I know I'm going to get a lot of hate because my opinion is different than the general census, but I feel someone needed to say it. The Elder Scrolls has been in my life since I was old enough to read, it's been my favourite series since forever, I completed each game multiple times, read the misc books, 100% completed the all (main and side quests) and I loved talking about the series with people I chilled with online All of a sudden, skyrim drops. The ES universe becomes flooded with a mainly kid-fan base, people don't even refer to it as elder scrolls anymore, the sequels are now being anticipated as 'Skyrim 2' Anyways, my venting aside, Skyrim was dry. The universe was empty, lifeless. A massive war with no fighting unless you do the quest line. Compared to Oblivion, where the universe was filled with life, people with unique personalities, random towns and people spanning the mountains with interesting quest chains with in-depth stories After 100% Skyrim on my Mage build, I had 224 hours played on that character, and I was bored most of it. After 100% oblivion, I had 3,452 hours played on my Mage, and I'm going in for another play through. Anyways, Skyrim did show some fun events, and the story had a good first playthrough, and it wasn't bad, I just feel like the franchise is dying. Any old time ES fans share the same view/a different one? Please, have atleast played 3 ES games before you call me a dumbass.