Does the game really deserves the 9 out of 10 it received from GameSpot?
I think it's a superb game, though it does have some problems.
The good:
*Tons of exploration in massive areas. Adventure is everywhere!
*Excellent combat (especially on HARD difficulty where you need tactics and consumable management to survive)
*Very nice and imersive environments and graphics.
*Lots of diversity in things to do (war room, exploration, combat, diplomacy, conversing, crafting/upgrades, puzzles, etc.).*Interesting characters and dialog with convincing voice-acting.
The not so good:
* Some immersion breaking bugs here and there such as your party members running all over furnature while you chat with someone, rams running into walls, enemies occasionally respawning on top of you.
* More severe bugs reported by some players (such as crashes -- I haven't had any in the 20 hours I've played so far)* Inventory management and equipment upgrades/comparisons is cumbersome (but still way better than Skyrim)
* If you're playing on PC, the controller is the best way to play the game (that says a lot, none of it good)
* The tactical camera reticle can't traverse even the smallest cliffs
Overall, it is clear how much of an enormous effort went into crafting the experience. There are some issues, none of them seemingly major (at least for me) that will almost certainly be worked out in the near-future with some patches.
