The Soviet Town Inside a Morrowind Mod

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Published 2023-07-29
Sometimes video games can be the most real depiction of a place, and that goes double for places that no longer exist. In this essay I want to explore the town of Emba-5, a Soviet era village that still lives on in The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind.

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ENDING THEME:
The Banner Saga - We Will Not Be Forgotten
and a conversation with Shivers from Disco Elysium

ALL MUSIC (Chronologically):
Far Cry 5 - Now That This World Is Ending
Deathloop - Menu (Break the Loop)
Highfleet - Folyo Merfold
Morrowind - Main Theme
Norco - Fourth Flood
Kenshi - Kenshi
Norco - Delirious Eyes
Papers, Please - The EZIC Resistance Anthem
Bioshock - Welcome to Rapture
Max Payne 3 - MAX DOCKS
Norco - Parish (Overworld Theme)
Max Payne 3 - 90
Heroes of Might & Magic 3 - Stronghold Town
SOMA - Ark

ALL MEDIA (Chronologically):
Google Earth
Watch Dogs: Legion
Grand Theft Auto V
The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
Morrowind Rebirth
Morrowind: Middle Earth
Morrowind: Outlander
Morrowind: Emba-5
Google's Open Heritage
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2022
SOMA
Disco Elysium

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:05 - London
01:48 - The History
03:17 - Morrowind
05:20 - The Ruins
07:03 - Ozon
08:19 - Kazakhstan
10:20 - The Community
11:34 - The Memory
13:26 - SOMA
15:29 - Conclusion
16:43 - I Am The City

#elderscrolls #morrowind #emba5

All Comments (21)
  • @dianacosta6858
    The City’s monologue at the end is such beautifully appropriate ending to this video. ❤
  • @LordfizzwigitIII
    This made me really emotional, dude. Thank you so much for documenting these little corners of the internet. I can also see how much effort you've put into creating and editing this - hope that it blows up!
  • @JoeDollyin
    Yo dude your comment on my Disco essay brought me here and holy shit! Your essays are so well edited and put together, 3k subs is criminal. Keep it up man.
  • @partyoat
    You're on track to be one of THE video essayists and its very cool to be here at the start for you
  • @barsailles
    You are the most underrated channel I've ever seen. Keep up your good job!
  • @the-letter_s
    not sure London needed a 'coat of paint' to feel plenty authoritarian. also, loving the usage of Highfleet's soundtrack here.
  • @Nagevv
    I love the way you tell stories! Can't wait for more content :)
  • @Cristian182005
    Amazing video as always. Felt literal goosebumps from the nostalgic rush that stormed in as soon as the Heroes 3 song popped up lol. Keep on making more, there are so many topics that are yet to be uncovered :D
  • @mister_ttt
    This was quite interesting, thank you for making the video. ❤ To your point about the ending of Soma, perhaps the next time we send a time capsule in the deep space we should build it as some sort of interactive media, that might be fun. Also incredible choice for the final monologue. The visceral bond between the protagonist and the city is (to me) one of the most powerful parts of Disco Elysium, and it fits perfectly as a moral for this essay.
  • Well, if you installed this mod on the Russian localized version, quests, dialogs and diary would be displayed without any problems. They were written in Cyrillic that's why they are broken. Thanks for the essay! Looks pretty accurate! Greetings from Russia
  • @hachiko2
    I might not know any better, but what you called a Bazar looks more like a bunch of car garages to me, hehehe. Otherwise, a gr8 essay! thanks for sharing this with us