I like it and I’m not big on all the fancy schmancy games with the “this item gives you +2 charisma but only on a Tuesday with a full moon” type things. I just choose stuff and hope for the best.
The most annoying thing for me was when I walked into a room full of numerous nasties and decided it might be better to run away … er, make a hasty retreat in order to reassess my battle strategy, the stupid henchman would run in ahead of me and get himself killed before I could use the portal stone. The half-orc guy was good for that. Stoopid barbarian!