Comparing the two games, it's a bit weird. Like comparing fine vintage wine and pure blissful ice-cream. In terms of an upset, indeed everyone in the know sort of expected Bethesda to one-up their craft and produce an even better sequel in the lineage of the Elder Scrolls series but seeing the track record of the Saints Row series, no one saw it coming. Volition was just coming off from Red Faction and that was not well-received. It would be a triumph if Saints Row the Third become Game of The Year, though it may be upsetting the fanboys.
One must remember that ultimately, Saints Row became the seminal video game experience of playing around and having fun, whereas Skyrim was the pinnacle of role-playing games, a gem in a sea of popcorn games. Mega-upset? Nope, I thank God that it turned out the way it did as now developers will know that making batshit crazy playful games have a place in the hearts and minds of many a game reviewer.
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