I felt the same way about Skyrim when it was announced. Just nothing to get excited about. That game worked out well.
After a month or so of playing Skyrim, I feel like Bethesda has lost the magic of Morrowind.
(Morrowind > Oblivion, IMO)
I can play Skyrim for the visuals. Everything else (combat system, leveling system, guild system, etc.) is rough. At least the visuals really pop. Whenever the scenery seems a little bland, I realize that I've done it to myself by spending too much time on a grind. Once I start moving about a bit more, the visual variety is impressive.
Skyrim and Oblivion beat Morrowind hands down here. No contest.
The perk system is atrocious. There are so many useless or situational perks, and so few actually desirable perks.
E.g. the lockpicking perk tree: I never put a perk point into lockpicking, and I never found a lock I couldn't pick.
The main story is so bland. The supposed villains introduced in the early game are revealed to be the actual villains w/o nuance.
The civil war between the Stormcloaks and the Imperials is OK. To be fair, I haven't done the imperial quest line (if there is one). The Stormcloak quest line was lame story-wise, but had some fun missions.
My interest in the game tanked hard when I completed the main quest and realized that the overall plot is rated G.
OK... first time defeating Alduin (end-game defeat, that is), the scene immediately after had me a bit scared... good outro for the main quest.
Spoiler:
After the fight with Alduin, you're left on the Tooth of the World with a dozen or so dragons flying overhead. If they decided to attack... well... Fighting Alduid one-on-one was good times. 12 to 1 against the other dragons, though? Uh-oh.
I can't help but join the Thieves guild. Of all the guilds to be approached by the leader and given an initiation quest in the middle of the town market!
I can be Arch Mage as a low-level scrub.
Oblivion Dark Brotherhood questline is better than Skyrim, easily.
Horses. :/ More hassle than value.
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Has anyone modded Skyrim? Outside the obvious (all the patches, cleaning the core files, SKSE), what are your favorite mods?
I have the book covers upgraded to show the title and author.
I added cloaks, to give another piece of equipment to wear / enchant.
I have a mod to darken the caves. I find the caves are entirely too well-lit and making the darkness more oppressive is a big boost for my immersion.
Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
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