Platform: PC (Windows)
Genre: Action/RPG
Developer: Bethesda Game Studio
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks/ZeniMax
Release: 1 May 2002
Rating: Teen
Price: $10
Perhaps a bit lacking by today's standards, but easily one of the greatest games of its time, Morrowind is a first-person action/RPG set on the eastern province of a fantasy empire. The character models are blocky, and the textures somewhat low-res, but the game's sprawling open-world and countless quests are simply enthralling.
Morrowind is one of the few sandbox games that actually lets you do anything--and I do mean anything--that you want. Only here for the main storyline? Fine! Want to run around and explore the world? Sure! Want to sneak into places and steal everything that isn't nailed down? Nothing stopping you! Want to find a vampire and have him turn you into one? That's also okay! Morrowind actually feels like a role-playing game, because you can play pretty much any role you want in it.
It's a fantastic game, and the Game of the Year Edition includes both expansions. The above alone would make Morrowind worth buying, but here's the real hook: the fairly easy-to-use modding tools ensure that there will always be new content, giving Morrowind infinite replay value.
And as of right now, Amazon.com is selling this game for just under $10.
Play, save, and enjoy. See you next week.
--Kotaro
