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Best RPG ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 12
Date: November 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I recently bought Morrowind and I think its great! It does get a little glitchy and it takes a good computer to run it at its average play, but its the most open-ended rpg out there. I read the reviews about it saying this game is not open-ended. One sayed why climb the mountain if theres nothing up there?? Well I have a question for him. Why do Hikers climb mountians? Because they want to!!! You can choose to one of 9 races to start your quest and edit appearence, abilities, attributes, etc. Begin your quest by meeting the contact in Balmora or go anywhere you want in Vvardenfell. Be a notorios killer, sly and stealthy theif, or a brave warrior. Join guilds, clubs, and houses and complete there quest to gain money and respect. By a stronghold within these houses and house a home. All in all, this game is great.
I will start with the pros. This game is open-ended. Travel on huge bugs to get around or just walk and kill creatures for exp. Numerous cities re spread around Vvardenfell so you can stop and purchase weaponry, armor, potions, spells, cloths, etc. This game is also detailed greatly. It is a little glitchy, but if you get a good shot of a city or the wilderness, you'll be very suprised of how great the graphics are. The people look ugly, but I realy think thats what the game creaters were looking for. The sky is foggy and the clouds are barely seen and they look great. Rain and lightning detail is also very high in quility. Heres a review on the main pros:

1) High quility graphics
2) Wide veriety of items and objects
3) Very open-ended
4) Huge world to explore
5) Choose to do main quest or side quest

I will now list the cons. This game has some cons and they get pretty bad. The game does get glitchy at some times. You cannot stop this unless you have a very good computer and you have good add-ons for it(video cards, RAM, etc.). Glitches can make you frustrated and they can cuase you to die, but you will get use to them. The fighting system. This is the worst part of the game. The fight ing is horrific. All you do is click the mouse and your guy just chops the other guy and some blood comes out. Thats all. No cool moves, NOTHING!!!When fighting you can easily miss and this can be bad to. These are the cons:

1) This game is glitchy
2) Horrible fighting system

I hope my review was useful and most of this is true(in my opinion). If you buy this game you mad a good choice becuase this game is well worth the cost. There is so much to do it will last a good while. I have not beaten this game, but I do think it will get boring after you've done almost everything. But don't let that stop you from getting it. If you get lost or stuck you should buy the stradegy guide for it. I did and I'm doing pretty good. Well hope you enjoy this game and my review.

Looks Great, Boring to Play

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 10 / 17
Date: March 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Morrowind is without question, the best looking game around. The landscape is beautiful, as are the buildings and the artwork is well done. The combat and magic systems are top notch, too. There is plenty to see, fight, steal, kill, etc. As deep as the game looks, it is actually woefully shallow. Other than kill, nothing you do affects your character's place in the world. I have over 100 hours in the game, I'm the Grandmaster of a House, the master of every guild, and it matters not. The game lacks a mental challenge of any kind. Not once was I ever lost, confused or perplexed as to how to escape - there was never anything to escape. Where are the mazes, traps and puzzles found in games like Ultima IX and Baldur's Gate 2? The closest thing to a puzzle in the game is wandering aimlessly looking for hidden doors in the wilderness because of poor directions given by NPCs. Which brings me to another point. The NPCs in the game have no substance at all. They all say the same things, they have no depth and they use two voices (male/female) for each race. Very bland. The storyline is not even remotely engaging. There's no one to love, hate or mistrust, including your own character. It looks so good, I tried everything I could to "immerse" myself in the game (as so many have described this game as immersive) - this game is anything but immersive. In spite of its non-linear play, which is a plus, the game is incredibly boring to play once you stop drooling at the graphics.

One of the most overrated games of all time

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: July 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I honestly do not see what everyone else does in this game. I bought it based on the all the tremendous hype it received. I was really excited about the game when I first played it, but within a week of installing it, I realized that it just wasn't all it was made up to be by all the hype.

The world is expansive, yes. In fact, its overwhelming. The landscapes look great and the enviornmental and weather effects are amazing. The problem with this gigantic world is that it is sparsely populated. You only see signs of life when you go into towns or dungeons. Most of the time the wilderness is uninhabited. And that makes the game lonely. In fact, this game is like playing Ever Quests and other similar massive online games...except you are the only player. There is no one else. And that gets lonely. Why a multi-player option was not included is beyond comprehension.

The character models are quite possibly the ugliest character models I have ever seen in a game. The faces are hideous, and all the models look deformed and blocky. This is not because of a system configuration (my computer running top of the line hardware), it is just horrible character design. Further adding to the feeling of repetition, there are only about 5 or 6 different faces per race, further split up between gender. So, with hundreds of NPC's in the game, you see the same faces repeated...ALOT. Not only are all the faces and character models virtually identical, but they all repeat the same text over and over. Although there is a long and involved story in the game, I could never follow it. I didn't find it interesting at all, and frankly, since every character said virtually the same thing, after a while I just found myself not really caring what NPC's said. I ignored them completely. That made the game utterly boring. Maybe its my own fault, but I honestly just got sick of reading the same text over and over from the repetetive NPCs.

Creating your character is probably the only entertaining thing about this game. You have the option to pick a pre-existing class, have a custom class created for you by answering questions, or creating your very own class, mixing any abilities that you wish. There are multiple races to choose from, each having unique abilities that set them apart from one another. Picking your appearence is pointless, simply because there aren't many choices, and they all look the same. Plus, you'll see whatever face you pick for yourself repeated over and over in the game on the NPCs, as I mentioned earlier.

Upping your skills in the game is simple enough, though it takes hours and hours. If you have the time--and high boredom threshold--you could stand in one spot using your skills over and over and get them up. Using your skills over and over is the only way to advance them, and until you find heavy combat areas, you wont advance much at all.

Despite the amazing environmental graphics and weather effects, great ambient sound and sense of exploration, Morrowind just doesn't really cut it. I found the music to be repetetive and dull. There is alot to do in the game, but quests just seem so empty. Of the few quests that I did, I never once got a feeling of satisfaction upon completion. In the end it just felt like more mundane tasks to do, and that made it boring.

The heavily touted World Editor allows you to do all types of things, editing almost anything about the game. You could build your very own world if you had the time and patience. Oh, and did I mention you need a degree in Quantum Physics to even comprehend how complex the editor is? Only die-hard, heavily devoted users who would forsake everything else in their life and spend countless hours, days, even weeks trying to learn and master the editor should bother with it. It is definitely not for the casual editor, or someone with a remote interest in tinkering with the game.

If you have countless hours to devote to this game, then you might find it enjoyable. Frankly, I just do not have the time or patience to devote to the game...and it quite simply does not live up in any way to the tremendous hype it received. If the game DID live up to its hype, then I would enjoy it...then I would find the time to devote to this game. In the end, I found it to be nothing more than a repetetive, boring, and dreary gameplay experience. Morrowind should only be played by fanatic, hardcore RPG players. Casual gamers should stay away.

Another great expansion pack sequel to the awesome morrowind

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: June 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'll start this simple and short:

Bloodmoon is much better and open-ended than tribunal, you are able to freely explore a whole new island with new whether system and terrain with new characters, armor, weapons, items, etc. And you can become a wearwolf or join the defense as one. (I did get poor frame rates in outdoor areas tho) The Elder Scrolls 3 is now a complete game and whoever buys The Elder Scrolls III: G.O.T.Y for XBOX this september is going to love it, especially RPG lovers! I highly recommend this for morrowind fans!

Best game yet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: May 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

PROS:

This has got to be one of the best RPG's I've ever played. The graphics, storyline, character development, and freedom of choice are incredible. The graphics combine real time play and state of the art movement! The landscapes are very well done, with a HUGE world to explore. The freedom of choice, to follow the main story line or not, and the ability to choose quests is quite unique. You can be a hero, god, or dirtball, what ever you want. The quests are exciting and intrigueing, with lots of bounty or knowledge to gain. There are hours of entertainment, and it can be addicting.

CONS:

You've got to have up to date graphics and sound cards, with a good bit of memory to make the play go smoothly. There are some technical glitches that can be quite frustrating (save it many times over). On the upside, there is a good deal of technical support from Bethesda, and the forums.

If you decide to be your own adventurer, and not do the main quest, you've got no worries. Otherwise, make your decisions wisely.

Great substitute for life

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Tired of living your boring life as a slave to today's modern economy? Tired of getting dissed at school? Sick of watching the same biased newscasts? If so, allow Morrowind to whisk you away to a magical(yet tormented) land where you are free to do anything you want. Yes, just about anything. I have yet to find a game that allows for such complete freedom that, until now, could only be found late nights at your friends house rolling dice and arguing over who's character was more likely to get a girlfriend in real life. To be a little more serious, I was very impressed from the start by both the game's graphic detail and imaginative character development. You start off just like you would any initial gaming session of D&D, by choosing a character and his or her's attributes: selecting race, gender, skills, looks etc; which is a very nice feature. I mean, think about it, who would have ever chose a character that looked like Link, from the Legend of Zelda? Nothing says "intimidating hero" like green spandex!

Anyways, now that I took the exit back off that tangent...once you select your character, you are introduced to your first sample of Vvardenfell: Seyda Neen. It is well set up with the beginning character in mind, filled with many lower level quests and challenges in order to break your RPG teeth on. Once you begin to feel comfortable with Morrowind's game controls and have a slight understanding of how the world works, you are ready to get on the road and begin the "main story".

Wait a sec, let's talk weapons and magic. An RPG can have the best graphics known to man and excellent character development, but try selling a game that doesn't possess an impressive arsenal or complex magic systems, you might as well try to convince a four year old that eating their vegetables is a good idea, no one will be interested. Luckily, Morrowind has both: a killer selection of devastating weapons and the most intelligent and complex magic system seen in a while. But Bethesda didn't stop there, they said 'hey, why not combine our weapons and magic and why not offer our players bountiful options with which to play around with. Just about any spell your character knows can be used to augment your weapons or armor. Nice huh?

Ok, back to the 'main story'. Ah, Balmora!!! Lovely city! This is where you actually start making your presence felt. It is filled with a myriad of interesting characters, places, and many guilds for the enterprising "Outlander" to take over. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about! Power! Respect! Ok, maybe not so much power (or respect either), but it's still cool to think you actually get to become the leader of guilds.

Once you begin to go on quests, the world opens up to you. You are practically forced to explore this vast world in which you find yourself. Depending on where you go, what day it is and what time of the day it is...the weather changes: from ominous thunderstorms to overwhelming tempests of filth and enemies. It's crazy, and fun. Traveling can become redundant once you reach a higher level; but for starter characters, it can prove to be quite the time, both challenging and life threatening. Now go out and save the world.

I played this game for 2 and a half months before I beat it. I could have beaten it sooner, but I became so engrossed in all of the other things that you can do that AREN'T part of saving the world from the evil Dagoth Ur and his plague. I have a feeling that many other people out there felt the same way. If you are a fan of fantasy books, RPG's or even just action/adventure games, check Morrowind out. I guarantee that it will be worth your time and money. Oh, and for all of you 'strategy guide' types out there; the official strategy guide to Morrowind is incredible. It is very easy to get lost in both the game's challenges and in the world itself, the strategy guide can literally save you hours. It will give you enough information to keep you on the right track, but not enough to ruin the game play or enjoyment.

BUYER BEWARE!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 14 / 30
Date: May 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have to rate this game one star based on the fact that is keeps crashing on me. As I write this, I've just spent over 2 hours trying to play it. The game starts fine, but always crashes before I can finish the lengthy introduction/training part of the game (at least it seems lengthy after doing it a dozen times!!). And, of course, you can't save the game during this period, so every time it crashes, I have to start all over again. This last time I got as far as the Captain welcoming me to Morrowind and giving me my first quest, but as I tried to open the door to officially start the game... you guessed it: CRASH!

Now, keep in mind that I am running this game on a Pentium 4, 256 mbs of RAM and a 64 mb graphics card... and I have have no problems with other games of this type on my computer.

I also lowered the rez setting and turned off all the special effects... I even re-installed the game... still crashes.

It's midnight now, so I cannot call tech support, and their website section dealing with troubleshooting is "down temporarily".

I bought this game through Amazon based on the reviews I read here... and everyone else seems to love it (assumming they don't all work for Bethesda Softworks)... so my complaint could be an isolated incident. Or, they put out a game that still needs alot of work.

You've been warned.

Personal Dissapointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: June 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The graphics are impressive, however, when interacting with other characters a window pops up and you basically have to read and click as a means for interaction. There is a main window with text that represents the response of the character you are interacting with, and on the right there are headings that read rumors, where are you from, etc... I find this interaction to be totally archaic so I was totally unimpressed by this gameplay. Also, after you have clicked on all of the options on how to communicate with the character and you click on goodbye, as you are leaving the character will say, "Can I help you", or something to that affect. Didn't I just exhaust every question with this guy? What else do I need to speak about?

Also, the fighting in this game is really dissapointing. You hit then he hits, you hit then he hits...get the point? Yawn....

I believe this game would have been the greatest game ever made if it came out ten years ago.

Definately try before you buy.

elders scroll 3 tribunal expansion

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: February 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My word can the game get any better? This makes me want bloodmoon now not later. Morrowind is an amazing gaming experience and I would recommend it for anyone looking for the experience of a lifetime. Do what you want to do when you want to and become anything you want to be. Tribunal just added more variety and quests to an amazing game. Don't be afraid to explore new areas cause you will need the experience as new game expansions come out. I played elders scroll on the xbox first, but the computer is just as fine. thanks for your time.

As if the original did make me enough of a slave!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: September 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Morrowind alone is amazing, but now we have Bloodmoon! That's right, you get to be a werewolf! The main quest in Bloodmoon can be done as either a human or werewolf, and how you get to the end will vary slightly. The first time I did it, I stayed human. By the near ending of the quest, I was literally saying "whoa!" out loud to myself. I'm trying not to give anything away here, so stick with me! Bloodmoon is very hard, and sometimes very frustrating. Then you get near the end and you are SO glad you didn't give up. The last few quests have you running around feeling like your racing time, even though you aren't. My heart was in my throat. It was just awesome!

My boyfriend came over the next day and played through as a werewolf. The werewolf scenario was more frustrating for him. He found that being a werewolf, the quests were VERY hard and thus very frustrating. However, they were still pretty cool. And being a werewolf, you run around panting like crazy with tunnel vision like a wild animal! You can jump really high and such. Just running around is a kick.

The very last quest is extremely difficult, and will probably be very frustrating. Both I and my boyfriend have yet to beat it. It's worth it though. Bloodmoon really pulls you in!

Other fun stuff about Bloodmoon: snow, new monsters, new weapons, new stuff to explore, help build a colony, one line of quests even ends with you running the show and choosing where your own house at the colony will be built! Also, why not search for the fabled Soveigngard? The 'heaven' of the Nords!

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