Werewolf video games?

[dedwyre]

Okay, someone mentioned the game "Blood Moon," or "Bloodmoon," or whatever, on another thread. What is this game and how do I get it? Also, any other werewolf video games out there? I remember "Altered Beast" from pizza shop arcades, but that's the best I can come up with.

[Noel]

"Bloodmoon" is part of the Elder Scrolls series. It's an expansion for Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and is included in the 'Game of the Year' edition of that game. It can be bought seperately but you do need to own Morrowind since its an expansion.

I'd highly recommend any of the Elder Scrolls series, I think they're some of the most exciting games out there. The latest game "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" is a genuine work of art.

[weredog]

Ive played morrowind. but without bloodmoon. And its a great first person rpg.

[ArcLight]

I'm going to try and dig up the Game of the Year edition. I gotta try this out.

[Noel]

There's a pretty comprehensive list here at wikipedia, which includes both video games and traditional roleplaying games:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf_fiction#Games

I'm sure I have "Discworld Noir" lying around somewhere but I've never played it. I'll have to try it out since it features a werewolf. I haven't made any of my "Sims 2" characters into werewolves yet. I also completed "Fable", which is listed there, but never thought of the Balverines as werewolves.

There seems to be surprisingly few werewolf video games, from that list "Bloodmoon" has got to be the best one by a long way. Most of them seem to be japanese console-type games which don't really appeal to me. The only other one I might like to check out is "Diablo II: Lord of Destruction".

[weredog]

"never thought of the Balverines as werewolves"

How couldnt you. I mean, just look at them!

[Noel]

weredog said:

"never thought of the Balverines as werewolves"

How couldnt you. I mean, just look at them!

I guess I was too busy thinking, "oh shit, it's a balverine!"

I wasn't overly impressed with Fable. It's pretty fun, but it's original concept was supposed to be so much more and in the end it was just a poor man's "Elder Scrolls".

[dedwyre]

So, if i want to play "Bloodmoon," I have to get the original "Elder Scrolls," and then get the expansion pack. Do I have to beat the original game first or can I just start in the werewolf one?

The last time I played anything remotely similar to an RPG was "X-Men Legends."

[ArcLight]

Don't forget - if you get "The Movies" game you can skip the actual tycoon game part and skip right to doing your own werewolf movies.

[weredog]

so theres a werewolf skin in the movies? my brother has that game. it seems pretty fun.

[Noel]

dedwyre said:

So, if i want to play "Bloodmoon," I have to get the original "Elder Scrolls," and then get the expansion pack. Do I have to beat the original game first or can I just start in the werewolf one?

The last time I played anything remotely similar to an RPG was "X-Men Legends."

Okay, here's how it works; in the "Elder Scrolls: Morrowind" you start by creating your character, deciding what race, class they are etc. You then begin the game as a prisoner who mysteriously gets released to the island of Morrowind, on a secret mission for the emperor. Morrowind is an island of dark elves, or dumner, which has just been occupied by the Imperials. The atmosphere is very cool; a mixture of alien-looking dark elf settlements, and newly-built Imperial forts and structures. Whether or not you complete the main quest is entirely up to you, you can just wander around the island discovering things, fighting monsters and so on. There are guilds you can join, lots of side-quests you might come across ... it's all completely free.

With the "Bloodmoon" expansion, a boat appears in one of the ports on the island which can transport you north to the frozen, Nordic island of Solstheim. This has its own storyline, which also involves an Imperial occupation of the island. From what I remember you start out working for the Imperials, then a village gets attacked by werewolves and you are bitten. You can choose to get cured or turn into a werewolf, both of which effect the storyline.

In theory, if you have both Morrowind and the Bloodmoon expansion, you can travel straight to the port of Khuul, get a boat to Solstheim and get started there. However, the creatures on Solstheim are slightly tougher, so you might want to increase your characters stats by doing some quests on the island of Morrowind first.

This 'Game of the Year' edition includes Morrowind, Bloodmoon, and a third expansion called Tribunal. Everything you need to play it. You can find it here.

[Noel]

arclight said:

Don't forget - if you get "The Movies" game you can skip the actual tycoon game part and skip right to doing your own werewolf movies.

Aaah, "The Movies"!

*adds to wikipedia*

[dedwyre]

admin said:

dedwyre said:

So, if i want to play "Bloodmoon," I have to get the original "Elder Scrolls," and then get the expansion pack. Do I have to beat the original game first or can I just start in the werewolf one?

The last time I played anything remotely similar to an RPG was "X-Men Legends."

Okay, here's how it works; in the "Elder Scrolls: Morrowind" you start by creating your character, deciding what race, class they are etc. You then begin the game as a prisoner who mysteriously gets released to the island of Morrowind, on a secret mission for the emperor. Morrowind is an island of dark elves, or dumner, which has just been occupied by the Imperials. The atmosphere is very cool; a mixture of alien-looking dark elf settlements, and newly-built Imperial forts and structures. Whether or not you complete the main quest is entirely up to you, you can just wander around the island discovering things, fighting monsters and so on. There are guilds you can join, lots of side-quests you might come across ... it's all completely free.

With the "Bloodmoon" expansion, a boat appears in one of the ports on the island which can transport you north to the frozen, Nordic island of Solstheim. This has its own storyline, which also involves an Imperial occupation of the island. From what I remember you start out working for the Imperials, then a village gets attacked by werewolves and you are bitten. You can choose to get cured or turn into a werewolf, both of which effect the storyline.

In theory, if you have both Morrowind and the Bloodmoon expansion, you can travel straight to the port of Khuul, get a boat to Solstheim and get started there. However, the creatures on Solstheim are slightly tougher, so you might want to increase your characters stats by doing some quests on the island of Morrowind first.

This 'Game of the Year' edition includes Morrowind, Bloodmoon, and a third expansion called Tribunal. Everything you need to play it. You can find it here.

Wow, only 18 bucks. I was expecting...I dunno...fifty. I might have to give this a try once I get a break from school.

[ArcLight]

Okay...here's a good news - interesting tidbit - bad news kinda post....

I was talking to a guy at work about video games in general and mentioned I was on the lookout for the Morrowind/Bloodmoon thing.

Good news - he had it and let me borrow it.

Interesting tidbit - as I started it up, I realized it's not the first time I've been in the Elder Scrolls world. I've got an old PC game called "Redguard" laying around somewhere that's part of the series somehow.

Bad news - I never got very far in it because all the wandering around scrolling thru seemingly endless conversations got real old real quick.

Dunno how I'm going to manage in Morrowind, but at least I can give it a try (and not risk blowing $20 if I don't like it).

Anyone know of any good hints/tips websites to make the whole deal a little easier on me?

[Noel]

Yeah, the wandering around and scrolling through conversations are a big part of the game. They're part of how you immerse yourself in the game world that Bethesda have created. It's possible to fast travel, though, with various methods of transportation; boats, silt striders, teleportation through the Mages Guilds and so on. And once you become a WEREWOLF you'll have no trouble bounding across miles of countryside in no time at all!

There are a loooot of Elder Scrolls fansites on the web. This is probably the best one, the Elder Scrolls wiki : www.uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page It has sections on Morrowind and Bloodmoon, including walkthroughs, secrets, etc.

In "Oblivion" they introduced horses and automatic fast travel which helped a lot, and all of the dialogue became spoken. It represents a bit step forward not only for the series but also for video games and (dare I say?) art in general. No werewolves, though, just vampires. D'oh!