Not physically but it would badass to have a native president <| sep |> 1 , 2 , 3 I guess im alone in that D <| sep |> I think it might depend on what you like most about the AC games . If you like the story elements , being a prewritten , fully developed character that goes through conflict and problems in a big world full of other stories , than the Witcher series may be more to your liking . The playable character , Geralt , is like Ezio et al , or Nathan Drake or Lara Croft , you don ' t decide how you look or are , you are role playing an existing person . And like AC , the world is HUGE . I don ' t mean the map I mean so many characters , factions , countries , politics . If , on the other hand , you like AC for the side stuff more , the exploration , collectibles , roaming around , than maybe Skyrim is your speed . Here you make your own character and while there is a shallow main story the joy is to roam around and choose your own adventure , which can be anything from toppling an assassin magic cult to helping some random street drunk steel beer or whatever . Gameplaywise , I suck at games so I found Skyrim to be difficult and had to put it in easy mode . Witcher 3 , however , I got really good and beat it in hardest difficulty . I think it ' s because it ' s third person , like AC , and that is what I ' m comfortable with . Skyrim allows you to choose between first and third person but it ' s really designed with first person in mind I think . Personally , I like the story stuff and vastly preferred Witcher 3 . In fact I played it multiple times even though it ' s very long , and consider it my favorite game since AC 2 came out , yes I like it even more than all the other AC games . Keep in mind this game came out years after Syrim so it ' s not fair to compare graphics and gameplay though Skyrim does indeed look gorgeous . I had fun with Skyrim but never wanted to replay . Should also note that if you ' re on PC and like mods , than Skyrim has become kind of the king of mod games . Witcher 3 mods world if very limited . With Skyrim you can do all sorts of crazy things . The other main difference is that the Elder Scroll games , while taking place in the same world , are each standalone games . Skyrim is the only one I ever played , but because the main story is so slight and it takes place centuries apart from the other games , it doesn ' t matter . Witcher 3 , on the other hand , is the third part of a linear narrative , after two other games , which themselves happen after 7 books . Playing Witcher 3 jumps you into the end of a story . That ' s not to say you can ' t just pick it up and play of course you can , no major game designer would do it any other way . But Witcher 2 is actually a pretty great game on its own , and W 3 plays better if you ' re at least familiar with some backstory . At least summaries of the books and previous games are recommended . My last world on how much I love Witcher 3 is that I played it a bunch of times and after completing the AC marathon I ' m considering replaying it , I just love being in that world . tldr Both games offer rich , fun , rewarding experiences with huge immersive worlds , but for different reasons . Syrim ' s richness comes from it ' s inherent world design , player freedom , and ability to mod . Witcher 3 comes from its rich backstory of previous games , novels , and narrativedriven ingame content . Personally I prefer the latter but enjoyed the former on its own merits .