The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[Madame Adequate]

Destruction gets a smurf of a lot better once you get Impact and a couple of spell cost reduction items to help. Mostly Impact though.

Also Illusion might not have many spells but when one of those spells is Fury I don't really care, because it's funny as hell. Silent casting > Sneak > Fury a Bandit, someone gets killed > Conjure the corpse, the games begin anew!

I do miss Spellmaking though, I really loved it in Morrowind and it was okay in Oblivion. It'd be nice if for no other reason than just being able to make something tailored to your current level rather than the big jump between like Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning right here.

I do wish there was still Acrobatics and Athletics. They could have folded them into a single skill that did things like more efficient stamina use, better carry weight, etc. on top of the obvious run faster and jump higher.