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The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind

Developed By: Bethesda Software
Review By: Somedude
Written on: Saturday, January, 28th, 2006 at 09:03:26 pm
Rating: 8%
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System: Computer
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One of the greatest RPG games.

The good: Stunning map. Great character creation system. Can get arrested. Lots of things to level up. Huge map. If you hit a character, they attack you. A detailed description of each items.

The bad: Too much exploring. It\'s really easy to hit someone by accident.

For today, I shall be reviewing the famous RPG game The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind submerges the player in an extraordinarily detailed world of Bethesda\'s creation, rich with history and intrigue.

This game is in an imperial, and magical province that is called Tamriel, and guess who\'s coming in? You, if you get the game that is. As you begin playing the game, you can be in a imperial-friendly guild, such as fighting, or mage. Or, you may decide to be neutral, and just pick jobs from here and there. This game begins by you being in a boat. Why that is you might ask? Is because you were a prisoner, and now is being released. First off, there\'s this weird looking creature beside you. Talking to you for a bit. Then a guard comes in, he asks for you to follow him. When you get off of the boat, and onto the harbour, a man will ask you for your identity. Which is your race, gender, basically, your basic look.

Then, you enter a building, where you meet another man who will sign your release form. This is to basically, pick your class. You have 3 options onto how you will pick your class. You can either selecting a pre-made character class from a list, find an appropriate one by answering a series of questions, or simply create your own. These class picks your primary strengths, which includes 3 key areas, 2 primary attributes, and other major and minor attributes.

Just remember, the city is just as important as you are, so don\'t break the law. Anyway, early in the game, you\'re treated with mistrust by the natives, and it\'s easy to witness conflict between the dunmers, and the imperials. Because of this and several other cultural differences, there is a law there, no outlaws including you. Ouch. During your tenure in Morrowind, you will face imperialism, slavery, megalomania, xenophobia, necromancers, vampires, prophecy and a particularly debilitating disease called The Blight, which drives its victims insane while devouring their body. And, there is no cure for the blight. That is what they say.

Even after the in-game character generation, there are many paths open to you. The great thing is, this isn\'t one of those games where you head straight for the story. This gives you time to get a feel for the game, and able to master all of the controls.

There are several factions available for you to join, each one with its own requirements, benefits and political dispositions regarding the other factions. Each factions has quests and rewards for you to do, as well as supplies to help you. You can also join any of the three noble houses, but those are requirements. Also, you can spend countless hours running errands, gaining status and fighting the private wars of Tamriel\'s factions before you ever discover why the Emperor actually sent you there. So, with all of the sidequests including in the game as well, you will be busy in the game as well as me. You might even play as much as me.

Your character has several base attributes such as Strength or Willpower that affect directly the skills that rely on them. Skills are rated on a 1-100 scale. Each reace as an advantage, and a disadvantage on increasing some of the skills. Also, one of the features in this game includes a birth sign, which adds perks, and bad perks as well. You gain levels, and you also raise base abilities with every level according to the skills you improved through practice.

Skills go up as well. If let\'s say, one of your two primary skills is axe fighting, then the easier it is for this skill to increase. The bad thing is, if you\'re a fighter, it\'s nearly impossible to survive with using magic only, and vice versa. If you guys are one of those people who always hops around during traveling, and likes to swing their axe from time to time, then those skills will increase also. If you really need a skill, you can ask a trainer to train you a skill, in exchange for quite some money. I would only use this for a last resort though.

Basically, this game provides lots of weapons, spells, and way more. The graphics are excellent, and the game will keep you busy for a long time. I would suggest for you to get this game now.

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