In Morrowind you will spend hours and hours shooting your bow and never hitting your target. You will aim directly at your target, you will pull the bow string completely taut, you will have the best arrows you can afford. Even with all of that you will still miss your target.
In 2022 Morrowind is a hard game to play. It is clunky and janky and, by modern standards, looks pretty gross. What Morrowind can offer, however is something that I haven't been able to find anywhere else. This is a game that feels mysterious and threatening but also, if you put in the work, you can understand it and master it and break it over your knee.
The world is fascinating, the mechanics are just obtuse enough to be interesting but not frustrating, the jank is charming and can be used as a weapon in the player's arsenal.
By the end of my adventure in Morrowind I was casting powerful spells, stealing powerful weapons, crafting powerful potions, and, most importantly of all, hitting every damn shot with my bow.
In 2022 Morrowind is a hard game to play. It is clunky and janky and, by modern standards, looks pretty gross. What Morrowind can offer, however is something that I haven't been able to find anywhere else. This is a game that feels mysterious and threatening but also, if you put in the work, you can understand it and master it and break it over your knee.
The world is fascinating, the mechanics are just obtuse enough to be interesting but not frustrating, the jank is charming and can be used as a weapon in the player's arsenal.
By the end of my adventure in Morrowind I was casting powerful spells, stealing powerful weapons, crafting powerful potions, and, most importantly of all, hitting every damn shot with my bow.