Drakensang - Preview @ Eurogamer

A hands-on preview of Drakensang (yes, preview - remember the English version isn't out in Euroland) is up at Eurogamer.  It sounds like they they played through the demo portion and describe it as the "Volvo" of RPGs:

The first few lines of my notes aren't particularly promising: "Dragons. War. Dwarves, Elves, etc. Dwarves = angry, Elves = nancies. First nipple (male) approximately 28 seconds in."

The complexities are a little more subtle than that, but you see where I'm going. A dragon-like race is returning to Aventuria, bringing the usual cadre of miscreants along with it, and at some point it'll be up to you to stop it. When you've played as many fantasy RPGs as we have, it's not the most inspiring story. Happily, Drakensang does distinguish itself in other ways.