When I think of my time in Baldur's Gate, and Baldur's Gate II, I don't spend a lot of time romanticizing the world map. In fact, the only thing I clearly remember about it, when I think of it at all is that you don't get up and hit the Little Bard's Room, or go get coffee while you're fast traveling. There's nothing like being "indisposed" just to hear "You have been waylaid by enemies, and must defend yourself".
