I hope not, because the PC release is not till the end of March. And besides, didn't they review Dawnguard

almost right away after it came out for XBOX 360?

Anyone have any idea why Gamespot is treating this title like it's not even worthy of a review?

As you might be able to tell I'm debating whether to buy this game.  Gothic 2 is maybe the best videogame I ever played, and I've had a soft spot for the PB guys ever since. But . . . Risen 1 was just so-so.  Gothic 3 -- after several years of fanboy patching and the acquisition of a beefy new computer with a really good graphics card -- turned out to be very good, as well, on a replay I did last year, even if it was still a little too unwieldy and unfocused.

Anyway, what I'm really asking is whether Risen 2 limits you in your ability to specialize in both melee or magic like Risen 1 did. Frankly, I didn't like the way you essentially had to choose one path or the other to become really good at midway through the story.  Ideally I want to be able to switch between swordplay and magic at whim, to be honest.

So what's the verdict?

I'm troubled to read in reviews that if you don't play certain quests in the order the developers expected you get stuck and can't finish the game.  Has anybody experienced this? 

I'm troubled by hearing from reviews that if you don't do certain quests in the order the writers presumed you would

you can't finish the game.  Is anybody working on a walkthrough to help a prospective player avoid this?  Thanks for any info.