This game is the epitome of hackn' slash goodness. It's not quite as good as LOtR (both ROTK and Two Towers) in gameplay, but it is right on par. I loved they way you could build up your charisma and later actually buy weapons and armor and such for cheeper. I gues it makes you more charming to you get better deals. This game is totally engrossing in both RPG aspects as well as flat out action. The fighting never ceases and you upgrading never really stops, for me it didn't anyway. I really didn't stop building up my character till the last level and I loved it all the way through. It's straight forward fighting with straight forward character building. Then the cool part is when you're done you actually want to replay the game with the other available characters to see how it plays out. I really liked this game. Very solid, very fun. It was a little on the easy side but it wasn't too short that that kinda balanced out. Oh yes, I'm sure you've read this about this game already but I must mention it as well, the water is just plain awesome. The glimmer of it the shimmer of it and the movement of it. It's easily some of the best water effects of there. Very cool, very cool indeed.