You know, I loved Baldur's Gate 2. I really did.
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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.
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I think I have a clue.
I think these criticism only comes from the "ridiculous" (fun, wierd, ... call it how it suits you) that spread everywhere in Larian's games.
That's true, themes are mature. Dialogs are pretty good and so on. But it's hard to feel the game as a serious game when you're jumping like a super-heros, fight crocodiles that can teleport, eat pigs head during combats, set everything on fire for the sake of it...
There are two tones completely opposed in BG3.
Crushing a mindflayers head with your foot or listening to a very sad story then visually setting your full body on fire through dipping. I guess you'll understand the idea.
BG1/2 had stupid jokes too but it was usually... Jokes... Not core mechanics.
