To be honest, gameplay has never been their strong suit in any of their games. Baldur’s Gate was fun because it uses AD&D2 and is just exploitable as all hell. If you are familiar with the rule set you can break that game in half and have a good time doing it.

I know I’m in the minority, but I don’t even think their stories were great, either (though I’ll concede that the big meeting at the palace towards the very end of Origins was well done). I think it’s really always been about people liking their characters, and if they can still pull that off then much of their fan base will probably be down to follow wherever.