THE GOOD:+ There are around 10 races that you can become during the start of the game. The best one being a Dunmer (Dark elf) which I find the best looking and I usually use them for thieves.
+ There are tons of guilds in the game like thieves, mages, warriors, along with houses which you can join but later on in the game you cannot fully complete all as the guilds turn against each other.
+ The map of Morrowind is humongous, with hundreds of towns and fast travelling like boats, ships, spells to teleport and so forth.
+ Thousands of monsters that can drop miscellaneous objects which you can use with alchemy to make your own potions (but its very confusing for me... I really could care less about alchemy).
+ There are cheats, but only to regenerate health and stuff, nothing too big which I like because it isn't tempting.
+ If you don't have an Xbox you can get the game for PC, even though it's really tempting to cheat.
+ There are two add ons since this is the Game of the year version, which trust me, it deserves that title.
+ This game is quite addictive; you could probably play it all summer.
THE BAD:
There are not a lot of things bad about this game, but i can probably list a few.
- It's possible to overwrite your file while not looking. I've done it once or twice.
- There are some spots in the game that you can get stuck on, such as poles or fence posts. If you jump on top of them accidentally you will have to load your last save point if you do. Just to mention there is a flag sticking out of the mages guild that I got stuck on and had to restart my file, so save often.
- Some guilds you join will make you kill the leader of another guild, not letting you be the master of every guild.
- If you become a warrior or something, I suggest getting the "steed" as your birth symbol because you will be REALLY slow.
- If you die you go from your last save point.
SUMMARY:
You start out as a prisoner on a ship coming to the land of Morrowind to follow the clan called "The Blades" and to defeat the final boss, DaguthUR. But anyway, you will go into a building, where you will have to pick your class, your birth symbol (these have bonuses), and your race. Dark elf thieves are the best speed wise as they can move around the fastest and have sweet skills such a security (lock picking), sneak and use daggers for maximum speed while getting around. Some must have items are the Boots of Blinding Speed (BOBS) which add 100 or 200 speed and you will become a GOD at speed.
The audio in Morrowind is quite good... not nearly as good as it could be because while talking to NPCs they do not speak to you while they do in the sequel to Morrowind: Oblivion. There are sounds while making combat; sounds for wind rustling, and all of the nature in the game. Out of 5 I would have to rate the audio a 2. While it is great in combat it is not very sophisticated for interacting with other people to further yourself socially. : 2/5
The video in Morrowind is at a very good quality. The towns are decorated with detailed tiles, and outside of town you are able to see each little piece of grass. As you pick your race you will notice they are almost life like. Bethesda has done a very good job at creating an almost life like environment for the game play. I think the video quality could be better while in combat as it is just a swing your arm constantly movement. Overall I would rate the quality of video graphics in the game 4.5/5, as I do not like the quality of fighting : 4.5/5
The combat in the game is quite bad, even though the graphics of the monsters you fight might be quite well done. During combat you might run up to a monster and swing your arm, while the other monster "jumps" towards you for you to take damage. After you have killed a monster it will only fall down, leaving its body with no marks or scratches, just like it is paralyzed. Personally I think Bethesda could have done a way better job in the combat area. Overall I rate the combat in the game 1/5. Epic failure
Weapons: I love the variety of weapons you can have in the game. There are hundreds and hundreds of types of weapons. Daggers, long swords, bows, axes, staves and more! Personally, your best bet if your going to collect all of the weapons and armours, is that your going to need a place to store them. This is why you should get a house. You can not actually "own" a house, so just go into a house that doesn't have guards, kill the owner and the house is yours! You can leave your weapons in the house and they will not disappear. It's genius. Overall I rate the weapons in the game to be 4.9/5. There are literally a thousand weapons to choose from, but the weapons do break gradually and need to be repaired...
Overall I think this game is quite good, and I would definitely recommend buying it, as it is worth the money, although you could get the newest version of Morrowind - Oblivion.. I still prefer Morrowind over Oblivion because it is way better! So the overall rating for Morrowind is 4.5/5 !
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