I would need all my mods (well over 150+ gameplay changes) in order to get into Oblivion. Skyrim is a pretty decent game, but just like Oblivion, it needs mods to make it what it should have been. I like Skyrim, but I really want to wait for all the massive game overhauls to come out (something like OOO, or FWE for fallout) before I can really say that Skyrim was a great game. Some parts of Skyrim were spot on, but others always leave me wondering what the developers were thinking. Some examples are the NPCs and the way they act. Oblivion was pretty terrible, but Skyrim didn't even attempt to raise the bar. They still just stand around not doing anything for hours on end. Some of the scripts are terrible as well. Just like Oblivion, the lack of options when talking to them really drives me away from the game. I'm hoping a Choices and Consequences mod comes out soon....Another thing that irks me is that voice acting. Bethesda said they hired a lot more voice actors, but they failed to say they bloated the number with daedric gods and highly important quest npcs. You're still stuck listening to the same 7 some odd voice actors!!! The things they got right however, was the removal of the classes. I know a lot of people hated that, but I can't see how. The only difference between Oblivion and Skyrim was you picked the skills you wanted to level up in the very beginning instead of as you played. However, Bethesda failed to balance how the skills progressed, and once again the modders had to come and fix it. Skyrim isn't better than Oblivion because to be honest, both games kinda suck and left a lot of areas to be desired. I find (and found) it hard to get into both games without the modding community coming to my rescue. Thank you, modders. You do this series a great justice.