Are people genuinely trying to compare the humor of Baldur's Gate and/or Baldur's Gate 2 to that of Larian's zanier attempt? Holy cow.

Originally Posted by timebean
However, I have accepted it and moved on tbh. This game will never be anywhere near as special or memorable to me as others rpgs and I think this is one of the main reasons. Lack of cohesive tone and writing. However, That does not stop my enjoying it in a different way than I enjoy more masterfully written games. I just consider it goofy fun!

As usual, the best case scenario (as is the case with long-removed sequels trying to recapture old magic) is "It's a decent/good game/film/book/et cetera, but a poor (insert-franchise-here) game/film/book/et cetera."