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I bought this game..............returned it the next day.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 37
Date: May 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am a people pleaser and I don't take pride on turning down anybody... but... gamers should know that there is nothing new about this game. In fact the control is hard, you need to use your mouse everytime you want to look up or down. The battle is illogical and no sense of precision (if you think you hit the enemy, you did not - if you think you did not hit the enemy, you did !!!) after you defeat an enemy you'll see them floating (the usual graphic problems). Talking to people is also annoying. Almost everybody you'll meet will say "Make it quick I am a busy person" "I have little time" this words makes you feel unwanted...(another illogical aspect of the game)...after you click the communication box you'll see words such as "I'll be happy to answer any questions"

The only reason why I gave this game a star is the graphics. The sunrise and sunset makes the game look good. However thats about it, and most gamers will agree with me that gameplay always outweigh graphics.

The idea of doing whatever you want in an enchanted world is surely interesting. If you can play considering all the flaws I have presented, then try this game. However, I bought this game and returned it the next day...and what a great relief!

Versatile -- Beautiful -- Slow -- Buggy

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: June 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The following things distinguish this game for me:

- Character Building: Combination of Race, Profession and Birth sign. 10 Races to choose from, 30 professions (divided into categories of Magic, Warrior and Sneak), and 12 birth signs that tweak characters abilities (adding speed, invisibility etc.)

- Leveling System: Very much like Asheron's Call. 6 major abilities, 6 minor abilities, and the rest misc. Using an ability advances it. Major abilities advance the fastest.

- Graphics & Character Interface: A lot like Gothic (or Everquest). On my small screen sometimes gave a headache. Despite 3 maps, I sometimes lost my sense of direction, especially in town buildings. Characters tend to say the same thing, and often waste time with unhelpful dialogue.

- Mouse Keyboard Control: A little bit primitive. Often need 2 or 3 keystroke/clicks where in some games you would need 1 to put items in inventory etc.

- Journal: Has chronological log and separate alphabetical index for acquired information.

- Atmosphere: A little less polite and uplifting than some games.

- Versatile: Separate disk devoted to construction of different things like character, scenarios etc. Can still have fun without following main plot/quest line of game. Easy to explore freely without being killed too much.

Booooooring

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 22
Date: August 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the most boring games I have ever played in my life all you do is run around and do boring quest
I been playing it for 3 days now trying to get the hang of it but it's just too boring.
There's no action in the game what so ever you'll find yourself running around for hours and hours without any adventure what so ever if you're the type that likes long boring games with no action this is the game for you.

Fun for about a Week or Two...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is sooo awesome for about 2 weeks then the game gets very repetative and boring, Once you visit most all the cities the game turns into job instead of a game. I mean it is a great game but it just gets boring after a while. But if you have some extra money to throw around go for it, but if you know a friend that has it, borrow it, Or just play it as his/her house! Over all a great game!

My Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: June 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I can't give this game five stars. Then again, I couldn't really give any game five stars.

It isn't as freeform as I would like. Then again, my standards are too high. I want perfection. Its very liberating, you can pursue many different paths, or none at all. The world of the Elder Scrolls is very detailed, immense, and realistic, and your sample of it in Morrowind, the island of Vvardenfell, has been carefully crafted. If I remember right, there are +2600 non-playable characters in the game, all unique and created by hand, not ramdomly generated. Each has his or her own loyalties, ambitions, personalities, etc.

The audio is great. Sound effects, voices, backround, but the music should be more rustic, I think. Not to say the music isn't great, but there should be a more aboriginal quality to it, not so cosmopolitan.

Graphics are decent on a decent PC. On mine, if I stretch it and sacrifice performance, which I do occasionally, the world is beautiful. The natural world of Nirn, the trees, the flowers, even the ashpits, then on to the architecture of the Redoran settlements, the Telvanni towers, the Hlaalu towns, to the desert Ashlands, this truly is a world. From the bustling walkways of the immence city of Vivec, to the quiet swamps of the Bitter Coast, this is its own world. Vvardenfell. Morrowind. Tamriel. Mundus.

Morrowind.

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 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!

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 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.

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