I’ve noticed a recent trend of fantasy games being likened to Skyrim, and I really think we need a new way to describe them. While some games certainly deserve the comparison, the connection seems a lot more tenuous in other circumstances. Having played a lot of it, I have a pretty distinct idea of what a game will be like if someone says it’s “like Skyrim.” However, as Skyrim starts to become a broader label slapped on any fantasy game, these comparisons are starting to lose all meaning.