Boring at first but gets much better after the beginning.
After that the game really picks up. The influence over party members and interactions are a nice touch that people who played KOTOR 2 will enjoy. Only problem is there's little to be gained from them like there is in KOTOR 2 except for having everyone like you or dislike you.
The plot is good, and eventually makes sense. It could be greatly streamlined. It's like a Tom Clancy novel where there are ten things going on and eventually eight of them just drop away. It becomes much more coherent later on. Overall it was a compelling story.
The combat was fun. I made a melee character with a lot of social skills. The social interactions with the world is quite enjoyable as well. Never tried a caster so I won't comment.
There is one area of the game where it seems like the developers got bored and just wanted it to end. No cutscenes. Nothing really at all except hack and slash with a little plot. That doesn't go on for too long though then it picks up again.
I've heard about this game running like crap but it doesn't on my computer and mine is midgrade.
Overall a good game. A lot of play time in this one and it's enjoyable play time.