The combat is some of the most satisfying in an action RPG of it's size and the grittier overall feel makes running around bandit camps and plundering ancient tombs enjoyable; your character is the most powerful fucker in the world and is the answer to literally every prophecy, which feels more impactful when the world leans towards dark fantasy over high fantasy. This does unfortunately mean that most of the quests are very basic affairs that only serve to make you feel important, so no more sudden trips to the painted world or planes of Oblivion.

I absolutely cannot fault this gameplay loop though, casual comfy dungeon crawling but throws in the occasional level-scaled challenge just often enough to wake you up. Also perhaps THE biggest mod community still going, it's harder to find things you can't mod in. I'll at least always respect the commitment to that.