Maybe I’ll stay with Fable III (which I play on the 360 when WoW is being patched).
To answer a question asked above about my limitations: I have Alzheimer’s related dementia and severe depression. Gaming keeps some of my cognitive functions sharp and helps with short term memory retention.
I’m a level 81 Alliance Human Warrior on WoW, but that’s because I had a lot of help from my friends here who are gamers. Look for Wolkenlaufre in the Armory and you’ll see that I am not as skilled a player as I should be.
I agree with badlyburnttoast - the levelling system isn’t that bad. I played through both Oblivion and Morrowind without levelling mods a number of times and had no real problems (some tough parts though).
Start with Morrowwind - the graphics may be a little dated but it’s a great game with a compelling setting, much more interesting than the rather generic Oblivion.
If gaming is your get away from life then you may as well make your computer into a gaming computer or get a new one. Look at it like your getting a X-Box 900. Sandbox games are the greatest thing to ever happen, imo. Oblivion is worth playing right now and is awesome without the mods. I say go ahead and get it for your Xbox if you can’t upgrade your computer. Heads up though, do NOT look at the mods that the computer version allows you to use as you will cry.
There’s a modpack to give it a facelift that has run into a bit of controversy lately. It reportedly won’t make it look brand new, but it strikes me as a testament to what the Elder Scrolls modding community gets up to.
In Morrowind I didn’t have any real problem, but the levelling system didn’t add anything, either. It was just a nuisance to game the system, nothing more. In Oblivion, I actually wrecked my first character (after a good 20 hours) and could get no farther. And it was right around that time that I realized that talking to people wasn’t very valuable anyway, and that I’d wasted the time I spent on it.
