A lot of additions so far are a spit shine. And while the game looks far, far, far better, and conversation less jank, and game runs well again, it is more or less the same experience. Sorcerer, as expected, aren't terribly exciting, but new spells at least provide some thing new to play with.
I think it's a good update, and much needed one, graphic wise, but not something that makes the run interesting again. Hopefully the new area will be worth the tedium of getting there. The game does make me go "UuuUUU! Shiny!" on a regular basis, and whoever claims that framerate doesn't matter in a turn-based game is a twat. Ladders still confuse companions though :-(