09-27-2020, 01:14 PM
Stage 2 Day 17 (1)
I went for a night walk. For a couple of seconds, before I got used to it, air smelled of Winter. It's funny how seasons have their own smells? I've gotten used to it after a while and as it was not that cold outside this feeling didn't reappear. Also did I mention I seem to be ahead of the curve when it comes to my Autumn sadness?
Today I had quite an achievement. I've beaten Morrowind and started playing expansions. I mean wow, I've completed a video game, what a madlad. Let me explain.
First of all Morrowind is more than just a game for me. Sure, it's a very cool game and I honestly enjoy it to this day, music is spot-on and nostalgic, graphics may lack but vistas are still awesome and there are mods for facelift, the world itself is captivating etc. However, there's more. This is one of the first games I've played in English out of my free will. I was learning English via tv series and Morrowind. And Morrowind did not hold any punches, imagine reading weird esoteric stuff at A2-B1 level of English
Also Morrowind introduced me to occultism, philosophy, religion and ethnic studies and probably more. It's safe to say I'm who I am today because of this game. So yeah, it is a big deal.
Secondly I've make Morrowind into kind of my personal project. I've been modding it for a week in July and played it daily for some time. However, then came time when I almost completed the game and just stopped. I was telling myself because the end quest was redone in a mod and I've never played it again and I didn't know if it will work. But to be honest I just didn't know what I'd do if I were to complete the game. I've completed it before once, in 2012 I believe. I've played, modded and read about it for thousands of hours and just now completed it for the second time. It was always this proof that I am unable to complete what I'd start. Now thought I went through it and loved every second of it.
Now onto Tribunal and Bloodmoon. Also I've completed only two factions, will leave a couple for my next playthrough somewhere in 2021 but some are screaming to complete them. Plus dozens of misc quests, mod quests etc.
One if these days I'll switch my avatar from Aragorn to Vivec.
I went for a night walk. For a couple of seconds, before I got used to it, air smelled of Winter. It's funny how seasons have their own smells? I've gotten used to it after a while and as it was not that cold outside this feeling didn't reappear. Also did I mention I seem to be ahead of the curve when it comes to my Autumn sadness?
Today I had quite an achievement. I've beaten Morrowind and started playing expansions. I mean wow, I've completed a video game, what a madlad. Let me explain.
First of all Morrowind is more than just a game for me. Sure, it's a very cool game and I honestly enjoy it to this day, music is spot-on and nostalgic, graphics may lack but vistas are still awesome and there are mods for facelift, the world itself is captivating etc. However, there's more. This is one of the first games I've played in English out of my free will. I was learning English via tv series and Morrowind. And Morrowind did not hold any punches, imagine reading weird esoteric stuff at A2-B1 level of English
Also Morrowind introduced me to occultism, philosophy, religion and ethnic studies and probably more. It's safe to say I'm who I am today because of this game. So yeah, it is a big deal.Secondly I've make Morrowind into kind of my personal project. I've been modding it for a week in July and played it daily for some time. However, then came time when I almost completed the game and just stopped. I was telling myself because the end quest was redone in a mod and I've never played it again and I didn't know if it will work. But to be honest I just didn't know what I'd do if I were to complete the game. I've completed it before once, in 2012 I believe. I've played, modded and read about it for thousands of hours and just now completed it for the second time. It was always this proof that I am unable to complete what I'd start. Now thought I went through it and loved every second of it.
Now onto Tribunal and Bloodmoon. Also I've completed only two factions, will leave a couple for my next playthrough somewhere in 2021 but some are screaming to complete them. Plus dozens of misc quests, mod quests etc.
One if these days I'll switch my avatar from Aragorn to Vivec.
For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided.
~Belisarius, the last Roman
Certitude is for the puzzle-box logicians and girls of white glamour [...]. I am a letter written in uncertainty.
~36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 4
~Belisarius, the last Roman
Certitude is for the puzzle-box logicians and girls of white glamour [...]. I am a letter written in uncertainty.
~36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 4
