I began playing SE tonight, had a good time. I never played the original though, so I can't compare it. Many mods are available for it already. The ones I installed are:

Achievements Mods Enabler (so these mods won't disable achievements)
Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch
Static Mesh Improvement Mod
Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim
Ars Metallica - Smithing Enhancement
Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul
Carry Weight Modifiers

My birthday is August 5.

I really like the Tropico series for its humor, politicalness, and tropical feel. Its sandbox mode and missions are both enjoyable.

Beautiful screenshots! I would add mine, but I realized that the HUD is in pretty much all of them.