Update: From "this game sucks.." to "this game Owns!"
I also felt the game overloaded you with options...and made the game feel somewhat unFocused (for storylines...hard to be a mage, then assassin, then warrior etc..)
What i realized...is that skyrim is a world. They put you in it. And you literally ROLEPLAY.
If you want to be a warrior? dress like one. Accept missions like one. Do what a warrior would do...
Try not to be sucked into everysingle mission. Do what your character would do if he/she were real.
Upon changing my playstyle to this type of approach...the game really opened up to me. I felt immersed in the game and my character really felt like he was living his own life.
The attention to detail in this game is CRAZY GOOD. Character dialogue reacts to pretty much every action you've done...
Overall I now give this game a 10 upgraded from Its previous grade of an 8. Great game!
TRY THIS: Make a character from a fav movie (such as braveheart or gladiator) and play the game as that character would...its great!