Poll of the Day > Should I Get Morrowind for the original XBox?

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Question: I found my old original XBox from back in the day while cleaning my garage.
I checked on Amazon and there are used version of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind available for $6 and up!
The GOTY edition is about $26 and up.
Have you ever played Morrowind?
is it good?
I know there aren't a ton of map markers and no quest markers so it's difficult, but how is the actual game?
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I only played about maybe an hour of it, went into a cave after exploring the first town and tried to hit some random enemy dude, after about 3 deaths and several minutes of swinging my sword at him and not doing damage I realized the combat system isn't like the other games and instead you have a chance to hit them I guess based on agility. I promptly gave up playing after that because I absolutely hate games where I can see my attacks hit something but it says I missed.

So yeah I hated it.
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supposed to be quite choice, but also quite aged.

i know a few elder scrolls fans that say Morrowind is the best, but that's just an opinion.

if you don't mind a game that is clunky and hasn't aged well, but is still quite massive with depth, then go for it, especially at just a few bucks.
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Get it for pc if you can. It's a more recent build than even the goty on Xbox and there're mods to clean up the graphics a little.

Cruddy_horse posted...

instead you have a chance to hit them I guess based on agility.

It depends on what weapon you were using, but hit % is based on a function of your attributes, skill, level, and luck. It's a minor issue really, once you put a little time into the skills you want to use. this doesn't happen much unless you're fighting something much stronger than you. Progression in Morrowind is a marathon, not a race.
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I tried it on the PC but it's aged to ugliness and didn't play all that great for me, but I'm used to consoles. If it played ok on the 360, I'd probably try picking up a cheap copy or whatever.
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TES_Nut posted...

Get it for pc if you can. It's a more recent build than even the goty on Xbox and there're mods to clean up the graphics a little.

Cruddy_horse posted...

instead you have a chance to hit them I guess based on agility.

It depends on what weapon you were using, but hit % is based on a function of your attributes, skill, level, and luck. It's a minor issue really, once you put a little time into the skills you want to use. this doesn't happen much unless you're fighting something much stronger than you. Progression in Morrowind is a marathon, not a race.

Eh, either way i don't like it, I may give it another go on PC eventually and get mods to fix stuff I don't want like mentioned.
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I tried playing it recently and I did not like it at all. If you wanna play it just to try it out I would wait until a steam sale (assuming g you have a pc)

Hell no, it's better AND cheaper on PC. It's selling for 4.89 CAD on gog now.
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If you like those kinds of games I say go for it
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I've heard many people say that Morrowind is the best Elder Scrolls game.
Does anyone know why this is?
Also, does anyone know if the Bloodmoon and Tribunal dlcs are worth an extra $10-$15, or if I should stick with the vanilla Game?
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If you're having trouble sleeping, morrowind is the answer

SusanGreenEyes posted...

I've heard many people say that Morrowind is the best Elder Scrolls game.
Does anyone know why this is?
Also, does anyone know if the Bloodmoon and Tribunal dlcs are worth an extra $10-$15, or if I should stick with the vanilla Game?

Probably because Morrowind gave you more options (including flight!) and a larger map. However, the graphics, gameplay, etc, don't hold up.
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https://www.gog.com/game/the_elder_scrolls_iii_morrowind_goty_edition
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get the PC version and some mods. Although, I'm not sure if you'd like it, it has not aged particularly well. But I played the shit out of it when I was a kid and I still love it, and I can see it being really hard for someone to get into it now.
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Ferarri619 posted...

https://www.gog.com/game/the_elder_scrolls_iii_morrowind_goty_edition

Thanks for posting the site with the reviews.
I have only the XBox- no plans for a gaming pc, so getting it cheaper for pc and mods aren't an option.
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I'm currently playing it since I've never played a game in this series before, so far so good.

Get oblivion or skyrim instead. Both are much much better

It takes a lot of time to get used to how the game plays and the best ways to train your skills, but it is one of the best translations of a pen and paper game into a video game that has ever been made.
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green dragon posted...

Get oblivion or skyrim instead. Both are much much better

I have both already.

My husband ordered it for me from Gamestop!
Excited!
Mead posted...

It takes a lot of time to get used to how the game plays and the best ways to train your skills, but it is one of the best translations of a pen and paper game into a video game that has ever been made.

I'm going to watch Lets Plays and read up on UESP.
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Zeus posted...

Probably because Morrowind gave you more options (including flight!) and a larger map. However, the graphics, gameplay, etc, don't hold up.

That's how I see it. I know mods can tweak any of the Elder Scroll games until they are "perfect" but at its default I thought Morrowind offered the most customization and depth. What I thought the later Elder Scroll games did better though was the size of the dungeons. Maybe I didn't explore enough but I thought Morrowind lacked in the dungeon exploring aspect.
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InfestedAdam posted...

Zeus posted...

Probably because Morrowind gave you more options (including flight!) and a larger map. However, the graphics, gameplay, etc, don't hold up.

That's how I see it. I know mods can tweak any of the Elder Scroll games until they are "perfect" but at its default I thought Morrowind offered the most customization and depth. What I thought the later Elder Scroll games did better though was the size of the dungeons. Maybe I didn't explore enough but I thought Morrowind lacked in the dungeon exploring aspect.

Yep, later games had better dungeons. But Morrowind had a better overworld and cities. There were neat things like the mages city, where to get anywhere you actually needed to know the levitate spell. So if were were not a decent magic user, no mage city for you.

Morrowind had an amazing quest log/system that felt very organic and immersive, which required you to pay attention to details.


For example,



, as opposed to any modern system where you can just mash enter through a mission briefing, and follow the waypoint on your HUD. Convenient? Yes but it kills some immersion/exploration.


Also, some shit like this.


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eating4fun posted...

Morrowind had an amazing quest log/system that felt very organic and immersive, which required you to pay attention to details.

Aye. It felt more rewarding when you figure it out for yourself and/or by asking around about the subject/quest at hand instead of a waypoint telling you where to go.
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eating4fun posted...

Morrowind had an amazing quest log/system that felt very organic and immersive, which required you to pay attention to details.


For example,



, as opposed to any modern system where you can just mash enter through a mission briefing, and follow the waypoint on your HUD. Convenient? Yes but it kills some immersion/exploration.


Also, some shit like this.

That's kind of awesome!
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Morrowind is more... open. You got a bigger set of skills which adapts to your playing style, which gives a bigger variation in gameplay. More different weapons and you got three different attack styles instead of only one (well, two with powered attack) like in later games. The NPCs got lots to talk about.
Oblivion was more... simplified, just like how Skyrim was simplified compared to Oblivion. They removed an armor class, gave us less weapons, less skills to level up, merging some skills, etc.
So while Morrowind gave you more options and alternatives, it was also less forgiving, harder and easier to mess up if you dont micromanage more. Which is exactly why people loved it.
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TES_Nut posted...

Get it for pc if you can. It's a more recent build than even the goty on Xbox and there're mods to clean up the graphics a little.

Does it work well on Windows 10? I might pick it up during summer sale. Planning on getting Skyrim Special Edition.
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It's very open from the get go. One of my favorite moments is a gnome falling from the sky. Read the diary. Another cool thing is that you can technically go kill Molag Mol or whatever his name is the second you leave the intro area.

Dakooder posted...

Molag Mol

I think you're completely messing up names considering that Molag Bal is a daedric prince and you can't kill them.
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It's very hard to get into it especially since you have played the later games first.
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Revelation34 posted...

Dakooder posted...

Molag Mol

I think you're completely messing up names considering that Molag Bal is a daedric prince and you can't kill them.

Who was the guy wearing a mask in the volcano in Morrowind?

Dakooder posted...

I think you're completely messing up names considering that Molag Bal is a daedric prince and you can't kill them.


Who was the guy wearing a mask in the volcano in Morrowind?

I don't know since I never played Morrowind. Just saying that you were probably wrong with that since they can't be killed.
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SusanGreenEyes posted...

eating4fun posted...

Morrowind had an amazing quest log/system that felt very organic and immersive, which required you to pay attention to details.


For example,



, as opposed to any modern system where you can just mash enter through a mission briefing, and follow the waypoint on your HUD. Convenient? Yes but it kills some immersion/exploration.


Also, some shit like this.

That's kind of awesome!

It certainly is. But the journal had a major flaw. Everything was entered as you came across it. Entries couldn't be sorted by questline. So I often found myself looking things up online because I wasn't able to find a name or location amongst the many, many entries in the journal. It became especially difficult if I took a side track and ended up with lots of new, unrelated entries.

I have read that Tribunal improved the journal with an option to sort entries based on questline. But I never played that.
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Yeah the first expansion totally fixed the journal problems.
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Bugmeat posted...

I have read that Tribunal improved the journal with an option to sort entries based on questline. But I never played that.

Mead posted...

Yeah the first expansion totally fixed the journal problems.

Interesting. I have the GotY edition so thought by default the journal was designed that way. I played little of the original so wasn't aware of the mess back then.
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Mead posted...

Yeah the first expansion totally fixed the journal problems.

Is this only for Tribunal quests, or for all quests?
Also did any of the expansions provide any other cool features to the base game- other than content.
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SusanGreenEyes posted...

Mead posted...

Yeah the first expansion totally fixed the journal problems.

Is this only for Tribunal quests, or for all quests?
Also did any of the expansions provide any other cool features to the base game- other than content.

It fixed it for the whole game. Been too long to remember what was added to the game beyond the content, but if you end up enjoying the base game the extra content is very much worth it.
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Revelation34 posted...

Dakooder posted...

I think you're completely messing up names considering that Molag Bal is a daedric prince and you can't kill them.


Who was the guy wearing a mask in the volcano in Morrowind?

I don't know since I never played Morrowind. Just saying that you were probably wrong with that since they can't be killed.

I was thinking of Dagoth Ur

Morrowind's on sale now... I should probably get it, too.

Edit: Nevermind, that sale ended. Well fuck.
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I have the GOTY Edition of Morrowind for old school XBox, and I agree with what others have said: Yeah, the game hasn't aged well, especially visually (i.e. it really looks like shit; to be honest, there are PS1 games that have held up better than this), but it's still amazing in terms of depth, content, and player choice. The GOG version is probably the one you're looking for, though, for reasons already stated.
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Good god do not play it on Xbox. Unless you're prepared for crashes every half hour or so.
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SusanGreenEyes posted...

no plans for a gaming pc

You don't need a "gaming pc" to play Morrowind. Any PC made in the last 10 years will do it just fine.
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K1LL3R-J31 posted...

Morrowind's on sale now... I should probably get it, too.

Edit: Nevermind, that sale ended. Well fuck.

It will be on sale during the summer sale in 2 weeks probably.
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morrowind is bae

K1LL3R-J31 posted...

Morrowind's on sale now... I should probably get it, too.

Edit: Nevermind, that sale ended. Well fuck.

Have you checked Gamestop or Amazon? I found mine of GameStop for $10 (GOTY Xbox edition)
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Zareth posted...

Good god do not play it on Xbox. Unless you're prepared for crashes every half hour or so.

That was pretty frustrating. It's the game that got me in the habit of making regular saves. It saved me a lot of frustration and loss of progress in future games.
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Bugmeat posted...

Zareth posted...

Good god do not play it on Xbox. Unless you're prepared for crashes every half hour or so.

That was pretty frustrating. It's the game that pit it in the habit of making regular saves. It saved me a lot of frustration and loss of progress in future games.

I was doing that with the SNES.
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I love the guild quests in morrowind... but MAN OH MAN, do I ever hate the main quest

it's totally worth it just for fighters guild stuff though, so much better than the fucking crap pile that the fighters guild was in skyrim (omgwerewolveslolz)
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Combat takes some getting used to. If your have no stamina you will miss every attack. The game is unleveled and you can run into super strong enemies early on if you wonder around to much. You can kill anyone and everyone, even quest givers. You will get a message saying someone important died though. Armor has a lot more pieces to it. You have to get left and right gauntlets, pauldrons, boots. So you have a total of 10 armor slots. Not every type of armor is a full body suit. Some only have shiled, helmet, chest. Magic is amazing in this game though. It can be customized to ridiculoous OP performances if you have the gems and skill. You can actually become a unstoppable wizard in this game.
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Does anyone know how leveling works?
Is it like Oblivion, where you need to pick opposite skills than you want to use in order to level efficiently?
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yutterh posted...

Combat takes some getting used to. If your have no stamina you will miss every attack. The game is unleveled and you can run into super strong enemies early on if you wonder around to much. You can kill anyone and everyone, even quest givers. You will get a message saying someone important died though. Armor has a lot more pieces to it. You have to get left and right gauntlets, pauldrons, boots. So you have a total of 10 armor slots. Not every type of armor is a full body suit. Some only have shiled, helmet, chest. Magic is amazing in this game though. It can be customized to ridiculoous OP performances if you have the gems and skill. You can actually become a unstoppable wizard in this game.

Man that sounds awesome. Skyrim should have added that armor thing back.
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