Generic is generic, may it be generic fantasy or generic sci fi, or whatever. Beleive what you will, Volourn, not that it matters a whole lot. No, I don't have the game on pre-order. I am going to wait for the first patch or three before buying it. Something I should have done with Jade Empire. Live and learn, I guess.
I will probably end up getting DA mainly because I like CRPGs and well, there aren't really enough out there on the market to be overly choosey. If I had to choose between Obsidian's Alien game or Bioware's Dragon Age, I would choose Obsidian.