Excellent list, I agree with it all.
By far the biggest glaring thing that simply NEEDS to change are the portraits. Right now they are awful, can we get some awesome art that makes it feel like Baldurs Gate?
The HUD and UI just feel so UN Baldurs Gate to me as well. This stuff has to change. Please Larian listen to this feedback. We don't want DOS:3, please try your best to differentiate this from the divinity series. The inventory art is identical to DOS and needs a series makeover to make it seem more baldurs gate. The art is too cartoonish. Baldurs gate is NOT a cartoon style game.