Strangely BG3 looks and feels much more like DA than it does BG1/2 to me, which is a bit of a bummer. Not cause I didn't like DA, but because DA was always a very different sort of game than Baldur's Gate, which I felt strongly at the time, and still do.
I definitely feel that. BG3 reminded me of DA:O quite a bit, and not only because of the not quite high quality cinematic dialogue.
I know quite a few people for whom DA:O was an entry point - I suppose in some ways it opened the doors to the ongoing cRPG renaissance even if it didn't reach some older fans like myself. Though it did seem to satisfy more people then it didn't.
