Oblivion.....now Morrowind???

hey all,

I have been just pumping hours into Oblivion over the past couple of weeks.

Then I remembered that Morowwind was on the orginal xbox...so I thought I might give that a try. I know that graphically it wont compare to Oblivion, but is the game equally as engrossing??

Also on the BC page on xbox.com, I saw Morrowind listed, but not GOTY. I plan on buying the GOTY version...will it still work on my 360?

thanks bros...

I played Morrowind for 2 years and never got bored.

And yes, it's backwards-compatible.

I played Morrowind for 2 years and never got bored.

And yes, it's backwards-compatible.

SaintJotun

you are referring to the GOTY edition right???

I enjoyed both... here is my opinion...

Morrowind was a classic and breakthrough game. Despite not being that graphically amazing, it had a great story and took hours of your time.

Oblivion is definetly graphically superior with a more balanced system, but I found it both easier and shorter than Morrowind, and it wasn't as intriguing to me.

But Oblivion is still great... I would even rate it higher than Morrowind despite my opinion on the two:

Morrowind: (At its time) 8.5

Oblivion: 9.5

marrowing is slow and combat is horrible compared to oblivion. i wouldn't even bother with it.juggleJUGGLER

The combat is grossly inferior to Oblivion's, so it may be hard to jump into Morrowind. This is only because it is harder to get into; the problem with Morrowind is that your weapon only strikes your target a percentage of the time based on your skill. Once you boost up your weapon's skill, though, the combat becomes similar to Oblivion. If you can get over this, then I would definitely reccomend it. Get the GOTY version hands down, it is the best. Bloodmoon is amazing, turning into a werewolf and all. Yes, it does work on the 360.

I don't know why you would leave Oblivion behind for Morrowind, but to each his own eh? Morrowind is a fantastic game, I say go for it.

Yes, the GOTY version is BC on the xbox 360. I should know, since I bought it a few months ago.
I did every single possible quest in oblivion, including the DLC, and it stands as one of my favorite games of all time. I recently played Morrowind, and to be honest, it's really hard to get into. That's not to say I'm giving up, but it's a tough game to get into in 2008. The leap in visuals between Morrowind and Oblivion is tremendous. Morrowind also has a pretty shallow combat mechanic, and the spells aren't as fun to cast. Stealth isn't as fun either. You can't auto travel, and you don't have a marker telling you where to go. The characters don't have voice overs, so you'll be reading through text like you would in a book. I'm still not giving up though. There has to be something I haven't discovered yet which explains why everyone loves it so much.

The music is outstanding though, and so is the story.