I remember when BG3 got shown off at the Game Awards last month, most of the general gaming community in the stream chat just laughed at how out of place it looked compared to a lot of the more traditional games shown alongside it. People were calling it a tech demo and shit.
I noticed that too.
I hate to say it, but dated game genre is dated. I like this type of game, but I don't think it has significant mainstream appeal to warrant a strong reaction at a large showcase. As much as the people on this forum enjoy them, there's definitely something anachronistic about isometric RPGs in 2023. The good news is that BG3 has a TTRP community, a DOS community, and a Baldur's Gate community (caveat--over two decades old). Outside of these groups and people that like narrative-driven RPGs, I don't see how the game appeals to your average gamer™.
