Started Solasta: Lost Valley.
With the classic team of half-elf Paladin, half-orc Rogue, and two half-orc Barbarians.
Seems decent so far. One place had a big performance hit due to some graphics, not sure which, and one minor quest bugged out somehow, but mostly it's been good.
Also seems like the warnings of "you can choose this skill/language for your character, but it's not used in Crown of the Magister" really do apply only to Crown of the Magister, and not to Lost Valley.