User blog comment:The Joker~/Is The Elder Scrolls series overrated?/@comment-1840877-20120918181501

Would I call TES games overrated? I'm not really in a position to speak for the whole series (since I've only played Skyrim), but I think that Bethesda generally did a good job with the games. There's loads of places to go, things to do, people to meet. I've had my copy of Skyrim for ten months, and I'm still having loads of fun with it.

That being said, I did feel that some questlines were a little disappointing (the Companions questline was the worst offender). It's also quite frustrating to see that Bethesda didn't really use a lot of potential. Why not let us do some quests for the Vigil of Stendarr? Or become an actual performing bard at the Bards College (maybe following a QTE-style minigame to play the lute for money)? That's the only thing that really frustrates me about Skyrim, but other than that, I think it's great.

TL;DR: If Skyrim is anything to go by, Bethesda are doing a great job at making enjoyable RPGs with lots of lasting appeal, despite not using quite as much potential as they could. So overall, no, I wouldn't call the TES series overrated.