Morrowind Review @ GameSpot

Just in case Morrowind hasn’t made its way to your hard drive yet, you can pay a visit to GameSpot, where they’ve written a full review of the game. The verdict? An 8.7, which is a very positive score on their ranking system. Check it out:

The most interesting thing about Morrowind’s skill system is that it’s tied in with how you gain experience levels. In most role-playing games, you gain experience (and thus improve your abilities) mostly by killing stuff or solving quests. In Morrowind, you gain levels by practicing your character’s main skills. Other RPGs tend to cripple non-fighter characters by still forcing them to fight to gain levels. But in Morrowind, if you play as a thief, then you gain levels by thieving. If you play as a magic user, you gain levels by using magic, and so on. This is a clever system that makes perfect sense.