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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: pstwo on March 14, 2002, 11:06:09 AM
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This is a Teamxbox hands on review. Sounds good. :D
Have you ever played a game where you found yourself lost or wandering around aimlessly in search of where to go next? Many of us have experienced that frustrating feeling of despair, which usually leads to seeking out the help of a friend or a hint book. In this case, wandering around aimlessly to explore your surroundings isn’t just a major part of the game, it’s actually encouraged. The Elder’s Scrolls III: Morrowind isn’t a game that is about going from Point A to Point B. Morrowind is more like a game about going from Point A to Point B, to Sub-Point B, back to Point A, then to Point who knows where and everywhere in between! Along the way you will meet up with tons of characters of which you can interact with to influence the entire game itself. Your interactions with the environment and other characters will have a direct impact on your character’s development and persona. There is no right or wrong way to play the game, which is the best feature of this first-person, wide open RPG from Bethesda Software Inc.
The Elder’s Scrolls III: Morrowind is the third chapter in an award-winning epic series of RPGs that presents players with the most expansive game to date. Morrowind takes place in the most detailed virtual world ever created where players will have the opportunity to create and play any type of character they can imagine. Unique choices that you make through conversations and interactions with characters will determine your personality, skills and abilities as well as how other characters you will interact with you in the future. You may choose to play as a noble hero on a glorious quest, or a murderous thief aspiring to rise to the top of his guild. Perhaps you find the role of a magical sorcerer in seek of the ultimate spell more appealing. It is completely up to you and the possibilities are so open that you may never be able to experience everything this game has to offer. If you choose to confront the assassins’ guild, they will more than likely take a contract out on you. Should you choose to impress them instead, they may try to recruit you. Morrowind is a game that demands your wits and skills at all times because no choice is a small choice. Each choice you make will determine what lies ahead.
Exploration is the key to the Morrowind environment and you can decide just how much time you will spend exploring the world around you. You can choose to follow the main storyline, or you can broaden your adventure by exploring the giant province of Morrowind and all of its inhabitants in the many exotic locations you will come across. Each city and village you may find possesses its own unique look and feel with hundreds of quests to embark upon. You will never experience the same saga twice.
Having played The Elder’s Scrolls III: Morrowind for the first time, I was amazed at just how well Bethesda actually pulled off such a grand RPG. Almost every turn you make has some sort of influence on the gameplay. As soon as the game starts out you will be questioned. Your responses will set the foundation for which your character will build upon. You will start off exploring the building around you and may may choose to take a few objects within the house you find yourself in. What if you take too much? Will you pay for it later? Will you get away with it? Will any of these objects found here help you later? Time will tell and you have no way of knowing what will happen so make your decisions wisely. Morrowind is a game that you won’t find any walkthroughs for because each player will truly live out a different experience.
Without a doubt, Morrowind is by far the most advanced game of The Elder Scrolls series. With an unparalleled character system and a much more detailed world to explore, Morrowind takes advantage of the latest in 3D technology featuring realistic textures and polygon counts, real-time shadows, landscapes, skeletal based animation, and a complete weather system. Yes weather, so make sure you prepare yourself to deal with mother nature as well. Characters will reach as many as 5,000 polygons each, helping boost the graphics of Morrowind right up there with the best first-person games available.
One of the most interesting aspects of the game is the ability to become involved with various factions and groups you may discover. These include the three major houses that govern the province of Morrowind, and the ‘trade’guilds such as the Thieves Guild, the Mages Guild, and the Fighters Guild. Players will not only have the chance to join these guilds, they will also be able to rise up within the ranks of these groups while improving their skills and traits. This gives you a chance to experience many sub-stories within the game that co-exist with the main storyline of the game.
The Elder’s Scrolls III: Morrowind is a first of its kind and the first true RPG released for the Xbox that is certain to set a standard that future RPGs will measure up to. With stunningly detailed graphics and interesting characters set in one of the largest virtual worlds created for a video game, Morrowind is ready for gamers everywhere. The question is: Are you ready for Morrowind? Seemingly insignificant actions may later prove to be the turning point for your downfall or the impetus behind your glory (Used my thesaurus that I got from Bart for Christmas for that one). I could go on and on about the depth and interactivity of this amazing game, but that would still only begin to touch the level of detail this game embodies. Morrowind is a game that you have to play to understand and no two gamers will share the same experience.
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Link: http://www.teamxbox.com/content.php?id=296&p=0
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i might get it for pc
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* Nu Gundam wonders what the hell happened to the graphics engine.
I dont know if its these screenshots or what... But the most recent batch of screens are lookin\' quite fugly. The only thing thats lookin\' semi impressive now is the water.
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I am sorry but the thread lost ALL credability with
This is a Teamxbox hands on review.
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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I\'m sorry to say but the PC version looks much better in terms of texture. Looks good, but could have been better
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We should make it aganist forum rules to post other websites lame reviews *cough* TeamXbox crap reviews.
They have ZERO credibility for reviews.
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A definite killer title, though I wonder about its appeal to console gamers in general. Graphics are plenty good for this type of game.
pstwo, is it your style, a must buy for you?
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Actually, if you actually went and read their reviews you\'d find that they very often post LOWER scores than either Gamespot and IGN (or usually within .2 or .3). So unless you think the xbox is getting short changed, and knowing you that is not the case, I think you should actually stop and think and perhaps you\'d realize that you, like many here, prefer to speak out of your ass.
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I just got some details on Morrowind!
Non-player characters (NPCs) in the world: 3,244
NPCs in the world that you can\'t kill: 0
NPCs in the world you can\'t kill if you want to finish the main quest: 1
NPCs who start the game dead: 63
NPCs who start the game wearing no pants: 5
Number of empty bottles per capita in Morrowind: 1.89
Standard-size novels\' worth of text in Morrowind: 6
Variations of creatures wanting to turn you into a fine paste: 217
Hand-placed objects in the world: 316,042
Dungeons in the game: More than 300
Polygon count for a fully-armored Ordinator character: 5,000
(most games feature 2,000-poly characters)
Polygon count for a skeleton: 5,000
Total number of different characters you can create and play: 480 billion
Famous TV super heroines whose voices are used: 1
(Lynda Carter is the voice of the female Nord characters in the game. Read the GameSpy Interview)
Basic spells in the game: More than 500
Additional spells that can be player-created during the game: 150 billion
Talking crabs in Morrowind: 1
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Originally posted by pstwo
I just got some details on Morrowind!
(Lynda Carter is the voice of the female Nord characters in the game. [/i]
NPYYZ - having fond memories of wonder woman.....
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SOunds very interesting. Though I dont have a X-Box so if I want it ill get it for PC. Im gonna need to know about gameplay though.
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That looks very much like a game I got for my birthday 4 years ago, King\'s Quest 8 was it?
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2 more screens:
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another xbox game I might have bought a console for.. if it was not coming out on the PC.
That makes so far:
Halo
Morrowwind
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That looks very much like a game I got for my birthday 4 years ago, King\'s Quest 8 was it? - Billy Gunn
*Shoves a bar of soap in Billy\'s mouth*
Never speak the name of that attrocity again. :evil:
Morrowwind looks good from what I\'ve heard about the gameplay. Graphics are a bit under my expectations, (What\'s with the white haze everywhere?) but those could just be poor screenshots. I\'ll look into this title more when I get my Xbox.
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That haze is draw distence cover up if you ask me--bah!
And Chrono, many, like me, bought an xbox so we don\'t have to upgrade PCs to play the latest games. I\'d rather spend a couple hundred on an xbox than a couple thousand.
Besides, how many good PS2 games are either coming for PC or are going? See, the arguments go both ways, the problem is that you ignore the other side. This is the long explanation, the short one is: fanboy.
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The graphics remind me of Ico a little bit. Anyone else get this impression?
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I dunno, the haze seems to be in the foreground too... looks like it\'s everywhere. Like a filter effect in the deveopment program it\'s in. It mutes out the textures, which isn\'t a good thing seeing as how they\'re a little bland to begin with. The Xbox can do much better than this IMO.
How far along in development is it?
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I\'m with the guy above.
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Originally posted by SonyFan
I dunno, the haze seems to be in the foreground too... looks like it\'s everywhere. Like a filter effect in the deveopment program it\'s in. It mutes out the textures, which isn\'t a good thing seeing as how they\'re a little bland to begin with. The Xbox can do much better than this IMO.
How far along in development is it?
its a REVIEW by TEAM X BOX !
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Knowing that puss poor website.....they prob broke into the Bethesda Software Inc and stole a copy.
;)
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Umm.. whoops... heh... Is it too late to say that by "Hands on" I thought they were playing with themselves while writing the article? :D :D :D