An incredible journey, beginning to end. The story and the characters are the bread and butter of this game, with everyone (even to minor characters) being memorable for days after beating the game. It's one of the old guard of roleplaying games that fit in that perfect space between CRPG and modern RPG. This is a must-play game before you die for any RPG geek out there, there's nothing like it. And unfortunately, after the credits roll, you'll be yearning for Bloodlines 2 -- which at this point... may never see the light of day. But that's okay, because this game has some incredible replay value and I look forward to my next playthrough.