I don’t disagree with anything you are saying there so I don’t know what point you are trying to make.
The original point about this discussion was "I think it’s the absolute freedom to play how you want". My opinion is that in the open world category, Skyrim has as much freedom as North Korea.
Well, no, the original point was that the main draw for TES (not specifically Skyrim, you brought that up) is not the lore. The lore is fine, and there is a lot of it, but that’s not the main thing people talk about for the series. It’s the sense of exploration and freedom. But if you think Skyrim is North Korea, what’s God of War, Call of Duty, Uncharted, Halo and the 9X% of games with less freedom choose how you want to play?
