I have been playing video games since the mid 70s when I discovered PONG. I discovered RPGs with the original 8 bit Nintendo and have been a rabid rpg player on consoles and PCs ever since. Out of all the rpgs I've played, and I've played a lot over the decades, including the TES series starting with Daggerfall, Skyrim has been one of the very few cases where I have played for at least a year and still told myself, "This game freakin' rocks". I have not enjoyed a game this much since Final Fantasy VII.
It's been a really good year for a Bethesda really devoted fan like me. I love this game.