Like I've said, the way I see it... different game is different. I don't really compare KoA and Skyrim. KoA seems more to me like a larger scale Diablo 2 or Sacred 2... you're whacking hordes of respawning enemies for random item drops, across multiple contained "open" zones, while pursuing lots of pretty generic sidequests.
KoA and Skyrim both have their strong points and weak points, but I don't really consider them the same type of game.