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I don't think anyone really plays a Bethesda game for the story, it's more about the open world experience that almost no other game can scratch the itch.
I get that, maybe I simply don't have that itch to scratch.
For me at least, an open world is almost pointless if there is no meaningful storytelling of some kind. Meaningful storytelling doesn't necessarily equals to good writing. BOTW to me has an awesome storytelling because of the way its game and narrative design make your journey the story. Just wondering around in Hyrule creates a story without needing complex quests and NPCs. New Vegas on the other hand puts you in a world with several factions you can interact with and NPCs with awesomely written quests you can approach in different subtle ways that impact how the quest goes, and while you do so it shows you how it all impacts the lives of normal people living in the wasteland.
Skyrim just doesn't do that, and it's ok. If I wanted to find cool loot, level up and fight big monsters, that would be the perfect game but it's just not for me. To each their own I guess, there's plenty of games for everyone to enjoy!