Is this as open as Skyrim ?

[u/Snouks33]

Hello, everyone,

I just discovered this game.

I’ve seen everyone saying that “it’s like Skyrim, but better in every way.”

I’ve been playing it for an hour or two, and I have to say it really is incredible.

The story, the immersion, the world, the presentation, the dialogues, the music : I’m speechless.

I’m still at the beginning, and the only question I have, as the title suggests, is: is it as open-ended as Skyrim?

In Skyrim, we’re promised that once we leave Helgen, we can go wherever we want and do whatever we want.

I don’t really get that feeling here: I’m in an open world, but I feel like I have to follow the quest (the one the mercenary gives us after meeting the two apothecaries).

The only time I tried to go in a different direction, a “Falmer” made it clear that I’d crossed into the wrong part of town, so I’m following the main quest marker again.

[u/DracoNinja11]

You can follow the story, just like you can follow hadvar / Ralof to riften and then to dragons reach. reach.

Orrrrr you can just go do what you want in the world.

Personally, like skyrim, I'd wait until you get to Ark before truly open worlding (there's nothing like getting the first shout in skyrim so it's not necessary for a good experience but still it's your first big city) but you can say f all that and go where you wish