Same answer from me. Doesnt sound that special
Oh, but there are things about this game that make it special - I probably sounded more negative than I intended.
Story is
strong - sense of crisis is everywhere, factions are struggling for power, blaming each other for the doom.
Skills seem to be meaningful and well balanced.
Loot and equipment is various but is not overflowing like in some recent lootfests.
Spells are many and every class has access to some of them - you're not limited even when you play the most melee class (paladin).
Combat is not such a pain, once I got used to controls and get some other characters to fight along my side (they are AI-controlled and pretty effective in fights).
Quests are interesting - some of them are just fetch-type (although even these can have consequences - for example, you force an item out of shopkeeper and lose access to his shop), others are complicated investigative matters, in which you go about, search and collect an evidence to convict a heretic… yet even when you find three witnesses to prove his guilt, you're not quite sure and weight of the decision slows you down.
Also, some of the quests are more "dark and gritty" than any game with any amount of blood ejaculated on its characters' pretty faces could ever be. One of the first cases you investigate is death of a merchant who was found with his penis cut off and stuffed into his mouth. Which is perhaps too much
In conclusion, from my <15 hours with a game:
+ Story, dialogs, quests
+ Retro feel
+ Character skills, spells (quick start, many choices later)
+ World response to your class
- Combat
- Animations (…)
