Yeah, totally. I kept thinking to myself, "I shouldn't be here, I shouldn't be here, I really probably shouldn't be here, oh god, I'm touching stuff I probably shouldn't be touching...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!"

My first dragon, my first trip to Blackreach, my first Dwarven Centurion, my first dragon priest fight (Morokei), and my first trip to Kagrenzel

Quite often you see things and think i probably should not do this... but then you think but thats what its there for right... ahh crap im trapped again

Oh god yes, I remember Kagrenzel. I tried to escape, because I was sure that divine lightning or something would strike me down, but there was no way out and the noise seemed to grow louder, and then...welll, y ou know what happened next. XD
I almost suffered a heart attack.

For that encounter I thought, ah what's the harm in helping a kind stranger. It's a nice enough evening and I'm not too busy. I'll just get this done and be on my way. Ha. Right.

Such a deliciously frightening moment!

Being attacked by Alduin in the intro scene. I really really like the way he looks, and died miserably as I was running and hopping around him just to see more of him.

Me traveling in the Reach, walking near the top of a hill, when suddenly *WHOOSH* a dragon flies very close over my head (my screen was completely filled with dragon for a sec) and started roaring and circling me in a friendly manner.

Meeting Paarthurnax. Unfortunately, I'd already been spoiled he's a dragon, so that diminished the wow feeling a bit, but it was still cool. As is his voice by the way.

First time playing with the Better Distant Terrain mod included in Realistic Lighting 3.4. The view is just breath-taking!

Oh and another one to add, Sightless Pit.. the second section of it.. not quite a blackreach WOW.. but was still pretty amazing

Am I the only one that hs never set foot in Blackreach?

On my 1st playthrough, I stopped by the stream on the way to Riverwood and marvelled at the salmon acting like proper salmon jumping up waterfalls.
Entering Wolfskull Cave for the first time and seeing the ritual
Seeing the Nirn equivelent of the Northern Lights for the first time
Standing outside High Hrothgar and looking out over the landscape far below
Seeing dragons flying far in the distance
Some of the scenery itself

I'm sure I'll see more because I haven't even seen half of the stuff I know Skyrim has

I wanted that damn prize...

First wow moment......carriage!!!!!!!
2nd...In the first bandit lair/mine(embershard?) near guardian stones I met a bandit who hit his shield a few time with his axe:D I was so amazed by this, as I beleived, radiant move:D

Having a giant frostbite spider land directly on top of me what fun.

I love positive topics like this. So much needless Skyrim hate.

It was similar for me. I was being attacked by multiple Forsworn with bows, and the arrows zooming by and crashing onto the rocks behind got me PUMPED.
When I got my first archery kill move, I was all HOLY DIBELLA THAT WAS AWESOME.
The first time I visited the Eldergleam sanctuary, too. I thought it was beautiful.


Same here, man. No shame.

No, you're not. I agree it's beautiful, but I hate the darkness, not being able to see where I'm going, not seeing enemies - this time I made the screen as bright as possible, but it kind of felt like cheeting.
It's always a relief getting back in the sunlight again.

My experience was same as yours first time I went there. Quite overwhelming really. It gave me a headache. But second time, I decided not to worry about crimson nirnroot and and going to every place. I was a much happier person as result.

When I was taking Whiterun the sheer amount of Stormcloaks was crazy. Plus, when I first did the quest to stop the wolf queen it creeped me out a lot and I just said," Woah, this is really weird".

Walking into Whiterun in the night with all the torches lit and the northern lights up above. Looks pretty nice.

As do I, most threads now seem to be about something negative or how something could be improved.
I love how most people have a different story too

First time walking towards Solitude in my first game and seeing that city, sprawled across a natural archway.
I just stood there, wowed.

When I investigated Dragonsreach and discovered the top floor balcony. That view. I totally fell in love.

My first death to the first dragon by being picked up by it's mouth and thrown away like a chew toy =P

My first archery kill cam, arrow to the head of a bandit that was FAR away. I just was in awe. Then the bandits I didn't see came and pulverized me to a pulp.

Shortly after was an awe moment in the opposite manor. I got the quest for a mammoth tusk. Went out and shot an arrow at a mammoth. I thought I missed cause I saw his life bar didn't move. Shot another and saw a tiny sliver come off his life. That's when I had that... What did I get myself into moment.

First laying my eyes upon Blackreach definitely made me go "Woooooow." I wasn't expecting to be so overwhelmed by the size and and scope of it all. The giant shrooms are insane and I love how subtle their movements are. Really makes them seem alive.

My biggest wow moment would have to be when I first started playing on Master and refused to take myself off of it. I was with Faendal and a Frost Dragon was flying overhead. I knew taking it on would be foolish, so I tried to take a detour through the snowy wilderness. Me and Faendal sneaked through, but it was getting dark and so he decided to pull out his torch. The torch gave away his postion and I heard the dragon and knew he could see him. It started flying over the tree tops above us, and for a moment I lost him. Then I looked up and saw him hovering above us getting ready to attack. So I quickly ran behind a tree to avoid the frost coming from him. Faendal was behind a rock shooting arrows at him. I decided to heal myself and knew there was no way we were going to escape it. Waited for my magic to regenerate so I could do a dual conjure of the Bound Bow spell so that it would stay for as long as I needed it to. Faendal had got the dragon to land, and thats when I decided to start attacking. I thought surely our arrows combined could prove overwhelming. But no, I landed but 3 arrows, and with a simple whack of his tail I was already almost dead, so I took cover behind a tree to heal again. I watched Faendal try to take him head on with his Akaviri Katana. But the Frost Dragon grabbed him, and flew off with him, dropping into the side of a mountain. So I used my Ironflesh Spell, drank up some Magicka Potions, ran out with my Bound Battleaxe. And came out victorious. But with just a sliver of health. It definitely left me with a ... wow. Lol

solitude.
freaking fortress built on an arch over looking the ocean.

When I met the nightmother in the coffin during the darkbrotherhood quest line, when i realized the sleeping dragon on the top of the stone for the first time... When I killed all the cannibals in the cave/ruin meeting place then I found out I will never get the ring of namira which is the only item i couldn't collect in the whole game... there are too many wow moments in the game and every one of them has a special meaning for me...