I like this game, but it is so simple and so tough at the same time. Basically you have to train like a mofo, and if your bored of training, train for another 2 hours. It gets boring but it is a cool game. I never played all the way trough, but plan on getting to it on spring vacation.
The battle style is sort of simple, having only like 3 things you can do, and every spell takes tons of mana. ANd mages die in 2 seconds. I found I died a lot in this game because they made it truely difficult. Baulders Gate 2 destroys this game, but show direct roots in this style of oldschool rpg.