I personally really like Fighting Fantasy. It's reminiscent of Orcs and Elves, except it doesn't lock you onto a grid and it's a true real time action RPG. I don't get all the negative reviews at all... It's a really solid game. The only things I can think of to knock it are that the difficulty is really high and the hit detection could be better. I can understand the hit detection, but even that you can get used to within minutes. The difficulty is a welcome thing to most gamers, too many games treat you like a baby. Other than that, the graphics are really lovely, environments are detailed, and the framerate never drops. There's rarely any music (if any, i don't remember any music), but that actually adds to the atmosphere.
Solid game, i'd recommend it if you like a really hard first person RPG in the vein of the Elder Scrolls games. Just give it a fair try and give yourself a few minutes to adjust to the hit detection.