Yeah, anti-hype is the only possible reason anybody could dislike Skyrim. It couldn't be the fact that it's really buggy. It couldn't be the fact that after the first thirty minutes it's crazy unfocused. It couldn't be that large chunks of the game are built around MMORPG mentalities, the skinnerboxy idea that combat doesn't need to be fun, it's only there so that you can win at combat and get stuff and level yourself up for more combat. I didn't like this game in the first place, so clearly the fault is entirely on me; it couldn't possibly be that the game was less than perfect.
When it comes down to it, this game may have a tremendously good world to it, but I never had any reason to care about my own character, and the act of actually doing stuff in the game wasn't particularly enjoyable. Traveling wasn't fun, combat was a chore, and I got bored and quit within two hours. If the "keep going, it gets better later" excuse doesn't fly with Final Fantasy XIII, I sure won't accept it here, either.
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P.P.S. Regarding mods: Mod support is certainly a worthy factor to consider when judging a game. The actual mods are not so much. And frankly, a game should never need mods; support should be a la Left 4 Dead 2: totally optional for a great experience, but still worth checking out.