I was really dissappointed to find out that the gameplay is going to be similiar to D:OS games. I understand that they are good games but just not my cup of tea and yes, TB does play a huge factor in that but its not only that its the whole presentation which reminds me a lot of NwN2 which is definetly a good game but mostly because 3rd edition and real time pause. I very much prefer the IE games in terms of presentation and overall gameplay.
Personally i would have given the licence to Obsidian 100%. Both PoE games were excellent and a BG3 like that just on a much bigger budget and in the actual forgotten realms would have definetly been my BG3. I will still try Larians BG3 and i am sure it is going to be a good game to people but i am sure its not going to be the BG3 i would have liked. But hey, maybe they'll prove me wrong who knows.
