After never ending whining about skyrim, I started playing it again for it's one year aniversary and remembered why I loved it. The atmosphere is unbeatable. Also the fact there's no game like the Elder Scrolls out there. While I still have my gripes, I love Skyrim.
I've also realized that Skyrim is a game of it's own and all the flaws in it are not necessarily going to follow in the newer titles...