How does bringing it up to begin with constitute ignoring it . I cited it as the most obvious example of a bad part of the game . I concede that the animations aren ' t very good and yes the graphics are outdated , but so are the graphics from most games released more than 7 or 8 years ago . There are very few that truly hold up , and I think Morrowind did a good enough job with the artstyle that the game world still looks nice . It ' s more than I can say for Oblivion . What about the feel of the game is dull and lifeless ? You just said it has a good atmosphere . The music , the visuals , the strange and unique locations , all of those things make the game feel interesting . Also the fact that there ' s a multitude of different factions to join with independent quests , and the rewards for exploring a wide variety of dungeons make the game world feel inhabited and worth looking at deeply . Doesn ' t seem dull to me . By comparison , Skyrim ' s factions feel lazy and boring . There ' s no skillcheck requirement to advance , you can become the leader of pretty much every faction simply by completing a few quests , and after you do complete them there is almost no change in the world . The guards still treat you like a peasant and recommend you visit the College of Winterhold even when you ' re the archmage . That ' s not lifelike , that ' s static and boring . Morrowind changes as you advance , people recognise you and you build actual , tangible fame and recognition in the world . Not exactly lifeless . You ' ve cited two examples , which are really just one , the journal . I ' ll admit the journal in the original game was pretty disorganised , but with the expansions it becomes a much more useful resource . I can only think of a few examples where directions or instructions for quests were badly written , the idea that every single quest is terribly written is just ridiculous . Again , comparing it to Skyrim or Oblivion , I actually feel the need to check my journal in Morrowind . In the former games it ' s just travel from point A to point B with an arrow leading you the whole way . That ' s incredibly boring from a gameplay standpoint . Following directions lets you experience the world as though you were actually travelling in it . Dismissing it as only enjoyable for nostalgia is just an easy way to say anyone who actually likes that must be seeing the game through rosecoloured glasses .