Totally agree, Demonic, yes. I don't think the Baldur's Gate style RPGs stopped being made because of gamer disinterest, and the speed at which Obsidian raised the money from their Kickstarter definitely shows the market is as hungry for them as ever.
Now Obsidian have to prove that it really IS the publishers that force them to put out buggy projects before they are done. Let's hope they can.
As for BG EE, well, I'm more interested in the Dragon Age mod team making BG2 Redux. Check this:
That looks awesome. That just reminds me of what's possible with the DA toolset:
