I agree with you very much especially on the mercenary part. I like Neverwinter Nights because your mercenary was smart (most of the time) and make you feel like you are not alone in the loneliness of killing rediculous number of monster <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
And I think that there is a lot of situation when you have to run away from the danger. One example for me is when I was in the basement of Imp's Desert Castle. I walk into a room full of Insane Skeleton, so I decide to run away, but I run into even more! Soon I have so much following me I give up and die (Feignt Death <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />) and let me Steel Scorpion do everything for me.
I also like this game very much because it is a nice change. I have play so many game when all you do is kill everything you see. It is nice to see most of quest is helping people steal from other and wash dish <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
The thing I really hate about the game is knowing it will have to end sooner or later <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />
