I agree Tuco... except about Minsc. I love his character. That said, I'm also not overly pumped about him being in the game, though I expect it. Minsc is in Neverwinter Online, and I wasn't impressed with that. He's another character who, for me, was quite memorable. I thought he was the most fun character in the BG series.
That said, sometimes I wish people would leave beloved characters where they were beloved and not bring them back again and again until I'm sick of them. To me, Minsc shouldn't be alive in 1492. He should have died back in his own time after living an awesome, adventurous life as a valiant hero.
You obviously have not read the Legends of Baldur's Gate comic book series. They explain how Minsc is still alive in the 5th edition time frame of the Forgotten Realms.
