Should I play the previous Elder Scrolls games before Skyrim?

I never played anything from the series since I'm not much into fantasy RPGs, but I keep hearing about Skyrim and how awesome that game is. That's why I considered trying it out. Should I get, say, Oblivion or any previous games first, or can I already jump right into Skyrim?Should I play the previous Elder Scrolls games before Skyrim?
You don't need to play any other of the Elder Scrolls Game to play Skyrim. There are any subtle references to previous games in the series in Skyrim but they have nothing to do with the story or missions. It just like you may hear someone say
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Features

Skyrim reimagines the open-world fantasy epic, pushing the game play and technology of a virtual world to new heights

Play any type of character you can imagine, and do whatever you want; the legendary freedom of choice, storytelling

Skyrim's new game engine brings to life a complete virtual world with rolling clouds, rugged mountains and ancient dungeons

Choose from hundreds of weapons, spells, and abilities; the new character system allows you to play any way you wantShould I play the previous Elder Scrolls games before Skyrim?
You will not need to play the previous ones to understand what's going on. To get a better grasp on the story/lore it wouldn't hurt to play Oblivion/Morrowind, but again, each game takes place in it's own "land" separate of the other games, though the stories/events from every game are reasonably connected to each other. However Skyrim takes place in a different land and about 200 years after Oblivion so....
Skyrim is fun, and I've never played any other TES games, but if you don't like RPGs don't expect to be blown away just because people say it's great. It IS a great game, but if it's not your thing...it's not your thing lol. So it's up to you. You could probably get Oblivion and save a couple bucks if you don't like it, but I've never played it so i can't compare.Should I play the previous Elder Scrolls games before Skyrim?
You don't need to play the the other ones to understand the game. It's a pretty easy universe to get into. They write each of them so that they are independent storylines, that way you can jump into the series wherever you like.
jump into skyrim the games aren't really linked and the amount of time it will take to complete oblivion won't be worth it in my opinion + everyone is playing skyrim now
Nope, but play oblivion after you beat skyrim because it's really fun.
Each game has it's own story line, they aren't connected