Biggest issue is the Epicness of the campaign you star as a level 1 character.
On a mindflayer ship, in hell being attacked by dragons.

Compare thar to BG1 outside of candlekeep. Oh a bear can i pet it? No instant killed.

Start small let the plot grow.
Throne of Bhal wasnt your starting point.

2nd biggest issue
The companions, such boring and bad companions and their background really dosnt fit in as level 2-3 characters.
heck none of them should be below 5 and most over 10.

And isnt it strange that of the 5 ppl we ran into all 5 are bisexuall and dont care about race or alignment.
Such boring writing give them some personality ffs.
Vicona aerith back and forth was a highlingt in bg2.

Just stop being lazy dont make story shortcut. oh well tolate now but i said it since 2020 guess Larian cares more about making a statement then making a good story,

I... live! Flesh and blood and bone! I am alive! Ha-ha! I swore I would scratch and crawl my way back into the world of the living... and I have done it!