OP, your points, and this whole thread, are excellent. And @fylimar and @Gray Ghost add some great additional points as well, as you always do.
Somehow I wish, there would be more talk about the plot points that could be better, than five threads about Astarions romance scene being broken ( not hating here just an example).
Hah good one, it shows the type of audience BG3 attracted. Majority of BG3 discussions online is about romance, kisses, sex etc. These ppl do not care that Story absolutely falls apart once you begin questioning wtf is going on
And this whole point especially strikes a chord with me because I've also been making this same point. I don't blame Larian here. They want to make a ton of money from their game, and they have been brilliant in understanding what today's gamer audience truly wants, which is sex, sex, and more sex. And of course, unlike in a book or a movie or even porn, this is interactive sex, which is *the* key selling point.All the other talk about the supposed brilliance of this game are complete crap, which can so very easily be exposed if anyone cares to undertake even a very basic analysis of the game.
Tbh, the old BG games had their horny crowds too - I remember, that a lot of discussions in those forums were about the romances too - not just the original ones, but the modded too.
And the game has its good moments, I know, you don't agree and I'm not trying to convince you, but there are characters and storylines,that are really memorable and good. I will play this game for many years, especially since I don't think, the next Dragon Age will be any good with all the old writers being gone and Bloodlines 2 has crushed my hopes too, since Brian Mitsoda is no longer involved - he made the first one the masterpiece, it is today (and great characters and no romance). I don't play that many games, but I 'm very obsessive, when I like a game. I do like BG3, there is enough good stuff to go with still.
I hope, that BG3 might bring us more roleplay focussed DnD games tbh.
