Damn. I guess though it really does follow the KOTOR formula of "go to 3 diff planets (races) do the main quest and side quests along the way. Once they have been done this unlocks the final arc.

Mass effect was similar I guess but they spread out the side quests more so the world felt bigger.

FYI, the 2 downloadable content packs combined probably only is about 3-4 hours gameplay total.

I got to about 95% done I think and it took me what must have been 55-60 hours I think. In the scheme of things 50+ hours of gameplay for £24 is a bit better than the 6 hours or so for Modern Warfare (at least if youre like me and dont like playing FPSs online much). Combined with a second replay probably taking 30 hours, compared to another 5 hours for such a game, and it is pretty good value for money

Mind you this was mostly on Easy mode, which is just a little short of being as WG said, an interactive story. The biggest shame is how there is so much difference between Easy and normal mode. Easy doesnt have any form of a challenge except in what are essentially the boss fights, whilst in Normal mode pretty much every conflict will end with a party-wipe if you arent careful (at least I found this) and I dont think id have much of a chance against the bosses bar a lot of frustration and spending more time in the paused combat screen than actually fighting or even reading the codex!

Will give it a month or so (probably a few weeks) before starting a play through as a badass mage. The only thing that I think will suck is I am guessing the mages wont have the cool slow-mo finishing moves for the larger enemies...

Step surfing on an ogre


More dragon riding




Only other gripe is that the achievements on the PC version dont tie in to the MS gamerscore thing

Must admit Im tempted to play through again already, but my main reason for waiting a while is that Im optimistic that within a month there might be a few quality mods/custom campaigns created by the users.

Im curious whether there are any New Game + modes though.

Tried someones copy of this out. Dont like the interface, its a bit too cluttered and play could be easier too. I dont like the idea of stopping the action every 2 seconds to give out new orders, this really breaks up the flow of the game. What really shines through is the acting of the cast. Claudia Black and Kate Mulgrew being particularly identifiable as the shrew like mage and her mother.

Some of the lesser cast do overdo the acting a bit though.