No free will :(
As I started the game (the first time around), I pretty much stuck to all the "nice" replies in hopes that all would work out. Second time around, I went for all out CHB (Cold-hearted B*tch). Surprisingly, there was very few differences in the game plotline. Other that ticking off Isabella one time too many, the second round didn't gain (or lose) much for me. Granted, I killed Bethany the first time by bringing her to the Deep Roads .. but meh.
So if the choices I made really didn't matter all that much, why put them in? For that matter, why was I stuck choosing only human form, when in the previous game I could be human, elf or dwarf?
All in all, it was fun but a bit disappointing at the same time.