Before, reviewing the game let me start that I had NO problems with mouse scroll on my Windows 7 machine. I believe this issue has been solved for RoM1.
This is surprisingly fun RPG game. It is more tactical than quest-driven. The gameplay consists of completing quest missions where each quest involves exploring a single map and completing the required task. Tasks vary from slaying a beast, through freeing a captured person, to finding an artifact. At each map you control a number of heroes and mercenaries and pretty much always you need to battle your way through the map (though often you can avoid some tough battles by sneaking behind the enemies back). After completing each map (i.e., quest) you get back to the town where you can purchase items, hire mercenaries and then get a new quest. There are no dialog options and the only choices you make are whether to accept or skip a mission, and buying/selling equipment.
Despite the limited RPG elements (lack of free-exploration, limited quest options, lack of dialogues) I found RoM surprisingly fun. Exploring the maps. combating enemies and finding new items was fun though often brutally difficult. Thus, you should be warned, the game is not easy and sometimes might feel discouragingly difficult. Though I think it is one of the advantages of the game that it does not hold your hand.
My only problem is that towards the end of the game whether one can complete the mission depends on hiring the right group of mercenaries and sometimes you only find out whether your mercenaries are "right" at the very end of the map after investing several hours. This can be somewhat frustrating. Thus, it might be advisable to have a quick glance at the online guide to see whether you need to hire mercenaries (and which ones) or not once you are nearing the end of the game.
All in all, this is surprisingly fun game. It does not beat Black Isle classics but it can definitely keep a player entertained.
