This game is vast, beautiful, packed with content, and (most importantly) fun to play.
Everything here is free form for the most part. You feel like you can truly do what you wish in this large world. I started out my game as a thief and repeatedly watched when store owners would leave their businesses so I can rob them of their loot. Two of my other friends began completely different. One wait straight for the story line missions, and another went out of the city immediately to begin exploring outside dungeons. The end result? Three completely different experiences leaving us with much to talk about when we would hang out.
The fighting mechanics are great considering this is in a First Person perspective. The fighting is not turn based. You are in complete control of the battle. See a goblin about to swing his dagger at you? Bring your shield up or parry his strike with your own. See an enemy around the corner? Sneak from behind the wall and shoot him with an arrow to the head.
Tons of weapons and depth here too. Using a weapon will cause it to wear and eventually break. That's ok though. Just go to someone to repair it or learn to repair them yourself. Learn magic from a school there. Join a guild for more missions. Listen to townsfolk discuss news in town about a mission you completed, or a problem a friend is having that may be able to help with. Man... I can type forever when it comes to what you CAN do... Let's talk about my gripes then...
Many character voices are the same which takes you out of the convincing environment and leaving you feeling once again that this is just another game. Also, there are very few character models in comparison to a city's population. THat means many of the same looking and same sounding characters. Now, at first that doesn't seem like a big deal, and it's very easy to overlook, but now that I've been playing this game for sooo many hours... The game gets a bit bland and you kind of just want to rush through the missions cause they lose their sense of urgency and do not succeed in exciting you with much motive. BUt, keep in mind, this will not bother until you have already completed most of your quests and put in at least 40 hours.
Another gripe for me (and it may not be a gripe for everyone) is the ability to change the difficulty on the fly. That means if you're about to die, just pause move the slider to the easiest setting and kill your opponents in one hit. Now this may not be an issue for those with self discipline, but man... it's really hard to resist when you feel like you're about ot die :P
Overall, if you're a lover of role playing games and are looking for depth and full control of your character when it comes to fighting. This IS the game to get for PS3. You don't have to even think twice. Go to the store and get it.... NOW!!!