When comparing Metroid vs The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, the Slant community recommends The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind for most people. In the question“What are the best and the most revolutionary games of all time?” The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is ranked 13th while Metroid is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is:
You don't even have to complete the main story line to get a full game worth of play
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Pros
Pro Atmospheric sound and graphics
Metroid paved the way for using not only sound and graphics, but level design as an element of atmosphere in games. Its deep, dark, winding tunnels with cleverly hidden passages and non-linear gameplay, together with its foreboding soundtrack and sound effects create a desolate feeling of loneliness akin to the cinematography of the film "Alien".
Pro Created a new sub-genre (Metroidvania)
Because of their atmospheric design and non-linear gameplay, Metroid and Castlevania have forged their own sub-genre, original enough to bear their names - Metroidvania.
Pro Encouraged speed running
Metroid's innovation doesn't stop there - Metroid was one of the first games to not only cater to, but encourage speed running, a concept ultimately popularized by one of its sequels, Super Metroid.
Pro Challenged players' assumptions
Metroid uses this mechanic to go step further - upon being completed in under a certain amount of time, it breaks players assumptions and defies gender stereotypes in revealing that the hero they've been playing as is actually a heroine.
Pro Lost of guilds to join and side quests to do
You don't even have to complete the main story line to get a full game worth of play
Pro Over 20 character classes available for player builds
Users are free to create their character from a pool of 20 different classes, which makes for a wide range of choice into how one wants to roleplay.
Pro Indepth storytelling
Pro Detailed
Pro Gain levels from play
Leveling ones character works through what actions one performs. If a fighter and one fights a lot, they will gain experience in fighting, if a mage and one uses magic a lot one gains experience in magic.
Morrowind is one of the first RPGs to level in this way and is now a staple of the franchise.
Pro Lots of mods available
Mods that equate to full expansions and update the game to modern levels are available
Pro Set in an alien world with Imaginative environments
Cons
Con You have to play in one sitting
No saves, passwords, or retries if you get a game over.
Con The graphics are dated, but can be modded to a more modern standard with mod packs
Con Shallow hack and slash combat
Combat is a bit basic with no information on enemy health and not much in a way of enemy AI. Bad guys will just go straight for the player and all one can do is hack and slash until all are dead. Over time this become quite boring and annoying as there is really no depth.