I'm not understanding...There's a plentiful amount of side quests.

Not the amount as much as the quality of the quests themselves. Both are pretty much the same as far as quality...But then again, I have yet to put as many hours into DA as much as I did in Skyrim though, so this is still pending....I'll modify my post. The amount of quests goes to Skyrim as the obvious winner!

And all of the Skyrim side quests have absolutely no effect on the world at all or actual reason like everything else in Skyrim there is a lot of it nothing more tho.

But comparing Skyrim to DO is kinda strange I will say and his other ratings partially about combat system in Skyrim (which svcks) is questionable.

It's fun enough. I just play on the 360, without mods, so I'm judging it on out of box potential. I don't know what I'd rate it. 8 out 10 maybe. While the story and quests aren't fleshed out, it still has much to make up for that. Another thing, I don't have great expectations on any games. I don't expect to invest too much time in each one, or consider myself a diehard fan of any series. There's so many games to play.. if one can grab my attention for a few months, then it's good.

It's my opinion, so whether it svcks or not really is just an opinion, and therefore, moot. Plus it's the only other RPG that I played enough of to give a proper comparison for.

Ultimately, good game yes, but because of the sheer amount of dumbing down and the lack of any depth it really feels like a "what could've been" type thing. 8/10.

10/10 doesn't mean that any game that receives it is flawless, all it really means is that it's one of the best games to come out this year.

It's magazines now websites that have changed how the ranking system works because they love to overhype games and hand out undeserved high scores, with a ranking system of ten an average game should receive 5, a good game should receive 7 and a perfect once in a generation game should receive the full ten.

But that's not it works, they give mediocre games 6/7 good games 8/9 and excellent games ten. Games that get ten these days are excellent, but they are so far from perfect is laughable. I've stopped buying games that score in average less than an 8, whereas average games should be getting 5, the titles that do score 5 should in all honesty be awarded a 2 or 3 at best

I enjoyed it for quite a while. It's a shame though, because I banked 500 hours in Oblivion and loved every second of it. Skyrim can just be a bit bland. All grey and white and brown, no one on the roads except bears, lions and wolves and the very occasional bandit or farmer. Same quests again and again, no decent loot. There are about 5 unique sets of armour in the game for god sake.

I like it, it's just missing that special something. I'm hoping that there is some more interesting DLC. SI style...

If you didn't like Oblivion, then its not surprising you don't like SKyrim. Why are you forcing yourself to play something you do not like. Doesn't make sense.

I have had Skyrim since release day and am still loving it. Sure there are things I wish could be improved, like bring back spell creation, let me turn off the compass and all crosshairs (including the sneak) without loosing my health/magicka/stamina HUD, and better in game clues so I can turn off quest markers and never have to peak at them. But by and large, I am really enjoying this game despite my constructive criticisms of it. But I still enjoy Oblivion and Morrowind. It sounds like you might enjoy some other style of game. TES games are unique.

I like it. I stopped playing it for a while but now I got back into it! Oh yeah I liked Morrowind back in the day but I find it boring now I find when I play it it is a chore to play. It feels like going to school/work.

Wonderful action/rpg, does that really well. A few pages from New Vegas' book, however, may have made it a wonderful rpg.

Simply -this is the best game ever created . I'm playing this game since it was released every day . There is no other game with such a freedom and massive content . I'm living in this game every day . played a couple of games like AC Revelations, Batman: Arkham City ,beat them just one time and switched back to Skyrim . There is no other game to match Skyrim . I don't know what people expecting from a game.. when developers creating bad games everybody complains ,when creating good same story . Better say thanks to Bethesda ,because there is no other company in gaming industry who creates what Bethesda do,even if there is other RPG's you always walking in corridors with illusion of freedom . Thanks Bethesda you are really the best !

6/10

Plot is so bad it is laughable, world has no imagination, quests are in the MMO style where the incredibly minimal lack of journal entries means you accept quest, run to the marker or fast travel there and rinse and repeat.

After the disaster that was Oblivion coming off Morrowind's success i was hoping for a RPG that built off of morrowind's strengths, instead it became a action RPG devoid of soul and depth. Already uninstalled and back to Morrowind for me.

And you others well reply is for you too but I am too lazy to quote you all. Yes 10/10 means perfect if you debate it please feel free to ask any math teacher. I am saying that 10/10 should never happen it's just logic maybe 9.5/10. If it's beyond expected 9.5 works really well. If used well 1-10 works fine but, (not just with skyrim) I am only seeing 8-10 used making me have to guess what game is good I have seen crap games (GTA4) get 8.5s-9s. 5/10 should be considered average. I know it's hard to get just like the old school A-F system. But I'll just give up and accept the new system I rate Skyrim EQ1Z plural alpha/ PpQs (consult your local school to see how majestic that is).

My enthusiasm has waned, moreso due to this forum and Steam than Skyrim's actual content.

I don't exactly enjoy the direction Bethesda is moving in, but Skyrim is probably an 8/10 for the actual game... and a 5/10 for Bethesda as a gaming company.

I will say I think this will probably be the last TES or Bethesda game I play, unless TES VI is just mindblowingly badass... I say that while being quite satisfied with Skyrim and still await DLC.

It's great. One of the best RPGs I have ever played. Get it on a top end PC to maximize the awesome factor

What do you call a bunch of people from the forums in a basemant?

I almost agree with all that but found myself laughing at the replay value,come on that must have been a joke the edge to Skyrim?One would assume that making a few decisions would add to replay value.Each race in Dragon age had a different Origin opening.

8/10

Probably the best looking game I have ever played. Even with the lo-res textures, the overall looks, ambiance and aesthetics are great, this part gets a 10 from me.


The rest, well the dialogue and voice acting are good improvements as I feel much of the dialogue is expository and explains a lot about the lore, the personalities and details within. At least, for the most part, unlike in Oblivion, I feel as if I am having a decent conversation.The downside, is that the convos are very wooden and without much emotion as to elicit various feelings from me as i play the game *but this was like that in Oblivion as well). Still, though, it is pretty good. 8.5/10

Gameplay, well the combat is still clunky looking like it was in Oblivion, but I like the finishing moves, though they tend to get out of perspective for a better visual effect, when sometimes the FMs draw in to close for views to take away the whole effect of being able to see the whole scene. Role playing seems much diminished since race really has no effect on the game I would play, though they add their respective enhancements like previous TES games. The problem is, that I can level ALL skills and rather easily. This makes the game play more like an action/adventure game than an RPG, but that is my opinion. Choosing a race is important to me, but so is choosing a class that has my abilities pertinent to that class as in previous TES games, while holding me to that play style. In order to gain perks and XPs, you have to play every style if you want to level up enough to play on the hardest settings. 7/10

Story is weak, and very linear like in Oblivion and it is very short. Still, the convos during the quest is pretty deep, though wooden. 7.5/10

Side quests are not as good as Oblivion's or previous TES games, especially the Guild Quests. I don't want to say much as to not give anything away, but this is my opinion as they are not intriguing and very deep like they were in Oblivion and before.. 6/10

Thoretically there wouldn't be any w(h)ine left only a lot of drunk people.

Replay value????

What outside of playing Skyrim again that the only replay is a simple difference in choosing a different faction? Nothing in Skyrim changes no matter what style you play outside of the faction choice. Play as a mage, it doesn't matter, you sooner or later have to play a warrior or rogue/thief type, and vice versa. In DA:O choose a race and one of it Origin storylines and the game changes. Play a class and the game play changes and all of this is reflected in the game world and dialogue among almost all NPCs (especially the companions) Add the fact you can have many endings that offer many different results. Heck, I can actually have 7 different combos in Origins on who I can make queen or king and be a spouse or not with the Q&K, or have someone else be the regent's spouse or they co-rule.

If going by that criteria alone, DA:O=10
Skyrim=4

You said it better than me my hat is off to you sir

Sure, if you like linear games that take your hand and walk you through a story step by step then by all means rate DAO higher than Skyrim. I could not play DAO for more than an hour and I quit when I realized that no matter what I did in the Origins quest, it always took me to the same place and showed me the same cutscene of my friend using blood magic -- I wanted to go with him and use bloodmagic too, but the game would not let me. I tried to attack those snotty mages, but the game would not let me. DAO is a very linear game, and if that is your thing, then go for it. But if open world exploration and ability to do what you want is the measure of a good game, then it is SKyrim 10, DAO 0.

7/10. It's a great game and all, but there's not as much there as I would have hoped. Once you've done all the main quest lines, it falls pretty flat for me. There's almost no replay value, either.

Someone on here wrote Skyrim is a mile wide and an inch deep that sums up the story and characters nicely. Graphically it's great and the combat is very good , but i'm playing KOA now and i'm having alot of fun doing it. It's a cross between WoW ,TES and Fable .