I don't know, Twotricks.
To me, Bethesda is like the Apple of RPGs. Crazily over-hyped and the games don't seem to be anywhere near the level of excellence they are made out to be.
Don't get me wrong - I'm sure the games are good. But I doubt I will find them great.
And I'm no thrill-seeking FPS junkie. I love RPGs. Both eastern and western. And neither am I a graphics whore, I still adore the Infinity Engine games!
But TES series makes a lot of people happy. So good for them!