I guess what I’ve found with Elder Scrolls games is that, as mentioned above, they always seem to be more about “OMG! Isn’t it COOL what a huge SANDBOX we have?!” And to be honest, I have come to the conclusion that “sandbox” games bore me after a while. Usually, this is because they try to let you do so much, but none of it with a ton of depth. Or to the extent that there’s “depth,” I just don’t CARE about any of it.

Some games handle the “sandbox” element better than others, of course, and I tend to think that Elder Scrolls games do it better. At least all the “stuff” I can do is stuff that I find somewhat entertaining and which sort of matters to me. By contrast, GTAIV let you do all kinds of things like…take your annoying cousin to eat burgers…or…shoot pigeons…or…go on dates so that your controller can vibrate. Or just drive around carjacking people while fighting against the crappy controls more than the cops. Swell.

I’ve come to realize that I like a more focused game. Fallout 3 let you wander, but the core game itself was always pretty compelling. I’ve never really felt that with Elder Scrolls games.

I own Fallout New Vegas too and did not like that game at all. Even though I very much prefer scifi to fantasy settings. For me Fallout 3 was a much better experience. I played it three times from beginning to end. And might even play it a fourth time. Fallout New Vegas will never see me again.

I’ve read the Internet, and discovered that when it comes to Skyrim, people complain of being high level, yet getting beaten up by giants, dragon priests etc. I am having another problem. I am level 29 now, but ever since around level 22, I had nothing left to fight that possesses any challenge at all. This makes me no longer want to explore and do quests, because even if I do get better items or level my skills a few more points – it really does me no good, since nothing can stand up to me anyway. When I was 24 I took on 2 giants and their mammoth (just to see what’ll happen) and they never even got to hit me before expiring. I’ve also completed the main quest (the boss fight was incredibly underwhelming) and now I really don’t know what else to do.

Any recommendations for some hidden, incredibly powerful enemies, which to hunt?

P.S. – I never used any companions, just my summoned daedra.

I find myself enthralled with the Elder Scrolls and Fallout storylines on about an equal level. With Fallout 3, I really didn’t care about finding my father, but I was interested in what was happening to the world and the people in the world. With Skyrim I’m more at ease in the environment, but I’m curious to see what my role will in that world towards the end of the game. I’ve heard that the different guilds don’t really affect the story that much besides weapons and stats.

Either way, I’m to meet a fellow Bethesda fan who isn’t blinded by what can be some hard-to-swallow production blunders. My three all-time favorite games are Fallout 3, Skyrim and Read Dead Redemption and all three for the same reason: the world. I loved losing my connection to the real world in these fantasy environments.

I purchased FO3: New Vegas for my PC, but I trying to play through some more recent titles before I become absorbed in another Bethesda title.