I appologize in advance if this information is easily found, but I'm poor reader (eye related). So going through topics one after another is rather painful for myself. If you could kindly note what is being removed and added from previous games into Skyrim? Only thing I know they removed a few skills and introduced perks! So if anyone can eliberate on the game i'll be appreciative.

Have a read though this.

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1181505-skyrim-info-compendium-and-faq/

Beth has added dual wielding, perks, more robust magic system, shield bash, woodcutting, farming, cooking, mining, leather work, smithing, dynamic snow, more diverse environments, radiant story, dragons, dragon shouts, new crime system with more jails, new dialogue system, more voice actors, more diverse races, 3d rendering of every item in the game for viewing in the inventory, 3d map, more traps, more puzzles, much better ecology system, ability to effect the economy, much better animations with Havok Behavior, better archery mechanics.

They have added many new activities and things to do with your character, Skyrim is going to be awesome that much we all know.

there also getting rid of acrobatics, athletics and myticism

note the myticism spells will be moved into different schools

there also getting rid of luck endurance, willpower and the others and replacing it with
health,magicka and stamina

Those other attributes have folded into perks and health/magicka/stamina.

Quick summary. (Compared to Oblivion)

Add
-Body Customization and more unique races.
-Robust Duel Wield combat system for magic and melee.
-Radiant AI and Quests.
-New speech system + More Voice actors.
-Diverse hand crafted world zones, Diverse dungeons.
-There are more weapon and armor types in Skyrim compared to Oblivion.
-Better towns with unique economy and NPC Children.
-Wood cutting, leather working, mining, farming, cooking - both you and NPCs can do these.
-Carriage System
-Active spell creation allowing new spell types such as sprays, glyphs, and pbaoes.
-280 Perks and the Enchanting Skill.
-Better animations, gfx, and 3rd person view.
-Dragon shouts with 3 parts each. ~20 of them.


Removed:
-Attributes(not to be confused with attribute effects)
-Acrobatics/Athletics/Myscticism(spells merged into ther schools)
-Birth Signs

Forgot they removed classes.

Thank you all for the replies very informative and short . Seems they are looking to allow the player to become whatever roll they want to be instead of making them lock in a path. Something I'll enjoy no doubt. Shame they are removing mysticism, but it has been debated in game lore whether it was a school of magicka or not. Assuming they are replacing Acrobatics and Athletics with in game mechanics? Basically they finally brought the real world to ElderScrolls!

They didn't remove classes, they just removed the titles thereof. Don't get me wrong, I liked being addressed as my class in-game as much as the next RP'er. I'm just saying, it wasn't really anything but that.

With customizing body types, have there been any in depth details on them? For example can I make an obese male/female? A more muscular male/female etc.

I beleive we've adleast seen some chubby npc's..we dont know to what extent we will be able to specify our body type though