Do remember that the ship crashed 200 miles East of Baldur's Gate...also I fully expect them to take the first Act/Chapter as an introduction for people new to the Baldur's Gate series and gradually introduce them to things and make them care about the world and then fully expect a mindflayer or possibly even gith invasion come Act 2 or so which will change things more to what BG fans are thinking they want.

Remember the original trailer they revealed for the game Swen confirmed that the city we saw in the opening cinematic was not BG which means the events of the opening cinematic have not yet occurred...if it's representative of what's coming.

Do not forget that one of the only reasons BG1 and BG2 looked like it was darker is because of the black tile which was a result of poor lighting in the Infinity Engine. I imagine if the game were created these days the developers would have done everything they could have to make it feel like the DnD of the time. In the present that's 5th edition not 2nd edition DnD and the turn based style works for it.

Something people have also noted there are some place holders in the demo and there's even a chance aesthetically things haven't changed a whole lot yet. It's in pre-alpha meaning not even functional yet and not with everything in it that will eventually be in the game.

If you honestly expect Larian of all companies to completely show their hand when they had two-three additione Acts and tons of stuff in the first act of DOS2 omitted from the Early Access game all the way til release then I don't know what to say. This is a beginning chapter in a new tale and we have 200 miles to go before reaching Baldur's Gate.

You don't have to like what you've seen so far or even what's eventually in early access but don't be blind to the possibility it could still be an excellent Baldur's Gate game with a little time. If you are only a RtwP fan sorry for your loss perhaps a mod will be made?