I guess it helps I never played DOS because this clearly looks and feels like BG3 to me.
I don't remember people hating Fallout 3 onwards for being clones of Elder Scrolls games.
Oh they sure did back then. They called it "Oblivion with guns". A lot of original Fallout fans were pissed off.
But for me, getting the same mechanics as the original games isn't as important as getting the setting and narrative right. When it comes to Bethesda and Fallout, I don't feel they understood the universe, and to them Fallout was more of a "post-apocalypse theme-park" rather than a post apocalyptic setting where civilization and new nations are being born again from the ashes.
I feel Larian has done a good job in depicting the Realms as well as making reference and homage to the story of Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, which I'm sure there'll be loads more of in the full version of the game. And though overall I am pleased by BG3, I have to say that the comparisons to Divinity 1 & 2 are PERFECTLY valid. Larian does need to put effort into distinguishing this game from their previous games, because this is Baldur's Gate. It may not work mechanically like BG1 & 2, but it deserves to have it's own identity. And there are lot of tweaks they could do to separate it from Divinity, which I'm sure they will put effort into considering. It could be small things like not having this Divinity-esque "power-up" GFX effect when using an ability like Jump.
