If you're trying to say the two games don't look alike, I can't disagree with you there. But you're can't seriously be trying to compare the look of a game from 20 years ago with one today? Aside from a literal side by side comparison, how else do they not resemble one another. If you explained extensively, just paste in something you wrote elsewhere. Easy enough.
Literally anything across all categories of gameplay, environment, tone, visuals.
And I already explained that the RTwP gameplay influences a ton of the rest of the game's design.
You still haven't given details. Gameplay = (RTwP)? Environment = no smashing objects or lighting surfaces on fire? Tone = whatever subjective idea you have in mind? Visuals = outdated graphics? What?
I am getting the impression this all boils down to RTwP, and you pretty much basically said. If so, D&D > BG. In aiming to be more D&D, Larian chose a system that resonates more with D&D than BG1 & 2.
