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Sorry Fluent, have to disagree. Just because you dislike BG2 for some strange reason, it doesn't make it convoluted nor linear-ish mess. IIRC, you didn't even finish BG2.
I voted BG2, still much better and fun than Kingmaker.
No problem blobber, we all have our opinions. I don't like BG2 as much as others do obviously. I never finished it but got to the same point in each playthrough, finished most of the side quests in the other areas that open up. It still feels convoluted to me, at least this time with SCS turned on, it got overwhelmingly difficult with that mod. Maybe if I tweak it more or play vanilla next time it will be better. But I spent over 100 hours combined with it in 2 separate runs, it's not bad, still a great RPG, but I enjoy BG1 more.
By convoluted I feel BG2 has almost too many spells, with SCS you have to have very specific spells memorized and it just gets to be a pain. And I never liked how you get bombarded with content right at the beginning of the game, which gives the game an air of "hurry up and do this stuff!" even if they aren't technically timed quests. I also liked the city of Baldur's Gate more than Athkatla, and the more open exploration of BG1. I also prefer low level content in general, rather than higher level stuff. But I promise I'll eventually beat BG2, I can import my party from Siege of Dragonspear and start over again sometime and give it another shot.
And I was just getting my Codex on with the strong opinion. It's a good game.