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More... places to go.The third game in the Elder Scrolls series, Morrowind, took the role-playing game genre by storm last year. Bringing back non-linear questing and offering a huge and detailed world, alien landscapes and characters, a great deal of intrigue, to experience. Best of all the game shipped with a robust editor that let fans create all kinds of modifications and new content. Not the sort of game youﾒd expect to need an expansion pack forﾅ but Bethesda has come up with one anyway, and Tribunal is welcomed, with open arms.  The basic plot embroils your character with two members of the Tribunal, a cadre of god-like people who watch over all the land. Thereﾒs something afoot in Mournhold, and itﾒs up to you to get to the bottom of it. Tribunalﾒs biggest addition is more real estate. A totally new island can be reached as soon as you install the game, you need not complete Morrowind first, but it helps because the story sort of picks up from where the main game left off. Mournhold is the new land and it seems designed as a response to players who felt Morrowind was too easy for high-level characters. Itﾒs a dangerous place to be. New journal features help keep things focused and now you can hire mercenaries or pack animals to help you out. Some Morrowind fans might be disappointed. The new landscape isnﾒt very big and doesnﾒt offer much of a chance to explore your surroundings. The upside is travel is a breeze, itﾒs quick and easy to get from point A to point B, but you lose the fun of hitting all points in between. The game doesnﾒt lock you away from the rest of the gameworld however, so you can still hit the mainland for some walking around if you like. Mournhold also doesnﾒt offer any new Guild quests, but the result is more focus. The quests in Tribunal are well written, very well thought out, and more focused. What Tribunal loses in open-endedness, exploration, and guild advancement, it makes up with focus, even if the result is something more linear than Morrowind fans are expecting.  The graphics remain state-of-the-art and the new monsters and content is beautiful and well craftedﾗthis is what happens when a talented team can spend all their time creating rather than worrying about creating the tools and game engineﾗand Tribunal is well worth the time and money for fans wanting a bit more Morrowind to explore. ESRB: T- Teen Ages: 14+Versions There is only a PC version at the time of this writing. Bethesda announced a Game of the Year edition at E3. Which will let Xbox owners enjoy Tribunal and Bloodmoon. Producer/Developer Bethesda Softworks More Morrowind Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon 
Morrowind is a deep and involving game. It requires patience, motivation, and lots and lots, (and lots) of free time. It's the perfect summer game for a fantasy fan but may be too intense for some younger players. I can imagine 10 year olds getting into it, but I placed the age at 14, because that's when I would have really dug this game. On the plus side, Morrowind is beautiful to explore and there's plenty to do without combat. Bethesda has hand crafted a compelling and unique fantasy world. One on par with the Ultimas and Might & Magics you may wax nostalgic about yourself.
Kid Factor by Andrew Bub
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