I was under the impression there was a bit of chicanery relating to the engine. Its not ID tech 5 or something else entirely new but a bastard child of Gamebyro.
I recently tried (and failed) to enjoy Two Worlds II right after playing Assassin's Creed and its sequel. Primarily I could not enjoy it because of its terrible combat animations and mechanics.
Pretty environments and interesting story aside, Skyrim has got to wow with animation (and collision). I don't think a gamebyro engine has every really had impressive/immersive animations.
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