I figured I'd also share my thoughts on the game so far (where 'far' isn't the right word at all considering I just got to Gran Soren a while ago).
I fucking love this game.
I'm playing with minimap and enemy-health display off and I'm having a ton of fun. Also, I don't know if this is because not knowing the health of enemies makes me automatically play more cautious, but I didn't have much problem with the bandits on the way to the Witchwood, was probably around level 10 there.
The ogre in the Everfall was fun. First thing I did was trying to climb on its back and what did it do? Let itself fall back and squashed me. Then I somehow ended up climbing its arm and its response was hitting a wall with it, with me still on it. Good times.
Then it grabbed my Arisen and raaaaaaaan far away. Then it ran back to my pawns. I went after it and just as I reached my team again, I saw it falling down to its death. Amazing.