Before starting I must say I deeply love both games.
I don't quite see how both experiences are comparable since BG3 is a more cinematic presentation while WoTR is a more classic 90s. Yes, they are both CRPGs, however, what they are trying to achieve is completely different.
WoTR is focused on delivering its complex systems and grand narrative. But the effort in each scene is a big wall of text that focuses on voiceovers and scene descriptions that appeal greatly to the player's imagination.
BG3 is a cinematic experience focusing on the involved characters and developing them emotionally and in empowering situations.
I intimidated a lot of folks in WoTR, but none of those moments came close to my barbarian intimidating Kagha to release the child. We can see the fear in her eyes.
I know that liberating Drezen, and getting your powers and powers are also really epic moments, including the game's superb music. However, the focus of WoTR is on the world and how you shape it and not on personal and character development besides the role of the commander.
Thats not how I see it. The companions in WotR develop a lot and we will have to see if for example the story of Shadowheart will really be much different than the one from Woljif.
The thing is WotR is much better with how it handles "epicness" than BG3. You know from the promotion material that being mythic is the core of the game. But in the game you start at the bottom A random guy found wounded on the road. The "epicness" only comes gradually, both for you and your companions who start out as just another thief, an archer living in the sewers, ect.
BG3 frontloads the epicness (for marketing purposes?) with dimensional invaders, dragon battles, you travelling with chosen and so on. But then you are supposed to forget all that and instead go back to be the newbie adventurer doing newbie quests with what happened to you (tadpole) literally stop mattering and your supposedly epic chosen companion can hardly cast magic missile. That is rather bad pacing in my eyes. And I do not see that it or anything else in BG3 automatically develops the companions better than WotR or shows more emotions. The only thing BG3 has is graphics.
