I don't consider the Enhanced Editions terrible at all. They show in their age, but that is part of the game and EE fixes many issues with the originals I think? Mainly some things blatantly being false or not working. The games themselves are very solid, the story is still good, and the party on an adventure is very fun, and with EE I actually like many of the newer NPCs added. Dorn is great in both games for example with a good amount of content added with him, and SoD is something I need to get eventually. On why people don't like the older games though is cause partly presentation cause BG1EE and 2EE still look old to people, partly cause convenience cause AD&D2 wasn't exactly the easiest system to grasp for some (especially if you are jumping in from an newer system like 3.5e, 4e, or 5e), and partly cause some people just wouldn't have liked em in '98 so they wouldn't really like them now. Some people never clicked with the story or found it to be a boring experience, but to much of us, newer and older players, the game struck a chord. Hence why this game, BG3, is even being made in the first place. That said, you do need to consider Criticism from all sides to make this game, it'd be very easy to just dismiss one side outright with bias, like saying "Those newer players never played BG1 and 2 or didn't play them the right way or enough so their opinion on this new game doesn't matter cause they don't have the experience with the series!" or say "Those old players who played BG1 and 2 are stuck in the past and are in the minority so their opinion doesn't matter cause we should only look to the greater market!". Dismissing either will just make the game suck for a whole lot of people, sometimes they might have to make a decision between those two 'camps,' but for a big project with baggage like this one, both sides really do need consideration.
