The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition

nothing that hasnt been said already but i just wanted to leave a review for my favorite wrpg of all time

Morrowind captured a genuinely alien world to explore from the get-go off the Prisoner's transport; no standard earthlike fauna and flora so familiar from the wildly popular Skyrim: a Siltstrider's musical howl offered an eerie starter to what followed in its 100+ hour story. Nowadays it's easy to consider Bethesda in light of the possibly/probably dreadful and shallow Fallout76 which so easily fooled a generation of thin plastic helmet wearing and cheap canvas bag wearing adult gamers. But in the noughties, with Morrowind and its two expacs, they left all competition floundering behind them with the story of the Nerevarine whom, reminiscent of the Matrix's Neo, had a prophesied job to do confronting a changed world of shifting allgiances, crime syndicates and temperamental Deities. The combat was absurd. The text-based narrative oddly jarring -- but that musical score, the incredible endessly inventive world design (e.g. Ald Ruhn) and the sheer volume of loot to find made this the seminal RPG experience of its day. 10 internet hindsight stars.

...a GOG nadal ma problem ze znalezieniem polskiej wersji gry, która przecież była wydana po polsku również. Nieprawdopodobny otwarty świat, wciągająca fabuła. Gra umożliwia zanurzenie się w jej świecie na długie godziny i jeszcze dłużej. Mamy w niej przygody, tajemnice. Znajdziemy ulubieńców, których możemy wspierać. Genialna gra, niezapomniany klimat. Myślę że mimo powszechnej znajomości języka angielskiego, polska wersja nadal by się sprzedawała.

This is the best game of the Elder Scrolls series, period. You won't find fast travel here and the crappy journal system found in Skyrim; instead, the journal is chronological and offers a lot of context. Something which Skyrim does not, so even if a lot of quests are bland and repetitive, you will always know who gave them to you and whether you're helping the bad guys or the good ones, which more than makes up for it. The way this is implemented in Morrowind is somewhat basic, sure, but for a game made in 2002, this is more than acceptable; Skyrim utterly fails in this regard. The game itself is addictive and its buying and selling minigame (if you can call it that) hugely contributes to this. The items you find in the game offer a lot more variety as well as personality and you will always know if the item you've found is a legendary artifact or just an average weapon. Skyrim lacks that feeling of epicness. It's also been said the game is quite difficult and does not really take you by the hand...well, that's not really true: first, you can adjust the difficulty level whenever you want, and second, if you adequately prepare for a mission in the early stages of the game and bring a lot of restore health potions with you, which you can drink while the game is paused, you usually won't have any trouble at all. The game does have a couple of almost critical bugs, but if you tread with caution, and don't kill anyone from one of the great nomadic tribes, and don't save the pilgrim found near Ald Velothi before the quest is assigned to you by the Legion, you'll be fine; and I recommend you travel around there only after joining the Legion anyway. Also, while traveling near Ald Velothi, get the Amulet of Shadows ("a lady in distress") and never sell it to anybody. It will make you a master thief, and will spare you a few bounties as well as help you complete the Gnisis Imperial Legion questline without getting kicked out. And remember: Skyrim sucks utter balls!

There's not really much to say about this game except that it's a masterpiece. It starts out a bit slow, but the payoff is great. The role-playing possibilities are practically limitless, the world is full of wonders and the lore is both deep and fun to read about.