Yeah I read this http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/11/skyrim-review/ when I got home and it clearly isn't. Just from watching the trailer it looked like you just go round fighting dragons and monsters, but I see there's way more to it.
I'm getting it after I get a new computer on Black Friday.
So far, I don't know what faction to join, either Stormcloaks or the Imperial Army, I don't know which armor is Heavy and which armor is Light for the factions.