Didn't play this game "back in the days". I was very enthusiastic about checking it out. Story didn't catch me at all. Fight and stealth mechanics are tedious, racing seems little better. I can appreciate game even if it is outdated - I had great time playing (for first time) original Tomb Raider 1 or Nox lately but this game is not for me
World is not enormous, characters are silly. Journal is mediocre at most, playing as mage is not as good as other professions. Not all features are well exmplained, also having in mind pawn rental issues (sad but it is not essential feature) and that keyboard and mouse are not as good as console controller (which allegedly can be used) this game is great! I've spent almost 120h in Xbox version and 5 in PC and enjoyed all of it. Played is back to back with Diablo 4 and this DD plays in another league. Rich combat, great enemy and world design makes it very repeatable. Worth your money.