Recommended ... mostly.

I'm 30+ hours in, most of the way through the available portion of the game. And generally I like it VERY much - I've been desperate for something new in this style of game for years! How many playthroughs of Skyrim can one person do, after all? I've gone back to Oblivion, Morrowwind, all the Dragon Age games, and even Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 ... I've been jonesing hard for something new.

What I love:
Complex main story so far, and lots of good side-quests. Vendors are easily accessed and they *have enough money* so you don't have to run around to everyone selling your loot. Big open world with much to explore. Rapid transit points could be a little more common, but the system generally works. Voice acting is surprisingly good across the board.

What is tolerable but not ideal:
Handcrafting. It would be extremely helpful to have a list of recipes for craftable items available all the time, rather than just at a crafting station.
Also, medium armor ... isn't. There's nothing medium-ish about it. It's not a midpoint between heavy armor and light - it's just light armor with ambitions. I'm playing an archer (my default in this sort of game) and I always opt for medium armor in games where that's an option ... but here, I'm shifting to heavy because medium provides virtually no protection.
And also, the world seems overall a bit empty right now. Large areas with a few monsters or bandits - some of which respawn over time - and maybe a few alchemy herbs, and that's all. I'm hoping that's a matter of it being a work in progress. It would be especially handy to find more places to mine iron!

What is currently unsatisfactory:
Mapping. Seriously, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 did it better almost a quarter century ago! There's no way to tell where you've been, apart from the location icons that get revealed which gives you a rough idea. There's no way to mark anything on the map. And THERE ARE NO MAPS INDOORS, which is singularly hateful and makes zero sense ... any adventurer in a cave or tomb or what have you is going to do some sort of mapping as they go ... there's no in-game logic to NOT having a map.
Also, saves and load times are interminable! The game autosaves regularly, which is grand, but it freezes the game for 10-30 seconds every time.

All the above being said - it's been an entertaining 30-some hours, and I'll absolutely play through, once the full game is released.

I don't have a bad thing to say about this. I really like how it plays and how it looks. All around this is just a good RPG. Money well spent.

Decided to try and come back to the game after updates. Now it freezes after 10 minutes of play time and crashes...