‘Morrowind’Gets An Extra Life With Uber-Mod» MTV Multiplayer

Visit any of the assorted"Elder Scrolls"-focused message boards across the Internet and you'll find that there's a sizable contingent of gamers who do not enjoy the award-winning gameplay in Bethesda Softworks'"The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion."They opt instead for the third game in the series,"Morrowind,"for a variety of reasons. The big problem with going back and playing the older game is the graphics;"Morrowind"simply isn't up to the standards of today's games. Fortunately, where there's a robust modding community, there's a way. Which brings us to the subject of this post: the2011 Morrowind Mod Compendium, by Tyler Smith.

What you're really getting here is a boatload of"Morrowind"mods -- mostly visual enhancements -- bundled into one (relatively) easy to install package. You'll need some extra disk space, more than 4GB in all, but provided you've got that and"Morrowind"with its"Tribunal"and"Bloodmoon"expansion packs (or the Game of the Year edition, which has everything), you're all set. You can even run this with a Steam version of the game, provided you're willing to take a few extra steps. Smith has it all very clearly laid outon his website, which you should definitely check out.

Perhaps the biggest reason longtime fans tend to choose"Morrowind"over"Oblivion"is the way the world changes around you."Morrowind"is a fairly standard open-world RPG in the sense that there are simply those places where you shouldn't venture to if you happen to be a low-level character. Monsters will take you down in one hit, that is provided you get through the two-hits-to-kill ones that you'll surely encounter on the way.

"Oblivion"takes a radically different approach. As your player character levels up, the world"levels"around him/her. It is technically possible to complete the entire game without ever leveling up your character. The idea is to keep the challenge at a relatively constant level throughout the experience.

While the idea is noble in its intentions, in practice it ended up angering a great many longtime fans. An RPG should have its danger zones, they argued, cool places that you can only look at from afar until you've reached a point where your character can handle the challenge. They're not wrong, but it's definitely a subjective viewpoint.

All that aside,"Morrowind"comes packing a very rich world, equally as detailed as any of Bethesda's other open-world RPGs. There's still plenty of reason to play it, and moreso now thanks to this unofficial expansion. You can take a look at the changes yourself in the video below. And of course, the whole thing can be downloaded for free. So dust off that old copy of"Morrowind"and fire it up again-- based on this video, you won't be disappointed.

{viaDestructoid}

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