User blog comment:Draevan13/Why the Elder Scrolls ISN'T being dumbed down...much./@comment-24868574-20140427092215

Conclusion: Whether or not the TES series has been dumbing down as a result of some conspiracy to cater for the lowest common denominator, or because Bethesda introduced some new elements which made other elements obsolete as Jingles seems to suggest, or because Betheseda is just lazy and incompetent - I really do not care. The fact of the matter is that the changes introduced in the newer games have had such an effect on the series that even my 6 year old kid can play Skyrim, while he cannot do anything in Morrowind. This is an observable and repeatable experiment. The fact of the matter is that you have to be of considerably older age to be able to play Morrowind, while Skyrim is lterally hand-holding you from beginning to the end with quest markers, binary choices with no consequences, level-scaling, etc. There are more points that could be made, like the decreasing number of skills and attributes, the decreasing number of spells and weapons, the reduction in complexity of puzzles and geography, etc. To say that "many of these complaints are made from behind the goggles of nostalgia" is factually wrong.