It is 1000% better than DOS2. Words can't express how happy I am with having actual visual storytelling in BG3.
There's really no comparison. BG3 isn't perfect, but it does a decent job. Check out the DOS2 scene on the beach starting at 1:30. Compare that with the Astarion scene.
Not everything needs to be a cutscene. A few sprinkled in for effect as a treat in order to flesh out salient story points would have been great, but I don't need a dramatic cutaway every time I'm curious what a throwaway NPC with one line has to say, where a simple text box would have surely sufficed. It's seeing me completely avoid people who are unnecessary to furthering the plot, and it's an absolute waste of resources and time to try to turn this into a JRPG/handholdy passenger's seat cinematic experience that kills the pacing of the game and makes it feel like a chore.
I get the feeling that at least 50% of the overall playtime in this game is going to be spent watching cutscenes that could have been text boxes. I signed up for Baldur's Gate 3, not Persona 6.
I don't want to fall to bits 'cos of excess existential thought.
