Solasta looks terrible though, it's aesthetics are just bad. I get it's a small studio, I just don't care for the style at all. In addition it's story is all kinds of weak. With practically zero character development. If you are going to compare it to BG3, the comparison is not in Solasta's favor. In BG3 you get an actual complex story, with developed characters, in a great looking game. The trade off for that is some barrels explode, it's really not a big deal.
Guess you were not reading when most people used it for mechanic implementation comparisons. If they had the budget i'm sure it would be a million times better than just being a near perfect translation of the 5e ruleset. Having good graphics, passable writers and better sound department is not exactly an accomplishment when you actually have the money and license to do it, it should be "The Standard" in 2020, specially if you went for a "AAA Price Tag" on EA.
If they had the same budget, the game would be completely different.
The bigger the budget, the more copies they have to sell, which means they have to attract as many players as possible.
Unfortunately, the game requires changes that will attract players unfamiliar with D&D.
The smaller the game require less compromise. If TA sell 100k copies, it will be a huge success for them.
