User Rating: 9.5 | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Game of the Year Edition PC
This is my absolute favorite game on PC. I originally played this for ALL of the summer of 2003, and actually missed it when I went back to college. The world is so incredibly immersive that you truly feel like you are an integral part of it, even if it isn't all that animated. Characters just kind of stand around doing nothing, waiting for you to talk to them. A common complaint was the text-based communications system that this game employs, but I see that as one of the benefits. The ability to quickly skim through an article of conversation is key to keeping this game interesting. If each topic was an audio clip, and I had to hear the first few seconds of it each time I clicked the topic, I would have gone insane. Many of the characters repeat what you’ve already been told or already know… think of it as small talk. The complaints about the combats system are true, it is horrible and repetitive. Luckily, a patch fixed the problem where you couldn’t tell how much you were damaging an opponent. However, with dozens of hours of gameplay, you quickly realize how flawed the system is. Swords “charge” by how long you hold back a strike (which leaves you open to attack if your Block skill isn’t up to par), and you can still miss after spending those precious 3 seconds holding back your weapon. The entire system is bad, but you can tell it was not the focus of the game. Try to see this game as a massive world that has been created solely so you can discover every little nook and cranny. Whether you play as a thief, hero, or mage, you just need to PLAY. 
