Innovative, with exciting combat and cool physics. defenently has its moments.
Graphics: not the best you have ever seen, yet not as bad as some people think cough(GameSpot)cough. It seems that for every good texture or effect this game has, there is always an ugly one that rears it's head. an example of this incosistency would be how enemies look really realistic, yet the floor textures are generally ugly
Gameplay: Best part of the game, it simply rocks. you will be stabbing, beheading, and utterly destroying enemies, and having alot of fun doing it. There is also a very innovative kick move that lets you kick enemies into spikes and fires, which is lots of fun. the most innovative part of the combat is the Source physics, and being able to throw any object you find at a enemies, and making stuff fall on them. The most dissapointing thing (and the worst part about the entire game) is that you are restricted to four classes, warrior, assassin, archer, and mage. What class you are affects the skills you have and what weapons you can have, and how you play the game. This system makes mages horribly unbalanced (staffs will get you killed) and makes assassins boring (no bow) It sucks, but does give it a lot of replay value.
Story: the story is wierd because most of the time you don't know what the hell is going on, yet it feels pretty epic with some cool cutscenes and voice acting. you play as Sereth, a young apprentice of master Phenrig. You begin by giving a crystal to Menelag, a powerfal wizard, and eventually go to to a mysterious orc island. Overall i would say its decent, but has its moments.
Sound: Everything sounds really great, and is a + for the game. you will a sick SPLACK!! when you cut off a head, and planty of other cool combat sounds. voice acting is, as i said earlier, good. there are some annoyences, like leanna's whiny voice and Xana's constant sex references, but they wont bother you much.
Overall: DM is a really fun, somtimes flashy, sometimes ugly rpg that is worth at least a rental by everyone (p.s the full game is much better than the demo!!)