well it's a little less razzle dazzle, a bit cheesy, a stupid cliche save the world from evil plot but they do it more like a game between a group of friends. the actors seem older so i guess that's why it's better, since it isn't like those silly teenager save the world quests. the story seems a bit better.
i'm up to this part where there's a servant pouring water for a high council mage then he went off to the background for a second. the high mage is in the foreground musing over something and you see the blurry servant being pulled across the floor, cut to him being pulled under furniture before a big splatter of blood to signify he'd been killed. hahaha that was so funny!