If you've made it this far, then you've probably figured out that I wasn't a huge fan of Skyrim. This isn't too surprising, since the elements that I care about in role-playing games don't mesh well with much of what Bethesda typically has to offer in their games. I prefer PC games, the third person perspective, clean interfaces, story-driven campaigns, and complicated character builds (with actual numbers), while Bethesda prefers exactly the opposite. We are not a match made in heaven.
But even so, my issues with the game are mostly a matter of opinion. I found it to be rather large and dull, with way too much repetition and only a handful of interesting quests, but other people might enjoy the sightseeing and the spelunking, and not notice the deficiencies at all — or not even consider them to be deficiencies. I was one of the few people who enjoyed Hellgate: London, and it's possible I'll be one of the few people who dislikes Skyrim (at least for the first six months, before the critical editorials start coming out). Regardless, Skyrim is a game worth checking out, if for no other reason than to see what everybody's talking about. Just don't go in expecting it to be a nearly perfect RPG, or you might find yourself a bit disappointed.
