To me this is like every other game that is released lately, sloppy friggin work, not enough testing and so many weird details you would think any sane person would be able to repair if they were developing this.

And as an RPG it fails, it just has a weaaak flavor of rpg elements, rest is just based on one button hit em up games kind of style that I though ended on nintento/snes. (seeing from a perspective of playing the old skool in the past Might and magic games and Jagged alliance and Final fantasy 3-4-5-6)

But..... The good thing with these games is that you really enjoy them and find them so interesting and consuming you kinda block out the crappy parts and try to live with it.

As to save often and try to be tolerant to whatever sloppy work thrown on you. Its deffo JUST like that with Fallout 3 (which I also really love from the first game in the series) but its so full of bugs and faults you have to be saintly patient to play it.

So I would say if you are easily annoyed by buggy gameplay and flaws, most new games would probably annoy the hell out of you. Including this one. Thats my opinion at least =]