Description

In the tradition of the Elder Scrolls series, Bethesda created a huge fantasy role-playing game that leaves more freedom to the player than most other games before. After being released from a prison ship at the shores of the island Vvardenfell, Morrowind heroes may do more or less what they want: follow the main quest and solve the mystery of an ancient prophecy, join any of roughly a dozen guilds and rise in their hierarchy by performing duties, or simply explore the gigantic island with its very individual cities, hundreds of dungeons and tombs, ancient ruins and mighty fortresses.

Morrowind uses a two-stage skill system. Your hero’s primary stats (strength etc.) increase with each level gained, secondary abilities improve by use – the more often you jump, the more proficient you become in the »Acrobatics« skill. The real-time fights are simple exchanges of strikes or spells, until one combatant dies. The enemy's condition (‘How wounded is he?’) was not originally shown, however, at the request of customers a health bar was added for enemies as part of the first upgrade patch.

Your race and gender, but also your reputation influence the reactions of NPCs. If a character’s sympathy for you is low (rated on a scale from 1 to 100), he might refuse to answer your questions; if it is high, you’ll get more detailed information and better bargains in shops. Most quests involving other persons can be solved by persuasion, pick pocketing, or simply by force.

Morrowind’s NDL 3D game engine is powerful in drawing wide, detailed outdoor landscapes as well as complex indoor environments. Transitions are not fluent; houses and dungeons must be loaded upon entering.

Alternate Titles

  • "上古捲軸 III:魔捲晨風" -- Chinese title (traditional)
  • "上古卷轴III:晨风" -- Chinese title (simplified)

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User Reviews

Bites more than it can chew Windows Zovni (9138)
The best single player RPG I've ever seen, and probably the best for a while. Windows munchner (11)
Although flawed, still one of the best console RPGs to date. Xbox Entorphane (370)
Sigh... Windows Rabbi Guru (1238)
One Giant Ball Of Awesome Xbox Lord Dayin (11)
'Many Fall One Remains...' Windows MasterMegid (865)
Great game, but incomplete Windows tata_lu_stefan_cel_mare (17)
Nearly as much freedom as real life Xbox Horny-Bullant (59)
The best singly player RPG to-date. Windows Thiago Oliveira (90)
The third installment in the ES series is, like its predecessors, a flawed masterpiece. Windows ShadowShrike (313)

The Press Says

Game industry News (GiN) Xbox 2002 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
HonestGamers Windows Aug 05, 2008 10 out of 10 100
Armchair Empire, The Windows Jun 02, 2002 9.4 out of 10 94
GameZone Windows May 13, 2002 9.3 out of 10 93
UnderGroundOnline (UGO) Xbox 2002 A- 91
Game Chronicles Xbox Aug 08, 2002 9 out of 10 90
GameStar (Germany) Windows Jul 01, 2002 89 out of 100 89
GameSpy Windows May 15, 2002 89 out of 100 89
GameSpy Xbox Jul 04, 2002 85 out of 100 85
GamesFirst! Xbox Jul 13, 2002 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Morrowind vs. Oblivion 19 St_Martyne Bronze Star Contributing Member (3563)
Jul 26, 2007
3D game comparison 2 Indra was here... Bronze Star Contributing Member (13177)
Jun 26, 2007

Trivia

Lynda Carter, the woman who played Wonder Woman during the 70's, did voice overs for the game.


This entry was contributed by NeoMoose (1114)
 

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