BG3 just came out, featuring an openworld with depth and freedom like never before.

Hmmm, but is Baldur’s Gate 3 actually Open World though? It’s multiple different Acts with pathways leading places. I feel like something like a GTA, Minecraft or Skyrim / Legend of Zelda more qualifies as Open World than the world of Baldur’s Gate 3.

sometimes the character lighting in the gen screen is completely different from in-game

I’ve seen this in a lot of games recently and it annoys me a bit. Diablo 4 for example the character creation hair color looks sometimes okay, but then in-game horrible.

Definitely nice! Oblisk also makes me think a bit of the alien ships from the Arrival movie.