If you are looking for a hack and slash fest, no it is not going "pick up" for you. Most of the combat is meaningful and at least a little challenging rather than offering up a lot of sword fodder. As much as I sometimes just want to stop thinking and talking so I can just knock somethings head off to advance my quest, I really appreciate the thought and complexity involved in this game that you can't get from having to cut through band after band of generic crap fights.
