1. Story. This is big for me. WotR story is okay, but it's definitely not as engaging and doesn't hook me like BG3. 2. Characters. Another big one. I know many will disagree, but there aren't many characters in either Pathfinder game that I enjoy like BG3s characters. Even Nadira the pink haired tiefling, Sazza the goblin, and Mayrina the idiot girl with Ethel are more interesting than most characters in Pathfinder games. Don't get me wrong, Pathfinder characters are okay, but frankly I enjoy a mostly custom party rather than a party of Pathfinder origin characters. Not so in BG3. 3. Graphics. OMG. BG3 blows them all away. 4. Fully voiced and cinematic scenes. This does help the wow and enjoyment factor. Especially when there is a lot of story content, having scenes acted and voices REALLY makes the game more fun. Sometimes when I have a lot of reading moments in WotR I start to glaze over. 5. Camera is better than WotR. I can actually almost have drive cam mode in BG3. I wish the camera was more like Neverwinter Online or FF14 so I could zoom in real close and tilt up and all, but it's definitely better than WotR and Solasta. Because I can manipulate the camera to be pretty close to drive mode, I feel more immersed in the environment. 6. D&D 5e. It's SO much simpler than Pathfinder and so much easier to level up, understand, etc. 7. No Kingdom/Crusade management. I must say, I am not a big fan of either. They're okay, but they are my least favorite parts of both Pathfinder games.
