You can recruit new characters like in BG, but you can only have 3 characters at a time. I haven't got very far into the skill system yet, but it's very customizable. There are no character levels for characters, just total experience. But the more experience you get, the more your health and stamina will increase, kinda like increasing in levels. There isn't as much spells as BG, but it seems like this game cuts to the chase and provides only useful spells that you would actually use.
Graphics are pretty good.
To me, they don't make or break the game. Same with sound. So these next 2 sections will be pretty short. Like I say, graphics, as far as textures and stuff, are like a 7 on a 10 scale, and the 3D models are really good, showing fluid animation and expressions and stuff. You can move the camera in any way you want, but not perfectly horizontal or vertical.