in regards to the bugs, I am having no more touble with them that I did with oblivion/F3.
the world is rich and well thought out and you have nailed the 'off the beaten track' gameplay... Im 20+ hours in and haven't even touched the main quest yet.
the world is much more alive and busy. I feel like whereever I go I can find some work or make a few caps here and there. Like I could set up home in any of the towns/settlements and make a life there. Still got tonnes to explore too.
And im finding NPC's with interesting story's/quests in the most random dead end places.
I just came across a roadside cafe selling brahmin steak. The game is choc full of small touches like this.
with all the mindless ten a penny corridor/cover based shooters around (COD *ugh*) this is easily one of the best games on the 360.
I hope all the dev team have a great xmas and look forward to your future releases