Even More Morrowind Hands-On
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Graphically, Morrowind is a superior effort. The island of Vvardenfel is huge, and by huge, I mean enormous. It just goes on and on and on. The sun rises and sets over a breathtaking landscape, setting the stage for a world that keeps unfolding with each new step. The models are extremely high-polygon, and very detailed. Most impressive. But there are a few glitches with the models, specifically some clipping errors. One in particular struck me as quite funny - I was walking across a bridge over a small creek. A guard happened to be standing underneath, and the model was clipped so his head was sticking through the bridge. I stopped to look at him, and took a screenshot. Then the guard looks back and says "Move along....nothing to see here." I damn near fell over laughing. There is a brief loading period when you move between interior and exterior zones, and when you reach the border of one area to the next. It's not too terribly inconveniencing, especially considering the size of the zones.
If my PII 450 makes it through Morrowind, I'm going to rename it "The little engine that could."
