It might be older now, but nothing new has even compared to this medieval master piece.
The controls can all be completely remapped to however you want to set them. It can take a long time to master the in game fighting mechanics. For example you can lock on a target by hitting the default lock on key 'TAB' and to switch targets you can simply press the 'TAB' key again. But to unselect your current target you need to press the default 'draw/sheath' weapon key. The game isn't very forgiving to beginners either. Which can cause a lot of early frustration.
The graphics and sound effects still look and sound good. The in game music is fantastic as is the voice narriation. To date this is still one of the most gruesome and graphically violent games you can play. You can hack of limbs, and heads. Blood spurts profusely from bodies and you can hack up corpses if you are so inclined.
The 1.01 patch helps to improve the camera controls which occassionally could get stuck depending on the situation giving you a limited view in a hectic fight.
Driver issues under Windows XP. Nvida's drivers work fine. With older ATi drivers you needed to hit the ESC key at just as the intro movie started, or the game would sometimes lock up.
In short if you are looking for a really fun and challenging medieval game that you can probably buy for around $10.00. Look no farther!
The camera works fairly well