Just hanging near the river and watching the wildlife play is simply amazing. Salmon swimming up stream and jumping up waterfalls to reach a spawning ground where they finally chill out. I saw a rabbit swim across the river to escae a wolf, and he was fighting the current too just get across without being swept downriver. The insect life is increadible too. Butterflies, fireflies that glow at night, dragonflies that buzz off into the sky when you get too close.

Another thing that floored me. The headbob is the first in any game that doesnt turn me green. Not only that, it adds a level of imersion that I didnt think was possible. The only thing that would improve it is if you could see your hands swing (or some other balance related maneuver) when you sprinted or jogged.

It almost (but not quite) makes up for the blocky stuttering shadows, craptastic textures, and underutilization of highend GPUs. If/when a patch comes out this game will be a 10/10. But right now it still feels like a BETA.

Summery of skyrim.

In game quest's

In game battle

In game visuals

In game character creation

everything is epic.....accept that "Steel horned helm".....it just look weird on my nord