User blog comment:The Milkman/Skyrim's Smorgasbord of Shortcomings/@comment-26289488-20120818052345

I agree with all the points you lay out. The game could definitely use a bit of polishing in the immersion department, but I still find the world very interesing.

Regarding the follower's not reacting to the world, I sincerely think Serana from Dawnguard did a much better job of reacting to places and not being just a follower, though I may be wrong. She definitely is more attentive. When I'm in Solitude (my main residence) she smiths with me, comments on how she likes the architecture, etc.

My biggest gripe with the Civil War questline is that it didn't remove the invincibility of some Stormcloaks in the camps around the region (I chose Imperial). Kind of ruins the immersion that I can't go on a killing spree in a Stormcloak camp because there is one or two guys who are unkillable. That really needs to be fixed.

Otherwise, Skyrim is still amazing, though I hate that Dawnguard resurrected my dead horse that I purchased from Whiterun Stables early in the game and then got killed, and in the process making me lose Shadowmere. :(