>hand crafted feel
>infinity engine games

literaly what.
Respawning trash encounters and a reused engine is handcrafted feel?
Im not even gonna disagree on the Baldurs Gate feel, it certainly didnt have that.

I personally dont mind, but i get that fans will hate that.
But come on, that point is bogus.
and obviously theres gonna be settlements.

On the >Home point
Blame Burgers. These days games have to start with explosions and shit hitting the fan.

Larians previous games started relativeley tame in comparison, but with this they got a much higher risk so they obviously need to start on a high note.