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Posted November 11, 2021
This week’s Throwback Thursday features a title from one of the most recognizable RPG series in the history of gaming – The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition.

Elder Scrolls is the ultimate freeform adventure with epic tales of knights, thieves, dragons and magic. It is where enormous open worlds await and offer you a blank slate to make your own story. Morrowind is no exception and takes you on an epic adventure to explore a unique world full of strange and deadly creatures, different quests and stories where you make decisions that matter.



Let's hear from one of the GOG team members what are her's experiences with the game and why she loves The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

Recommended by Anna, Product Communication Manager at GOG

[i]Morrowind is a game that started my love for cRPGs. I discovered this game by chance as a kid - I was wondering what to play next (and I’ve just begun my lifelong adventure with PC gaming) and this game was added to my newly bought graphics card. I installed it and after the first minutes in Seyda Neen I knew that it was it - unique setting, weird monsters, and the freedom to just walk around Vvardenfell, visit different cities, read (a lot of) books, and do quests for different factions.

I go back to this game quite often (appreciating the music in the game even more) and go on an adventure with a newly created character. Morrowind is definitely a must play for everyone who loves cRPGs or looks for an unique open world setting and I hope that you will like it as much as I do. Just watch out for the cliff racers as they really want to follow you wherever you go ;) [/i]

Check out Piran Jade playing and streaming the game on GOG’s Twitch channel later today (Thursday, November 11th at 8 PM UTC).

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Posted November 11, 2021
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victorchopin: let's say if you wanna dig morrowind in 2021... vanilla or modded? why? thanks again
Vanilla, but with the modern open-source engine OpenMW.

I’ve been playing Morrowind for years, and never felt I ended up with a better experience when adding mods to the game. A different one of course, but not a better one.

If you really want to add some mods for a first contact with the game, I suggest sticking with mods from this list: I Heart Vanilla | Modding OpenMW: A guide to modding and modernizing Morrowind with OpenMW.
Posted November 11, 2021
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idbeholdME: I tried playing Morrowind but couldn't get into it. A bit too "sandboxy" and "openworldy" for me.
That was probably the root of the problem for me too. I had a bit of glancing contact with the previous elder scrolls and although open world probably did not mean much to me at the time, I already realized the concept didn't work well for me. Still, I did manage to enjoy Witcher 3 so maybe I have a better mental toolbox nowadays to deal with it, given enough motivation...
Posted November 11, 2021
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind will for ever be my favorite The Elder Scrolls video game and RPG video game for ever.

Mainly because The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind was the first The Elder Scrolls video game that I purchased and played back in 2002.

I did play video games like Neverwinter and Neverwinter Knights before the The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, but The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind just has a special place in my heart for the rest of my living life.

I am still wondering why almost all RPG video games to this day today do not let you customize armor and clothes like The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind does.

I always wanted in The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to be able to equip different left bracers and different right bracers, different left boots and different right boots, different left gauntlets and different right gauntlets, different left gloves and different right gloves, different left greaves and different right greaves, and different left pauldrons and different right pauldrons.

CD Projekt RED I wish you would at least update The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to do this like in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire.

Bethesda Game Studios kind of even brought this back for Fallout 4 I think.
Posted November 11, 2021
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So, I've opened Gog, in News section start to read and first words was correct "The Elder Scrolls", but than I saw not what I want "III: Morrowind". I have no doubt that Morrowind cool game, but When will be available The Elder Scrolls_V_Skyrim in Gog store??? Question of Decade, not otherwise (ಠ◡ಠ)
Posted November 11, 2021
For me Morrowind was better than Skyrim.

In the same way that Daggerfall would have been better than Morrowind if not for the bugs and the limitations.

Strong lore and world-building, and an opportunity to go out into the world and be a hero.

Sure Skyrim had good parts but the intro says it all - you can't move for the first 2 minutes of gameplay (exposition) and afterwards you have a choice of exactly two options, neither of which has any impact on future progression.

I'd much rather have old versions of MS Flight Simulator than Skyrim here as I don't want a game crippled by lack of mods here.
Posted November 11, 2021
So this is GOG's way to mark 11/11/11+10, eh? :))

Also, "her's"?
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Breja: I keep promising myself I'll return to it and finish it one day, but as time passes it only gets less and less likely.
Same... In my case it's the constant respawns and inability to sell lots of stuff (or any of the really expensive pieces) at their actual value that threw me off. Journal was fine, though I wouldn't know just how fine if you really need it. I know that when I reinstalled it after some four years I knew exactly where I was and what I was doing from memory, jumped right back in... And soon dropped it all over again for the same reasons. And that was back in 2012. Had one more quick attempt since, maybe a few years later, but just for something like 15 minutes or so, then said nope again. And it's sad really, can get lost in that world, in a good way, and training through use is always the right way to do it (but having that different system for leveling definitely is not, another major issue there), and still have that fond memory of finding the library in Vivec and spending an hour or more just reading...
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Breja: I keep promising myself I'll return to it and finish it one day, but as time passes it only gets less and less likely.
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Cavalary: Same... In my case it's the constant respawns and inability to sell lots of stuff (or any of the really expensive pieces) at their actual value that threw me off.
Yep. I remember that when I last played it, my house in Balmora looked like a weapons warehouse, just cluttered to the brim with high-priced loot I couldn't sell for anything near the right price :D

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Cavalary: Journal was fine, though I wouldn't know just how fine if you really need it. I know that when I reinstalled it after some four years I knew exactly where I was and what I was doing from memory, jumped right back in...
Trust me, with my memory and many loose ends to follow up on, it's pretty bad. Well, not "bad" exactly, it's part of the charm of the game that it's like an actual journal, not a list of quests and easy to follow point by point instructions. But it's not friendly to long breaks and fuzzy memory.
Posted November 11, 2021
To this day I still find Morrowind one of the best RPGs I ever played.
But I too never finished it because I made the stupid mistake of trying to join every guild and faction (except Dunmer houses) and somehow managed to break the game. Since many guild quests force you to directly oppose other guilds and I came to the conclusion that the best option is just for one to choose a couple of favorite guilds and factions and just stick with them.
Posted November 11, 2021
This is the first game I owned that the physical CD failed making it unusable, such a tragic waste.
Posted November 11, 2021
Ah, Morrowind. Never have I been THIS opportunist in a videogame!
Stealing everything that isn't nailed down, pickpocketing everyone, betraying any faction every time I gained something from it... good times.
Especially emptying the Hlaalu Vault in Vivec and the Indoril armory as early in the game as I could, so much good gear I shouldn't have had access to!
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Enebias: Ah, Morrowind. Never have I been THIS opportunist in a videogame!
Stealing everything that isn't nailed down, pickpocketing everyone, betraying any faction every time I gained something from it... good times.
Especially emptying the Hlaalu Vault in Vivec and the Indoril armory as early in the game as I could, so much good gear I shouldn't have had access to!
That is the best thing about The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, and soon Starfield is that you can pick up almost every single object in these Bethesda Game Studios developed video games.

I wish CD Projekt RED allowed us to do this in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Posted November 11, 2021
Stand up, there you go. You were dreaming.
Well, not even last night's storm could wake you. I heard them say we've reached Morrowind.

So, Skyrim – Legendary Edition, when?

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karnak1: To this day I still find Morrowind one of the best RPGs I ever played.
But I too never finished it because I made the stupid mistake of trying to join every guild and faction (except Dunmer houses) and somehow managed to break the game. Since many guild quests force you to directly oppose other guilds and I came to the conclusion that the best option is just for one to choose a couple of favorite guilds and factions and just stick with them.
Generally, it is possible (with very complicated management), except for Great Houses (only one) and vampire clans (also only one). In all other factions (which you can join), it is possible to be at the same time and have the highest rank (I did it, it's really difficult, because some of the quests overlap and/or are opposite in purpose in several factions).
Posted November 11, 2021
Loved Morrowind and must have re bought it several times. When first came out was such a joy to explore the lands and see what was around the corner (useually death).

Wish Skyrim would arrive here but oh well can but keep on hopeing.
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lupineshadow: For me Morrowind was better than Skyrim.
I think many would agree, me included.

Skyrim is nothing without the modding community, imho at least.
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aluinie: Loved Morrowind and must have re bought it several times. When first came out was such a joy to explore the lands and see what was around the corner (useuakky death).

Qiah Akyrim would arrive here but oh well can but keep on hopeing.
I have purchased The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind five times.

I have purchased The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion four times.

I have purchased The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim two times.

I think I will purchase The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind a sixth time and a seventh time eventually.
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