With all the hype and the stellar reviews this game has gotten, Skyrim backs them all up. Visually, it is breathtaking and stunning. There are a few graphical glitches, but they are few and far between and the game overall will wow the eyes.
The game-play is great, too. It is highly immersive and gives the player the opportunity to do anything and everything he or she wants. Character customization is very well done and enough to keep the game new and fresh for replays, though I wouldn't mind seeing more gear and weapon options and choices throughout. The battle scenes are fun with a few being a hearty challenge. Overall, it can be a bit easy, though, and there is very little variation in the puzzle scenarios.
The characters in the game and the story is quite deep and is rather interesting to follow along if paying close attention to what people say. There is plenty of political drama wrapped up in the game, too, to not make the dragon hunt the only focus.
Bottom line, topping Oblivion was a steep hill to climb, but Skyrim soars beyond it to deliver a great game that lovers of any genre of gaming should play.