Yeah, nothing against the sorta-medieval, pseudo-european aesthetic in theory, but it's getting overused. Morrowind dared to be fucking weird, and that's why people remember it to this day.
@@armedwombat6816 I think that's why the difference with the races is so cool in ES stuff. All the variances of men are recognizable to a degree, and familiar, but you get into very weird stuff when you go into elves and the beast people. Just such a drastic shift off depending on region
@@armedwombat6816 Yeah I just realized the elder scrolls 6 will be the third (single player) Elder Scrolls in a row that is located in a human region. Really wish they would've chosen a beast or elven region.
Dal's story is the most heartwarming tbh. Being a child and playing a game in a language you can't understand is an experience much of the planet can relate to.
This brings back memories. And instead of all the questions like "when is the release???" and so on, this feels much more like a journey. Some of us started this journey 20 years ago, others later, and some will just start with Skywind sometime. But even if we all played and experienced by ourselves, it feels like we're on this trip together...and I hope it never stops. Thanks for all your effort, guys!
@@Sinekyre14 Part of me wishes these volunteer fan projects never come out because of entitled people like yourself. If you're tired of waiting fire up the creation kit and make it yourself.
Japanese subtitles! Thank you! There is no official Japanese version of the original Morrowind, but many people are familiar with it through fan-made translations, so I'm sure many of us can share the memories spoken of here. Thank you for continuing to develop this wonderful project. And happy 20th anniversary to Morrowind! 日本語字幕がある！ ありがとうございます！ 元のMorrowindには公式の日本語版はありませんが、ファン制作の翻訳MODを通して多くの人に親しまれているので、ここで語られている思い出を共有できる人は多いと思います。 この素晴らしいプロジェクトの開発を継続してくれてありがとう。 そしてMorrowind 20周年おめでとう！
@@mpo48 Yes, it is. There has been a certain popularity, especially since Oblivion was launched. Skyrim and ESO are fully localized with dubbing and still have active fan communities. As mentioned earlier, Morrowind does not have an official Japanese version and there is a retro-gaming barrier, so the number of players is small compared to recent titles, but there are many TES series fans in Japan who like TES3 the best.
I think anyone who loves the Elder Scrolls Series are incredibly excited for Skywind and SkyBlivion! Omg they need to come faster!! Gonna be such nostalgia yet feel brand new!!!
My older brother bought Morrowind around the release in 2002 but our computer was too slow to run it. I was 12 or 13. Maybe a year later we got a better GFX card and booted up the game. I remember loving the first person perspective in an open world RPG environment and just how 'free" the whole world felt. Stealing everything in sight, finding exploits, committing crimes on the down low etc. I never really played the main quest but explored every inch of the map seeking out the strongest weapons and secrets. I did not use the internet at the time to learn anything so the exploration felt organic. My main memory is just hoarding piles of Daedric weapons at my house in Balmora for no real reason. a few years later, after being disappointed by Oblivion, i gave it another go, this time actually doing the questlines. I was about 16 and for spring break i was pretty much left home alone. I had been going through a tough time and I spent that whole week doing the whole main quest, Tribunal, and Bloodmoon, loving every second. Now i'm 30 and i don't think i had played the game since that week in '08, but booted it up yesterday with some mods just for fun. the nostalgia came flying back! While the combat is wonky (always was) the world is so rich and interesting and the music always makes me a bit emotional. Shout out to the amazing team at Skywind. I've been following the work off and on for 10 years. I hope i'm still around to see the day this project is released!!
For me the most memorable place was the one in the main quest when you first enter one of the Sixth House hideouts. The Sixth House had been hyped as something so scary, so naturally walking into the belly of the beast for the first time felt terrifying. *(Early main quest spoilers)* The red lighting, deformed enemies, and at the end getting infected with corpus. As a kid I thought my character would turn into one of the monsters in the cave, throwing away all the time and experiences I'd had with him. That felt gut wrenching for a kid who didn't really understand how games work.
Balmora was always my favorite city. The design, the feel, everything about it makes it such a well designed city. Every playthrough I kill Ra'Virr and use his house as a base. The mages guild having the blue lights in it. The many bars and eateries which, to be honest, are really not that "functional". Morrowind is the perfect mix of the alien, fantasy, medieval, colonial (the empire) setting. I can't understate how perfect I think this game's world is. The mechanics may be old and clunky at times, but I know them so well that I don't get angry at it anymore.
I always felt like, due to the design of Balmora, that if you had a realistically sized city, it could basically be its own setting, placed entirely within the confines of Balmora.
I wish i can play Morrowind again for the first time. All these years i couldnt sit down and play Skyrim or Oblivion from start to end, but Morrowind i absolutely could. I remember the first time i defeated Dagoth Ur, how epic was Akulakhan's collapse, the feel of accomplishment i had when i exit Vivec's palace and saw the city from the top of those stairs with Kagrenac's tools in hand. Morrowind is not a game, its a journey.
Happy Birthday Morrowind! This game will always be my all-time favourite game! It was the first video game that really changed how I viewed the world and myself. It's the whole reason I see myself as a geek.
The place I'll always remember that stood out the most to me the first time finding it was this little unassuming cave that I found by mistake. I don't remember what it was called, but speaking of story telling, this cave was so awesome for just that reason. You make your way down these narrow tunnels, and then out of nowhere you're in this huge underground cavern with water on the floor, and in the center, a huge viking longship. Like, how the heck did this get here? As you explore it, you realize it was the burial site of some important Nord. The ship is covered in gold weapons and other valuables, and in the center is the long decayed skeleton of a man. So good!
Imagine designing these places, not knowing that 20 years from now they will still mean so much to so many people. I mean, isn't that the greatest accomplishment?
Very glad to hear from you guys again! I've decided just last week that SkyWind is the one thing that will get me to play Skyrim again. "Chased by a cliff racer". Yes but no. Whenever I used a speeding up spell and it wore off, I'd usually turn around to find very much more than one cliff racer on my tail. In one notable case, there were seven, lol. The shrieks still haunt my memories. About the dungeons: one thing that had me smile at times were the names given to certain interior cells. "The Teeth that Gnash" and all that. My memories hold a special place for the Sheogorath Isles region. How there was basically nothing there, except the mud and lichens, these huge mushrooms, a nix hound minding its own business and -- most importantly -- the thick fog that slowly revealed all of this as I let my character trudge along. Honestly, the worldbuilding, flora and fauna design done in Morrowind remain among the best I've ever seen. So much so that the bears, trolls and wolves of Bloodmoon and Oblivion seemed cold-water-shockingly mundane and boring by comparison.
I played this the first time when I was in my mid-20s. But I felt like a little kid when got to Vivec city and saw Baar Dau suspended in mid-air by, well, nothing.
Man I can't wait for skywind, I couldn't get into morrowind because of the dice system and old style engine. But skywind will give me the chance to experience this world, story and characters for the first time.
This is the best thing I could've hoped for, as a gamer I mean! I am still playing this masterpiece and it had and have so much impact on my life! I don't know how to express an accurate picture of my feelings, my view in this matter ... so ❤🔥 I am truly thankfull for all the work you are doing, the passion and love!
One of the most memorable moments was making it up to the Urshilaku camp for the first time. After hopping from town to town as far as I could I walked, and hearing the woodchimes, speaking to the people...I don't quite know how to describe it, it captured me and had part of my heart ever since
I agree, the Bitter Coast region is amazing in its drearyness. I remember installing the official ambient sounds pack that made it even better with toad sounds and insects chirping. It made the region come to life even more so.
For me, Ald-Ruhn became my home in Morrowind, I actually lived out of one of the bedrooms in the mages guild for the longest time. Seeing the "amazing" Dreugh Shield and Helmet in Meldor's in Balmora, with their crazy armor class and wondering if I'd every make enough gold to afford either. The Bridge to Arkngthand. Finding my first piece of Dwemer armor (a bracer) that made my Imperial and Steel armor seem like a joke by comparison. Lot of memories.
I remember when I found the Valley of the Incarnate for the first time after searching for it for hours. Few moments in gaming have made me feel so good.
I always like the Vos/Telvos area. The fact that the Wizard there saw Imperial castles and said "yeah I can do that" and then got a screwed up twisted mushroom castle is awesome, plus it's the only Telvanni settlement not on an Island.
The nice thing about being a young elder scrolls fan is being able to have that special first time experiencing morrowind, even 20 years after the game was released. Every time I convince myself to return and keep going (as much of a masterpiece it is, it is still a product of its time with the controls and combat) I never regret it because one thing that never gets old is just how massive feeling and fantastical the game is, not to mention the quality of storytelling and lore.
Grazelands is my favorite "zone" something about rolling plains is just beautiful. Favorite city would be sadrith mora or tel mora, they make the mind wander. Beautiful game with some of the best memories
This bought a tear to my eye 🥲 Elder scrolls games are beautiful beyond comparison. Truly a remarkable accomplishment light-years ahead of all other RPGs.
Thank you! Your work is amazing! In 2002 Morrowind was the dream come true game, i always want to an fps open world game and the Morrowind gave me much much more than a game. And now you guys give me again the morrowind uniqe fleeings!
Your entire team is Fuckin killing it. Keep up the great work! I can’t wait to jump into this project but I sincerely hope you all take your time on it.
It surprised me no one pick Ald'ruhn We had this in Xbox back in 2003/4 Even in those days this havent the best of graphics, neither for console or PC but didnt need it, the level of inmmersion was insane, I remember playing with my old brother, getting really hooked by the narrative, when we got into Ald'rhun it was like... (Im a non Star Wars fan) it was like going trough the same journey as the main character, the inmmersion was insane, details everywhere, the sense of a living town even thou the robotic animations, it was, and still really something else Yes the other locations where incredible too, but Ald'rhun for me was the first one that told me, dude you wont have something like this till the next 20 years Thank again all the team, just like the original people, you are making history Happy bday Morrowind 🙌✨🎉🎂🎁
I'm infinitely more excited for this than I am for elder scrolls 6. There's so much love and care being put into this project, and it shows more and more with each update. I haven't felt this kind of giddy excitement since I was a kid waiting for the release of a new Zelda game. Take your time to make this the best it can possibly be, and thank you so much for all the time and effort the team has put into this over the years.
If ever I still get to live until this pretty huge mod gets released, I'd turn off map markers and disable vanilla Skyrim fast travel to get that perfect Morrowind experience. This mod is astounding 🤧♥️ kudos to all the members of the modding team working hard to make this dream project come true.
This video made me weirdly emotional. Seeing the side-by-side comparisons of the same locations in Morrowind and Skywind, I couldn't help feeling like the Skywind versions are how I REMEMBER the world I explored when I was 13, and which got me into video games. When I look at original Morrowind, I think "man, it's weird how simple and dated this looks, when it doesn't look like that in my memories at all", and then I see the Skywind versions and it's the game I actually remember playing. It's like you reached into my brain and made the version of Morrowind that only exists in there.
I was one of those people who started playing elder scrolls with skyrim and it was very difficult for me when I decided to try morrowind but as time has passed I find myself wanting to play morrowind more than skyrim.
@@cassettetape7643 And its so easy to just jump back in with a new character. No long wagon ride or sewer escape, just land at seyda neen and go on your way.
heck yes. I've been pretty invested to Morrowind now, particularly that I've added the Tamriel Rebuilt mod. Gods it's so magical unlike anything. I myself can say I'm *Skyrim-clean* for 1 year and 5 months now
I still remember playing this game when i was 13 years old, exploring unknown back then i had hard time understanding English so following the main quest was a nightmare. Sometimes my older brother had to help me navigate trough the game. Happy birthday Morrowind and amazing job too all who had contributed to the amazing modding community trough all this years in any Bethesda titled game. I hope too see Skywind getting released before Elder scrolls 6 hits so we fill the void of waiting for another Elder scrolls game :)
The lava is incredible. So much focus is given to the Red Mountain, it would be a shame for the lava to be lackluster, but I think it looks absolutely beautiful! Well done!
For me, the one thing that comes to mind with morrowind is kogruhn. That level is beyond terrifying if you actually take the time to explore the lore, and there's so much lore in that one location alone. From the stacks of chairs and tables to the cryptic messages and symbols on the floor, that dungeon is by far the best part of the main quest, and I always look forward to it every playthrough
I'll never forget my first foray into Ihinipalit. The game had been fairly quiet as far as voice acting went. Everybody just had a few spoken lines. Suddenly I'm touching this giant statue and this Mad God Sheogorath is speaking to me in a booming voice. After a hundred hours of quiet, I was blown away, and shocked.
My favorite memory of this game was the time when I was 9ish and me and a schoolfriend went to Caldara for the first time and that one Nix hound on the road scared the shit out of us
Ghost gate for me is no joke. Played morrowind when I was 8 had no idea what I was doing besides exploring an alien world but ghost gate was truly something I was afraid of back then and i would only go through to peak through because I was terrified of what was on the other side. Never finished the game until I got much older and understood the game. Morrowind gave me an experience that can’t be created again for me and it will always be one of my favorite games because of its immersion
The first time I played Morrowind was rather late, after watching Skywind's "Call of the East" trailer. I'd heard about the game before and never took interest because of the dated looks, but that trailer captured the mystique of this strange land so well that I decided to try and give it a go. It very quickly became one of the more memorable experiences I've had with games and I finally understood why it's so special. So thank you guys not only for devoting so much to this project, but also exposing many people to this wonderful world.
"Cor Angar" is a voice actor for Morrowind conversion :) I remember holywars back in a days when people argued which one is better - Gothic or Morrowind. Both turned out to be golden classic that stood the test of time.
I remember being in early high school back in 2007, I was captivated by this alien exotic world, it was a cool fantasy experience. I played the game in English, which is not my first language, and it boosted my vocabulary and text analysis skills because I had to read through every dialogue proactively.
I was taken by the Wizard Lord Mushroom Castles as well. Although I loved all aspects and factions in Morrowind, the Telvanni and their homes were what I was most drawn to. Even in a somewhat recent Morrowind run, I couldn't resist, I had to make a Telvanni Wizard, go build my own Mushroom Castle, and just embrace the region.
I am truly looking forward to the experience this mod will provide. I see the original and I see a game I wouldn't be able to sit through. But at the same time, I see plenty of the Elder Scrolls world I've come to love, so I still have plenty of interest in seeing what Morrowind has to offer. It's almost difficult watching these videos because I want to be able to go in blind the way I did with Oblivion and Skyrim. But I just can't stifle my enthusiasm. I eagerly anticipate the chance to sink my teeth into this.
Loved this. Initially followed this project in 2014, but have been looking at Morrowind conversion mods since Oblivion's release. Hope to lend my voice as a male Dunmer if a position is still open when my life gets less busy. I'll try to audition.
I can relate to Dan's experience: playing a game like Morrowind without no English knowledge just make it more scary and alien 😅 I wasn't able to finish the main quest or any quest at all to be honest, the exploration meant everything to me back then. Great video and amazing work!
I know this was posted a long time ago but this was the first chance I had to see and hear something special. Thank you for sharing your love of the Morrowind. My first experience with TES was with Skyrim but I know the previous games were just as special. Can't wait to experience Skywind.
OMG 🤤 me who was hoping for a release of the project this year for the anniversary of Morrowind. But better later and finished, than too soon and a less good experience. Thank you all, for your work !
Wow! What a great video for a great game, indeed! The areas are so familiar, but with this new Skyrim graphics it looks new and magical! Happy Birthday, Morrowind! And keep going! Thank you for sharing your love to Morrowind with us!
I don't know what else to say but... I honestly can't wait, I watched people work on this project day and night since I was at high school and it's going to be 8 years since, I am super hyped and I really hope that both Skywind AND Skyblivion are gonna get the spotlight they rightfully deserve.
Balmora's architecture always reminded me of a backwater planet in Star Wars. I love it. Funnily enough, there's a planet in Star Wars called Balmorra.
The most memorable place for me was the Lost Dwemer Checkpoint, where the Dragonbone Cuirass was stored. To me, it was very special not for what it contained, but for what it stood for. This was a place meant to be found by only the most adventurous and exploring players. It was out there in the middle of the ocean, far far away from everywhere else. When I first found it and the Lockpick Skill 100 door, I knew I had stumbled on a place of great legend, untouched by man or mer for thousands of years. Why was something hidden here, so far away for everywhere? I could only fathom in awe and no other game has given me that feeling ever again. This nostalgia trip is truly incredible.
All you people did really good with this. Its amazing and very impressive. My 2 favorite memories of MW were the character creation that you do at the start. So many choices and options. Then I remember getting my butt kicked by some guy in a cave/dwemer ruin and he had the most beautiful armor on. I had to return many levels higher and found he was wearing Ebony armor and it became mine. Took me awhile to get the set or most of it as I recall but it was an awesome experience.
Happy Morrowind's birthday for every fan! I really hope someday return to the Morrowind with your precious mode. Send all my love and respect to Skywind team! In terms of question, I think that my favorite zone is Ascadian Isles, especially Pelagiad. It's such a beautiful, fresh and peaceful zone. I spent a lot of my playtime there when I was a child, collecting herbs for trading, swimming for pearls and fighting for life and death with rats and kwama foragers :D Close to the evening, after a long long ingame day, I was always returning in one of ascadian towns, trading my goods and buying food and room in the local tavern. What a lovely memories! Since then I have a dream to be just an ordinary shepherd of netches in one of the close to Vivec farms ^^
Anna gave me goosebumps i remember the 1st time i met divayth fyr in his mushroom tower and i tho this is the most badass character ever, the only dunmer who's a wizard and wears a heavy ass full set of daedric armor. finally, the ordinators and vivec city were/are pretty cool, yeah they were religious fanatics assholes but damn they were cool, just casually passing by and hearing " we're watching you SCUM" with these cool af helmets.
Thanks for all the effort, to bring back to us a gem of our childhood... And maybe also to bring even more of the Elder Scrolls Lore to people that did not yet experience it!
It's a toss up between Gnisis and Ald'ruhn for me. By the time I was delving into the Gnisis Egg Mines and questing for House Redoran, I was fully engrossed in the world. Shoutout to Tel Fyr for coming in close at third. Glad to hear from the team behind this rad project.
For me, Lost Kogoruhn. A truly lost location, once a proud Dunmer stronghold, now so abandoned to the blight, ash, and dust, that nobody even remembers where it is. There is no travel options that even place you remotely close to it, and yet you must go there to discover the forgotten evils within.
I’m 22 now and this was the first pc game I remember seeing and then playing. I was around 5. My oldest brother had it and showed me when he played in Balmora.. and that was it. I fell in love in the game. And it was a huge part of me. I still play it now sometimes when I have spare time.. I have discoverrd every house, every place on the map.. and when I see video like this or hear music I am so grafeful of having these memories from my very childhod that I just want to cry and put on the game again..and I just want to disappear in that world that just feels like home. It is so amazing to see other people relating to this. Thank you guys for making us re-live it. ❤️❤️❤️
I had really hoped to be able to play your absolutely wonderful work on this very day, alas, the dream has to wait a bit more. The worlding of the words is AMARANTH.
my first elder scrolls game was skyrim, which had already blown my mind when i was a kid. I find myself to be hardly impressed of many things, now as an adult. well i recently played morrowind, and i was amazed by what the game was, and how it managed to be superior to skyrim in many many ways. The world of skyrim had not really impressed me that much as it has a very realistic feeling, except for Blackreach. Well, exploring morrowind felt like exploring a much bigger blackreach, everything managed to be impressive, and had this alien feeling. That feeling that lets you know that, yes, you are playing a fantasy game, with otherworldly elements. I regret not having known morrowind earlier on, but I've been catching up.
Sadrith Mora will always be my favorite. As a die hard Telvanni, it always just feels like home. And the little Empirial fort area on the outskirts, perfectly contrasting the gorgeous alien architecture of the Telvanni mage towers.
Was having a particularly crappy day until I saw this, thanks for the video. Thanks to the entire team for their dedication to this project, can't wait to jump in
Morrowind is the best ES because it actually feels like another world.
Yeah, nothing against the sorta-medieval, pseudo-european aesthetic in theory, but it's getting overused. Morrowind dared to be fucking weird, and that's why people remember it to this day.
@@armedwombat6816 I think that's why the difference with the races is so cool in ES stuff. All the variances of men are recognizable to a degree, and familiar, but you get into very weird stuff when you go into elves and the beast people. Just such a drastic shift off depending on region
@@armedwombat6816 Yeah I just realized the elder scrolls 6 will be the third (single player) Elder Scrolls in a row that is located in a human region. Really wish they would've chosen a beast or elven region.
@@armedwombat6816 Elder scrolls is at its best when it weird. That's why the shivering isles was a fantastic expansion.
It was so alien and unique at the time. I still play that game today.
Happy birthday Morrowind and looking forward to everything skywind has to offer
Dal's story is the most heartwarming tbh. Being a child and playing a game in a language you can't understand is an experience much of the planet can relate to.
Her's was exactly the same as my experience. I barely knew English and the ghost fence freaked me out.
I'm so glad Skywind is still going strong
This brings back memories. And instead of all the questions like "when is the release???" and so on, this feels much more like a journey. Some of us started this journey 20 years ago, others later, and some will just start with Skywind sometime. But even if we all played and experienced by ourselves, it feels like we're on this trip together...and I hope it never stops. Thanks for all your effort, guys!
You do you, but some of us have lives outside of video games
HERE, HERE!
that being said when is the release
Va a salir elder scroll 6 y estos siguen con el mod
@@Sinekyre14 Part of me wishes these volunteer fan projects never come out because of entitled people like yourself. If you're tired of waiting fire up the creation kit and make it yourself.
Japanese subtitles! Thank you!
There is no official Japanese version of the original Morrowind, but many people are familiar with it through fan-made translations, so I'm sure many of us can share the memories spoken of here.
Thank you for continuing to develop this wonderful project.
And happy 20th anniversary to Morrowind!
日本語字幕がある！ ありがとうございます！
元のMorrowindには公式の日本語版はありませんが、ファン制作の翻訳MODを通して多くの人に親しまれているので、ここで語られている思い出を共有できる人は多いと思います。
この素晴らしいプロジェクトの開発を継続してくれてありがとう。
そしてMorrowind 20周年おめでとう！
Is morrowind and the other elder scrolls games popular over there in japan?
@@mpo48 Yes, it is. There has been a certain popularity, especially since Oblivion was launched. Skyrim and ESO are fully localized with dubbing and still have active fan communities.
As mentioned earlier, Morrowind does not have an official Japanese version and there is a retro-gaming barrier, so the number of players is small compared to recent titles, but there are many TES series fans in Japan who like TES3 the best.
I think anyone who loves the Elder Scrolls Series are incredibly excited for Skywind and SkyBlivion! Omg they need to come faster!! Gonna be such nostalgia yet feel brand new!!!
@Yol Riin Lask are u sure that class limiting will be in this remake??
My older brother bought Morrowind around the release in 2002 but our computer was too slow to run it. I was 12 or 13. Maybe a year later we got a better GFX card and booted up the game. I remember loving the first person perspective in an open world RPG environment and just how 'free" the whole world felt. Stealing everything in sight, finding exploits, committing crimes on the down low etc. I never really played the main quest but explored every inch of the map seeking out the strongest weapons and secrets. I did not use the internet at the time to learn anything so the exploration felt organic. My main memory is just hoarding piles of Daedric weapons at my house in Balmora for no real reason.
a few years later, after being disappointed by Oblivion, i gave it another go, this time actually doing the questlines. I was about 16 and for spring break i was pretty much left home alone. I had been going through a tough time and I spent that whole week doing the whole main quest, Tribunal, and Bloodmoon, loving every second.
Now i'm 30 and i don't think i had played the game since that week in '08, but booted it up yesterday with some mods just for fun. the nostalgia came flying back! While the combat is wonky (always was) the world is so rich and interesting and the music always makes me a bit emotional.
Shout out to the amazing team at Skywind. I've been following the work off and on for 10 years. I hope i'm still around to see the day this project is released!!
Anna is right, wizard lord mushroom castles are the coolest thing ever.
For me the most memorable place was the one in the main quest when you first enter one of the Sixth House hideouts. The Sixth House had been hyped as something so scary, so naturally walking into the belly of the beast for the first time felt terrifying. *(Early main quest spoilers)* The red lighting, deformed enemies, and at the end getting infected with corpus. As a kid I thought my character would turn into one of the monsters in the cave, throwing away all the time and experiences I'd had with him. That felt gut wrenching for a kid who didn't really understand how games work.
Ilunibi. I still remember it, freaked me right out at 12 years old.
I love the voices from the voice actors omg
Thank you! We’ve got a big VA team with a whole lot of talent. 👌🏻
Dom Tromans was the best! the perfect voice for quest giver haha
Balmora was always my favorite city. The design, the feel, everything about it makes it such a well designed city. Every playthrough I kill Ra'Virr and use his house as a base. The mages guild having the blue lights in it. The many bars and eateries which, to be honest, are really not that "functional". Morrowind is the perfect mix of the alien, fantasy, medieval, colonial (the empire) setting. I can't understate how perfect I think this game's world is. The mechanics may be old and clunky at times, but I know them so well that I don't get angry at it anymore.
I wholeheartedly agree
I always felt like, due to the design of Balmora, that if you had a realistically sized city, it could basically be its own setting, placed entirely within the confines of Balmora.
I wish i can play Morrowind again for the first time. All these years i couldnt sit down and play Skyrim or Oblivion from start to end, but Morrowind i absolutely could. I remember the first time i defeated Dagoth Ur, how epic was Akulakhan's collapse, the feel of accomplishment i had when i exit Vivec's palace and saw the city from the top of those stairs with Kagrenac's tools in hand. Morrowind is not a game, its a journey.
Happy Birthday Morrowind! This game will always be my all-time favourite game! It was the first video game that really changed how I viewed the world and myself. It's the whole reason I see myself as a geek.
Morrowind was such an incredible experience for me. Can't wait to play Skywind someday!!
The place I'll always remember that stood out the most to me the first time finding it was this little unassuming cave that I found by mistake. I don't remember what it was called, but speaking of story telling, this cave was so awesome for just that reason. You make your way down these narrow tunnels, and then out of nowhere you're in this huge underground cavern with water on the floor, and in the center, a huge viking longship. Like, how the heck did this get here? As you explore it, you realize it was the burial site of some important Nord. The ship is covered in gold weapons and other valuables, and in the center is the long decayed skeleton of a man. So good!
Imagine designing these places, not knowing that 20 years from now they will still mean so much to so many people.
I mean, isn't that the greatest accomplishment?
Thanks for letting me participate! Enjoyed sharing my weird childhood vampire memories.
Very glad to hear from you guys again! I've decided just last week that SkyWind is the one thing that will get me to play Skyrim again.
"Chased by a cliff racer". Yes but no. Whenever I used a speeding up spell and it wore off, I'd usually turn around to find very much more than one cliff racer on my tail. In one notable case, there were seven, lol. The shrieks still haunt my memories.
About the dungeons: one thing that had me smile at times were the names given to certain interior cells. "The Teeth that Gnash" and all that.
My memories hold a special place for the Sheogorath Isles region. How there was basically nothing there, except the mud and lichens, these huge mushrooms, a nix hound minding its own business and -- most importantly -- the thick fog that slowly revealed all of this as I let my character trudge along. Honestly, the worldbuilding, flora and fauna design done in Morrowind remain among the best I've ever seen. So much so that the bears, trolls and wolves of Bloodmoon and Oblivion seemed cold-water-shockingly mundane and boring by comparison.
Lookingt good guys dont really play games these days but very much looking forward to this
I played this the first time when I was in my mid-20s. But I felt like a little kid when got to Vivec city and saw Baar Dau suspended in mid-air by, well, nothing.
Man I can't wait for skywind, I couldn't get into morrowind because of the dice system and old style engine. But skywind will give me the chance to experience this world, story and characters for the first time.
Still my favorite game ever... what to say to you guys.... ty for what you doing.... you are amazing!
This is the best thing I could've hoped for, as a gamer I mean!
I am still playing this masterpiece and it had and have so much impact on my life!
I don't know how to express an accurate picture of my feelings, my view in this matter ... so ❤🔥
I am truly thankfull for all the work you are doing, the passion and love!
One of the most memorable moments was making it up to the Urshilaku camp for the first time. After hopping from town to town as far as I could I walked, and hearing the woodchimes, speaking to the people...I don't quite know how to describe it, it captured me and had part of my heart ever since
The community is very grateful for your hard work, thank you, guys!
I agree, the Bitter Coast region is amazing in its drearyness.
I remember installing the official ambient sounds pack that made it even better with toad sounds and insects chirping.
It made the region come to life even more so.
For me, Ald-Ruhn became my home in Morrowind, I actually lived out of one of the bedrooms in the mages guild for the longest time.
Seeing the "amazing" Dreugh Shield and Helmet in Meldor's in Balmora, with their crazy armor class and wondering if I'd every make enough gold to afford either.
The Bridge to Arkngthand. Finding my first piece of Dwemer armor (a bracer) that made my Imperial and Steel armor seem like a joke by comparison.
Lot of memories.
The nostalgia with this one is strong..
Now I have to go mod Morrowind.
I remember when I found the Valley of the Incarnate for the first time after searching for it for hours. Few moments in gaming have made me feel so good.
Holy hell, Dom Tromans... I cannot wait to hear his voice work in the game!!!
I always like the Vos/Telvos area. The fact that the Wizard there saw Imperial castles and said "yeah I can do that" and then got a screwed up twisted mushroom castle is awesome, plus it's the only Telvanni settlement not on an Island.
Loved this - the VA's that appeared here have lovely voices, can't wait to have them in my game :)
The nice thing about being a young elder scrolls fan is being able to have that special first time experiencing morrowind, even 20 years after the game was released. Every time I convince myself to return and keep going (as much of a masterpiece it is, it is still a product of its time with the controls and combat) I never regret it because one thing that never gets old is just how massive feeling and fantastical the game is, not to mention the quality of storytelling and lore.
Grazelands is my favorite "zone" something about rolling plains is just beautiful. Favorite city would be sadrith mora or tel mora, they make the mind wander.
Beautiful game with some of the best memories
This bought a tear to my eye 🥲
Elder scrolls games are beautiful beyond comparison. Truly a remarkable accomplishment light-years ahead of all other RPGs.
Thank you! Your work is amazing! In 2002 Morrowind was the dream come true game, i always want to an fps open world game and the Morrowind gave me much much more than a game. And now you guys give me again the morrowind uniqe fleeings!
Your entire team is Fuckin killing it. Keep up the great work! I can’t wait to jump into this project but I sincerely hope you all take your time on it.
Wow...Tel Mora just looks insanely good. Can't wait to touch Tel Uvirith once again
It surprised me no one pick Ald'ruhn
We had this in Xbox back in 2003/4
Even in those days this havent the best of graphics, neither for console or PC but didnt need it, the level of inmmersion was insane, I remember playing with my old brother, getting really hooked by the narrative, when we got into Ald'rhun it was like... (Im a non Star Wars fan) it was like going trough the same journey as the main character, the inmmersion was insane, details everywhere, the sense of a living town even thou the robotic animations, it was, and still really something else
Yes the other locations where incredible too, but Ald'rhun for me was the first one that told me, dude you wont have something like this till the next 20 years
Thank again all the team, just like the original people, you are making history
Happy bday Morrowind
🙌✨🎉🎂🎁
I'm infinitely more excited for this than I am for elder scrolls 6. There's so much love and care being put into this project, and it shows more and more with each update. I haven't felt this kind of giddy excitement since I was a kid waiting for the release of a new Zelda game. Take your time to make this the best it can possibly be, and thank you so much for all the time and effort the team has put into this over the years.
Thank you ❤️
ES6 is going to be woke, boring dog shit
Happy Birthday Morrowind! And thank you Skywind Development Team
Wow, Anna has a nice voice, for voice acting.
What you guys are doing is incredible, thank you for bringing back to life the world we all love so much !
Holy shit. I literally teared up. I hope this team realizes how proud the Bethesda community is of their work.
Thank you for all the work you are putting towards this project. Sending love to the Skywind team.
If ever I still get to live until this pretty huge mod gets released, I'd turn off map markers and disable vanilla Skyrim fast travel to get that perfect Morrowind experience. This mod is astounding 🤧♥️ kudos to all the members of the modding team working hard to make this dream project come true.
This video made me weirdly emotional. Seeing the side-by-side comparisons of the same locations in Morrowind and Skywind, I couldn't help feeling like the Skywind versions are how I REMEMBER the world I explored when I was 13, and which got me into video games. When I look at original Morrowind, I think "man, it's weird how simple and dated this looks, when it doesn't look like that in my memories at all", and then I see the Skywind versions and it's the game I actually remember playing. It's like you reached into my brain and made the version of Morrowind that only exists in there.
I never gave Morrowind a try so the first experience will be captivating. Also Anna’s voice was amazing
Man how long have we been watching trailers for this? It feels like it's never going to happen
It will happen. All this work wouldn't be done for it if it was just going to be cancelled.
It's so nice to hear real people loving the game and understanding its charm even 20 years later 💞
I was one of those people who started playing elder scrolls with skyrim and it was very difficult for me when I decided to try morrowind but as time has passed I find myself wanting to play morrowind more than skyrim.
The game is sneaky like that. I haven't played in years, yet I'm still addicted. It's the game I want to go back to the most!
@@cassettetape7643 And its so easy to just jump back in with a new character. No long wagon ride or sewer escape, just land at seyda neen and go on your way.
heck yes. I've been pretty invested to Morrowind now, particularly that I've added the Tamriel Rebuilt mod. Gods it's so magical unlike anything. I myself can say I'm *Skyrim-clean* for 1 year and 5 months now
Thank you so much for this trip down memory lane. I hope you have a Round 2 in the future just like this.
I still remember playing this game when i was 13 years old, exploring unknown back then i had hard time understanding English so following the main quest was a nightmare. Sometimes my older brother had to help me navigate trough the game. Happy birthday Morrowind and amazing job too all who had contributed to the amazing modding community trough all this years in any Bethesda titled game. I hope too see Skywind getting released before Elder scrolls 6 hits so we fill the void of waiting for another Elder scrolls game :)
The lava is incredible. So much focus is given to the Red Mountain, it would be a shame for the lava to be lackluster, but I think it looks absolutely beautiful! Well done!
For me, the one thing that comes to mind with morrowind is kogruhn. That level is beyond terrifying if you actually take the time to explore the lore, and there's so much lore in that one location alone. From the stacks of chairs and tables to the cryptic messages and symbols on the floor, that dungeon is by far the best part of the main quest, and I always look forward to it every playthrough
I'll never forget my first foray into Ihinipalit. The game had been fairly quiet as far as voice acting went. Everybody just had a few spoken lines. Suddenly I'm touching this giant statue and this Mad God Sheogorath is speaking to me in a booming voice. After a hundred hours of quiet, I was blown away, and shocked.
So odd I got the random feeling two days ago to load up morrowind add some mods and venture fourth. And todays it’s birthday. Love it.
My favorite memory of this game was the time when I was 9ish and me and a schoolfriend went to Caldara for the first time and that one Nix hound on the road scared the shit out of us
Very cool to see before and after clips of Vvardenfell
Ghost gate for me is no joke. Played morrowind when I was 8 had no idea what I was doing besides exploring an alien world but ghost gate was truly something I was afraid of back then and i would only go through to peak through because I was terrified of what was on the other side. Never finished the game until I got much older and understood the game.
Morrowind gave me an experience that can’t be created again for me and it will always be one of my favorite games because of its immersion
No fast travel, no quest arrow, dangerous environment, alien like world , this game was perfection
Thanks for bringing memories back. Ahh, a love place to stay and live in. The Morrowind. Best world you can ever had.
The first time I played Morrowind was rather late, after watching Skywind's "Call of the East" trailer. I'd heard about the game before and never took interest because of the dated looks, but that trailer captured the mystique of this strange land so well that I decided to try and give it a go. It very quickly became one of the more memorable experiences I've had with games and I finally understood why it's so special.
So thank you guys not only for devoting so much to this project, but also exposing many people to this wonderful world.
Wow looks incredible! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the future of this project ❤️
"Cor Angar" is a voice actor for Morrowind conversion :) I remember holywars back in a days when people argued which one is better - Gothic or Morrowind. Both turned out to be golden classic that stood the test of time.
My favorite area is Tureynulal. I'll never forget how absolutely terrified I was encountering an ascended sleeper for the first time.
I remember being in early high school back in 2007, I was captivated by this alien exotic world, it was a cool fantasy experience.
I played the game in English, which is not my first language, and it boosted my vocabulary and text analysis skills because I had to read through every dialogue proactively.
I was taken by the Wizard Lord Mushroom Castles as well. Although I loved all aspects and factions in Morrowind, the Telvanni and their homes were what I was most drawn to. Even in a somewhat recent Morrowind run, I couldn't resist, I had to make a Telvanni Wizard, go build my own Mushroom Castle, and just embrace the region.
I like that you guys shared those little moments with us. You guys are heroes to a Nostalgic gamer.
I am truly looking forward to the experience this mod will provide. I see the original and I see a game I wouldn't be able to sit through. But at the same time, I see plenty of the Elder Scrolls world I've come to love, so I still have plenty of interest in seeing what Morrowind has to offer.
It's almost difficult watching these videos because I want to be able to go in blind the way I did with Oblivion and Skyrim. But I just can't stifle my enthusiasm. I eagerly anticipate the chance to sink my teeth into this.
Loved this. Initially followed this project in 2014, but have been looking at Morrowind conversion mods since Oblivion's release. Hope to lend my voice as a male Dunmer if a position is still open when my life gets less busy. I'll try to audition.
Still open! Make sure to join our discord so you can get some feedback from the VA team as well!
I can relate to Dan's experience: playing a game like Morrowind without no English knowledge just make it more scary and alien 😅 I wasn't able to finish the main quest or any quest at all to be honest, the exploration meant everything to me back then. Great video and amazing work!
Yeah, Morrowind is equally good for finding and playing through quests and just largely ignoring NPCs and doing your own thing
I know this was posted a long time ago but this was the first chance I had to see and hear something special. Thank you for sharing your love of the Morrowind. My first experience with TES was with Skyrim but I know the previous games were just as special. Can't wait to experience Skywind.
OMG 🤤 me who was hoping for a release of the project this year for the anniversary of Morrowind. But better later and finished, than too soon and a less good experience. Thank you all, for your work !
Wow! What a great video for a great game, indeed! The areas are so familiar, but with this new Skyrim graphics it looks new and magical! Happy Birthday, Morrowind! And keep going! Thank you for sharing your love to Morrowind with us!
Beautiful and I can’t wait to see Morrowind with new eyes.
I don't know what else to say but... I honestly can't wait, I watched people work on this project day and night since I was at high school and it's going to be 8 years since, I am super hyped and I really hope that both Skywind AND Skyblivion are gonna get the spotlight they rightfully deserve.
Balmora's architecture always reminded me of a backwater planet in Star Wars. I love it. Funnily enough, there's a planet in Star Wars called Balmorra.
The most memorable place for me was the Lost Dwemer Checkpoint, where the Dragonbone Cuirass was stored. To me, it was very special not for what it contained, but for what it stood for. This was a place meant to be found by only the most adventurous and exploring players. It was out there in the middle of the ocean, far far away from everywhere else. When I first found it and the Lockpick Skill 100 door, I knew I had stumbled on a place of great legend, untouched by man or mer for thousands of years. Why was something hidden here, so far away for everywhere? I could only fathom in awe and no other game has given me that feeling ever again. This nostalgia trip is truly incredible.
Can't wait to start making ambient videos of Skywind for people to fall asleep to! It's looking very good!
All you people did really good with this. Its amazing and very impressive. My 2 favorite memories of MW were the character creation that you do at the start. So many choices and options. Then I remember getting my butt kicked by some guy in a cave/dwemer ruin and he had the most beautiful armor on. I had to return many levels higher and found he was wearing Ebony armor and it became mine. Took me awhile to get the set or most of it as I recall but it was an awesome experience.
Happy Morrowind's birthday for every fan! I really hope someday return to the Morrowind with your precious mode. Send all my love and respect to Skywind team!
In terms of question, I think that my favorite zone is Ascadian Isles, especially Pelagiad. It's such a beautiful, fresh and peaceful zone. I spent a lot of my playtime there when I was a child, collecting herbs for trading, swimming for pearls and fighting for life and death with rats and kwama foragers :D Close to the evening, after a long long ingame day, I was always returning in one of ascadian towns, trading my goods and buying food and room in the local tavern. What a lovely memories! Since then I have a dream to be just an ordinary shepherd of netches in one of the close to Vivec farms ^^
Anna gave me goosebumps i remember the 1st time i met divayth fyr in his mushroom tower and i tho this is the most badass character ever, the only dunmer who's a wizard and wears a heavy ass full set of daedric armor. finally, the ordinators and vivec city were/are pretty cool, yeah they were religious fanatics assholes but damn they were cool, just casually passing by and hearing " we're watching you SCUM" with these cool af helmets.
Divayth Fyr is a legend 😉
I like how you mention him wearing Daedric armor and not his, ummm... Family x)
Thanks for all the effort, to bring back to us a gem of our childhood... And maybe also to bring even more of the Elder Scrolls Lore to people that did not yet experience it!
Thank you for doing this!
It's a toss up between Gnisis and Ald'ruhn for me. By the time I was delving into the Gnisis Egg Mines and questing for House Redoran, I was fully engrossed in the world. Shoutout to Tel Fyr for coming in close at third.
Glad to hear from the team behind this rad project.
I can't wait, I've been so excited for this. Thank you skywind team 💙
For me, Lost Kogoruhn. A truly lost location, once a proud Dunmer stronghold, now so abandoned to the blight, ash, and dust, that nobody even remembers where it is. There is no travel options that even place you remotely close to it, and yet you must go there to discover the forgotten evils within.
Everything in this video feels just perfect. You guys are doing god's work really
I’m 22 now and this was the first pc game I remember seeing and then playing. I was around 5. My oldest brother had it and showed me when he played in Balmora.. and that was it. I fell in love in the game. And it was a huge part of me. I still play it now sometimes when I have spare time.. I have discoverrd every house, every place on the map.. and when I see video like this or hear music I am so grafeful of having these memories from my very childhod that I just want to cry and put on the game again..and I just want to disappear in that world that just feels like home. It is so amazing to see other people relating to this. Thank you guys for making us re-live it. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing. Balmora was also the first thing I saw at a friend's house. Such an amazing first impression
So good to hear from this channel, I was worried after not having any videos for so long, keep up the good work, guys ❤
Thanks to the old devs of TES and all the Skywind team!
I had really hoped to be able to play your absolutely wonderful work on this very day, alas, the dream has to wait a bit more.
The worlding of the words is AMARANTH.
my first elder scrolls game was skyrim, which had already blown my mind when i was a kid. I find myself to be hardly impressed of many things, now as an adult.
well i recently played morrowind, and i was amazed by what the game was, and how it managed to be superior to skyrim in many many ways.
The world of skyrim had not really impressed me that much as it has a very realistic feeling, except for Blackreach.
Well, exploring morrowind felt like exploring a much bigger blackreach, everything managed to be impressive, and had this alien feeling.
That feeling that lets you know that, yes, you are playing a fantasy game, with otherworldly elements. I regret not having known morrowind earlier on, but I've been catching up.
thank you for your work on this! this video was a great mix of nostalgia and excitement for what's to come in skywind!
Sadrith Mora will always be my favorite. As a die hard Telvanni, it always just feels like home. And the little Empirial fort area on the outskirts, perfectly contrasting the gorgeous alien architecture of the Telvanni mage towers.
Was having a particularly crappy day until I saw this, thanks for the video. Thanks to the entire team for their dedication to this project, can't wait to jump in
I love this video, when I played Morrowind as a kid, ALL of what the devs are saying was EXACTLY how I felt.
It's always a good day when Skywind uploads, i wish i could have seen pelagiad a bit but awesome work!