First of all Skyrim is an RPG, a huge one.
Secondly, I hate RPGs. BUT
I absolutely love Skyrim! It has me completely hooked with is hugely expansive world, gameplay, and value for money.
For the money you pay and the game time you get out of it. Its fantastic. You don't have to be on it for hours to progress through the game nor complete many levels before check pointing. You can save whenever you like and do the large or small 'missions' as you please.
Some missions you choose will seem hard due to the power/ magic/ weapon skill you have at the current time. However, level up and come back to fight those walking skeletons again to have them quaking in their....tombs.
The levelling up system is clever using stars as a skill type. Each level completed acts a currency system to spend on which skill you decide to be most beneficial to your game. You'll also come across stones that can assist you in levelling up quicker. Skyrim is a long game but you always feel as if you are progressing. The more experience the better the game play the better the experience and so on.
There are many types of enemy's and some you don't always know are bad until you provoke them. Not forgetting the huge dragons which when killed unlock another type of skill known as a 'shout'. These shouts have all types of advantages depending on the enemy at hand.
The play is smooth and the consumables list just goes on. Even being able to create your own armour is pretty cool. Every single thing has a knock on effect or benefit. All depends on how wise you are in using them.
Skyrim is known for its glitches. I have to be honest. I've very rarely seen any on the xbox 360. The ps3 has considerably more however since the update.
All in all. A fantastic game. End of.