WoW was awesome until I took an arrow to the knee...

Skyrim is awesome because, like WoW, it's got the 'quest' thing going on and the leveling up feature...but then it has SO MUCH MORE. You actually BECOME the character moreso than World of Warcraft. I was a warcraft player, but since playing Skyrim, I'm considering cancelling my subscription to WoW because I find it boring in comparison. You can literally do anything in Skyrim. It's fabulous, and there's a damn good reason it was voted best game of the year, haha.

Skyrim is awesome because you can do whatever you want. It isn't linear so you're free to roam anywhere and do whatever you want. Definitely play it on PC because you get cool mods. I only have it on console, totally jealous of the cheese wheel avalanche mod. I finished the main storyline quest and I haven't even begun exploring the world, there is so much to do in the game!

Plus, slaying dragons = instantly badass.

This. The game has almost endless play hours. There's so much to do I spent two full hours just pickpocketing people without even touching a quest. The world is wide open! (Like WoW in that respect.) The freedom of it is phenomenal! (And yes, those PC mods are frakin' fantastic. Lots of new hi-res textures, etc.) You can be running down the road for a quest and get side-tracked by some random mountain dungeon. There's simply so much to do. You can be any combination of characters. There's really no limit to what you can be or what you can level up. There are no strict classes, which again gives you so much freedom to play the way you want to play without being forced into a mold.

Just as everyone has said, it is just so good. I spent a good hour doing nothing but exploring and was still addicted! It is only single player though so if you enjoy the group aspect of wow, it might not hold quite the same for you.

I however, shun human contact so picking flowers and collecting pelts keeps me going

If you're a fan of rpg's then you will love Skyrim. I'm a huge mmorpg fan and tried out Skyrim and love it. My only problem is I can't seem to dedicate my time playing just one character. I have like 4 different characters and am always switching back and forth.

I'm working on Skyrim having played WoW for several years. Haven't cancelled my WoW sub yet but I've quit for a good two months.

I enjoy Skyrim and if you're into quests, plot, and overall freedom in game play this is it. You can do anything. Very in-depth character development.

The only big complaint I have about Skyrim is that the combat system is a little clunky. But, I'm also not very far into Skyrim, could be user error.

Skyrim is awesome because its Skyrim. You get the chance and buy it. One of the best games I have ever played

I find myself forced into navigating menus all the time in combat. Changing from different spells and weapons. I'm not sure I'm doing it right though!

If you're playing on PC, you can add items to hotkeys 1-8, then all you have to do is push the corresponding number to add that item instantly. Just favorite the items, open your faves menu, highlight the item you want to hotkey, then push what # you want to make it. Very helpful!

Thanks but it's yet another reason why I curse buying it on xbox and not PC!

Ooh I'll have a look. Thanks

Skyrim.

*sigh*

I think you will definitely love it, considering you are already into rpg's..

I just realized I have already put in 201 hours...holy crap.