I think I know where my feelings come from.
I still remember the start of BG2. Lets compare:
- You start in a prison cell.
- An evil mage does something to you.
- You get out of the cell, your first goal is to escape the prison, then we go after the ones who did this to us.
Main differences:
- In BG2 we go after him because he kidnapped my friend. The really bad experiment on us comes when he imprisons us a second time in the middle of the game.
At the start of BG2 we escape our cell without equipment, there is a chest a few steps away and I think somebody says something like "We should grab some equipment if we want to get out of here."
But I guess it makes a difference if you are kidnapped by a mage in his dungeon or by Illithids on a flying ship.

Prof. Dr. Dr. Mad S. Tist

World leading expert of artificial stupidity.
Because there are too many people who work on artificial intelligence already