Morrowind (A 2002 game that looks like it's 1998, was developed for PC but plays as a tabletop and somehow feels like it's the pre-early access, beta version of Oblivion)

I'll go ahead and say it: Morrowind is not "bethesda's last hope", it's not the "elder scrolls best release", it's bad and outdated, plain and simple. 

The cities, that are really one house copy-pasted a dozen times, are the most complex scenery you'll see.

The books, as far as I got, have terrible writing. They go nowhere and are plagued with two-dimensional characters that barely make sense, following a series of racist archetypes such as the orc woman that marries her cell keeper because he simply asked and he seemed like a strong man to her, or the wild khajiit that steal money and launch ambush attacks, or the dhamer whose only purpose is to declare how superior dhamers are to other races.

 I'm not a social justice warrior, I wouldn't care if the characters were racists if it made sense instead of being a poor excuse to copy-paste archetypes and save the time of actually designing characters.

The combat is atrocious, I was so frustrated with my summoner build that could only summon one thing a couple times before running out of mana (no mana regen, can't find mana potions BTW) that I went to the weapon dealer and tried EVERY WEAPON. Throwing knives, ninja stars, bow and arrow, sword, claymore, dagger... Most things simply phased through the enemy without damaging it.

 It took me some time to figure out that there are "to-hit checks", so they were "dodging" my attack. Like many have said before me, putting to-hit checks on a real-time RPG is a bad idea, and completely counter-immersive. With the fail chances of magic attacks and the no-regeneration policy, playing as a mage is unviable, and with the nonexistent stealth, archery is basically an underpowered melee.

 Alchemy needs you to carry with you a thousand-pound equipment set around, and the potions themselves are only so useful. It's better to just cram a bulk-load of alcohol and beat the enemies with an axe. Enchanting is the same, better to just pay someone else to do it instead of very slowly leveling your own enchanting with all the trouble that getting the soul gems is. 

The landscapes are barren, basically just endless wastelands through which you can't run because of your limited stamina, which affects every aspect of the game. You tried to hurry and run past that giant gray dust bowl? If you ran into a couple of cliff racers and you're dead meat. Even mods can only do so much to improve the boring wilderness. 

Bugs. BUGS EVERYWHERE! Getting stuck on doors, getting stuck on walls, key items disappearing... On top of other defects, such as giant dwemer ruins with nothing but dead ends, annoying enemies that instantly heal the damage you make. Honestly, I don't know what the elder scroll community sees in this garbage, but sure as hell I can't see it.