I've played through BG1 and BG2 10+ times each, I bought both games at least 3 times (original CD versions, then regular GoG versions and finally enhanced editions).

As a software developer, I consider myself a person with an open mind - there's always something new to learn and like, even if you're used to "the old ways" it's kind of mandatory to accept learning new things on a regular basis.
I have a huge respect towards Sven and Larian, I love the PR and presentations. I deeply enjoy the passion I see.

I was incredibly hyped seeing the BG3 trailer, thinking "my dreams are coming true".
Then the February gameplay reveal came - "oh, they went easy way, they just modding DoS into a BG game. This is heartbreaking".

I would really like to enjoy what I see. I don't expect a remastered version of the original BG called "BG3", but what I see in this game deviates so much from the originals, I can't help but wonder - what did they actually keep?

View:
Obviously not an isometric.

Music:
There seems to be no inspiration with the old style.

Combat:
Obviously, this is TB.

Narrator:
This would be language-dependent, but this game isn't even going to have voice overs other than English (I understand that it would be very costly, all the voiced dialogue considered vs the originals).

New D&D rules:
This one is perfectly fine, I would not expect them to use the old rules.

Graphics:
Beautiful, modern graphics, BUT it just looks like a modded DoS game. What's more, graphics was never the main focus or the selling point of these games.

At this point, despite my great desire to play and enjoy the game with friends and my SO, I can't help but feel scammed - "it's called BG3, but it is literally nothing what I would even remotely expect from the game".
You could say "times have changed, nostalgia is speaking through you".

HOWEVER, take a look at Diablo 2 Resurrected - given it's a remake of a game and it's supposed to be as close to the original as possible, shouldn't Larian put more effort into actually making the game feel connected to the previous 2 games, which it supposedly is a sequel to? Vicarious Visions can respect both the original game and the community and I'm hyped like a 15 year old for D2 Resurrected, but I just don't feel the same looking at BG3, and Baldur's Gate franchise was always the one I felt more deeply connected to.

Is the problem myself, or is the game not what it should be?