer1599]

Much like your experience of being surrounded by people that weren't into these types of games, i too became an outcast when i was introduced to elder scrolls. Oblivion completely changed who i was. I went from a hedonistic raver to a complete shut in. I worked 4 ten hour shifts from monday night to friday morning and played oblivion during any time inbetween. I regret not a single second of those many hours playing.

[@lanceyoung9928]

This may have been said, but on PC BGS released elder scrolls archive - all disks for all games, and maps for all games

[@luliby2309]

Aw dude, I started with Oblivion just like you. That was my first Elder Scrolls game and my first Bethesda game. Oh, and, not to be that guy, but you did forget to include Battlespire when you were going over the earlier games. It came out before Redguard.

[@BioShrog]

I read through the Oblivion booklet so many times. I remember I couldn't figure out how to level up on my first playthrough and was reading the booklet and found out I had to rest in bed. I slept and was immediately level 12. lol

[@jesusfrreak2]

As a Legends fan, it's still alive and kicking! You'll find games in 20 seconds or less usually, and there are tonssss of decks that can be made

[@samd2013]

Between this channel and your main channel I’ve been really enjoying these bethesda videos! Bethesda is my favorite game studio and I always get lost in their single player games. Keep it up!

[@TPGNutJam]

I love these videos! Have you thought of doing retrospectives on the games individually? Maybe starting from the beginning of the game series?

[@cypressoaks]

Haven’t watched the video yet but TES has my entire heart and I’m so excited to listen to this while playing Starfield ❤

[@Trujones]

Never forget the advertisement of Morrowind on "Toonami " 😅

[@Stickman0660]

I love this series. My only concern with elder scrolls siz is how they seem to shrink everything character wise each iteration. Less weapons. Less armor types. Less skills. Doesnt ruin the games but man.

[@Geeler]

Now I just KNOW this one is gonna be good

[@CyraXFactor]

It is mind-boggling and astonishing how good you can make Skyrim look with mods. I’m still in disbelief every time I boot up my heavily modded game on PC. The game looked very mediocre on release. I remember the hate it was getting on console. But my God, you can make Skyrim look better than a lot of today’s games. Not just in quality and clarity, but in art style and as an art form. It’s truly incredible.

[@bobyjoe493]

Toddfather build legendary

[@RevivedSaiyan]

Oblivion game of the year was my most played elder scrolls . Shivering isles, the arena, the dark brotherhood, the separate DLCs like the ice tower, the pirate cove, and the castle. I did everything over multiple playthroughs over multiple years I kept going back even though I had the achievements for it. I over played Skyrim aswell

[@RevivedSaiyan]

Also the fighters guild and mages guild. Didn't like the thieves guild because I didn't like playing stealth but I did all that questline aswell

[@Gustavsen777]

Great video as always!

[@DewaHuang]

Cmon Todd, please awaken your magic once more with VI. and Phil, gave him time and budget all he need

[@lastoli2500]

Loving the new content spoony😊

[@TheMix10]

Love you Matty! I was waiting for a Long time for this video

[@Apostlle420]

the back of the oblivion case is forever burned into my mind because i would stare at it when i got grounded for playing to much

[@-NoneOfYourBusiness]

What a great video, man. What a great, fun retrospective of the best games I ever played. Of course Skyrim is the big one and is just as good today than it was back in 2012 and got undoubtedly the best mod community ever. I mean, I cannot think of a game that had so much gas in the tank. This game is 11 years old and legions of players are still invested in it. But, but, I will say only one thing: Oblivion. Oblivion is my personal all time favorite game ever and it was a that moment that I realized what videogames could become in the future. And the fact such a small team, 100 people, made that entire game makes it even more remarkable. You know what ? I'm reinstalling Oblivion right away. Its been several years I haven't played. Have a good day all.

[@adammason4314]

14:55 "Now If You Remember this Unboxing" Time stamp 1 year ago. just had to have a laugh.

[@michaellackey2024]

My favorite boxed copy of Elder Scrolls, is the Anthology for PC, absolutely beautiful collection.

[@axelbruv]

Daggerfall (Unity) is one of the best games I've ever played.

[@deeppurple6469]

You know instead of remastering Skyrim for the 5th time they should have remastered oblivion, morrowind and daggerfall for modern consoles. Tweak the controls to make it more playable and fun but why not Skyrim Special enchanted edition for ps5 series x

[@TheWayloski]

The best way to experience a more modern take on Morrowind expansion for elder scrolls online. I played through it on Gamepass in March. It was a ton of fun!

[@DanielDoesItLive]

In 2024 I’m 28 and Skyrim is STILL my favorite game. And I still play it today. 🤙🏻

[@OnTheFarm1984]

Morrowind is my favorite game in the series to this day. Something about it just felt more immersive. It was truly like playing in a sandbox where you could make and break the rules.

[@Will_Lesher]

I don’t think ES6 will be all of Tamriel. I think it’ll be focused on a single province, but will have fully fleshed out and explorable deadric planes of oblivion.