That crime and punishment system sounds quite excellent. I swear this game is going to be such a darkhorse, everyone else I've seen that's heard of this game has all found it by accident and are blown away by how little attention it's getting. There's so much potential there and I can't wait for the final release to storm the scene, all the known juggernauts (Witcher, Fallout, Dragon Age, ME: Andromeda) will be out of the way by then. So it should be a nice window of opportunity for it.
I agree on the first-person combat though, it looks a bit clumsy and sluggish. I know they're trying to go for a simulation feel with it, but having a more snappier control response will go a long way. I hope they can sort it out.