Joined here just to add my 2 cents. As a huge fan of BG2, I don't see how BG3 could live up to the hype. From the moment of early announcement, I pretty much knew that this project would be more of a DOS continuation. BG2 set a very unique mark back 20 years ago. To expect this level of depth, character class system, lore, combat system, loot system, story, music, atmosphere, in a modern game? You must be kidding me. DOS games are ok as a separate breed and I have plenty of friends who liked the series. But I'm yet to see a single person with a genuine addiction to replay the game several times. What I'm seeing today pretty much confirms my suspicions. BG3 is just another DOS remake with some features added/removed. What really annoys me is that this is going to taint the very name of Baldur's Gate. Similar to Diablo 3 vs Diablo 2. Why couldn't they just come up with a different title, unrelated to BG? Is it always all about money? Or just add some new names to the hall of fame created by talented people long gone?
BG2 is a masterpiece
BG3 is just another game, one of many decent DnD attempts - IceWind Dale, NeverWinter Nights, Dragon Age. You can inflate its scores to 95% on steam, but you can't make it a masterpiece. Certainly not worth 80$ in my opinion. I'd much rather replay NVN at this point.
But if, once fully refined and polished, it changes to the point of challenging the best games of its genre - I might rethink my view. Been waiting for 20+ years to see a true BG2 evolution. Still waiting.
