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: Elder Scrolls III Morrowind

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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Bethesda
EAN: 0093155116702
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Label: Bethesda
Manufacturer: Bethesda
Platform: Xbox
Publisher: Bethesda
Release Date: September 06, 2001
Sales Rank: 2587
Studio: Bethesda

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Product Description:
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind beings the legends and lore of the Elder Scrolls games to your Xbox. As you travel through Tamriel, you'll make your way to Dumner and face the dark elves. Along the way you'll meet allies and enemies, discover ancient secrets and go on amazing quests.

Amazon.com Review:
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is a sprawling, first person, open-ended fantasy role-playing game. It's a direct port of the PC version, and truly shows off the power of the Xbox.

Morrowind can be described with a single word: mind-numbingly-massive (okay, I cheated). You can do virtually anything you want. There is a main quest, but there are also hundreds of side quests (over 350 of them), and the game is completely nonlinear. You can be a hero, a villain, a pilgrim, a saint, or even a vampire. You name it, and chances are you can be it. There are also no geographical constraints; you can wander where you want, when you want.

The amount of control you have in Morrowind is stunning. When you create a character, you can either choose from premade classes, have one assigned to you depending on how you answer a questionnaire, or create your own class. You can also choose one of 13 signs under which your character is born, which will give you bonuses, handicaps, or both. There are so many stats and skills to accumulate, you can easily spend hours experimenting with character types before you even start the game.

Morrowind's magic system brings a tear to my eye--not only do you have seven schools of magic (Conjuration, Illusion, Destruction, Restoration, Mysticism, Alteration, Enchant), but you also have an alchemy system, from which you can create potions from ingredients you can either buy or find in the wild. In addition, you can trap the souls of enemies you kill and bind them into items to create magic artifacts. Very cool. And of course, there are all the scrolls, magical items, etc., that you find in your travels.

Another boon is the thieving system. You can pick locks, disarm traps, pick pockets, and learn acrobatics. You can taunt, insult, or intimidate others as well as haggle for better deals in the market. And since you can steal (or try to steal) almost every item you see, business is good! This game was designed with a thief's eye.

The game itself is gorgeous. The graphics, sound, frame rate... all smooth as silk. You can spend hours just looking at the outlandish scenery and picking the flowers (literally). The musical score is rousing, and never gets old. The different creatures and people have their own voices and sounds. This is a game that makes anything but high-end computers cry, and it works on the Xbox without a hitch.

Okay, so Bethesda's Morrowind sounds like the greatest thing since... well... Bethesda's Elder Scrolls II, but does it have any flaws? Well, Morrowind is definitely geared toward magic users and thieves, but it is lacking when it comes to fighting. There are many battles in Morrowind, but they boil down to clicking your button and hitting your foe with either a melee or missile weapon. That's it. Combat gets old fast. In addition, the travel journal is purely elementary. It lists all the quests you undertake, but there is no way to sort them, or erase quests that you have finished. After a while, it takes a long time to find information. This is probably the biggest flaw in the game.

Bottom line: Morrowind is a PC-style RPG for a PC-style console. This game is reason enough to buy an Xbox, and will have hard-core RPG fans singing its praises for years to come. --Bryan Karsh

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Amazon.com Product Description:
Morrowind is an epic, open-ended single-player role-playing game where you create and play any kind of character you can imagine. Your actions define your character, and your gameplay changes and evolves in response to your actions. Confront the assassins' guild, and they take out a contract on you. Impress them, and they try to recruit you instead. No two sagas are the same in the world of Morrowind. The end result is the most open-ended RPG possible--one with an infinite number of possible paths through the game.



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - You definitely get your money worth with Elder Scrolls III Morrowind
This is quite an interesting RPG. Although it does have some glitches, and if and when your character dies, it takes forever to reload; however, other than the mentioned issues, the game itself is worth the money I paid. It is hours of entertainment, and a game that unless you stay up for days, does not quickly come to an end.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Best Fantasy RPG For Xbox
By far the best fantasy based RPG for the original Xbox. Endless adventure and customizing options. The story can be a little difficult to follow with so many side quests, but that does not detract from the overall playability of the game. HIGHLY recommended.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Very good for its time and even now. It has so many things to do.I have had it for over 5yrs a long time.BUT if you have a xbox 360 buy oblivion!!!


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Best Elder Scrolls yet!
I ordered it from Amazon (my favorite online store) and thought it was awesome. The first few hours of play is kinda boring but after awhile you'll be like "Sweet I just leveld up!" and have alot of fun. I'm a fan of open ended gameplay like this and it's a must have for any RPG fan. You get to travel across the island of Morrowind exploring, killing, thieving, or causing trouble. Best Elder Scrolls yet! It lets you choose your race wich verys from Argonian to Orc. Each race has different abillities. You can join groups or guilds like the Mages Guild, Theives Guild, and the Fighter's Guild. Overall this game is fun. Pretty long and complicated but the vast land and exploring is very fun. Buy this game!


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - *GASP*
You fools!! How DARE you slander the great Morrowind!! Stop your whining, you guys can find a reason to complain about anything! "Vegetables are highly overrated, they are supposed to be good for you but look, they give you gas, I think they are all just hype" Seriously, that how you guys sound.

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