Just started Morrowind for the first time this weekend....

[zehydra]

Morrowind is good, but I still like Skyrim better, simply because the actual combat gameplay of Morrowind is so awful.

I agree with most people here though that the lore and setting is really cool, and with Skyrim's graphics would have been awesome.

As for mods, I don't really like to add mods to these kinds of games, as I feel it ruins the whole feel. I guess maybe I'd try a combat mod only because I have in fact beaten the game once before in vanilla

 

[TheDuckbunny]

I think there are several traits about Morrowind that (in my opinion) make it the best one. First of all the setting is so different to the standard medieval fantasy world. The combination of Roman, Sumerian/Middleastern and Mushroom architecture is pretty weird, and then you see a Dwemer Ruin, or a Deadric Shrine. Or Vivec.
The next trait that Morrowind has over Skyrim and Oblivion is the factions. In Oblivion in particular there were few factions, and they were mostly irrelevant and disconnected with each other. The Fighters Guild and Blackwoods company were relevant only to each other, for example. Same with the Mages Guild and Manimarco. In the end it was just the Empire vs. the Mythic Dawn and the rest was irrelevant. Skyrim is better, with the Thalmor and Imperial Nord civil war influencing the plot. But in Morrowind a good amount of time in the Great Houses is spent fighting each other. The Thieves Guild and Cammona Tong interact with the Fighters Guild, and it's the Imperial Legion who discover Ilunibi. It just seems far more interconnected. It also shows us more of the internal politics and organisation which makes the world seem more alive.
Add to the above the 'greyer' morality in Morrowind. In Oblivion and Skyrim the bad guys are obviously evil, and not just for the main quest. However the Great House conflict has good and bad points on both sides. Are House Hlaalu corrupt and greedy, or are they innovators who want bring Morrowind into the modern era? The Ashlanders are xenophobic jerks, but they are victims of persecution and resent domination by foreign powers and the authoritarian temple. That foreign power is the Empire, a bastion of prosperity and good leadership and the Temple is concerned with a very dangerous enemy. In turn that enemy, Dagoth Ur, can actually be quite sympathetic and tragic, depending on who you believe. This allows the player to decide their own 'true' version of events.

I could write a full essay on this...

That's really well said and I agree on every point. It's great to see a lot of people like Morrowind for the same reasons I do. It gives hope for another Elder Scrolls like it (though Oblivion and Skyrim are both amazing in their own right).

 

[Azeal]

A lot of complaints people have about it are pretty easily moddable, like combat, spell/enchant strength, no voices (Morrowind overhaul adds voices ! not even kidding), poor graphics, and such. It's what I imagine a single player DnD campaign set in the Elder Scrolls world would be like. Skyrim (which I still love to death, don't get me wrong) just feels like your typical aRPG (not the Diablo kind), albeit really well done. Now I actually want to do a campaign in vardenfell......

And so many more choices for EVERYTHING in Morrowind. And I mean EVERYTHING. Looks like most people who've played it love it (about 4/5) and those who haven't played it or just tried it just didn't like how hard it is to get into. I tried starting it once; got my ass kicked against the slavers outside the first town, and didn't play for 4 months. Now I wish I had persisted.

Oh, and sorry for everyone who now feel like dropping everything to replay MW. Not my intention, sorry

 

[Yureina]

Aye, if you're an American the winter months are great for cracking into the old backlog.

Anytime is a good time to play fun older games that you haven't managed to get around to for some reason.

Like Morrowind!