This video ranks Fallout and Elder Scrolls games, aiming to generate controversy among fans. The speaker, Mortem, celebrates his birthday by creating this potentially unpopular ranking, acknowledging the overlap in fanbases for both Bethesda franchises. He also discusses the subjective nature of game quality and how personal experiences influence opinions.
The video's ranking of Fallout and Elder Scrolls games, from least to most favorite, is as follows:
Please note that this is based solely on the speaker's personal preferences as expressed in the video transcript.
According to the speaker, Oblivion holds the top spot in his ranking due to a combination of factors:
Nostalgia and Formative Years: He played Oblivion during his formative years, creating a strong personal connection and positive association with the game. He states it helped him cope with difficult times.
High-Quality Side Content: While acknowledging a weak main story, he praises the "incredible" side quests, guild quests, and overall unique and "wonderfully weird" side content.
Shivering Isles Expansion: The Shivering Isles expansion is singled out as significantly enhancing the overall experience.
Remastered Version: The remastered version addresses several issues (like the leveling system) present in the original release, further improving the experience.
Oblivion's placement above Skyrim isn't explicitly explained as a direct comparison, but it's implied that the combination of nostalgic value, high-quality side content, and the impact of the expansion and remaster, outweighs Skyrim's merits for the speaker. While Skyrim's exploration, quest design, and environmental storytelling are praised, it's suggested that Skyrim lacks the same degree of unique and memorable side content and the personal significance that Oblivion holds for the speaker. Ultimately, it's a matter of subjective preference and personal connection.
The transcript doesn't offer specific reasons why the speaker considers the Shivering Isles expansion for Oblivion so good, only that it "caps off" the Oblivion experience and contributes to making it a "tremendous experience that is unique even among the Elder Scrolls series". No further details about the expansion's qualities are provided in the transcript.
