Had very low expectations, but the story was fairly well told for a change.
Perhaps DW is dead and buried. As long as Koei can keep sucking cash out of us I'm sure they'll keep it going. I still have a faint hope that someday they will find a way to make this game original again. But alas, that may be too much to hope for. Playing DW7 I couldn't help but think that many of the additions to the game were put there with the sole purpose of creating spin offs and DLC. Many of the new characters aren't even playable in the story mode. Even a lot of the old characters are not playable in the story mode.
If you've never played a DW game this is most likely the best vessel in which to experience what the genre has to offer. On the other hand, if you've played earlier versions you've already experienced this game. In either case I recommend you definitely wait till this one hits the bargain bin.
Of course if you're a DW fanatic you've already bought it.