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I started a new game of Baldur's Gate 1 for the purposes of breezing through on easy to remind myself of the plot, and importing a character to BG2.
I'm going to get flayed for this, but man I forgot what a boring slog at least the first part of BG1 is. Doesn't help that my memory of AD&D rules is like in the back of my mind's attic.
But I'm gonna make myself push through so I can get to BG2, for Viconia's sake. I can fix her!
I generally love old RPGs, but when I tried BG1 some years ago, I got insanely bored and didn't finish it. I've always been embarrassed to admit, so it's nice to see a fan share a similar feeling haha
BG1 is probably one of my favorite games, but I started playing it as a teenager when I had time to sink into it. I imagine I might not have enjoyed it as much if I had first picked it up as an adult, especially after playing more recent titles with better QoL (I'm looking at you, 20-arrow-stack-maximum).
In addition, if you don't know much about AD&D 2e rules, it's not as fun. I typically play it with a party of 3 or 4 for faster leveling, or even a duo (I typically play all the Infinity Engine games this way), I find it more fun and challenging.
If you're not into complex character building elements or slower RPGs, I don't recommend BG1. Still one of my top 5 personally, though.