Both are gems. BG2 is a better game and P:T has better writing and art.
I don’t think this is as cut & dry. BG2 and P:T have different objective with their writing - P:T has definitely more depth and finesse but it would be detrimental to BG2 if applied there. BGs are very bioware, black&white pulpy adventures, while P:T does something more thoughtful.
I think we can see the effect of merging the two in Pillars Of Eternity series - which tried to pay a homage to IE as a whole structure and adventure of BGs, combat of IWDs and reflective, subversive storytelling of Planescape. While I love the series, those three games combined into one clash rather hard at times.
I played whole Pillars of Eternity 1 through and liked it but hated that it was not Dungeons Dragons..
As for PIllars of Eternity 2 at some point I got tired on it to much sandbox huge world and not Dungeons Dragons rule set...
Divinity Originals Sin 2? Well not fun of that but do not hate that game.
I mainly like this game due to Dungeons Dragons... and as for story feels fairly ok but story is not enough for me combat must be good (it is good) and game should be more stable less crash specially if I set max graphics.
Game is still buggy and not stable but this is ALPHA...
Well as for story they could improve it buy offering some GOOD alignment companions but perhaps we can find such in Act 2... current companions are all Evil or Neutral alignment... I dont hate them saved the Gityanki woman she look attractive as well as Shadowheart does...
Here is WHY I personally accept Lae'zel as party member despite Evil alignment more or less:
A. Gityanki was in hands of cruel slave masters the Mindflayers.. but in time got more resilient to their mindpowers and rose up in revolt..
B: In order to win against so powerful foes as Mindflayers Gityanki sought allies and they sent one member to Tiamant the very Evil Dragon deity... the member never returned (likely eaten by Dragon deity) but none the less Tiamant did so that Red Dragons did none aggression treaty with Gityanki and top of that even some Red Dragons agreed to help in the war against the Mind Flayers...
C. The majority of Gityanki either worship Tiamant or some other Evil deity...
D. Growing up in a cruel world the Gityanki themselves physically are strong (they get STR bonus) and they despise weakness and see weaker races as places to plunder much like the Vikings (my ancestors) did.
E. Gityanki could not care less about leftist politics equal equal equal but I share their view in real life I do not give a shit about leftist movement in politics.
F. Lae zel does not have high Charisma and comes like a bit action brute, but her class is Fighter and I respect her.
G. Any debate Lae zel vs Shadowheart in beauty I will not get into and I am neutral to that debate and personally I think both are very beautiful as women.
