It would probably be more like the Gothic games than Fable or Oblivion, the combat is combo based with different styles and more tactical than most RPGs. It's a bit more grittty than most RPGs and marketed as a "mature" RPG, personally I found the idea of collecting cards for sexual conquests very juvenile, but it's only an insignificant element of the game and didn't effect my overall enjoyment. The game was quite buggy on release and wasn't well optimized, I believe Steam has the enhanced edition which improved things dramatically.