Originally Posted by Nyloth
Originally Posted by daMichi
And I would love to have a journal, where I see how much time has passed in the world the game is set in.

We have a journal with days and dialogs.

Yes, but if I just stand around at the beach, do nothing and hit the long rest button again and again, it doesn't necessarily increase the day count.

I would like to have in-game time passing as in BG 1&2, the Witcher 3, P:K, Zelda: BotW, or GTA, for that matter.

And then be able to see Journal entries about my adventures, when they occured, how much time has passed, or just see that it's now the 19th day of Alturiak, for example. It just helps to make the world feel a little bit more alive.
And as far as I am concerned, it's such small details, that if they get a little bit of attention and love, tremendously increase the overall feel and perception of a game. If such things are neglected, a game just feels like all the other mediocre games out there.

And I think Larian wants to make a game that stands out of the crowd. But right now I sadly don't have much hope left that they are on the right track.