> new game
> vast open world
> mine ores to craft weapons and gear
> enchant said gear
> kill bandits and undead to gain experience
> reach ancient structure made by ancient people
> find portal inside
> activate portal to another realm
> kill the big black dragon
> I beat the game
> was it Minecraft or Skyrim?

It must suck to come from a generation where Skyrim and Minecraft were the most impactful games. They were made so many years ago now and the kids who imprinted on them really can't let them go and haven't been given anything similar that they can enjoy.

>>3802963 (OP)
No matter the generation, that always IS peak RPG gaming.

Even crap like "Eschalon" books that are made by a min-maxing retard nail the feeling of wandering into the shit that's more than you AND getting out alive and satisfied, even though nobody will acknowledge your achievement...

>>3802963 (OP)
It's Minecraft.

>>3803002
>minecraft
>bandits

>>3803999
Pillagers are bandits

>>3802975
There are tons of Minecraft clones and open world survival games in general that scratch the same itch. And Minecraft is still playable.
Now Skyrim didn't have any decent successor and the modding scene while impressive never really addressed the game's main problem: the dialogues, quests and stories.