The video trailer and poster says it all. Seems like the current Disney's take on Star Wars a la "Rings of Power" adding humour, characters and dialogue incompatible with the feel of Middle Earth and Tolkiens work. Ok for those who like action over quality.
This is NOT Baldurs Gate, it is Divinity Original Sin 3 with a Dragon Age Skin and D&D Mechanics. Larian is a proven RPG developer and can certainly be a good choice to develop a game in the D&D universe for a broad spectrum of gamers, however its debatable whether this is a good choice for making Baldurs Gate. The Divinity games (good in their own right) and Larians style are polar opposites of Baldurs Gate in feel, characters and story writing. It does not mean they are not up to the task but it is a big ask for them to make so many changes to their usual offerings, there are other companies (Owlcat Games or Obsidian) that would be more naturally inclined to continue those elements achieved by the original developers and wanted by the fans. The problem is they are using the name of a franchise that is much more than its D&D roots. Its popularity as perhaps one of if not the best CRPG in history, has created a huge following. I understand that some changes are normal due to the large timespan since the last game but Larian have ignored what made those games unique from other D&D games. If they use the name Baldurs Gate one would assume they want to draw the attention of new players as well as the followers of the series. They have ignored and alienated the latter part of the consumer base completely which is not very intelligent. Larian show they do not care, they only want to make money with a broader younger audience with the reputation of other peoples visions and hard work just like the trash Disney made with the new Star Wars movies (thank God for Mandalorian). P.S. Even Beamdogs Siege from Dragonspear (BG 1.5) stayed truer to the source material. To this day I still maintain that Pathfinder Kingmaker, NOT Dragon Age is the spiritual successor to BG. Larian just took advantage of the name to maximise sales. If you do not care about the originals and simply want an enjoyable RPG then as a stand alone game it will appeal to those that like DOS and DA.
