It's a great game!
It isn't too big and there isn't so much information that you have to hang on to that you forget from the time you started until the time you reach Cet's tomb. It's a fun world in which to move about - it's just fun moving in this game! I love swimming! I love riding the horse chasing after Erathsmedor just to watch him fly! I don't think I have never enjoyed being in a game world as much as in W&W!
Most of the bugs are either - a perk, or can be solved or avoided which is better than some of the other games I've played.
I rarely read reviews and when I do, I try to take into consideration the reviewer's biases. A good friend of mine used to write reviews for Compiter Gaming World - and I almost never agreed with her reviews. Reviewers seemed absorbed in whether or not the game brings something innovative to the game engine or other such things which often are not important to me as a player. What may be the reviewers cup of tea isn't necessarily mine. Same is true for players - what is great to one player can be a total bomb to me. BG being one of them.
Currently, I am playing Wiz 8 (not that I have time this week to do so) and while it has many interesting bits - I miss the feeling of really being in the world that I get when I play W&W. Funny how those butterflies can make so much difference!
Wyv