Checked out the beta, and it looked significantly worse than the first Risen - and performed pretty poorly. Not sure how recent the build is - but one would hope it's an early beta.

The NPCs (especially that girl) looked really bad.

I'm not expecting AAA-level stuff from PB - but I have to say it was quite a bit worse than expected. The combat was complete crap, though I expect it to improve as you progress your character.

But… It's PB. I'll need more than a crappy beta to lose faith in them. I'm expecting the full version to be better - and I'm hoping I can get past the poor stuff, seeing as how exploration and atmosphere seem strong as usual.