I still don't get it. No matter the complaints the story is still told way better than 90% of the other RPGs on the market. Just because it doesn't have all the options of the original doesn't mean its not better than most other options on the market. It's story is more intriguing and gripping than anything that happens in Skyrim or Oblivion. And people love to sink hours into those games. Hell its even better done than the story of the original Baldur's Gate, or either of the Neverwinter Nights games. Also better than either of the Icewind Dales games. Most of the games that came before it and laid the groundwork for it. Baldur's Gate's story is probably more interesting, but not delivered very well. The only games I played with better done stories were probably BG2, and the KoTOR games, and there's even less options and customization of the character and story in most of those games. So yes, it is not bad. It's just different from its predecessor