An open world ready for exploration, the size will scare some, but will attract most.
On a scale only rivaled by BioWare and it's Star Wars and Jade Empire games, the amount of exploration to be done is enormous.
Right from the get go, you are released into a city, with nothing but a few gold pieces in your pocket. From then on, the only thing driving you is the man called Caius Casades. But you can kill him anyways, you'll just (according to the game) have to suffer the wrath you have brought upon the world. Haven't played that far so I wouldn't know what that "wrath" is. As soon as you touch land in the game, you can start stealing things and selling it to others (beware you don't sell it back to the guy, or else he'll catch you), you can join guilds, become a priest, a rogue, or a thief. Or even a guard for all the matter. It doesn't matter what you do, you can do it. That is literally how open it is. The first time I played it though, I really didn't know what to do, where to go, or who to talk to. This is, for some people, the really big downfall of the ElderScrolls series. It all depends on personal taste.
Now, this game is a PC port. Meaning it doesn't have all that good of a graphics system. But it really doesn't matter because the point comes across quite spectacularly.
The music, a standard in all RPG's, is superb. When you're not battling it's quiet and light, when you're traveling from place to place it reflects the mood of the area you're in, and when you ARE battling, you hear drums and trumpets and all sorts of instruments playing to a raucous melody.
As far as this game goes, and as open ended it is in it's own right, I would recommend this to anyone who likes to decide what to do for themselves. Not be led around be an obvious leash