E=MC said:how about a beta version, the current graphics which you have done, how bout releasing that, and then the full one.
sorry to say this, but i feel if a beta version is very good, it increases our expectations on the final version so that we tend to hurry the patch maker on the release of the final version. instead, i feel a full release of the final version can do good. in between, the patch maker can post screenshots of his work progress so that we satisfy ourselves that we are going to get a good patch