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A 'real' world.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is not just role playing, but role _living_.

If you just want some random hack'n'slash there might be better titles for you, because the world of Morrowind is so complete, that you start having concerns, obligations and delights in this computer world.

The thrill when sneaking through an old tomb with a crossbow ready is excelent, but playing Morrowind is also about the joy of the sunset seen from a rock on the coast and a relaxing beer in your favorit pub in Balmora. No other game will in the same way take your thoughts away from the 'official missions' and into single player roleplaying.

The manual with the game is small, why? Because if you want some information about the game world you should look in the bookstore _inside_ the game world. :) :) :)

Very dyanimc, expansive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Morrowind is one of the most dynamic and expansive game worlds around. While there is a centeral series of missions in Morrowind, the game branches out with a seemingly infinite array of options. The map is expansive, and the scenery is gorgeous. At every turn, you'll find new oppurtunities, dungeons, quests, shipwrecks, and other perils (but not without rewards). The game has a high replay value. You can't simply follow a straight line through the map to complete the main story quests unlike many games of this age. Its akin to Dungeons and Dragons, without having to meet up with your friends to play. The game also has the TES Construction Set, enabling anyone to create "plugins" which modify the main game world in some way. People have already added new dungeons, continents, as well as useful items such as homes and banks. Morrowind is a good investment for those who can appreciate fantasy games.

Genius

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is wonderful. I bought it several months ago and still play it. There are just so many different "lifestyles" that beating the main quest once means your only about 1% done with the game. The map is HUUUUUUUGGEEEE and you'll often stop your travels to admire the landscapes. There are a huge variety of races in Morrowind each with different advantages. When you create your character, you can choose the race, the class (sort of like your "specilaty" you can also make your own class) and your birthsign. These all effect which path you will take in Morrowind. The Main quest assigns you as a member of the Blades, an elite orginazation of adventurers that do the Emperor's dirty work. Throughout your journey you'll find hundreds of pieces of armor, thousands of weapons, and millions of spells (you can also hire a spellmaker to make a spell for you). Two things that really add to the game are enchanting and alchemy. There are several varieties of "ingredients" in morrowind that you can combine to make potions. These ingredients can be anything from rat meat to mold to bonedust to Daedric hearts to diamonds. If your skilled in alchemy, you can make very effective potions that sell for quite a pretty penny. Enchanting is great also. You can enchant a weapon wiht a spell (for example) so the spell is automatically cast when the weapon strikes an enemy. you can enchant an article of clothing with constant effect chameleon for an invisibility advantage. Simply put, there are so many things to do in this game, I cannot describe them in one review. Every character in the game is interactive, you can talk to them, or kill them. Its up to you. There is a law system too. You will be punished for stealing (you can steal annnnnnything except furniture.) or killing or attacking or any other threat to the public just like in real life. You dont even have to follow the main story line. I dont. You can join a guild and do their jobs (there are several guilds including fighters guild, theives guild, mages guild, house hllau, house televanni, house rederan, the Morag Tong, etc) You can do freelance work and just tour the island for people who need help. You can make decisions too. For example, you find a women who says she will give you the boots of blinding speed, a pair of boots that increase your speed by 200 points if you escort her to a far away town. Do you live the life of honor and escort her or do you live the life of greed and kill her and loot her body of the boots? Its up to you. The game never ends. There are regular creatures like rats and bugs, there are evil spirits called Daedra. There are ghosts there are cult worshipers there are greedy theives. There is everything. This game is fantastic with astronomical replay value.

Great add on to Vvardenfell

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

To begin, Bloodmoon ads a new Large Island named Solstheim to the North West of the main continent Vvardenfell. To get to this island you need to take a boat from the docks in Khuul or swim there. Once reaching Solstheim you start off at a fort where there are two factions you can start working for. The local captain has a some missions as well as the leader of the local mining colony which you have a part in designing.

To the north of the island is where the tribal Nords live. The island is patched with snow in the south and covered in the north with very nice blizzards happening now and then.

Bloodmoon's story is suppose to allow you to become a werewolf which is a new experience in and of its self and I recommend each player try it out at least once. The quests well take you all over the island and eventually you well have discovered everything about the island. This expansion is better then Tribunal in my opinion and well make a great addition to anyones adventure. Thanks Amanda.

an epic game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

You are dumped (or possibly released) off a prison boat into the land of wierd plants, alien wildlife, and a mixture of inhabitants not unlike the menagerie from Star Wars...
All you know is that someone in a "nearby" town, directions to which you have been told but unfortunately forgotten, is looking for you and it might be a good idea to find out what this individual wants...

This game maybe hard to get drawn into, at least it was for me. The reason for that: there is no clear path shown for you, NPCs don't have convenient signs on them saying click me to continue!", in fact most of them seem downright scary and hateful.

Then you start asking them questions and start to learn... options for what to do next emerge. You have better understanding of the inhabitants, the interconnections, struggles, you learn about different factions and organizations within this land, about their goals and ideologies.
Some of these goals are personal and selfish, others very political in nature or zelous in their religiosity, and some of them are so epic in scope they're stretching millenia back into the past... between all those agendas you are slowly finding your own. That is when the game truly begins...

4/5 because of some technical issues, which i won't go into

Lore and amount of backstory put into this game is extraordinary. There are books in the game that have an entire mythologies in them. The story itself is complex, no entirely good or bad guys here, although ultimately the player has to take sides and make choices.

Architecture changes greatly depending on the area and culture. From a cross between arabian-like dwellings and texan villas to the round houses in the tops of gigantic trees and houses made out of shells of... some big long extinct creatures. And of course a traditional medieval castles, however built and inhabited by a culture akin to that of ancient Rome...

I Love This Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have played CRPGs for close to 15 years now. Like most gamers out there, I have been very jaded with the selection of games lately. They just seem like cookie cutter standard [stuff]. Morrowind, however, reaffirms my faith in gaming. If you enjoy RPGs, and are looking for something totally original, get this game! You won't regret it!

If you can run it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I originally gave this game 1 star because when I loaded it, it didn't work (as you may have read from some other people). I'm running a P3-1GHz, 256MB Ram, Windows ME, with a 64Meg GeForce2 Video card and the game crashed everytime after character developement. It would do this even after updating all my drivers as Bethesda recommended as a fix action, nothing worked and I just gave up. Last weekend I upgraded to Windows XP and decided to see if Morrowind would run again. WOW! it did! This is one of the better games I've played. It's fairly easy to control and very open ended. It deserves 5 stars but I had to deduct one for not working on ME when it should have. I recommend this game only if you're running XP.

Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I absolutly loved this game. If you have played Bethdesa's previous products (Arena Daggerfall) and like them then you will love this one. You will need a good graphics board to get the full effect. The graphics are exceptional. The sound is great. I really got the feel for the game. The only complaints that I would have with it is that it can be too large. The monsters will be the same over and over after awhile to a point where it can be tedious. Once you have played this for a longer period of time your character can become almost invincible for the end monster.
I haven't had a chance to play the expansion packs yet.

A honey

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

"The Tribunal" refers to a Morrowind-specific concept, and Tribunal the expansion pack is a marvellous add-on to an existing world.

The city of light and magic is located at an unknown spot in the world and while you are there the world map is of no use. Instead of a "world" you are transported to a mega-city, which sports distinct styles of architecture and fashion, with a separate temple, government, underground sewers, and marketplace.

I actually got the expansion pack bundled with the Morrowind game, and I would recommend playing Tribunal together with the main Morrowind quest to enhace your freedom. Unfortunately since Tribunal has a rather one-dimensional plot, if you wait to tackle Tribunal until you've exhausted Morrowind you may be disappointed when you want a distraction from doing the nth chore for the same group of people.

Playing this way is also more fun since assassins from Tribunal escape to Morrowind to hunt you down, giving new characters some welcome and expensive goodies that can fetch a nice price when sold.

The artwork of Tribunal is breathtaking, and especially the gruff Ordinators wear a fashion that is the pinnacle of elegant taste. Tribunal also brings back the Dark Brotherhood, familiar to Daggerfall fans, complete with signature armor that is eerily awe-inspiring.

A beautiful addition to Morrowind, a great place to explore, and a load of fun with new rules to learn in order to win.

WOW!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Wow! This game is awesome. Ok so I must admit it was a little confusing but no prob. You can get a faq from gamefaqs.com there is a faq for beginners, like me, and for people who maybe know what to do but want to get extra things. Enough said there. From the moment you set foot in this game it sucks you in. You will travel all around making your way in a medieval setting. This game is the best game I have ever played. I am a Diablo 2 fan as well and I would have to admit that even Diablo 2 is second to this. Go out and spend the [$] bucks or however much it costs, you won't regret the 100 hours of stunning gameplay

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