User blog comment:Draevan13/The streamlining of the Elder Scrolls series, and some Skyrim flaws./@comment-1600847-20121113165034/@comment-1600847-20121114002111

It's a shame that as graphics and physics engines get better, games get simpler and simpler to pander to the generation of "instant gratification" gamers. It will always annoy me. Oblivion and Morrowind have so much more depth and complexity than Skyrim, which I agree with doucheinthenorth, is a open-world combat game, not an open-world RPG. The RPG elements are getting swapped out and replaced with gimmicks and knick-knacks:

-We removed spellmaking, but added DUAL-CASTING!

-We cut most of the questlines in half, but added REPEATABLE MINI-QUESTS WHERE YOU DO THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND OVER!

-We removed attributes, but added KILL-CAMS!

-We restricted alchemy to alchemy tables instead of carrying the equipment with you, but added COOKING!

-We made every city smaller than before, but added WOODCUTTING AND MINING!

Still a fun game, but far too simplified.