Lets start off with this. Would I change some things if I was in charge of the game? Yes, of course I would. There are too many humans and elves in the origin characters, I don't like stone off the programming choices they made for paladin oaths, and they could use deeper dialog trees for learning the backgrounds of various npcs. That being said, this is very much a Baldur's Gate game. If you know the setup and lore of the previous two then there are some subtle hints of connections to those games that will probably be expanded on in the full game. This is also very much the Forgotten Realms setting. Yes, some characters are acting against what the groups they belong to would normally do, but you're supposed to notice that and wonder why. There's all kinds of references to various lore that only true fans would catch. The gameplay is great and will be polished for final release. Furthermore, they are actually fulfilling their promises, unlike other releases from the past few years. Do you want a great crpg that will define that genre for the next decade? Play BG3. If that's not what you're looking for then try something else.
