Whats the best elderscrolls game and why

I've only played one.
But I own all of them.
Shame on me.

The one with mods bro, k.

Morrowind. Best spellcrafting system, best mods (subjective), best story.

Oblivion. The sheer amount of stuff in there more than makes up for the dated graphics. I mean with so many unique places, the ability for NPCs to actually change facial features during conversations, the great story and guild questlines, and so many other things. I think its a great game that any fan of RPG's should play. Also it was always fun to kill the "Adoring Fan" NPC.

Oblivion > Morrowind > Daggerfall > Arena > Skyrim imo

Morrowind is the best TES, hands down

It has the best magic system, story and quests

My favorite is Oblivion tho, that game (while not the best) is one of my favorite RPGs

Oblivion. Great graphics. Fun gameplay. Quality story. Insane replayability.

Following is obviously Morrowind.

I've only played Skyrim and Online and I love both. I would like to play the older ones but it's hard to play old games when you already played the most recent one because of the difference in graphics and technology limitations x.x

Morrowind, but mainly for nostalgic reasons. Oblivion though is better than skyrim. I also liked Arena, but not sure how it's aged with time.

I've only played Skyrim so far since I got into PC gaming kind of late. (I've only had a PC capable of gaming on since November of 2013)

Skyrim is pretty awesome though and seeing as Oblivion was the precursor to Skyrim, I can only imagine that it's at least as awesome, if not more awesome than Skyrim! o_O

Also, I have to say it, but the ONLY way to play an Elder Scrolls game is on PC, because of mods!

There's a mod that lets you play Morrowind IN Oblivion & Skyrim and also Oblivion in Skyrim (Morroblivion, Skywind and Skyblivion. I don't know much about them, I've never tried any, but I've seen videos of Morrowblivion and as far as I know, they're still in development I believe)

Daggerfall! My 1st Elderscroll game!

http://www.elderscrolls.com/daggerfall/

MrBtongue explains with finesse why Morrowind is the best elder scrolls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZUynhkal1I

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Morrowind.

Combat is iffy, but the quest and dungeon design is as good as it gets on RPGs, and the quantity of stuff to do, not Dullblivion or Skylame, got any close in either of those things.

Theres a quest in Morrowind where you have to learn lines of a play and then say them in front of a small crowd, without beeing able to see your inventory, nuff said.

i think Morrowind is the best,the gameplay mechanics,level/world design,story,etc.etc all had a special depth to them :| :D
but my personal favorite is Oblivion.....
oh and i'm absolutely in love with the dark brotherhood,what is the color of night?

Morrowind.

Better mods, more depth, seems like there is more to do.

Incidentally, a few days ago I found an old HDD with an old install of Morrowind on it. With all the mods I used to love but can't find anymore.

So, I'm a happy camper.

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i liked the level scaling by monster/area in morrowind. i really dislike when the game adapts to the player.

Morrowind is the best. The others they just have better graphics.

thanks for skyrim

Morrowind was my favorite

I say Morrowind>Skyrim>Daggerfall>Arena>Oblivion, Daggerfall and Arena are free, by the way.

I'd have to say Morrowind. Yes, the combat is questionable at best, but the rest was great. The locations were imaginative, the art direction was fantastic, the weapon selection was much larger and the dialogue was miles ahead of any elder scrolls game made before or since (no voice acting but who cares). Oblivion and Skyrim were definitely more polished games (by Bethesda standards anyway), but they just didn't have that same feel, and definitely weren't as expansive. Arena and Daggerfall were expansive but kind of generic feeling and definitely not well polished games. Morrowind just seemed to have that magical balance of polish and expansiveness. Or maybe it's just nostalgia, I dunno.

I've tried Arena a couple of times, but couldn't figure out the controls.

I've never played Daggerfall.

I don't understand all of the hype behind Morrowind. It's nearly unplayable for me. I can't even fight a rat without dying because my character can't hit something that's in front of him. I don't get what the big deal is. I know it's an RPG, but a real time RPG shouldn't need dice rolls for every hit. I'm waiting until Skywind gets finished because the combat system is competent. I tried to install Morroblivion once but it broke my Oblivion and I don't know how to fix it.

Oblivion is okay. I think Bethesda went too far into the Uncanny Valley and everything seems too bright, but it's fine.

Skyrim is my personal favorite. They've simplified the formula to appeal to a wider audience. The first two games were cult hits and Bethesda became popular after Morrowind. That's why Oblivion and Skyrim have simplified the Elder Scrolls formula, because the audience for Skyrim is much larger than the audience for Morrowind. Skyrim has a good story, a well thought out and well designed world, and interesting characters (for the most part, but that can be said about any good game).

Skyrim coz its Skyrim... Now Speaking truly:

• Arena: Don't know much I tried to play it a long time ago but didn't figure out the controls so I let it be :P.
• Daggerfall: Played actually but is really big in map size and story so instead I had read the story and I think it's the best game overall of it's time.
• Morrowind: I still haven't played it (Don't know why) but I need to play it in a near future.
• Oblivion: The best in my own personal opinion because was the most stunning game when it came out and everything about it was excellent back in 2006.
• Skyrim: Excellent game I had put over 100 hour in the 360 and I think I am going to play it soon on PC, mods are waiting.

Whichever ones have mods because compared to other RPG 'gems', they are atrocious without mods.