

- SKYRIM ENDERAL MAP VS VANILLA INSTALL
- SKYRIM ENDERAL MAP VS VANILLA MODS
- SKYRIM ENDERAL MAP VS VANILLA SERIES
They are both built on the same foundation, and use many of the same assets, but they are fundamentaly different.
SKYRIM ENDERAL MAP VS VANILLA INSTALL
In conclusion: Enderal is nice to play, but it is still a mod and it is thanks to Skyrim that you can play this and other, similar in scope and scale mods, if you decide to install them.I Wouldn't say that either is "better ". In Skyrim you can completely ignore the story or follow only parts of it, or do quests for other factions and other storylines or ignore everything altogether and still spent 1000+ hours doing other stuff, modding it beyond recognition, changing almost every single aspect of it and you will always find new things to do. In Enderal, to get anywhere, you need to more or less follow the story, and there is only one story about you as Commnader She.

You can mod Enderal further, but ultimately it does not allow great deal of flexibility in this regard, and you are always limited by the fact that it is more of vehicle for a self-contained story, which albeit interesting, does not have a shadow of originality to it ( \cough** Mass Effect \cough**), and there is only so many times you can do the same story over and over. Most of the time if you have a proverbial mountain in Enderal, it pretty much serves as a fence to prevent you from cutting cross country. No hidden gems to which you can get only by going somewhere completely unexpected.

There are no vast, open spaces and mountains to climb and traverse off the beaten track.
SKYRIM ENDERAL MAP VS VANILLA SERIES
This is emphasized even more by the fact that the areas in Enderal, despite being cleverly designed to hide that fact, are in fact a series of corridors, directing you into paths with objectives lined up neatly along the way. And despite it having a huge, interesting and open(ish) world it by no means is a sandbox, which Skyrim absolutely is. Why?īecause first of all, Enderal is a mod and while it feels like a completely new game owing to the fact it is a complete conversion, it still is just that - a modification. I am sure I will get downvoted for saying it here, but as much as I like Enderal, I will say Skyrim hand downs, no contest.

If Enderal wasn't literally built on top of Skyrim, if it'd been a completely new game, would these comparisons even be happening? No, they wouldn't. What people tend to forget, though, when comparing them, is how much Enderal relies on Skyrim's content. Also Enderal's combat system is a downgrade of Skyrim's, in some ways. I want to live in that world (the Elder Scrolls world in general) in a way I don't with Enderal's, particularly knowing the ending. I've played so many characters, slept under the stars, filled in all the vagueness with my imagination. I'm familiar with every inch of Skyrim in a way I'm never going to be with Enderal. Skyrim for its world, the openness and freedom of that world, its sense of place, the design of its environment and architecture. Enderal for plot and characterisation and emotional impact, by a mile. I really can't answer this because they're doing such different things. And we only have Enderal because Skyrim exists and is modable.ġ0) Skyrim SE is much more stable than Enderal, though Enderal is more stable than Oldrim.ġ1) Enderal baked in much needed interface changes with SkyUI.
SKYRIM ENDERAL MAP VS VANILLA MODS
Same with the civil war quest line.ĩ) So many more mods are available for Skyrim. Whichever I choose has visible, world changing implications. I can end the dark brotherhood or save it. Take the Dark Brotherhood questline for example. Skyrim offers me choices that change the world. The prophet’s path in Enderal is so tightly scripted I feel that as the player I’m just along for the ride. Enderal is filled with too-long info dumps, sometimes back to back.Ĩ) Skyrim gives players much more agency. It feels more flexible and lends itself to hybrids more readily.ħ) I like Skyrim’s narrative better. Granted, Ark feels larger and more complex than any of them.ĥ) I just can’t get interested in either game’s crafting systems, but I’ve gone further with Skyrim's.Ħ) I like Enderal’s talent trees a little better. Only Serana can compare to Calia, Jespar, Esme, Thareal or Arantheal.Ĥ) Skyrim has a broader world, with several cities each with its own unique character and most with player housing. Enderal has more to say about the human condition, though.ģ) Enderal’s character development is far and away better than Skyrim’s. Enderal makes no concession to this fact.Ģ) Both game’s stories are epic in scope, spanning ages. People learn by doing, as well as from books. 1) Skyrim’s skill system makes more sense to me.
