Despite this, the game makes up for this by littering the map with buildings, ruins, dungeons, caves, etc. Skyrim feels similar to an extent, but the landscape is not as varied or changes as abruptly as one of its predecessors.

Morrowind seems to have more diversity in map biomes and the regions can feel somewhat alien at times. Although Morrowind and Skyrim take place in two distinct locations, they are relatively close and contain many of the same geographical features. One of the most notable differences between the two games comes from the overall atmosphere and aesthetic themes presented during gameplay.

Bethesda had made numerous major changes in the 10 years between the initial releases of Morrowind and Skyrim. Although these games are built upon the same fantasy world, there several differences that set the games apart aside from graphical differences. Containing 9 different provinces, within Tamriel exists the provinces of Morrowind (Elder Scrolls 3) and Skyrim (Elder Scrolls 5) where the respective games take place at different points in time. In the world of Nirn, all of the Elder Scrolls games take place on the continent and empire known as Tamriel. Khajiit, a race of tiger-like creatures) and horror themes (eg. In addition to this, Elder Scrolls also incorporates obscure elements such as fantasy cultures (eg. These action/adventure open world games take place in the high-fantasy world of Nirn that contains themes surrounding medieval rule, Celtic mythology, elves, and wizardry. For more than two decades, Bethesda has been producing phenomenal role playing games within the constantly evolving Elder Scrolls universe.

Oblivion map compared to skyrim