I really enjoyed NWN 1 & 2. I would min-max my deep gnome monk to walk all over things. I was glad to see that one could play as a deep gnome, but he did lose some of his overpowerness, but they just simplified things. I do perfer 3rd edition rules more as I like choices. Only a little ways into the game and I'm glad they made another dnd game like this.
An absolute master piece from the studio that will hopefully bring the soul back into the development of AAA games. Baldur's Gate 3 is much more than just a hallmark in the history of RPGs -- which it is in its own right -- it is also a testament to the fact that a huge RPG title *can* be developed outside of the monitization driven development cycle most large studios are pushing today.
Thank you Larian for taking a stance!
BG3 is simply a masterpiece in almost every concievable way. the characters, story, voice acting, graphics, art style, music, atmosphere, and so much more are all above and beyond any reasonable expectation.
but above all else, it's really fun and has immese replay value.
it's not going to be for everyone, it has a turn based combat systemwhich i know immediately turns some people off, but i strongly urge you to try BG3 anyway. i can't promise it's going to change your mind on turn based combat but i truely believe you will find great enjoyment in the game regardless. its turn based nature allows a level of tactical depth to combat that simply wouldn't be possible in a real time combat system and lends itself well to a party based game like this.
No RPGs have hooked me this much since Star Wars: KotOR 2. Great story, great characters, servicable game system (which, to be fair, is more than I'd say about the 2e system used in the original Baldur's Gate games).