DerPicasso t1_j2e7qfn wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:39 PM

Reply to comment by Skatingraccoon in Is Skyrim worth it for the story alone? by LaInquisitore

And very short

Skatingraccoon t1_j2e9d0g wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:50 PM

I'm sure you're being sarcastic here. It definitely is not a short game and you can get your money's worth for sure. But the vanilla game is terrible as a roleplaying and storytelling experience. And they relied too much on radiant questing at the expense of unique quest lines which is reflected in the lower number of quests relative to previous TES games and shorter guild storylines.

thisismego t1_j2easzo wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:00 PM

The main storyline IS short. Skyrim in total is fairly large, simply due to the insane amount of side quests (which aren't relevant to the main story, though)

DerPicasso t1_j2ee09t wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:21 PM

The main story, and that was the question about, is fairly short. Even for a first time player its probably under 10 hours. Ofc Skyrim is a large game with tons of side quests but that wasnt the question.