The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition

The first thing I want to say is this: I've been playing Elder Scrolls games since Arena back in the day (and many, many other RPGs), hours and hours and hours playing them - but Morrowind is the only Elder Scrolls game I actually was drawn into enough to play right through to completion. I've spent an awful lot of time exploring and adventuring in the fantasy lives of the other games, even the Elder Scrolls MMO, but Morrowind is still my idea of the best in the series. I'm not even really sure why I like it so much. There's just this sense of 'atmosphere' that it has that nothing else has matched. With all the plugins enabled that come with the GOTY edition, the coast sound fix plugin really adds life to walking about the landscape. You have to remember when running the launcher for the first time, to select the plugin / data button, so you can activate the official addon files. When I stand in the starting village, by the water, and just listen to the sounds - the wind, the music, the insects, the distant calls of mysterious creatures, there is a sense of atmosphere that I haven't found in any other computer game. I bought the GOG version so I don't have to install and run off discs anymore, and in a break from the Elder Scrolls MMO, I've been playing Morrowind again lately, and it has lost none of its charm. Though I am running it now with the Morrowind Graphics Extender, which allows you to see distant terrain like in Oblivion and Skyrim, adds incredible realism to the water, and adds better shadows than any RPG I've played - if I equip my sword, the rising sun will cast leaf shadows over the blade. The graphics extender casts shadows from and onto everything, making it look really impressive, and everything - people, trees, buildings, rocks, sky, grass, all reflect into the new water. The extender also lets you run the game at 1920 x 1080 or other widescreen resolutions if you use the extender program.

Played most Bethesda games from Daggerfall to Skyrim and New Vegas. This one is their best game ever, and probably will stay that way a long time as things go. The world is large enough to be believable, without the whole monsters 200m from villagers but hey don"t see eachother thing. Real world has empty spaces, as does Morrowind. The main quest is as good as the side quests are, and this is their best attempt at creating a world you can actually believe in, where caves are not endless but linear structures, habitations feel like they could be used IRL... Leveling system is nice, spell also, no time lost in useless crafting but enough customization that your character plays like you want it... I consider this one of the best First Person action RPG

First, this Game let's you have a incredible Freedom - It is not for everybody! The first Time i've played as a early Teenager i was just lost in it. I had no clue what to do in this Game because i only knew linear Games. But later as a Adult, my Gosh, this gives you the Freedome to be what you want in this set alien World. If you want to role play and to settle in a World, this is for you, there is nothing nearly else.

Graphic-wise this game may not meet the expectations of may people who are used to modern games. However, if you look past the graphics and hone in on literally everything else... then you can discover the beauty that lies within Morrowind. Large open world, immersive music and game-play, open towns and farms to explore. Many, many items to collect and use. And, highly modded, for those who like that. Many mods exist for this game to expand the experience even more. The other nice part of this game is that most likely your computer can handle it easily even if you don't own a souped-up gaming computer, and it still provides you with hours and hours of fun. Do yourself a favor and get this game.

Oh, Morrowind. To say I've bought and paid for this title in full at least 5 times over would not be exaggeration. To say I've spend blood, tears, and toil on the same would be fair as well. Two decades devoted to this game and I'm still as ardent an admirer as the day we met. It's a brutal beast- unforgiving, and unapologetic, alien and unflinching in its disdain for any brazen soul that expects a gently held hand upon leaving the Excise office, but there is such depth, outlander, so much for you to explore, to unearth. More usefully: The UI is wonderful. The world is the story is the Island is all, and entwine magnificently, and I still find new things to this day, though I swear to you I've combed every inch of every polygon of this game. The immersion is immense, and for those sensitive to such matters, the mod community has brought the graphics up to date beautifully. The roleplay, ah. The mechanics a roleplayers heaven. The *battle* mechanics themselves now are somewhat clunky and may take adjusting to. They have their own charm in my opinion, but not everyone agrees. Still, the die-roll based hit chance is a sharp surprise if accustomed to newer titles. All told, it's worth trying. It's acquired taste perhaps, but it's a very fine meal.