ok I was a bit harsh on the graphics. They do sortof help the atmosphere. Only issue i have with them is some are low-res. But if you dont zoom in on things its ok. The lighting/weather system is better than Oblivions imo.
If you get this game my first tip is to turn brightness to at least +10 because the default level is borked makes it completely black at night. When you turn it up different times of the day look quite nice and its playable at night.
Almost at the end of the first bit (i think) hardest part of the first bit is gaining levels but not having any money to get trained up. I now have enough money
and ive trained up in some better skills (alchemy, smithing, lockpicking etc)
I kindoff like the quest system. Basically ive been running around Harbour City being a detective solving stuff. Involves talking to lots of people but good news is that i have yet to come across any bug in the quest system. I think its well put together.
One thing though - if you beat someone up you can discover "quest related" stuff and quests can complete because youve accomplished a goal. Its not done in a crass way though. So its not simply a case of beating everyone up and accidentally completing lots of quests that should have been completed via the dialogue options.
I think its much much better than Oblivions questing system though - much more interesting. Have only done maybe 1 fedex type quest amongst about 30 quests