Poll: Morrowind
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I hope so, I really do but the way Bethesda (and Bioware) have been heading its probable the game will be seriously lacking. Ofc we will all buy the game and because it'll be the closest thing there is to a modern Morrowind.Ruwrak said:
Many ppl when they think of old school RPGs just think of the stats, but there is more to RPGs than stats and number crunching, theres as certain magic to morrowind and baulders gate which has been lost in modern WRPGs. Maybe it's because they tried to imitate pen and paper RPGs. This article is a good read imo http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1571/the_history_of_computer_.php
If you do play it I suggest you mod it alot. In Steam you have to change the date on the files so the mods can overwrite them. In particular there is a run speed mod that you can google which will give you a decent run speed at the start of the game, I really couldn't stand to go past Balmora without that rofl.
Once you get into it and your eyes get used to the kill it fire graphics (Morrowinds enemies actually manage to be horrifying just through the age of the game) It is actually a really deep and atmospheric game. It certainly has a feeling of strangeness and discovery that Oblivion doesn't
I'd agree with people saying to make a warrior. Although the combat is little less interesting than a mage,it's much more manageable on your first run through. Redguards start with Longsword Shield and Heavy Armour, I think, so they are a good first character.
One thing that make me laugh is the fact that people complain about fast travel in Oblivion when there is TONS of fast travel in Morrowind it's just in the more subtle form of boats, silt striders and teleports.
Once you get into it and your eyes get used to the kill it fire graphics (Morrowinds enemies actually manage to be horrifying just through the age of the game) It is actually a really deep and atmospheric game. It certainly has a feeling of strangeness and discovery that Oblivion doesn't
I'd agree with people saying to make a warrior. Although the combat is little less interesting than a mage,it's much more manageable on your first run through. Redguards start with Longsword Shield and Heavy Armour, I think, so they are a good first character.
One thing that make me laugh is the fact that people complain about fast travel in Oblivion when there is TONS of fast travel in Morrowind it's just in the more subtle form of boats, silt striders and teleports.
The great thing about Morrowind is that if you don't like any aspect of the game you can just mod it.
In a lot of ways it's better than Oblivion. The world is far more interesting and there are many more interesting things to find. The flexibility with your magic creation is great as well, and enchanting is a lot more flexible too.
The combat is worse, not going to lie; but there are just a lot of very strange and fun things. Like the boots of blinding speed, which I think fortifies your speed by 150 with the catch that it also blinds the wearer 100%. So unless you have magic resist you're just running around with a black screen and a mini-map at like 60km/h
In a lot of ways it's better than Oblivion. The world is far more interesting and there are many more interesting things to find. The flexibility with your magic creation is great as well, and enchanting is a lot more flexible too.
The combat is worse, not going to lie; but there are just a lot of very strange and fun things. Like the boots of blinding speed, which I think fortifies your speed by 150 with the catch that it also blinds the wearer 100%. So unless you have magic resist you're just running around with a black screen and a mini-map at like 60km/h
Buy it, and make sure to get Better Bodies and Always Hit Morrowind mods. Makes things so much better.
It's called atmosphere really. And these days games more often then not lack atmosphere. Morrowind was such a succes because of the way it drew the player into the story, the environment and all the things you call magicTrevHead said:
Oblivion tried that as well, it was portraited as THE new game that would rock civilisation as we knew it. And in a way it did, but was a dissapointment. THey improved the combat by leagues (seriously, they did.) but at the cost of the atmosphere. Oblivion had a whole less pull to it. Maybe it's because of the relatively short storyline, beautifull but kinda copy paste world you walked around in and possibly the distorted leveling system.
I hope that Skryim has the atmosphere. I've seen the live play demo (as every other fan worth it's salt I hope.) and I think I can get excited about the way they want you to level, use your skills, abilities and suches. But this tiny voice in the back of my head still says that somehow it's not going to be the holy grail which will turn me, excuse the metaphore, turn saintly christian.
But I'm getting kinda offtrack here....
Morrowind. Yes.
BUY IT! those 20$ are best spend on Morrowind then on generic shooter #534
I have to have an unbelievably strong urge for oldschool to go back to Morrowind. I'd say play Oblivion with mods.
I'll do both I guess.mornal said:
Yes, please buy it, but you'll need a shitload of mods to make you happy with it in this day and age. Some basic ones to start with:
Morrowind Graphics Extender: makes game look 1000x better if your comp can handle it
Morrowind FPS Optimizer: ESSENTIAL mod if your computer isn't top notch. It makes minor automatic changes on the fly while you play to keep your fps up and to prevent freezing.
Official Mods: Found on Bethesda's site. For some reason they aren't on the Steam version already.
Better Heads/Better Bodies/Better Clothes: makes character models and textures look way better
Darknut's Mods: This guy makes texture replacement for practically everything in the game. Clothes, weapons, armor, enemies, you name it. Might cause a slight fps problem, but not likely.
Darker Morrowind/Texture Fix: there are other texture packs, but that one's my favorite. Texture Fix gets rid of obvious lines between between textures which are really noticable when you use a texture pack.
Geisha Character Development: makes leveling system automatic and way more balanced
Combat Enhanced: makes combat more varied/interesting by adding things like combos. You'll need Morrowind Enhanced to run which is a pain to download.
Morrowind Code Patch/Morrowind Patch Project: numerous bug fixes as well as changes like letting you cast with a weapon out and toggle the sneak button. Download both as both mods have made sure they don't conflict with the other.
Head Packs by Westley: if you don't like the default heads for your character
Morrowind Comes Alive: adds NPCs to towns to make them more lively. Other mods give the new NPCs names and unique stuff to make it more immersive. Might take a hit to your fps.
Children of Morrowind: Adds children to cities and gives them some unique animations. It's a little unrefined, but it's great to have imo.
Starfire's NPC Mod/Animated Morrowind: Adds even more NPCs if you're not satisfied with the above two mods.
Less Generic NPCs: Awesome fan project that's amazingly still ongoing. It makes every character say different things for each topic as well as adding some new quests. Great for immersion and adding variety.
Necessities of Morrowind: The "hardcore" mode from New Vegas before there ever was one. If you like having to eat and drink to stay alive, this is for you.
No Glow: One of the simplest mods, but also the best. Removes the ugly glow from characters with enchanted weapons.
Vampire Embrace: Download if you want to be a vampire. Makes being a vampire a new experience instead of just a disease by giving you cool powers like mind control.
Morrowind FPS Optimizer: ESSENTIAL mod if your computer isn't top notch. It makes minor automatic changes on the fly while you play to keep your fps up and to prevent freezing.
Official Mods: Found on Bethesda's site. For some reason they aren't on the Steam version already.
Better Heads/Better Bodies/Better Clothes: makes character models and textures look way better
Darknut's Mods: This guy makes texture replacement for practically everything in the game. Clothes, weapons, armor, enemies, you name it. Might cause a slight fps problem, but not likely.
Darker Morrowind/Texture Fix: there are other texture packs, but that one's my favorite. Texture Fix gets rid of obvious lines between between textures which are really noticable when you use a texture pack.
Geisha Character Development: makes leveling system automatic and way more balanced
Combat Enhanced: makes combat more varied/interesting by adding things like combos. You'll need Morrowind Enhanced to run which is a pain to download.
Morrowind Code Patch/Morrowind Patch Project: numerous bug fixes as well as changes like letting you cast with a weapon out and toggle the sneak button. Download both as both mods have made sure they don't conflict with the other.
Head Packs by Westley: if you don't like the default heads for your character
Morrowind Comes Alive: adds NPCs to towns to make them more lively. Other mods give the new NPCs names and unique stuff to make it more immersive. Might take a hit to your fps.
Children of Morrowind: Adds children to cities and gives them some unique animations. It's a little unrefined, but it's great to have imo.
Starfire's NPC Mod/Animated Morrowind: Adds even more NPCs if you're not satisfied with the above two mods.
Less Generic NPCs: Awesome fan project that's amazingly still ongoing. It makes every character say different things for each topic as well as adding some new quests. Great for immersion and adding variety.
Necessities of Morrowind: The "hardcore" mode from New Vegas before there ever was one. If you like having to eat and drink to stay alive, this is for you.
No Glow: One of the simplest mods, but also the best. Removes the ugly glow from characters with enchanted weapons.
Vampire Embrace: Download if you want to be a vampire. Makes being a vampire a new experience instead of just a disease by giving you cool powers like mind control.
You can find mods on Planet Elder Scrolls or Elder Scrolls Nexus.
Install them by unzipping them and extracting to Program Files/steam/common/morrowind/Data Files. Also, it'll save you a lot of time in the long run if you run the game to see if it works after every few mods. There's nothing worse than downloading a dozen mods and having to find out which one made the game crash
Morrowind has one of if not the best mod community ever, and if you install the right mods, it makes it 100 times better than the Xbox version. Hope that helps. ^_^
A short way outside Caldera is a woman called Pemenie who will give you the Boots of Blinding Speed as a reward for a short escort mission. You can do this very early in the game. They let you run very fast, but they also (haha) blind you. There are a few magical solutions to this, but you can nearly negate the blindness just by switching footwear using hotkeys.xXxJessicaxXx said:
Other travel tips:
-Join the mages guild and use the guild guides.
-Get a short duration levitation spell/item.
-Learn Mark, Recall, Almsivi Intervention and Divine Intervention, Or find items that do it.
-On top of Vivec Temple there is a shrine called the Shrine to Stop The Moon. Donate a levitation potion and you can fly around very fast for about twenty minutes.
I bought the goty edition from gamestation for £2... thats not a typo.. £2!
anyway i'd probably wait for a sale, i can see why its regarded as a classic but i dont honestly think it stands up today.
Personally i'd spend my money on Vampire: The Masquerade
anyway i'd probably wait for a sale, i can see why its regarded as a classic but i dont honestly think it stands up today.
Personally i'd spend my money on Vampire: The Masquerade
Why not?, it's not like the game's too expensive to get now. It's a great game, if you can stomach the awful combat system.
If you're patient enough, you can wait for a sale, wich I guess will be a few days or weeks before Skyrim or until december, but if you play Skyrim before, I'll doubt you'll ever want to look back to the previous games, especially Morrowind.
If you're patient enough, you can wait for a sale, wich I guess will be a few days or weeks before Skyrim or until december, but if you play Skyrim before, I'll doubt you'll ever want to look back to the previous games, especially Morrowind.
I hated it when I played it on PC because of the combat. If you hated it for Xbox, I doubt the PC will make it any better.
Awhile back they had a sale on Steam, I got it at first on the PS3 (bad idea) so I got Morrowind and Oblivion GOTY editions both for 20 bucks. If you think it's possible that a sale will come, wait I say. I understand that you already have Oblivion on the PC.
