Vvardenfell, its disease-bearing storms and its living gods, a strange island where anything can happen.

The profile rests on few votes, so a first sketch, but the direction is lovely. The soundtrack climbs ahead of 84% of games, the peak of the profile, and that fits the memory this world left behind. Desert island, rediscovery and the feel of the controller follow together, all ahead of around 70% of titles: here's a game you'd take with you, dream of experiencing fresh, and that still holds the controller well. Only attachment stays modest, around average, on three small duels.

Among the great open-world RPGs, Morrowind is an elder, raw and demanding, without the modern comforts. That its sound and its pull toward rediscovery stand out so high proves a dense world carries across the years, even when the criteria are built for today.

So who's it for? For you if you love losing yourself in a strange world, digging, soaking in music that imprints. Much less if you expect the comfort and smoothness of recent open worlds, Morrowind will ask effort of you.