I personally feel Morrowind was a product of its time, but if you put it up against Skyrim, it completely falls short. The controls and graphics will impact hard, the lack of dynamic characters is another as towns are populated by statues. I cannot honestly play Morrowind now and get into it, the whole impact is too jarring. A lot of praise is nostalgia, it is down to whether or not you can sit yourself through an old game and whether or not it would bother you.
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