/Definitely/ agree on Skyrim, as it's one of my absolute favorite games ever (possibly my absolute one, even). I get that the detractors are still a minority, but still, as far as the internet goes it seems to have been getting tons of flak lately (90% of the time it seems to be from long-time fans who stand by Morrowind as the absolute greatest RPG ever which...sorry folks, not seeing it).
The only other game that immediately jumps to my mind is Assassin's Creed 3, except that one I can at least understand where the detractors are coming from, plus I have some big gripes as well. There's hardly any stealth, the mission design is clumsy at best, and a lot of the side-missions are just pure filler. But I loved the setting and the combat and the Aquilla and hunting and (to a lesser extent) the story and the homestead. Basically the positives just outweighed the negatives for me.
The only other game that immediately jumps to my mind is Assassin's Creed 3, except that one I can at least understand where the detractors are coming from, plus I have some big gripes as well. There's hardly any stealth, the mission design is clumsy at best, and a lot of the side-missions are just pure filler. But I loved the setting and the combat and the Aquilla and hunting and (to a lesser extent) the story and the homestead. Basically the positives just outweighed the negatives for me.