Coming up on the end of Witcher 3.... Finally a game close to skyrim.

[Mummelmann]

I personally found TW3 to be a superior game to Skyrim, so much going under the polished surface. These technical issues I keep hearing about have been largely absent on PC; it ran well from day one, unlike Skyrim, which didn't even allow more than a few GB or RAM until a community patch arrived.
Voice-acting, music, quests, environments, story, combat mechanics, there is not a single point where I find Skyrim to reach the same level.
One of the best things about TW3 is that it's almost impossible to become overpowered, which has always been a huge issue in the TES games, every single title.

Also; if bugs and glitches are reason to subtract from the scores, surely Skyrim would need a far larger deduction for its multitude of issues big and small upon release (and long after). Bethesda titles are famous for sometimes crippling issues, massive exploits and weaknesses and poor technical performance.
They have also yet to develop an actual combat system for their TES series, it has no weight or feel and resorts to the "click button, do damage" type gameplay from the 80's and 90's video games.

I really do like Skryim but I truly love TW3 and find it to be a superior experience overall.
I'm also reading the books, they're decently written and I love the setting and lore but they can be way too heavy on exposition at times. Still recommend them though!