After many attempts to like this game, my initial instinct was the right one... DON'T touch it... ever... again...
At one point, I decided I'd give the Game of the Year version a whirl, only to take it back in the same state of frustration and agony as the previous time. And recently, since I'd been reading a lot about it on the Gamespot XBOX forums, I decided to give it one last chance. And again, I wasted $8 at Blockbuster. That's the last time I'll let "fanboys" tempt me again. Although it did help me to regain enough prospective to do this review. For instance, the controls are horrible. Obviously this game was never meant to be ported from the PC. I hate to beat this dead cow, but the graphics aren't even up to par with the Playstation 1. Another reason not to port it over... besides, with mods available online (I assume), you can probably make it look a lot more inviting than the disgusting world displayed in the XBOX version. Then there's the hyped up selling point of having a completely "open ended" world... I remember one Gamespot member who said something to the effect of not many games can claim that it takes approximately an entire hour to walk across the world map. In an environment this revolting, who'd want to shlep through one town, much less the entire map?! And I can't think of ANY game I'd want to travel for a whole hour to reach my destination.
Everything about this game reeks. My only hope is that they corrected all those issues in Oblivion. Perhaps this time I'll borrow it from a friend and save myself $8. Some people say this game requires a lot of patience to get the most out of the Morrowind experience. If it takes that much patience, then they should note that on the back of the box: "This game is very ugly, boring, and has been known to cause brain damage and cure insomnia. Purchase from the bargain bin at your own risk."