This emphasis affects even armor upgrades, which require that you learn the flora and fauna of the world, where to find specific animals or flowers, and even learn the behaviors of certain species in order to catch them. Breath of the Wild places far more emphasis on the experience of travel and your interaction with the environment. I haven't played Skyrim, but Breath of the Wild and The Witcher 3 have different priorities and qualities.

Geralt and Link from TW3 and BotW are known entities, but your Skyrim protagonists' nature is almost wholly a result of your choices and preferences over the course of the game. and want to build up someone from being a blank slate to a unique character character with specific skills, weapon preferences, and relationships with the world around them, then go with Skyrim. It's one of the deepest narrative experiences in the medium. If you're looking for something story heavy, where side-quests bleed into the main plot and almost every interactive NPC is complex and well-written in their own right, then play The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It features one of the most fully-realized open worlds ever made: a place where every system and mechanic is connected in some way, and where nearly every bit of your environment is useful in some respect.

If you're looking for a game that prioritizes exploration, survival, creativity, and generally just getting lost in the world around you, I'd recommend BotW.

It's not an RPG, for one thing, and even as an 'open world game,' its design philosophy and priorities almost make it feel like a game from a different genre in that respect as well. As mentioned, BotW is pretty much nothing like the other games.

Skyrim vs the witcher 3