I confess I haven't yet finished Solasta as about half way through the main campaign (I think) the FPS dropped to single figures. I later tracked the issue down to something that had absolutely nothing to do with the game and resolved it, but by then my momentum had been broken.
Before then, I did really enjoy the game, and was even impressed by how much my party came to life based on just a voiceset and some fairly simple personality traits. And I did enjoy most of the combat. Which I guess is just as well as the story seemed quite thin, though I certainly didn't find it as bad as some folk seem to. One of these days I will go back and finish it.
But for all I think it's a fun game and BG3 had things to learn from it, like reactions, it's not what I wanted BG3 to be. Whereas, for my tastes and preferences at least, Larian have nailed it, with far fewer caveats than I'd expect in a game of this size and complexity.
Fortunately there's room for both games, as well as many other takes on cRPGs, so we don't have to choose!
Well said! I would encourage you to dive back in and finish the main campaign, especially if you've purchased the Palace of Ice DLC that immediately follows it. Fun stuff. Your post also reminds me that I am actually excited about a lot of what is going make BG3 exactly what it is: compelling narrative quality with meaningfully consequential choices. Who knows, I might actually even just learn to ignore all the differences between the 5e rules that I have come to know and love and Larian's choices.
