The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

 Xbox
User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 153 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 130 out of 153
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 153
  3. Negative: 14 out of 153
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  1. MarkK.
    Mar 24, 2004
    0
    Overrated. Yeah it's big, yeah it's a RPG. But it's boring. Repetative quests, lackluster fighting, after level 15 your a god, and have to do something spectacularly stupid to die.
  2. GaborA.
    Nov 12, 2003
    2
    Overrated garbage. Myst with a pathetic atempt at game play. No lie the game comprises of strolling around a painted world and avoiding fights because they are so hopelessly not fun and pointless.
  3. JimH
    Dec 13, 2009
    3
    I really didn
  4. CyberBagelZ
    May 18, 2014
    3
    It is almost impossible to hit someone in combat. I try 10 times and only hit once or twice. After I tried to kill a simple spider and died, I decided to just quit the game.
  5. Ackyduc
    Jun 3, 2021
    3
    I have no doubt this game was groundbreaking at the time, but god is it not fun today. First problem: fatigue. Fatigue is like stamina in this game, except everything drains it. Walking drains it, jumping drains it, All attacks drain it, it just gets super low super quickly. Second problem: linearity. This is an open world without the open. Every single trail you go down is almostI have no doubt this game was groundbreaking at the time, but god is it not fun today. First problem: fatigue. Fatigue is like stamina in this game, except everything drains it. Walking drains it, jumping drains it, All attacks drain it, it just gets super low super quickly. Second problem: linearity. This is an open world without the open. Every single trail you go down is almost completely linear, leaving no room for exploration. Along with that, there is almost nothing to do along said trails. So most of the game is just taken up with walking and nothing else. It also doesn't have fast travel, so you have to spend even more time walking. Stealth in this game barely works, You can walk up to somebody fully invisible, steal something from a shelf beside them, and you'd get detected. On top of that the combat isn't that great either. You have a chance to miss your attack if you have low enough fatigue, which you probably do because of how easily it drains, and all you really do is swing your sword over and over again. So really, nothing about this game is fun. The only plus I can give it is that everyone walks like they just shat themselves, and it looks funny.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

12
#12 Best Xbox Game of 2002
3
#3 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2002
4
#4 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2002

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Games Radar
    90
    Morrowind will please both serious role-playing fans as well as anyone looking for a technically stunning adventure that will hold their attention longer than your average hack-and-slash title. This is the good stuff.
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  2. Xbox Nation Magazine
    80
    Ultimately, Morrowind's biggest selling point - its expansive scope - is also its undoing.[Fall 2002, p.112]
  3. GMR Magazine
    80
    An exhaustive open-ended RPG that essentially allows you to make it up as you go along, with hundreds of people to talk to. [Feb 2003, p.95]
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