The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition

Don't let my play time fool you, I have a lot of time in Morrowind via OpenMW. Base Morrowind is already great, but the modding scene is still one of the best despite the game being almost a quarter century old. Tamriel Rebuilt and Project Tamriel mods have done more in the last fifteen years than Bethsda has done for The Elder Scrolls community in the same timeframe. If its your first time playing, go vanilla and beat the story. Then download the two previously mentioned mods and enjoy more of Morrowind and other provinces.

I started my Elder Scrolls journey with Skyrim, and for literal years I refused to even consider playing Morrowind. It just looked too dated and unappealing. Eventually some Morrowind memes I saw online convinced me to give it a try. I wanted in on the references and jokes, and with the game being dirt cheap I figured why not. The very beginning almost broke me- the starting speed was so agonizingly slow I wanted to bash my head against my monitor. In Morrowind, your speed is an actual stat you have to grind up through skills and attributes, so it starts brutally slow until you put in the time to level it. Instead of doing that, I opened up console, bumped my movement speed to a higher level and everything clicked after that. Now I'm zooming across the map, parkouring off buildings. That fluid, unrestricted movement is something I never knew I was craving in an Elder Scrolls game. The story is such a vibe. No spoilers. All I will say is that it's strange, mysterious and complex. What a fantastic game. Play with OpenMW plus the Project Tamriel Rebuilt mods for a great experience full of content. And if you are bad with directions like me... include a quest marker mod as well. Highly Recommended.

Don't forget to read the game manual and the steam community guide which explains the combat system.

Моя первая игра в Свитках! Ориентироваться по собственным записям в дневнике лично для меня крайне интересно и помогает погрузиться в игровой мир лучше. Играется неспеша и крайне приятно чудесно проведенное время за перепрохождением! Обида есть лишь на Хирсина, что сломал мне его квест. Ему я это припомню. Свадьба с Даготом завтра

the graphics and combat is dated but, no game has ever created a setting even close to this one, absolute masterpiece.

[h1]Experienced on the Meta Quest 3[/h1] Yes, you can now play Morrowind in VR using the completely FREE OpenMW VR mod (search for it). The most difficult thing about using the mod is just finding it. However, it's an easy install. You basically just unzip, click on the exe, install on Windows or Linux, then just literally hit play. There's many VR options. I like smooth turning so I had to change the default turn and speed in the VR settings. Probably the biggest negative about the VR experience is just navigating all the menus in VR. It's a very slow and cumbersome process and, unfortunately, Morrowind is a lot about navigating the menus / UI. I was getting a steady 90 fps on my RTX 5090. I didn't experience any serious issues or bugs. You can play comfortably seated. You can view my live VR gameplay here: https://youtube.com/live/vs5wAIgdsc4 [b]VR Rating 8/10. The VR Mod is now in a very playable state. It just needs some QoL VR improvements.[/b] [quote]I bought this game! If you enjoyed my review, please consider joining my Steam Curator group [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Oculus_WMR]Oculus Rift Reviews.[/url][/quote]

Gaming peaked with Morrowind, it's been downhill ever since. Played thousands of hours on the original xbox, a couple hundred more on the 360, and will play thousands more in the years and hopefully decades to come. When you've spent so much time in Vvardenfell, booting up the game yet again and returning to Balmora feels like coming home.