Despite the generally positive reviews and a somewhat low Metacritic score, the main story of this game is lackluster, and your character starts as an unremarkable nobody. However, that's exactly what makes this game so good

The game begins with your character arriving in a city that quickly gets ravaged by orcs. It's easy to wander off without a quest, but if you do pick up the main quest—to find a secret human settlement—you're on your own finding out where that is. There are no waypoints or modern conveniences to guide you; it's all about your exploration skills and interactions with other characters. You can even betray the human settlement to an orc, effectively sabotaging your main quest line in place for a more self made one.

The game doesn't hold your hand. If you're tasked with finding crates on the coast, you might have to search the entire coastline, as there are no markers to pinpoint their location. Similarly, if you're sent to retrieve sacks of grain and one is missing, you have to figure out what happened to it, whether it was stolen by a bandit or something else, and this old-game charm is the main reason why I recommend trying this

You're a nobody in this world, and you carve out your own story and alliances. You can kill anyone, even main characters, without the game stopping you because they're "too important." As time goes on, I believe this game has aged like fine wine, becoming better rather than worse.

EDIT: For those experiencing issues with their mouse not working, it seems to be a Windows 10 (maybe 11 too) problem. Downloading the community patch should fix it, and you can disable any unwanted add-ons if you prefer the vanilla game experience.