I don't have neither time nor patience to browse through a full forum for a single topic. This folder was for feedback, so I gave feedback. Anyway I will search for that thread you mention, because this turned based is a decisive feature.
Regarding the tired and old idea, that is the real world: you are one out of billions and you are neither the worst neither the best at something, and you can't move mountains, at least not at the start. So however you want to call it old and tired, this idea is credible and realistic and gives you real feel of evolution.
Regarding music, I don't know about what barbarian comic books you refer to, but I refer to the soundtrack of the game from which this game inherits its title, or tries to. More than that, if you search the internet, you will see that BG2 soundtrack is actively listened and sampled and covered on a variety of instruments and styles on youtube and spotify (I don't know other channels because I don't use). So yes, BG2 soundtrack is a masterpiece. Moreover, the BG3 menu music is visibly inspired from the BG2 SoA menu song, in the sense that it start with a loud musical phrase and then decides on a slower pace theme.
