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Not for casual gamers

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 45 / 50
Date: May 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the second best Role Playing Game ever made. Period.

Role playing has been deluded from it's original intentions, playing a ficticious character in a fantastical world with all the perks and hardships associated with it. Previous ventures (anything Diablo, Dungeon Siege, Everquest) have all been experiments in one of the fundamentals of Role Playing, character development. With Baldur's Gate, a cohesive, player-centric universe was created and a flimsy story along with it to increase immersion. Not until the advent of the best Role Playing Game of all time, Planescape: Torment, had a game captured the player with a beautiful, tragic story, colorful, detailed characters, and a fluid, easy to use interface.

Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is the only game since Planescape: Torment to grab my attention and make me actively participate in it's story. In Dungeon Siege the plot was based on leveling up to defeat the main guy, all well and good, but in Morrowind my goal is anything I want it to be.

I remember playing a level 4 mage in Daggerfall for months, just because there was so much to see and do that I never got around to the main quest. In Morrowind, you can either not follow the main quest at all, follow it, or follow it once in a while and explore the rest of the time. The amount of open-endedness in this game is only surpassed by it's feeling of soul, for some reason this game feels alive moreso than any other game I've played (sans Planescape: Torment).

Casual gamers will not be able to play this, they'll get confused, frustrated, lost and stop playing, claiming "it's too non-linear!" Die hard pen and paper RPGers will not be able to play this, "you have to use the mouse to see things!" But any computer game player with half a brain, half a memory and at least 100 hours to play this game will find an experience they will never forget.

Reno, layeroffrost.com

A True Virtual World

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 98 / 140
Date: November 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The Elder Scrolls 3 continues the Elder Scrolls tradition of providing a true fantasy virtual world for you to create an alternate life in. Set in the exotic island of Vvarvendell, the developers have truly defined an entire culture, with such nuances as clothing, housing styles, food, and architecture being unique to each game region. You can do anything you want, from running a mercantile business to being a mass murderer. Be a powerful mage living high in your own tower, or be a shadowy thief jumping across rooftops at night. Create your own spells from scratch, concoct mysterious potions, enchant your own weapons. It's totally up to you. In addition to all this, Morrowind ships with the easiest-to-use game editor to date, allowing you to create your own game content such as quests, characters, items, spells, and sharing them over the net with your friends. You can't go wrong with Morrowind!

A fitting sequel to Daggerfall

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 23 / 23
Date: May 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Unlike the first "reviewer", I've actually played the game and I can tell you it is amazing. I spent a few minutes just looking at the sky, marvelling at the photo-realism. Morrowing is much more than pretty pictures, though. Bethesda has created a fully fleshed out fantasy world in the tradition of Middle Earth. Almost any character type can be created and role-played in any manner desired. There are myriad guilds and factions to join, so the quests you perform will further your own interests. This is very nearly a true virtual world. Five stars doesn't do it justice.

The Definition of Epic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 22 / 22
Date: June 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is worth $100, if not more. It is treasure. To extrapolate...

Graphics: Amazing. Jaw dropping. Best I've ever seen. The downside of this is that this game is DEMANDING, and will lag on all but supercomputers. However, that should be fixed in an upcoming patch.

Sound: Very good. The music is wonderful, but somewhat repetitive. The enviromental sounds and the voice acting, however, are top notch.

Gameplay: Simply addictive. Completely non linear. Hundreds and hundreds of quests, huge world. I've logged over 250 hours in this game with one charecter and am still not nearly done exploring this world. From the beaces of the Ascadian Isles to the blighted Ashlands, this game has diverse landscapes, creatures, caverns, villages, towns, and people.

Extras: Definitly buy the collector's editon. For an extra $15 above the regular edition, you get the soundtrack, which is great to listen to in the car or anywhere, the Orinator figure(My personal favorite part. It is very nicely sculpted down to every link in his chainmail. The mace is even sharp!), the Art of Morrowind book(Which is great when you first read it but even better after you've played the game a while and see where ideas came from and such) and the paper map which comes with both versions(The most detailed game map I've ever seen).

This is THE best game I've ever played, and I game 50 hours a week. Buy it. Now. Unless you want something akin to a life. In that case, stay far away from this game, as it will draw you in and not let go.

A True RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 23 / 24
Date: May 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, continues in the Bethesda Softworks campaign for games that are 'true to concept.' After a long drought of releases, they've put a game in the market that simply blows away the traditional concepts of what was possible in a true RPG today. For those that play online RPG's, beware... Morrowind provides for a very in depth system of character play, but the typical online strategy of "kill, level, kill, level" has no place here (unless you play a brutal warrior of chaos who does nothing but murder...It's possible). A -very- rich graphic world eventually plays background to the focus of the game, which is a complex system of quests that cross factions, sometimes meeting paths other character styles you might choose to play, but based on different RP background and reasons. Choices are made that can affect your chacter at every turn, wheter it be your persuasive manner towards a single merchant, or your honorable standing amongst the members of the fighter's guild. The choice is yours, and you alone can decide to live with those decisions or go back to a previous save point and play it differently.

Expect to do a lot of searching around and testing...this games is not for the casual gamer, though the in game journal helps to keep you up to date when you forget what it was you were doing (easy to do, as the game world is huge for a 1CD game). Overall, it is a must have for gamers who really enjoy playing a character as they see fit and dealing with the consequences...just as a true RPG should be.

A RPG Gamer's Christmas wish come true

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 17
Date: April 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Dear Santa:
Give me a completely open ended game.
With a deep story line.
And a virtual world so huge that I'll never get bored exploring it.
And graphics that would put most computer generated art sites (with their super-slow rendered, still-frame pictures) to shame.
And great music.
And lots and lots and lots of good, sensible quests.
And make it easily extensible, with room to make tons of awesome modifications I can easily distribute online.
(Enclosed with this wish is a crate full of macadamia nut/chocolate chip cookies, and milk.)
Sincerely, A Bored Gamer

Dear Bored Gamer:
Here is The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
- Santa

some flaws, but very pleasing and addicting overall

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 18
Date: June 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Yes, yes, it has compatibility issues, but in compatible systems like mine it runs very well, even as I have a non-exactly-hot video card (GeForce 2 MX 200). My advise: check carefully if your system supports it before buy. It sounds obvious but obvious things tend to be overlooked :)

I have spent now several hours playing it and it's been very fun this far. The only negative thing I've experienced so far is a crash I got after playing several hours, like 5 hours in a row. I've read that is a common issue and will be corrected in the patch i'm now downloading (it's just 3.4 Mb).

The game world is so huge and the interaction/double-crossing with NPCs are so diverse that you can easily get lost. An advise: whenever you need to get to a certain point try to use available transports, like the silt striders or teleportation from a mage guild. Walking from town to town can take quite some time and expose your character to dangers, especially if you're just begginning or are still low leveled. After level 5 or so it gets easier.

I specially like the customizable alchemy and magic systems, which let you create your own potions or spells out of individual magic ingredients (which you can collect walking around and tearing apart flowers, mushrooms or bushes) or effects, and get your own "Juancho's Famous Flying-Confuser-Scorcher" scroll, or something like that :)

Pros:
- THE MUSIC!!!
- HUGE world to explore and fool around in.
- The interactive magic, alchemy (and others) systems
- The construction set, which let you add your own dungeons to the world, even new land and houses and ruins and all that.
- The level of detail with which all 3D stuff is made. Architecture, specially, is beautifully done, and is very diverse depending where in the game's continent you're located.

Cons:
- The crashes. Fortunately, they manifest only after several hours of gameplay.
- To somebody accustomed to D&D type monsters and creatures, some of the creatures in this game are downright bizarre.
- Some NPC's dialogue repeats from time to time, especially on common topics. It should have been more diverse, have variations.

Superior RPG/Action Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the best RPG to date. I've played Scott Adam's Adventure, the Wizardry series, Bard's Tale, Might and Magic, Final Fantasy and Baldur's Gate; The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind is the best of the bunch.

It does have some problems. It is hardware demanding. You need audio and video cards that support Windows DirectX 8.1. With a slow processor, under 500MHz and with less than 256MB of RAM, play can be full of fits and starts.

On the positive side, there is everything else!

Graphic images are simply beautiful.

If you have a newer audio card and a 5.1 sound system, the monsters creeping up behind you will raise the hair on the back of your neck!

There are so many different types of characters you can create and so many different ways of playing that is boggles the mind. That complexity makes it difficult for someone used to a console gaming system to play, because there are just so many choices.

There is no "right" way to play the game. Most other RPG's have a story line that you follow, going from place to place, solving problems and eventually getting to the end of the game and fighting the final boss monster. You can do that with The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind. Or you can do something else!

Like to collect "items", ala Diablo/Diablo 2? You can collect tableware and put them on the table the way you want! Want to see what you're wearing? You can! Changed armor? Changed pants? Check yourself out in the third person view.

Want to be a good guy? Bad guy? Mad murderer? Saintly healer? No problem. Wanna be a Thief and try to steal everything in the game? No problem!

My lament is the lack of multiplayer support. There is stuff I'd like to show my friends and places I'd like to share. Especially Muzgonk gro-Borbog, the Orc, guarding the entrance at Ashurnibibi, Shrine, Northwest of Hla Old, in a full suit of Orcish armor! ;)

Wonderful game, but has tech hurdles

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: May 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was totally hooked on Arena. I immersed myself in
Daggerfall, and I've been oh-so-waiting for Morrowind, the
latest addition to Elder Scrolls series. Although I just
barely scratched the surface of it, I can say: the game is
huge, deep and marvelous. The visuals are stunning, and
the world seems alive and immersive. A lot of things from
Daggerfall are here: a multitude of guilds, factions
offering quests, a vast countryside to explore. Spell,
item, ption making all here. Respect the law, or join a
Thieve's guild or a tong and walk on the shady side - but
get ready to dodge guards. Prevail upon NPCs with brute
force, with shiny coins, with sweet words or by doing
tasks for them or their friends. Advancement is skill -
based. So you can level up trading goods or just running
around.
Any RPG fan will be making himself a huge favor by getting
this game.
So, why four stars? Actually, it is a rather a 9 out of 10
than 4 out of 5. The game has tech problems. Under Win XP,
it would now and then crash to desktop. So save often.
Hopefully, Bethesda will address this issue with a patch
soon.

A Beyond Splendid RPG more than worth the [item price]

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: May 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Awesome really good computer generated graphics? Check.
Deep Intuitive storyline? Check.
Open-ended never get bored game-play? Check.
Good music? Check.
Pixel Shading technology? Check.
Worth the price? Double check.
Selection of any kind of character? Check.
Never-ending quests and complication of guilds and factions? Check.
Sequel to 1996 and 1994 game of the year? Check.
Next-generation overall technology? Check.
RPG 2002 game of the year? Check.
Collector's addition comes with extras? Check.
Price has come down? Check.

So for your [money], if you have a high-end powerful computer, this is your choice. Really. I am just warning you, without the latest morrowind update and a beefed up high-end powerful computer with the power of the Intel Pentium 4 processor with Windows XP and at least 512 megabytes of RAM plus a GeForce or Radeon series graphics card with a Sound Blaster series graphics card with a strong fast hard drive and more, your experience in morrowind won't be so special....

So take my advice and buy the game for yourself, RPG lovers.

This is a true RPG masterpiece.

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