1) The overall Artistry and thought that went into designing this game - the music alone is just brilliant and is being praised by musicians and music directors for it's depth and complexity.
2) The character design and writing is excellent, as well as the Voice acting talent. The characters are also all distinct and not cookie cutter.
3) There are deeper themes that deal with how evil works in this game than you usually see from video games. Those themes are available to be explored and understood or not.
4) The game challenges players to really think about choices in ways that i usually don't see.
5) There are numerous respectful homages and references to the previous work, and a lot of references to obscure parts of the D&D universe.
6) There are over 600+ books/notes/letters in the game. I am still finding more of them.
7) I look forward to the next year as they perfect the game and add additional content.
There is so much more, but really I love the work Larian has done, and the statement they have made with this work. I could probably write a dissertation on the brilliant depths of this game but nobody would read it so I won't.
