The sheer amount of Stuff in the game, the combat and the number of ways you can approach it really shine. Really enjoyed figuring out combat gameplans. The story is baffling; why use a fantasy setting to tell a story about trade relations and iron shortages? Too many boring green and brown environments. A little too hard to start with and gets too easy by the end, with the final boss being especially underwhelming. The expansion pack content (particularly Durlag's Tower) is excellent.

I don't think this is materially better or worse than the original. The new companions and their quests are okay.