Basically this guy is part dragon and he has unique powers because of that. You can level them up but still play as a variety of different vocations completely aside from powering up the dragon powers. These vocations aren't really official but you choose whatever vocational skills you want to develop. So lets say I want to be a thief. There is no menu saying "become a thief" but you would upgrade lock-picking, sneaking, pick-pocketing and so on. Also, as a thief you can equip whatever armor of weapons you want. You could be a mage with berserker armor if you wanted to. Basically you have a choice in everything. You can go inside anybody's house and steal all their possessions but the decisions come with consequences. They say there are tons of alternative endings and outcomes based on the decisions you make, but the game is still based on classic Rpg themes, no choices. The world is huge and it is a sandbox game.
You really should google it. Or at least check out ANY gaming website for more info about it. If you like RPG's then get it. I haven't played it but I've seen plenty and heard plenty about it to know that it is an amazing game.
I'm strapped for cash and I needed a new game to get into, so I had a choice between Minecraft and Skyrim... I chose Minecraft obviously, because Skyrim just seemed like a new age WOW to me, you know? Minecraft seemed like I can make it more MY game.
Why would anyone play Skyrim over minecraft? I mean if you are going to nolife a TES game let at least be an older one.