What can I say about this game... Don't know where to start.
The possibilites of what you can do in this game is near endless. You can be whatever you want to be, side with whoever you want to, & even after the Main quest is over, you're still hooked with all the seemingly endless side-quests.
The map is decently large, but contains so many hidden caves, caverns, towns, outposts, etc. that you never know what you might come across taking a unusual route. I've even heard of people discovering new locations after playing since 4 years! Imagine that!

The vanilla game itself feels so real. Most of the choices you do might have far fetching consequences. If you're a Nord (like my 2 characters), then other races that have been opressed by Nords might comment on their initial distaste of you, based on your race. Some might not even speak to you! You can do so many things. Buy your own house, & you can buy improvements for the inside, make alliances with people & groups & you may get gifts from them containing weapons, armor, etc., some may then allow you to do other things, they may offer you jobs, or (in case of Thieves guild) fence stolen items for you.
The whole game feels like a alternate life that you are living, that lives on whether you're there or not.

The mods for the game are excellent. And I highly recommend you check them out (Not Steam Workshop, but Google: Skyrim Nexus). Even if you don't like mods, you'll still find something that you will like a lot. From unofficial patches; to lore-friendly items, followers, buildings; to various gameplay enhancements that make you hungry/thirsty, make thunderstorms & blizzards have consiquences (less vision, etc.); to Graphical improvements, ENBs, High-res roads, buildings, NPCs; to clothes, armor, spells, entirely new maps, new quests, enchanced combat; & a lot, lot more.

Personally, I would say the mods are what got me back into the game (& made me crazy about it), out of my (current) 90hr play time, more than 70hrs has been since I started installing mods a few weeks back.
I don't know what this game has done to me, I don't even feel like playing any other game anymore. Just want to play Skyrim all the time!


TL;DR - Great RPG game, lots of things to do, feels just like how it would feel if it was real life. Highly recommend checking out mods (Google: Skyrim Nexus. Also check out G.E.M.S. - Gameplay Enhancement Mods for Skyrim).

What can I say about this game... Don't know where to start. The possibilites of what you can do in this game is near endless. You can be whatever you want to be, side with whoever you want to, & even after the Main quest is over, you're still hooked with all the seemingly endless side-quests. The map is decently large, but contains so many hidden caves, caverns, towns, outposts, etc. that you never know what you might come across taking a unusual route. I've even heard of people discovering new locations after playing since 4 years! Imagine that! The vanilla game itself feels so real. Most of the choices you do might have far fetching consequences. If you're a Nord (like my 2 characters), then other races that have been opressed by Nords might comment on their initial distaste of you, based on your race. Some might not even speak to you! You can do so many things. Buy your own house, & you can buy improvements for the inside, make alliances with people & groups & you may get gifts from them containing weapons, armor, etc., some may then allow you to do other things, they may offer you jobs, or (in case of Thieves guild) fence stolen items for you. The whole game feels like a alternate life that you are living, that lives on whether you're there or not. The mods for the game are excellent. And I highly recommend you check them out (Not Steam Workshop, but Google: Skyrim Nexus). Even if you don't like mods, you'll still find something that you will like a lot. From unofficial patches; to lore-friendly items, followers, buildings; to various gameplay enhancements that make you hungry/thirsty, make thunderstorms & blizzards have consiquences (less vision, etc.); to Graphical improvements, ENBs, High-res roads, buildings, NPCs; to clothes, armor, spells, entirely new maps, new quests, enchanced combat; & a lot, lot more. Personally, I would say the mods are what got me back into the game (& made me crazy about it), out of my (current) 90hr play time, more than 70hrs has been since I started installing mods a few weeks back. I don't know what this game has done to me, I don't even feel like playing any other game anymore. Just want to play Skyrim all the time! TL;DR - Great RPG game, lots of things to do, feels just like how it would feel if it was real life. Highly recommend checking out mods (Google: Skyrim Nexus. Also check out G.E.M.S. - Gameplay Enhancement Mods for Skyrim).