Same old, same old.....
Drakensang employs a Pen & Paper mechanism to explain the inner working of the game. For any action to succeed it must pass a talent check. Neverwinter Nights though it had the same kind of mechanism, was a lot more smooth and fun to play than Drakensang. But don't get me wrong, Drakensang is good game if you are really into D&D stuff and if you have an immense amount of patience. It has lovely graphics with one of the most vivid picturisations of water in a game that I have seen in recent times.
But playing Drakensang leaves you irritated most of the time and a feeling of what it might have been with some tweaks. The irritation arises because of two things. Firstly, the Pen & Paper mechanism which drives the game, though easy to understand is very difficult to put up with. This is because sometimes it feels that the talent points that you have put into skills have no say over your chances of successfully executing that skill. You will know what I mean if you had to exit the game after trying again and again to open a chest and failing each time until you cannot take anymore and when you finally decide to continue, you open the chest at the very first attempt ! Secondly, the game area seems cramped and the camera is very troublesome suddenly pointing somewhere between the hero's legs or up at the sky for no reason whatsoever. This can be really irritating when it happens when you are in middle of a heavy fight.
Though the gameplay is a bit outdated, the music more than makes up for the minor (not the major!) irritations that the game offers. The music is soft and sort of makes the already beautiful graphics seem to be even more lovelier. But as a contrast to the good background score there is execrable voice acting that leaves a lot to be desired.
But although I have mostly said about the weaker points in game, if you want an RPG with good graphics, lots of single player gameplay, soft music, an unusually large number of clothing, armor and weapons and tongue-in-cheek comedy with no complexities at all, then Drakensang is the game for you. But I would still advice you to rent it first.