D2D DRM depends on the game. You could try emailing their support and asking what specific DRM is in place.

How's the story?

I have purchased Drakensang from D2D a couple days ago and everything went alright. It seems that the game is protected with Securom I believe. No sure what it means but I have downloaded the game just fine with my browser Firefox and activated the game with the activation code that they gave me. Also, they sent me an email saying that I could download the game as many times as I want.

I liked it, but it was awfully generic. Then again, so is the Neverwinter Nights-games, so if you liked those you'll like this too. It's the same kind of party-based RPG, so yeah, you'll probably enjoy it.

Ah, thanks for the replies. I went ahead and broke down and bought it for $5. Hopefully one day it will be released here DRM free. :)

I got also tempted by this offer, only to find out it can't be bought here. :(

Yes, I live in the US so I could buy the game. Lots of friends of mine in France got frustrated because they couldn't get this awesome deal. Probably because of licensing issues or crap like that.

I bought it on offer for £7 about a month ago.
Still havent played it yet, finishing the witcher first, and don't want to install new games before I get my new PC sorted (hopefully in the next two weeks!).

I found a demo:
http://www.videogamer.com/pc/drakensang_the_dark_eye/download/demo.html
...and, amazingly enough, this game runs fairly well on my PC. However, I found the first three hours of play to be kind of dull. I know, that was just the tutorial level, but still... This game is often compared to Baldur's Gate. I don't think that's a fair comparison, really, for several reasons.
1. BG was faster-paced. You could start killing stuff almost as soon as the game began.
2. BG was less linear. Complete all the quests in a given area, and then move on? That style of play was already dull when Diablo 2 was young.
3. BG was more compelling. I only finished play a half an hour ago, and I've already forgotten every character's name, including my own. Why? Because none of the characters really seem to have an interesting personality. You can't have long conversations with your henchmen about their personal lives, you can't get into amusing debates with homeless people, and there are no turnip-obsessed gnomes. I'm willing to give this one a pass, though, because I still don't know what the main plot is like... Also, I find it irritating that my own character doesn't really have any personality to speak of. I'm more like a vessel for the story than the object of it...
4. BG didn't use a quest compass. I found it bothersome in games like Oblivion and others that a automatic map basically completely replaced written directions and navigational skills. Then again, the starting quest-map was so small that you could just as easily stumble randomly into your objectives as you could find them with the compass.
5. BG had fewer weapon skills. Having more than 5 different types of weapon skills is a pet peeve of mine.
I dunno. I wouldn't pay full price for this game, but 5 bucks on D2D might be acceptable... then again, I might just spend the money on a shorter game that I will enjoy more.