I bought it on the release day, last Friday, and only have been able to get 12 hours into it so far, but I'm really enjoying it!
I played Oblivion for a bit last year, but wasn't too thrilled by it. The controls were wonky to me (more for console users and not PC users) and it was difficult to follow quest objectives and not to mention the very repetitive dungeon scenarios.
Skyrim, however is gorgeous. The environments and dungeons are well developed and the questlines seem easier to follow. Controls are still best for console users, but they seem a little less clunky and laggy compared to Oblivion. After the tutorials were completed, I had few problems with game controls.
If you've never play Elder Scrolls, they are a bit of an open-ended RPG. You can explore anywhere and anything. You can play the game any way you like... as a thief or as a honorary citizen. There is quite a lot to do and explore, so it doesn't get boring quickly like some stream-lined RPGs can be.
In Skyrim, the realm (which the game is aptly named after) is at war. Your character is kind of thrown into it when something pretty awesome happens and, well... I don't want to spoil it. I really enjoyed the opening bit of the game though. Puts you right in the middle of the action and is rather exciting.
If I didn't have responsibilities in real life, I definitely could spend several hours of my day on the game. It's highly addicting!
Haven't done a lot of the day to day stuff as yet although I did get distracted last night by running around finding alchemy ingredients.
