Hardcore Bethesda fan here , I think that in terms of exploration and development they are similar . I prefer the games one gen back oblivion , fallout 3 , but if you really liked fallout 4 then I suggest getting the new special edition of skyrim for modern look in a good game . There ' s alot I don ' t like about the game but I don ' t want to dampen your enthusiasm going in , so I won ' t tell you the negatives unless you ' d really like to know . I almost always suggest first time player do a character that ' s a sneaky bow user because you ' ll be able to do just about every quest in the game comfortably and have alot of fun adventuring . Some people find it a bit too easy that way though . GLHF <| sep |> Personally I know the reason we kill and eat food is that genetically we we ' re built to eat it , but whether or not it ' s morally wrong is a tough question . In my own thoughts I ' ve imagined killing animals for food is a lot like killing flys for pestering you . Why is killing a pig wrong , but killing a fly okay ? Well this changed the subject to be much more blunt from my perspective . The reason I will swat a fly and not smash a pigs skull in Other than the shear commitment to violence is that to me the fly doesn ' t have enough mental capacity to understand what it is doing . And I don ' t mean it needs to go to a college , I mean physically it does not have capability to have morality , much less philosophies it ' s existence . When getting to a certain point it is boiled down to how smart an animal is . Mind you this is ALL personal opinionI wouldn ' t kill a dog because it ' s smart . I WOULD kill a fly because it ' s dumb . I wouldn ' t kill a human because it ' s smart . I WOULD kill a deer because it ' s dumb . So physically if they are unable to show signs of self consciousness to some degree I feel that is when morally things should change .