[Nirolak]

In the latest issue of Game Informer, it was revealed that Morrowind has sold over four million copies.

Since this is sales new about an unrelated game, I thought it would be better in a new thread.

[Zeouterlimits]

My favourite Elder Scrolls game, far and away.
Glad it has been so successful.

[Overdoziz]

How does that compare to other Elder Scrolls games?

[KorrZ]

I have to wonder how much Morrowind would sell today with a complete remake, now that we're post Skyrim. Seeing as many people consider it to be the best Elder Scrolls.

[Jake Tower]

Secret best Elder Scrolls game.

[SalsaShark]

Best TES with Skyrim, deserved.

Really didnt care for Oblivion at all

[Beautifully Shaped Monsters]

Slow and steady wins the race :)

[Gravijah]

what a niche title.

[Lactose_Intolerant]

Its not as good as <insert previous Elder Scrolls game>.

[Imbarkus]

Slow and steady wins the race :)

But still gets killed when it gets there because it has no stamina left, even though it went slow.

[Jake Tower]

But still gets killed when it gets there because it has no stamina left, even though it went slow.

Well played. N'wah!

[Moaradin]

Best Elder Scrolls game.

[Zeouterlimits]

How does that compare to other Elder Scrolls games?

Skyrim had shipped 10 million to retailers by the end of 2011.

[sazabirules]

I wish I still had my copy of it on Xbox. I might have to rebuy it. Exploring Morrowind was more fun than doing the same in Oblivion or Skyrim.

[Derrick01]

4 million was pretty damn good for back then, and it did it without compromising its integrity and RPG background unlike other games. Nicely done.

[MikeE21286]

The Elder Scrolls wikia has had this information for a little while.

It states that Morrowind sold 4 million copies by mid 2005. However, there is no citation in the article.

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls

[KageMaru]

Wow well deserved, best TES game.

I wouldn't mind it if they just did a straight port to psn/xbla.

[sixteen-bit]

Is the Xbox version worth playing in 2012?

[SMT]

When is it going on sale via Steam? We've been waiting for its fall for a while.

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Is the Xbox version worth playing in 2012?

I broke out the xbox version a few months before Skyrim came out. I needed an Elder's Scroll fix and didn't want to go back to Oblivion. Long story short, I bought the PC version on Steam.

[hardcastlemccormick]

Well deserved. Loved it in all of its crazy iterations.

[Derrick01]

When is it going on sale via Steam? We've been waiting for its fall for a while.

Pretty sure it was at least half off during the winter sale, only because almost everything on the store goes on sale during those events. Still $10 for a game that old is kind of a lot when you see a bunch of newer games going for $5 during the sale.

[KageMaru]

Is the Xbox version worth playing in 2012?

I played it a bit a few months back on the 360 and it ran better than I thought it would, but I wouldn't really describe the performance as great. Don't remember how well it ran on the original Xbox TBH.

I would imagine most pcs running it far better.

[Jake Tower]

Is the Xbox version worth playing in 2012?

Get the PC version. And enjoy the beauty of modded Morrowind.

[hardcastlemccormick]

Is the Xbox version worth playing in 2012?

Unless you're interested in it from a "how did they do that" tech perspective, no.

Don't remember how well it ran on the original Xbox TBH.

Badly.

[Horns]

I bought 2 copies of the game and still have both. I don't usually care for remakes, but Morrowind is a game I'd pay $60 for again with some minor technical improvements.

[An-Det]

When is it going on sale via Steam? We've been waiting for its fall for a while.

It goes on sale every major Steam sale, plus random other times. It and Obvlivion were on sale as the midweek one this week, both half off. Next should be June-ish for the Summer sale.

[Credo]

I've still got a soft spot for Morrowind over the 2 most recent titles since it was my first Elder Scrolls game. It's probably one of the last times I can recall having that sense of awe and wonder while playing a game.

[CarbonatedFalcon]

I played it a bit a few months back on the 360 and it ran better than I thought it would, but I wouldn't really describe the performance as great. Don't remember how well it ran on the original Xbox TBH. I would imagine most pcs running it far better.

Not to mention: MODS

This is why I have a copy of Oblivion on Steam (Sale Price!) that I may eventually get around to, even though I already had an older 360 copy. It also came with DLC content - Shivering Isles, etc., that I didn't ever have for 360.

Still never bought a copy of Morrowind. Maybe some day.

[Unicorn]

I broke out the xbox version a few months before Skyrim came out. I needed an Elder's Scroll fix and didn't want to go back to Oblivion. Long story short, I bought the PC version on Steam.

I just wish there was xbox controller support. Is there a mod to do it? I tried to do it via xpadder but it didn't pan out too well.

[SMT]

Pretty sure it was at least half off during the winter sale, only because almost everything on the store goes on sale during those events. Still $10 for a game that old is kind of a lot when you see a bunch of newer games going for $5 during the sale.

Yes, we remember that sale very well Derrick, in fact, we were expecting it to go for 4.99 v.s. 9.99 during the whole coal-crazy fad. Alas, due to the prestige of Skyrim, its predecessor retained its unreasonable price.

If all the mods were pre-loaded, then we would reconsider at 9.99, however... An-Det

[KageMaru]

Unless you're interested in it from a "how did they do that" tech perspective, no. Badly.

Yeah now that I think about it, it ran like ass and locked up every so often iirc. Still loved it back then since i never played anything like it on consoles.

[ciaossu]

I loved playing a Dark Elf and doing the main storyline. Also just roaming around and getting lost.

Amazing game, great memories.

[theBishop]

I wish I still had my copy of it on Xbox. I might have to rebuy it. Exploring Morrowind was more fun than doing the same in Oblivion or Skyrim.

I wish Bethesda would add the xbox control+menu system to the PC version, and offer it as a download on PSN/XBL (and why not Vita while we're at it).

[Imbarkus]

Is the Xbox version worth playing in 2012?

I don't think I could play this one on XBox. I'd need a mod to remove stamina drain while moving.

On XBox Morrowind demanded you hold the analog stick only partially in a direction not to suck up all your stamina. If crawling around a big open world is for you, the XBox version provides all the painfully slow progress you will need.

[Chinpoko_Master]

How well has it aged? I want to play it but I'm afraid it's going to be hard to go back to.

[Izick]

Keep trying to play the Xbox version (on my 360) but I can't get past some things. I can definitely appreciate it for what it is though; not something as I want to play, but rather something I can understand as a great game. I bet it was mind-blowing at the time. If I ever get a gaming PC, I want to try out that mod that reskins everything in Morrowind with Skyrim junk, and fixes some combat issues.

I'm willing to be convinced to give Morrowind on the 360 another shot if anyone cares enough. I always get like 10 hours in and then something happens and I don't play it again until like a year later, when I start a whole new game. (Happening since like 09 I think?)

[Gattsu25]

How well has it aged? I want to play it but I'm afraid it's going to be hard to go back to.

Be prepared to click. A LOT

It's one of those game where you miss attacks based on stats. At the start of the game only one out of 30 attacks can connect with the enemy, if you run into an unlucky streak.

A higher skill will increase your accuracy, and the only way to increase your combat skills is to connect with your attacks. So get clicking.



Beyond that? It's an amazing game, even to this day. The entire world feels a bit odd and unlike anything else.

[BobLoblaw]

How well has it aged? I want to play it but I'm afraid it's going to be hard to go back to.

If you have a decent pc, there are enough mods out there to make it look pretty damn good.

[Snuggler]

Get the PC version. And enjoy the beauty of modded Morrowind.

Even if you don't mod it, it's a much better choice. Plus any PC can run Morrowind these days. Still worth playing if somehow Xbox is your only choice, though. Just know that it might be a little daunting at first, and you'll curse your low athletic stat and those goddamn cliff racers until you level up a bit.

[Gattsu25]

I must be the only person that thinks that the only mod that Morrowind truly needs is a widescreen mod.

Vanilla Morrowind, at the resolution of your choosing (1080p, in my case), is best Morrowind.

[SparkTR]

How well has it aged? I want to play it but I'm afraid it's going to be hard to go back to.

It's slow and the combat sucks, but the world and atmosphere are still the best in the TES series IMO. Be sure to install some graphics mods, it's a generation of difference and should help you ease back in.

[Cyrano]

Secret best Elder Scrolls game.

Man, it's not even a secret.

[Izick]

It's slow and the combat sucks, but the world and atmosphere are still the best in the TES series IMO. Be sure to install some graphics mods, it's a generation of difference and should help you ease back in.

That's how my short adventures felt. Everything felt so...alien and isolated, but in a really good way. It felt like you were in this hostile world; like you needed to learn the ropes, and learn them fast to survive. That's how most RPG's feel early on I guess, but Morrowind seemed to do it in a great way. I felt kind of special when I managed to figure out quests on my own, without any UI assistance. Little stuff like that was great, but I just wished that some things like the losing stamina unless you walk, the clunky combat, and the lack of VO were "fixed," so to speak. I wish that they would just do a very lite HD upgrade of Morrowind. Basically use Skyrim's graphics, give it Skyrim's combat, but leave everything else alone. That'd be amazing I think.

[Jake Tower]

Modded Morrowind looks better than Skyrim.

[Gaspode_T]

A wish of mine for next gen is for user created content to be embraced to the level of things like Trials Evo or Forza where it is a core part even on consoles...mods are obviously fun for some but the second you are messing around with core mechanics it is not really official, I want sort of user created dungeons that are voted upon and integrated into the game..I can never motivate myself to play with mods, even hating cliff racers with a passion I played through morrowind vanilla and loved it as is

[Izick]

I understand that people always say Morrowind is the best, but I always want to know why they think that. What makes it superior?

[Gaspode_T]

They started to dumb down the series a little bit after that, Skyrim is pretty casual friendly IMO...Dagger fall was extreme the other direction, so Morrowind was a little in the middle, but you could still grind and cheat to success so shrug...

[Mr Nash]

Well done. Morrowind is still my favorite Elder Scrolls game. That guy falling from the sky right in front of my and dying outside of the first town is one of my favorite moments in a game. :)

[Cydonian__Knight]

That's awesome. Morrowind is an incredible game, it deserves to sell double that.