What a game! Despite a seemingly slow start to the game, being trapped in a cell and killing rediculously large rats...
Before buying the game I had many reservations, mostly will it really be as good as everyone says?! My initial thoughts would be of running around hack and slash and no real story line in between. After playing, however, this is most certainly not the case. Maybe the Game of the Year edition adds too all the greatness, no idea, but never the less a game of depth.
Because Im not much of a fantasy RPG player (despite loving FF series from VII onwards and Zelda on Nintendo) my age has drawn me away from these type of games onto more realistic shoot in the face! tactics gameplay (some sarcasm involved). This has a lot to do with the fact I don't want to spend 5 hours perfecting my character to be the best it can, I just want to get out there and kick a demon in the eye. Therefore the levelling system of this game is great and rewards you no matter what style of game you play especially if you make the right choices to begin with (which can be changed before leaving the sewers/underground tunnel, whatever it is).
I haven't got too far through the game but there are so many side missions as well as the main course of the story, you are unlikely to get bored. Ive solved murder mysteries as well as dispatching unwanted orcs.
Please I beg you, if you have any interest in this game, buy/borrow/rent this excellent experience. Worth every penny.
p.s. for the game of the year edition, having not played the original no idea.