The Elder Scrolls

[eliasfrost]

Skyrim is awesome but in my opinion, and as a hardcore rpg gamer, I have a very hard time taking the game as an rpg, it's mainly an adventure game with rpg elements and you have to make the game an rpg yourself which was a tad bit disappointing. I know I'm going to sound like a nostalgia ranterhipster but I still think Morrowind is the best out of the five, closely followed by Daggerfall and Skyrim, probably because of the mood, the environment and music, also all dialogue was in text, and I emotionally connect a lot easier when I read stuff instead of listening.

As for Arena, I remember that I reached Sumurset Isle (which was the.. 6th part of the staff I believe? or was it the 5th..?) and I have to agree with you, it's really really hard and Sumurset was freakin' impossible, I couldn't beat it, even if my save didn't go corrupt which made me stop anyway.
My tip is to save. Save, save, save! Make sure you save on multiple slots as well, the game is incredibly instable. Also, be very careful about what class you choose to play, since the classes have different xp requirements for level, I recommend that you choose a class that have a pretty moderate xp requirement but actually CAN make it through the beginner dungeon.

And the class that I always play to make sure I survive is the ranger (a warrior class), mainly because it has no disadvantages except no spellcasting, and it has a bonus to damage equivalent to the character level, which is really really useful. Also, be careful which race you choose, there are certain combination, I'm sure of that, but the only one that I can think about is the ranger/redguard, because Redguards have a bonus to-hit and damage every third level. You will become a killing machine.

That's the best tip I can give you, happy gaming! Also: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Arena:General_Hints Really awesome tips here!