If I was in Larian's shoes, i'd do the same. Their assets/style works and look great. There's still plenty more time for BG3 to find its visual identity, either through special effects or charater models, as Im sure some of those visuals are indeed placeholders. I just saying I dont mind the similar visual style. But some people will hate no matter what.
Its funny everybody seems to have forgotten Icewind Dale...it came out after BG1. Different developper, same engine, riding off on the success of a great game. It was an EXACT visual copy of BG, no one complained at the time, why now?
Im aware you cant please everyone, but my guess is there are way more people that like the D:OS style than people that dont. And I personally believe that using it for BG3 is a good move.
Icewind Dale was something like a copy of Baldur's Gate yes, and.you're right, no one complained about it because it was a new game builded on a game that players loved and that will become legendary.
Baldur's Gate had it's history, it's absolutely not the same. Many players won't care that much about the game if it wasn't called Baldur's Gate... (That doesn't mean those players won't buy it or enjoy it)
I guess lots of players don't want BG3 to just be a copy of DoS. BG don't deserve to become a DoS-like. Speaking about visual of course.
