Skyrim is basically a drug. You play/use it the first time and you either like it or youre unsure but if you keep using it then it will svck you in harder than a black hole.

There is no other game out there that can compete with its free range of exploration. Its not a game with only one way to go. there are millions of combinations to the game before you complete it.

Thats the best part about it... Oh yeah and you get to beat up dragons and stuff like that

This is the most well written, concise review I've found. I love Wired, they have great writers:

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/11/skyrim-review/?pid=2255