I like it more then I thought I would actually.
It's hard to shut out all negative stuff. It's hard to have faith in EA/Bioware after last couple of years.
But it's actually much better then I anticipated.
Story seems okish so far. Some writing / dialouge is kinda' bad but it's not horrible and some of it is good. I am curious about where the story goes and what choices I will have to make. There's already been quite a few after only 5 hours.
Combat is really great. Fluid and flashy. I really think they nailed it and it's a huge step-up from DA:I that tried to be more action-like.
Maps are not open but have enough exploration that you do need to look around and find loot. Itemization is a standard aRPG/MMO formula with rarity, stats and stuff. Nothing special but it looks ok so far. I assume there will be unique / legendary loot later on.
Companions are good (so far as I only have 3) and even the one many seem to be annoyed by I don't mind.
For now it's probably a 7 or 8. Might go up or down but I really recommend it if you're into RPGs with actionlike combat. Do yourself a favor and ignore all hate that this game seems to get from so many. I really don't see any of it being justified if you are 1) a gamer and 2) a normal decent human. Just watch some gameplay and judge from what you see. For me it's so far a really fun and engaging game, no GOTY but still very fun and one of the better I played this year.