I don't want to be pessimistic but I somewhat doubt Skyrim will get better review scores than Dark Souls...
Especially if melee combat remains the same as in old Elder Scrolls...

the FPS attack with a sword looks weird to me.

Maybe launching on 11/11/11 wasn't so clever, everything and its dog is launching that day. And not just games.

and half of mankind is probably marrying or attending marriages

Good observation, I didn't even think about it, although I should, after seeing how many things were announced for that date.

Good

massive open world 

Player agency (do what you want when you want)

emergent experiances

Bad

borderline broken leveling

enemy scaling is screwed up

generic setting compaired to early games in the series

poor plot

ugly NPCs

"floaty" combat with poor feedback for melee

And I have the game =D! Like all of the Benelux has is it by now =p. So far loving it!

Kirb! it's already out in the Netherlands.. check your local Media Markt! saw it there..

This is unfair, you guys getting it TWO days beforehand!

For me more than 48 hours til I can purchase and play.

I am blown away...... I am taking a rest because I am afraid my heart can't take all the excitement on the other end the game is worth dying for.