Like Skyrim, it was a huge first-person open-world RPG.
Like Skyrim, it was the highly anticipated next game from a beloved RPG studio.
Like Skyrim, it was a game that millions of us couldnt wait to play.
Fallout 3andThe Witcher 3share some similarities in that they both set the stage for whereBethesdaandCD Projekt Redwould go next.
Baldur’s Gate 3 took 2023 and 2024 by storm, but who will take the crown this year?
Skyrim has lived on for 14 years, in part, because its a great RPG.
The fanmade Oblivion remake,Skyblivion, was created using Skyrim’s mod tools.
People treated Skyrim as a platform, not just a game.
I fully expected Cyberpunk to snatch this crown.
So Cyberpunk 2077 didn’t get the same kind of modder attention that Skyrim did.
Neither was Bethesda’s own big PC RPG,Starfield.
But Baldur’s Gate 3’s differences are part of what helped it succeed.
Seven years passed between Cyberpunk’s first CG trailer and its full release.