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Game entry

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

2002 · Action RPG, Action-adventure, Sandbox · PC, Xbox · ZeniMax Media

After 484 duels settled by the community, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind stands no. 29 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,882 ELO points and 69% of wins. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: 9 duels settled, 3 to 6. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 1 out of 110 (2002).

World rank

no. 29

ELO score

1,882

Wins

69%

Duels played

484

Join the debate · 39

About The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is an open-world first-person role-playing game and the third main entry in The Elder Scrolls series. Set on the island of Vvardenfell in the province of Morrowind, the player arrives as a released prisoner and becomes involved in the political and religious conflicts of the Dunmer people. Gameplay combines freeform exploration, real-time combat, and character customization across a vast landscape of ashlands, swamps, and volcanic terrain, with a main quest centered on an ancient prophecy.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,882 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 26 Batman: Arkham Asylum 1,883
  2. 27 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1,883
  3. 28 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 1,882
  4. 29 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 1,882
  5. 30 Doom Eternal 1,881
  6. 31 Super Metroid 1,880
  7. 32 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 1,880

Released in 2002

The standing

Where The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 1 out of 110 (2002).

Where The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 29 5,035
Action RPG 7 510
2000s 8 1,308
2002 1 110

The community

The debate

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  1. rowe_trystan

    I keep going back and forth between this and Witcher 3 in my head, and honestly they're not even trying to do the same thing, one wants you lost and the other wants you guided.

    FrameLegend2010

    frente a Witcher 3 se nota que este no te guía nunca... y eso lo hace ganar puntos para mí

  2. Kuphal99

    Used to argue about this on old forums with people who'd never even installed it, just repeating what they'd read elsewhere about how great it was.

    QuestLegend2

    Those old forum wars were something else, honestly, makes me wonder how many of the loudest voices back then ever set foot in Vvardenfell at all, did you ever call anyone out on it?

  3. NeonWarden

    Went back to Vvardenfell last year, just to see if it still worked for me...

    Pagac35

    Curious what changed for you on that replay, since most people either drop off fast or fall right back in.

    ComboRunner

    a mí lo que me pasó fue al revés, lo instalé pensando en pasar una hora nomás para recordar y terminé anotando en un cuaderno de verdad los nombres de las facciones porque no confiaba en mi memoria, ridículo total

    lfarrell

    Replying to ComboRunner

    Funny how these duel threads always end up with someone taking actual notes on paper, that alone should count for something in the rankings.

    FrameKid

    para mí gana Skyrim sin duda

  4. barton_alaina

    Comparing it to Skyrim feels almost unfair honestly, like comparing a rough draft to the polished final version, except the draft has more soul somehow.

  5. QuestRunner25

    The writing on the Dunmer factions still holds up better than most modern RPGs even try for, or at least that's my take on it.

    Peltier8

    les factions dunmer ont vraiment un poids politique rare (même si les menus pour y accéder sont une torture)

    NovaRider

    funny you mention factions, next to Skyrim's guilds these feel like they actually have stakes attached

    casas_ander

    Replying to NovaRider

    las facciones sí tienen peso real, o mejor dicho, tienen consecuencias que Skyrim nunca se atrevió a poner

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