The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition

Why is this one the best? Because you can do crazy things and have a blast breaking the game. Potion creation is nuts. Enchanting items is insane. Jumping is hilarious, and flying is so cool. All of this over-the-top craziness is fun you won't have playing other 3D rpg's!

Not much I can add that hasn't already been articulated better by others, but rest assured that Morrowind definitely lives up to its reputation. Even in 2021, everyone should give the game spin, with or without mods. Not a perfect game, but legendary all the same.

This is my the most favorite tes game right now and it is probably the last game where lore of the series was any good. It maybe lack of good AI to make a world more alive comparing oblivion and skyrim but the game and story has the best climate by far. I recommend to download free openmw for this. It is fanmade overlay engine which has 1000x better performance and tons of qol's, and promising tools for future mods.

To this day, Morrowind stands at the top of the heap. Imagine a single player experience, with the enormous scope of an MMORPG. While its prequels were just as expansive and lore heavy, but they weren't accessible and required you to memorize an esoteric control system. Morrowind changed all that, taking a cue from modern FPS titles of the early 00s. In Morrowind you are...whoever you wish to be. Don't wanna be the chosen one? Don't be! Want to become powerful and go kill a god? Do that! Want to be a phantom burglar Arsène Lupin would be jealous of? Be that! There's no limits. You don't even need to choose a predetermined class. Make your own if you want. The world you find yourself in is vast, even more so thanks to the included DLC, which adds a new continent and a floating city state. Despite it's age, Morrowind's world somehow feels more alive than what came after. Its a bit rough around the edges, but a few mods can fix that right up. Speaking of mods. You also get a construction kit that allows you to make your own content, if you so feel the urge.

This really is one of those games. It's been out for 20 years and I can still come back to this at any time and create a fresh character and approach the world in a different way. A classic and worth playing blind, no walk through, just explore. By the time you make it to the make it to the Dwemer Puzzle Box, you'll be hooked. No serious Elder Scrolls player should miss this game. The best in the series, and I'm not kidding.