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Elder Scrolls III and IV

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Elder Scrolls III and IV

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I just bought both Elder Scrolls III (with the expansions) and IV at the same time. Do I need to do III first in order to really enjoy them to their fullest, or is it okay to do IV first?
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All the elder scrolls games are based upon themselves, they each have there own story line that has nearly nothing to do with the other games. ES 4 will mention morrowind at times, but nothing more than saying "I knew a person who worked at an alchemy shop in morrowind, I miss her."

So go ahead and play Oblivion if you want, it has its own story line. Though just for it being the better game, Morrowind I would most definitely recommend you play first.
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I second that, I'd play MW for sure first. I think it's a better game for one, but also it'll get you to understand all those neat little references to it in Obl :D
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Post by cyrodillsruler2 »

Well i dont know i didnt play morrowind at all infact i kinda didnt like it but when oblivion came out my friend wouldnt stop talking about oblivion so i decided to go buy it and try it out for my self greatest game EVER!!!!!!!! so dude its up to you on wich order you want to start, but its probobly better to go in order just for the heck of it.
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Post by Mr. Arrow »

I think Oblivion was a better game except for the main quest. MW main quest was intresting. Oblivion's = :(
But to fully answer your question no you don't need to play MW to understan oblivion.
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Post by fable »

MW has the advantage of 5000+ mods out there, now, that can do a ton of things: add quest systems, shops, NPCs, interesting items, homes, spells, dungeons, tweak difficulty levels for harder or easier play, etc. While Oblivion's mod squad has been getting into gear, it's got quite a ways to go. I that in time they may be able to equal what MW's modders have achieved, though Bethsoft hasn't released all the tools for Oblivion use that they did for MW. (It has to do with copyright ownership.) So for now, and I suspect for the next couple of years, MW will remain the more heavily modded game, allowing you to add a lot to personalize the experience.
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