Skyrim is a game I once enjoyed very much, however, I've realized now after attempting to replay it that most of my enjoyment from Skyrim came from a sense of discovery and not engaging gameplay. I do not think Skyrim is a good game when it comes to actual gameplay. Combat is extremely shallow. The "freedom" and choices you have are very much limited. Your actions have little effect on the world. You can kill an entire village, (outside of the necessary npcs) then pay off the fine and it'll be like nothing ever happened.
The main gameplay loop of Skyrim isn't much better than a movie game when you remove all the padding. Sure, the story itself is fairly entertaining. (Especially the civil war) But it's not good enough to justify replaying the game and neither are the many, many quests. On top of that, there's not enough choices and outcomes to justify replaying the game multiple times either.
Skyrim suffers from the same problem Breath of the Wild does. (Although Skyrim certainly offers more when it comes to content) Once you've beat it once or twice and discovered anything notable on the map, there's little reason to ever replay it. Yes, mods do exist, but I'd rather just play a good game then inject a million mods into a mediocre one.
The main gameplay loop of Skyrim isn't much better than a movie game when you remove all the padding. Sure, the story itself is fairly entertaining. (Especially the civil war) But it's not good enough to justify replaying the game and neither are the many, many quests. On top of that, there's not enough choices and outcomes to justify replaying the game multiple times either.
Skyrim suffers from the same problem Breath of the Wild does. (Although Skyrim certainly offers more when it comes to content) Once you've beat it once or twice and discovered anything notable on the map, there's little reason to ever replay it. Yes, mods do exist, but I'd rather just play a good game then inject a million mods into a mediocre one.
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