After a total of thirty hours or so it feels almost exactly like Morrowind to me. Do like the way the combat model means it’s possible to win fights that there’d have been no way to win in Morrowind.

In fact, it’s better than Morrowind in almost every way. I like the way Morrowind’s map filled in, Oblivion doesn’t do that on the main map. That’s an incredibly petty complaint, mind.

The other thing is that I liked Morrowind’s alien landscape and wildlife. So far in Morrowind I’ve just seen deer, horses, dogs and sheep as non-enemy animals. Not quite the same as giant flying jellyfish things.

I bought a horse today, finally. Almost cried when it died after riding it a bit too hard over some mountains. I normally fast-travel to places when doing quests, but this time I decided to ride over the mountains at night while it was snowing. Beautiful, until I got my horse to gallop down a steep slope and it fell out from under me and crashed all the way down, twisting in an utterly sickening fashion. Poor thing. We were only about fifty yards from my destination, too.

Also bought a house from somone. Cheap… but, er… needed some work done… There’s no way I’m giving spoilers for that quest. You’ll have fun.

The quests are just getting better and better, actually. And they’re all side quests.

One day I might even do some of the story stuff, maybe.