Most of your journey in this game is above ground but you do get a taste of dungeon crawling. Outside there are grazing animals meandering around and you can chat to people in the towns and get some snippets of news. You can also buy a horse and try combat on horseback although you lose access to some of your best moves so I discounted horse riding early on. The perspective is overhead and at an angle but you can zoom in close to the action as well. There's lots of good ambient sound and the music is first-rate too if you've got time to listen.