Poll: Morrowind

[LordRoyal]

Actually I think there is a mod that converts oblivion to morrowind(storyline and areawise) if im not mistaken that way you can play morrowind with oblivions graphics and game engine.

I looked it up, and it seems interesting. Still requires owning Morrowind. Probably has to do with using Morrowind files in the mod.

Link for anyone who's interested: http://morroblivion.com/

Has anyone tried playing through this? I'm interested as well, might be worth installing Oblivion and Morrowind again, and something to tide me over until Skyrim.

I tried Morroblivion. It was pretty buggy last I checked. It also doesnt feature npc voice acting and if I recall correctly it doesnt feature very many quests either

Its exclusively for exploring Morrowind in Oblivion's engine. If you want the actual Morrowind experience your going to have to play that game.

 

[AlternatePFG]

I thought Morrowind was much more engaging than Oblivion for one reason: No fucking obvious quest markers. Sure, there were some times when your directions were vague as hell, but I prefer that to being lead around by the nose everywhere.

Exploring feels so much more rewarding than it was in Oblivion.

 

[imnot]

Well when it comes to morrowind the combat and graphics are terrible (Graphics are excusable though im just saying) But Hell isit one great game to explore in!

 

[steeple]

I bought it some weeks ago on the quake-sale (it and oblivion for 15$)

I have over 40 hours on it, and I'm not even near finishing...

 

[Knight Captain Kerr]

I've said it before and i'll say it again, Morrowind is class. Buy it. Morrowind is a great game use UESP if you get stuck.

 

[joshuaayt]

If you want to enjoy fighting in Morrowind, I suggest you play a Pure Mage (Best first run, in my opinion, is Breton, star sign Apprentice, with all magic skills)

It's harder to stay alive, at first, but combat is nowhere near as sticky and hit or miss. And eventually you get to the good alteration spells, and you can leap across the map, unharmed.

Still, Morrowind is hard to get in to. I suggest not actually using too many mods- try without any, at first, so you really know what you're getting with them.

EDIT: Whoops. Yes, I think you should buy it as soon as possible, if only to see what all the fuss is about.

 

[AstylahAthrys]

Buy it, mod it, and go explore. It's pretty much completely awesome. A little dated now, yes, but it rocks.

 

[Wayneguard]

Try being a mage. In morrowind the freedom of magic was much greater then in Oblivion. I say yes.

Oh God don't listen to this guy, at least for your first playthrough. Going pure mage in morrowind is requires... patience... to say the least. Just make a warrior and don't give up until your hit % is high (not that fucking long jeez).

 

[LordRoyal]

Well when it comes to morrowind the combat and graphics are terrible (Graphics are excusable though im just saying) But Hell isit one great game to explore in!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NX-MvnYUEs

 

[imnot]

Well when it comes to morrowind the combat and graphics are terrible (Graphics are excusable though im just saying) But Hell isit one great game to explore in!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NX-MvnYUEs

Oh wow, Unfortunately my PC version died so I have to use the xbox edition :/

 

[Sordak]

do it, morrowind is awsome

 

[TheLoneBeet]

I'm in the same position as you OP, and I'm waiting for a sale. I'm still kicking myself for not picking it up during the summer sales because I'm pretty sure it went down to 9.99USD so yeh, pretty upset with myself for that. Hopefully it comes back on sale but if not, I'm not going to bother. I just don't think it's worth $20 for such an old game especially because I remember being annoyed with the combat system.

 

[alittlepepper]

I'd recommend getting it, but don't necessarily use steam as your go-to source. I just had a look on amazon, and they seem to be running a special of their own on it. New copy, goty version, 14.49 USD. Plus shipping would probably still sneak in under 20 bucks. Would be even less than that for a used one.

Other than that, I agree with what most of the people here say. It's not really the best combat engine in the world, but once you allow yourself to get involved in the world, it's really very immersive. The story is one of the best if you actually get into the world by reading books and learning the lore. Very good game and well worth the time and effort required IMO.

 

[TrevHead]

Exploring feels so much more rewarding than it was in Oblivion.

This is so true, the world of Morrowind has lots of varity in it. There's swampland, grassland, mountains / ash wastes and the towns in each of these area are different as well.
(plus the esp packs)

But also imo ES3 is better than ES4 to do quests in, getting involved in the cold war between the clans was great fun.

Considering how boring Fallout 3 was in questing in the wasteland outside the towns (just some mutants in a building with stock +2 items and junk to collect) I dont have much hope for Skyrim.

 

[Slash Dementia]

If you have the money to buy it and it won't really set you back much, do it, but it wouldn't hurt to shop around because you could probably get it for less somewhere else.

Morrowind is an amazing game--and that's that I played it mostly on Xbox. The game is great for exploring, and it basically beats Oblivion in every feature (more skills, environment variety, quests, items). The combat, and I'm sure a lot will agree, is not that good. It's more of a dice roll to see if you hit or miss, but that's until you raise the skill of what you're attacking with.

 

[EradiusLore]

one site = http://www.tesnexus.com/ mod the shit out of it also this guide is pretty good for making morrowind up to date http://morrowind2009.wordpress.com/

 

[darkdraconus]

Buy it. I'd say wait for a sale, but it doesn't cost much now anyway.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

It's aged pretty well.

The only things that bugs me are the lack of fast travel, considering the amount of time you spend backtracking. But a few speed/athletics boost make that more bearable.

Also, the Fatigue system. If you suspect combat, you pretty much have to slow to a crawl. Even mages. It affects change to hit, damage, chance to cast spells, and everything.

 

[ohnoitsabear]

I would definitely recommend you buy it. However, make sure you install the unofficial patches. They fix many game-breaking bugs, and many other annoyances.

<a href="http://www.elricm.com/nuke/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownloaddetails&lid=4519" (Morrowind Patch Project,
http://www.elricm.com/nuke/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownloaddetails&lid=4519)>Morrowind Patch Project

Morrowind Code Patch [http://www.fliggerty.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1008]

Aside from these, I wouldn't recommend you do too much modding on your first character, otherwise you won't really know what mods you want.