I would give it a try. But....

I have wondered that as well, so thanks for the answers here.

Bethesda games and their need for delayed xxx mods...
I don't how they continuously make these major oversights for the add-ons.

PS. It is funny that every time I intend to write "don't know how", know disappears.

If you have plenty of spare time on your hands then get Morrowind. A great video game experience.

Considering how integral the Tribunal Storyline is to the Main quest as well, they probably could have held off on sending Dark Brotherhood Assassins after you until, say... Caius Tells you what's going on, or level 5.

I mean, how threatening could a level 1 beggar with an Iron Dagger stolen from the dinner table be to His darkest Liege king Hlaalu Helseth?

I suggest playing oblivion and getting the morrowind mod that turns oblivion into morrowind.Better graphics/physics/ai/combat etc. then morrowind, but same content/world.

I was promoting that OP plays the first run without seeing the distant lands. The fog adds to the mystique of the exploration... and a bit of the difficulty.

What it lacks in graphical wizardy, MW makes up for in depth and freedom of movement. It's a very rewarding experience for those with the patience. And it is so far the bar for TES games. It has plenty of downloadable graphical improvements modifactions, but at its heart, it is still a ten year old game. Guess what? Ten years ago games were better.

Personally I think MW is the best computer RPG ever made. I still play it.

I'm hoping they release it for xbla for the 10th anniversery

I installed Morrowind GOTY (through Steam).
This!

"Morrowind Code Patch" and "Morrowind Graphics Extender" are all that was required to bring the game up to around Oblivion graphics.
(In the stock game, the world disappears into The Fog approximately 100 feet in front of you.)
With these simple and well developed mods I can finally see Vaardenfell, can see long distances.
Great game though - easy to invest 500 hours plus.
They just don't make 'em like they used to anymore...

Yes, it's totally worth it. I'm still playing after all these years and I'm always amazed by the beautiful world design and sense of a culture and society.

Of course, you should play Morrowind if you have not played it before.

This is true but you don't need to use the full distance of distant lands to get benefits from MGE, you can cut the draw distance way down. I would recommend MGE to anyone if it's set up properly.

I agree with what was said above: don't buy it on Steam. Get the disc version. It may be harder to find, but if you want mods it'll be much easier to install them. You also get to avoid the drama that Steam has been known to cause. Also, I'd say to skip paying for a game guide. There are plenty of free online walkthroughs, some of which will just give you hints instead of spoiling the entire quest. Lastly, the Construction set is a great tool.

But yeah, I'd absolutely recommend it, especially if you enjoyed the open-world/roleplay aspects of Skyrim.

This, that being said, Morrowind was my first TES game and the first game I ever played like it and I loved it on day 1. When I first got the Speed Boots from an NPC, wow.

Morrowind is a game where LEVELING and HARD WORK matter. You go from dying to rats, and walking really slow to jumping 20feet high and summoning Daedra.

Early on, walking from 1 town to the next takes forever and you get pestered by cliff racers and killed easily. Then at level 25, you can LITERALLY FLY in the game with levitation and essentially become a god. The progression really sells that game.

In Oblivion and Skyrim, for the majority of the game, you essentially play the exact same way and the challenge is always the same.

The problem with the vanilla morrowind is when you do become godlike, there is little challenge. Bloodmoon and Tribunal expansions fix that ans the challenge amps up considerably in Tribunal.

I've got the Xbox GOTY version with Tribunal and Bloodmoon expansions and the I died the first time and had to reload, and none of the mages helped me either. Morrowind is a really hard game when you first start playing it, although once you get the hang of it and get a few levels under your belt it can be pretty easy. I liked the fact that it was harsh in the beginning and surprised you with stuff like the

Unequivically, without a doubt buy that game. I used to play daggerfall which was fantastic (until you were lost in a dungeon with a level 50 lich around the cornor and you were level 8...baaaaad scaling), but when Morrowind was released I pooped my pants with joy. The story was fantastic, the dwarven ruins were mysterious, the ashlands were creepy, daedra ruled the lands, inner house fighting was a GREAT touch for factions, and character creation was quick and meaningful.

I still love getting off the boat at Seyda neen and seeing the reflections off the water. I remember the first time seeing that and just standing their in awe of the level of artistry that went into crafting the game...the emmersion was powerful and I didn't feel that again till Skyrim (don't get me wrong I love Oblivion, I was drawn in by the voice acting in Oblivion and view distance, but the bright green fantasy feel was not as cool as the surreal mushroom forests of Morrowind).

Morrowind is still an amazing game with deep immersion, and in someways is much harder then Skyrim. I made a Breton Necromancer in Morrowind recently and I just remembered why I used to always take the Atheltics skill in every class...you walk/run REALLY slow at the beginning of the game. It svcks.

Another + for morrowind? No fast travel in it. Only Silt Striders, boats, and mage guild teleport...and mark and recall.

Yes morrowind is a superb buy, but if you like the hand holiding aspect of skyrim and oblivion be prepared for disappointment. As Morrowind is truely a world to explore without help. Top game.

I think it's well worth it... And it at least deserves a chance. If you like true dice-roll combat, (aka. a chance to hit %) then this is the way to go. They changed that in Oblivion though. Morrowind doesnt hold your hand either. But it's really good once you get the hang of things. I'm sure you'd like it, if you are an Elder Scrolls fan. Oh, get Game of the Year edition, you won't be disappointed.

Morrowind is a true classic, always worth playing as many have said. Another game you might want to check from the same year (2002) is Gothic2. It's not as open as Morrowind but it has some advanced-for-the-time features like npc schedules and full voice acting. Also the graphics and animations are reasonable enough not to need mods. You can get a DRM free copy on GOG for $9.99. It's my second favorite after Morrowind.

^ If I'm not mistaken there have been subsequent releases since Gothic 2 (Gothic 3, 4, etc. I would presume) but I mostly hear praise of the series as a contemporary of Morrowind, especially Gothic 2.

Is it the case that subsequent games failed to live up to Gothic 2? Or am I just mistaken, and Gothic 2 was the final Gothic game?

Yes, Gothic 3 was buggy as hell and was pushed out too early. It had a massive world but uninspired mainquest. (Fanprojects tried to expand that though).
Gothic 4 turned out pretty linear & it played more like an action game, from what I heard.

There was a Gothic3 in 2006 (same year as Oblivion) that got mixed reviews because it was horribly buggy. Since then it's been fixed by a substantial community patch, still being updated. Unfortunately, the initial impression was so bad that it lost its following for the most part. Too bad, really, since it's now a very good game; absolutely huge and open. I've played it several times myself and enjoyed it very much.

There is also a Gothic4 recently released but it's not by the same Development team and is not like the original Gothics at all, IMHO, more of a linear action game.

short answer:

yes, but only on pc

you do not want to be without mods

That sounds a lot like another series' latest sequel that I know of...