TESO is a MMO . Tons of grind , annoying coplayers , and stuff like that . Also , buying any MMO is like getting a second job . If you want adventure game totally don ' t recommend . Skyrim has pretty boring plotlines , but it ' s spectacular . If thoughts of walking in amazing looking mountains , exploring world on your own , delving into dungeons , full of loot , learning tons of lore , meeting , but never getting attached to townsfolk excite you , Skyrim would be interesting to you . But if you want plot twists , tension moments , well written dialog , story in general , meeting new exciting and interesting characters , feeling like you belong to a whole new world go for Witcher 3 instead . Also , Skyrim is Nordic aesthetics , and Witcher is Slavic at the core , if that even matters for you .