First, the games are played on completely different engines, so they dont look or play the same. There decades apart, Second the originals allowed for Real time combat and pause.
Baldur's gate three is on the Divinity engine so its going to look and feel a lot like that game series, and Its turn based.
I've racked up hundreds of hr's since day one of EA
I was here on these forums expressing my distaste with turn based, I have sense come around and I truly enjoy my experience with this game and NO ONE

is more excited to play the full release.