It's really good but I haven't played it for years - before they released even more additional quests in a DLC/update - so it's hard to remember how it compared. IIRC it was slightly more linear but the characters were much more interesting and better written.
Since Skyrim was released volunteers managed to make a whole entire free game with the engine: Enderal (it's pretty great), as an aside.
It's probably way better than Skyrim, too
It's really good but I haven't played it for years - before they released even more additional quests in a DLC/update - so it's hard to remember how it compared. IIRC it was slightly more linear but the characters were much more interesting and better written.