When I try to create a character, the character's face is generally dimmed and not that easy to see.
The same holds true for having conversations.
The main problem is I'm in the starting area and the lighting is terrible. Almost immediately off the airship thing, and I see a dark blob to the left or right, behind my character's head. If I turn it certain ways, the blob seems to envelop the character.
I ran up the hillside to the community, only to find the entire place is bathed in shadow. It's like there are no lights at all, save for some red looking things.
Moving about inside the first village square place, there was one area near a statue with lighting, while all around it was black. As I moved up the hill, the lighting seems to move with me, but everything beyond 20ft. stayed pitch black, and then I waded right into the black once more.
What exactly can be done to fix this? I tried fiddling with the settings, but that doesn't seem to help, beyond causing the game to slow down immensely.