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"Elder Scrolls 3- Morrowind"

Hi everyone. Just wondering what people think of this game? I recently bought it and can see it has the makings of a great game yet i'm having trouble getting into it. I just seem to wonder around alot of the time trying to complete duties for someone but getting lost! Then by the time i've finally completed the task i've forgotten where the person is i was originally doing the task for in the first place! The journal is about as much help as a chocolate fireguard as well. So what do you lot think? Is it worth perservering with or should i trade it in for something else?

VenomByte, it was the same for me. I struggled to get through the first few hours, but once the game opened up, I couldn't stop playing.

Edgy wrote:
> A game which I consider to be 'seriously excellent' right from the
> start is Ocarina of Time. And even so, it gets better and better the
> more you play it.
>
> That's what I expect for £40, not a game which doesn't become
> that good until after about a months gaming (or 50 hours).


Many fine things take time to appreciate...

I admit that I played through the first 4/5 hours of Morrowind only because I was bored and had little else to do. After that, I became curious about the game, how it was so different to anything I'd played before in terms of depth and freedom. Shortly after that I was totally addicted. I put in up to twelve hours a day on some occasions - it's that compulsive.


I have spent more time playing Morrowind than any other game before it, and I would rate it as the most enjoyable game I've played to date.

Goatboy wrote:
> Whether anyone else likes it/thinks it's crap etc, who cares?

We were just having a light-hearted ding-dong, that's all.

Wow i seem to have opened up a real can of worms with this topic!! For anyone mildly interested on whether i kept it or not i'm afraid i didnt. I tried my hardest to like it but i just couldnt get on with it. It just seemed to deep and huge for its own good without having the neccesary polish and presentation to get away with it. It feeds you a VAST ammount of information too soon and overwhelms you. I'm sure there are some out there now that will tell me that that isnt the games fault but sorry i disagree. The journal just doesnt help you out like it should. For example i was told to to go and collect 4 different mushrooms for Ajira. Anyway eventually i found these mushrooms but by then i had forgotten WHERE this 'Ajira' was! All the journal gave me was a name but no location! I had to rack my brains trying to remember! Luckily i did in the end but how frustrating would that have been if i hadnt of done! And thats my point, with all the huge ammount of info that the game gives you you have got to have some seriously good memory to remember everything that it tells you! It didnt have to be like that though. Say what you like about the Japs but their games are pretty much always flawlessly presented and play tested. With a bit more polish and thought i could've really liked this game. Alas it werent to be.

I enjoyed it.
Doesn't mean anyone else will.
I'm still enjoying it months after buying it for the PC.

Whether anyone else likes it/thinks it's crap etc, who cares?

Black Glove wrote:
> Edgy wrote:
> A game which I consider to be 'seriously excellent' right from the
> start is Ocarina of Time. And even so, it gets better and better the
> more you play it.
>
> If it is 'seriously excellent' from the start, how can it get better?
> There's nothing beyond seriously excellent.

It all depends on what words you consider to be greater than others, as in the English language, there is always a word to better another in intensity.

Edgy wrote:
> So you played for roughly 10 hours a day?
>
> Do you have a job/education/life?

When I started, I just couldn't stop. It was THAT good.
Who cares about "jobs/education/life" - whatever they are ;)

So you played for roughly 10 hours a day?

Do you have a job/education/life?

Edgy wrote:
> A game which I consider to be 'seriously excellent' right from the
> start is Ocarina of Time. And even so, it gets better and better the
> more you play it.

If it is 'seriously excellent' from the start, how can it get better? There's nothing beyond seriously excellent.

> That's what I expect for £40, not a game which doesn't become
> that good until after about a months gaming (or 50 hours).

50 hours took me about 5 days.

Thing is though, Morrowind's crap. 'Nuff said. I'm glad I managed to get rid of it within the 10 days. God bless you, Game.