You know, I loved Baldur's Gate 2. I really did.
Despise my preference for turn-based combat it ranked for years as my number 1 favorite RPG overall. There were games that did individual things better (ToEE the combat, Fallout the reactivity to player choices, Torment the narrative, Ultima VII the immersion and dynamic world, etc, etc) but BG2 for me was "the full package". A game that did everything more than well enough and it was almost unmatched in some specific areas.
So, it is with that state of mind that I say that I have no idea of what the fuck people are even talking about when try to pass BG2 as the pinnacle of writing and acting or when they pretend it was an incredibly grimdark tale and everything else in comparison is child play.
There are ALREADY NOW in BG3 parts that are acted way better than most of what BG2 offered. Or that are darker in theme and presentation of anything it had.
With that said, while I think the overall production value of BG3 is shaping up to be incredibly high so far, it's obvious that there are several cutscenes and close-up dialogues that will take several more passages of "polishing" before reaching their final form for a release.
Last edited by Tuco; 03/06/21 03:00 PM.
