It is pretty obvious that DE initially was inspired by Planescape. Which is completely fine in my book. It is a game that scratches that Planescape itch, but also tickles another part of the brain at the same time. And the artwork is gorgeous to boot.
It was inspired for sure, but it didn't prevent it from being a completely original game. There are so many new ideas in DE in so many different aspects that puts the game in its own category. Wasteland 1 was an inspiration for Fallout 1 and you can see the connection across many different areas, yet I would still consider Fallout 1 an original game. DE is even further away from PST than FO1 is to Wasteland 1.
Originally Posted by timebean
It is interesting for me with BG3…it scratches the Dragon Age and DOS itch more than the BG itch imho. Which is…what it is, I reckon. Perhaps that is why there are so many posts like this one…ie, comparing it to games that folks feel are more faithful to what they hoped it would be. But that is likely an oversimplification.
Yes, I mentioned something similar in another thread. It seems Larian is using Dragon Age as a reference instead of the orginal BGs. I rarely see Swen mentioning the originals, they market the game as a new 5E D&D game.
