Don’t feel like even touching the storyline and instead exploring the whole map? Of course, even though some items and regions will be only available when you do certain quests.
Hey, can you catch that weird fish? Absolutely. Want to see what’s beyond that mountain? Sure, you can do that. While certain elements of a truly open world existed in many games before Skyrim, this was the first time that the players could really explore anything they could lay their eyes on.
The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim is one of the most pivotal games when it comes to open-world RPGs.
