Prior to BG3 I knew nothing about Baldur's Gate other than it being some decades old RPG and any time any game was shown as turned-based I'd immediately lose interest and run the other way.
But BG3 radiated something... unique about it. It looked like an incredibly interesting RPG with an intriguing story and gorgeous visuals along with a beautiful soundtrack, so I figured why not try it out despite it being turn-based.
So I got into Early Access and immediately fell in love with it to the point it awakened inside me a newly discovered love for turn-based gameplay that reformed me. I played it religiously, more than I did most fully released games... but I wanted to play something actually finished at the time, so I found DOS2 and then it became clear to me that Larian just knows their stuff when it comes to RPGs, because both were so phenomenal that DOS2 and BG3 are among my favorite games of all time today.
So it being DnD or whichever ruleset DOS2 used ultimately doesn't make a difference in my opinion, to me at least, and it kinda shows because a turn-based RPG is massively swiping awards and praises left and right. I enjoyed BG3 back when backstab cones were still a thing and I enjoy it now.
Many people who never ever touched turn-based games came to try BG3 and I personally think that is a wonderful thing. It's pure magic to be able to draw in people who normally have no interest in a genre and ending up loving it so much.
So for me BG3 is a DnD RPG, but regardless whether it was 5E, 6E, YZ...I know I would still be here for BG3.
