I really wouldn't have thought I'd like an Elder Scrolls without combat and without "a save the world plot" do much more. Must be because this game actually nails exploration!

The simple premise (you're a painter, who traveled to the Isle of Eastshade to paint the favourite places of their deceased mother) is really nice setup for exloration. You need to find these places to paint them, that's it, but sometimes one thing leads to another involving you in a number of stuff that might be interconnected at times or just helpful for your overall quest.

Side-Quests are really nice, fun, different and intriguing. You'll help an inventor to make her air balloon more popular, be a detective, having adventures while you're high on a kind of tea it's all super fun.

Only two things I don't like/ was sceptical of: as you are free to go everywhere you might end up backtracking a lot if you don't have the right equipment (coat against cold or a reed boat to cross rivers for example) which can get a bit annoying and I'm not to sure how much replay value it has. Cause exploration is a big part of it and I don't know, if I'll have the same kind of experience exploring these (magnificent) areas again.

It's a top tier game though, You definitely shouldn't miss out on it!