It hasn't aged at all, and it still remains one of the best of series with Anno 1800
I played BG1 and TotSC, BG2 and ToB, Icewind dale and HoW, IWD2, Pillars of Eternity and TWM1&2, Pillars of Eternity 2, Neverwinter Nights, Foutain of Elemental Evil, Pathfinder Kingmaker, Divinity Original Sin and Divinity Original Sin 2, Dragon Age Origins, Planescape Torment, Solasta. Fallout 1 and 2 (just to add some more...) I didn't play Siege of Dragonspear though I loved each of these games (except Solasta). BG2 and ToB as all time favorite. DoS2 as second all time favorite, on par with Pillars of Eternity 1 and TWM. Solasta my all time low. My take is very simple If what you want is "muh 2d and Real Time with Pause", then play Pillars of Eternity, or Pathfinder Kingmaker (which is a great game by the way). If you're only looking for a close adaptation of 5e, play Solasta. If you are a real RPG lover and can enjoy both Turn based games and Real Time with Pause ones, and want to enjoy a top notch game based on Forgotten Realms lore, then this game is a no brainer. As simple as that. You can only play Act 1, and only there you can go through the Act in 3 different ways at the surface, and 2 different ways in the underground. Each of those ways obviously end up at a certain moment to the same outcome at the end of the Act (but who knows after?), yet, they do REALLY provide you with hours of differing gameplay. For once, it's the first time I finally feel satisfied with "your decisions affect the game" as it really does, providing with insane replayability. About the game itself, it's in EA, there are still some bugs. Some of which can be game breaking. If you're ready for that, this EA alone puts down most of "finished" releases of today large studios as it is possible to sink 100h (with 3 different runs). Go Larian! Now what will really matter, as the game is great, the gameplay is great, the party is great, is that the story itself must be as EPIC as BG2 and ToB. If yes, there is even the possibility that this game surpasses BG2, if not... Not...
