I never got the whole "role play" aspect of RPGs. Never done it, never been interested in it. The problem with RPGs that you can RP (like Syrim) is that it means the story and missions have to be generic and less interesting. When your character is defined the story and missions can be a lot stronger (like Witcher). I much prefer that type of game, personally, I know some people do enjoy RP. One of the biggest things for me in the games though is the difference in generation\tech. Skyrim's loading screens can get very tedious, especially when quick travelling to your town, a few steps and your in your house...you do that a lot and it's two long loads. You then stash stuff\retrieve stuff, exit your house (load) and go to the blacksmith next door (load), sell\buy, exit blacksmith (load). By contrast Witcher 3 flows a lot better, you can enter\exit dungeons and buildings with no loading.