Umm..this game is really fun. The environment is emersive for me, though I tend to suspend disbelief completely if i am charmed, and charmed I am with this game. On the buggy side, I have had 2 crashes so far, thats in about 3 hours of gameplay, so...I hope they fix that, I have a pretty decent system.
I decided to explore the mountains around Helgen Keep instead of crossing the river right away (no need for spoilers, this is beginning game stuff). Suffice to say that I have found a couple dungeons and bandit camps here and there, some traps were avoided and some were sprung.
I have been trying a combo of different things to see what style of play I like. Lately I have been sneaking around in light armor and when I end up in a fight, I have a one handed mace in my right and fireball in my left. I flame them up and the bash their heads in. One handers seem to be the way to go if you want the magic/combat combo. With bow or any two handed weapon, you cant have a spell ready to go, and must delve into the menus to get one ready. I was really hoping for a stealthy mage/archer with conjuration. First conjure pets for tanking then use bow to cream them. Stealth perks allow you to hide in plain sight and one of them lets you hide in the middle of combat so that distant enemies loose you and must re-find you. Perfect for ranged stealthers. Oh well, I think the menu management might be too tedious for that play style unless someone has any ideas how to make it easier.
Amazing game so far, just wish they gave me some favorite equipment setups tied to the number keys, that would be awesome.
EDIT: I seem to keep crashing to desktop in that ice cave above River-whatever, just up from Helgen. I just keep crashing over and over again in there. I guess I will have to go down and maybe come back some other day, but the place is littered with bodies and I know the loot will be good...
EDIT 2: The cave is called Bonechill Passage, anyone else having a hard time with that one? heres a thread with other people having a hard time:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/615805-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/60961501