The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition

More freedom than any of the other games, the late game can drag a little as you have to fulfill quests for the various Tribes, but it still amazing. Morrowind deserves an update more than Skyrim ever has.

The game world and atmosphere is amazing in this game. I'm giving it 4/5 instead of 5/5 because of the many, many bugs in it. The combat system is rather boring and bare-bones, but that's expected from a Bethesda game. You may want to install a few mods to update the graphics and fix the leveling system - try asking on the reddit forum for morrowind.

Morrowind was my first of many things. Not only was it my first exposure to the Elder Scrolls series, it was also: My first Xbox game My first Western RPG My first FPS (in controls I mean- this game taught me how to use dual analogs) My first 100+ hours experience in a single week My first video game soundtrack that I listened to OUTSIDE of the game. (I'm listening to 'Blessing of Vivec' as I type this.) Lastly, this is my first truly nostalgic experience. I don't remember the story from Super Mario World or Sonic the Hedgehog, but I do remember getting completely lost outside of Seyda Neen, coming across an elf falling from the sky. And how cliff racers killed me more than any other enemy in the game. I remember the little moments that are likely not relevant to the main story. The personal missions that weren't assigned to me from the game. So much freedom... Morrowind is an absolute treat of an experience. I probably invested over 1000 hours almost 20 years ago, but it breaks my heart a little to go back now. It hasn't aged terribly, but it can be difficult to transition back into a game that just throws you in the world and tells you to survive. Oblivion was awesome, and Skyrim was fantastic, but Morrowind will always have the largest piece of my heart.

I really love this game. The graphics have aged, the gameplay mechanics as well but its charm is still the same after 23 years.

I absolutely love this game. Wish there was a Linux port.