Enjoying it here - much more real and gritty - however, when you look at Oblivion again, Skyrim looks very grey and blue. Oblivion looks more warm and inviting by comparison.
No probs with the game - having a lot of fun with it, and enjoying the levelling system as well - much better than in Oblivion.
I understand that, like in Oblivion, the world levels as you do.
So far as I understand it, levelling works as follows:
1. Some places contain characters of a specific level, regardless of your level. For example, there are places near Whiterun filled with low-level creatures/NPC's regardless of how high your level is. Additionally, there are levels where there are NPC's or monsters of high level that will slaughter any low level players.
2. Once you have visited a place, if you return and creatures have respawned, they will only ever respawn at the same level as when you first discovered the place.
3. The higher up in the mountains you go, the more likely you'll meet higher level creatures that will mash you.
Already visited a few places where there was something way above my level and couldn't kill - visiting the Pale Lady even at level 8 proved fatal unless I snuck/ran past. Giants are tough, full stop, and met a form of Dreugh that would eat me for breakfast.
And then at level 13, visited a fort near Whiterun - filled with bandits in fur. Hur, hur, that was fun.
