I am sick (fever and all) so I can’t write much, but I will say that the game has picked up a little since I got to Kirkwall and the addiction factor has just kicked in. Convos and character drama still sucks (where is a funny-as-all-get-out Zevran, or cheesy-but-I-know-it Alistair, or perhaps a funny-in-a-mean-way Morrigan? These newbies are so boring!).
SN: my character is hawt! Wish I knew how to get a screenshot of her up!
More updates probably a week from now, just thought I would stop everyone from having a heart attack. DAII may suck, but it may not suck too much. Or it might not end up sucking. We shall see!

Sarah, thanks for the continued impressions. Not an RPG gamer myself, but some of my friends are, and this will give them some important info.
Also, OT, in case you are also an Oblivion fan, I thought you might be interested in this:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/03/10/skyrim-like-morrowind/
Cheers!
I actually hated Oblivion. I started in a cave… and died in a cave because the King was talking to me and someone snuck up behind me… and I hadnt saved at all so I had to start from the beginning. I never played again lol
I’ve had that kind of experience, even just in FPS campaigns. lol
LOL glad to know I’m not alone lol