I’m only on my second playthrough and just about to leave act 1. In my first playthrough I felt pretty overwhelmed when I first reached act 3. But I just started chipping away at the tasks and ended up loving it, bugs notwithstanding. With a few small exceptions I found the quests varied and interesting and the city wonderfully realised, given the constraints of video game development. Which isn’t to say that I don’t want more, as of course I do. But I’m actually looking forward to getting to act 3 again, as I’ll not be as impatient to find out what happens and so will be able to relax and just explore Baldur’s Gate at my leisure. I guess I’ll see in a while whether it lives up to my expectations. But I’ve a shadow curse to lift first!
