The kids (aged 11+/-) have really enjoyed playing this game. There are loads of places to explore, battles to win, quests to do,. To start with they were silly with it, purposely attacking guards and getting arrested, picking up random characters and throwing them off cliffs changing costumes and looks of their characters etc, but now they have got into the game play. We had to buy another copy of the game for our other XBox due to the fighting that it caused between the kids. Now they play happily and compare their progress, what level they are at, what quests they have completed. Over the Christmas holidays they have learnt so much about the game. It seems a bit violent but it's no different from watching Lord of the Rings/ the Hobbit type of film and it's all computer graphics, not real life. There is a bit of bad language (no more than a couple of people saying "P*ss Off")
It's moved the kids on in their gaming from Minecraft, Terraria and Lego games and it seems more thought provoking. The only thing is it's a one person game so it means they don't play things together now, but with 2 copies they do still discuss it with each other.
Overall the kids are very happy with it.