Here's something that will put DA:O into perspective, whether you think it's shit or not.
If Dreadwolf is released and is essentially a carbon copy of DA:O quality-wise (with modern graphics and a new storyline ofc), it will probably be regarded as a huge revival for BioWare. Codexers will claim to love BioWare again (lol), mainstream journos will rave about it, streamers will stream.
It will immediately be (at the very least) a competitor to BG3 and any other RPG released around the same period, if not bury them.
The fact that a game like DA:O is so borderline unachievable in 2023 should tell you everything you need to know about the modern video game industry.
I expect BG3 to be better than DA:O, for a start.
And that’s NOT to say that I expect BG3 to be stellar. I’m pretty much considered some sort of grumpy Negative Nancy on their official forum.
I just expect the game to be ahead by the virtue of not being based on a completely retarded set of rules and systems. And that’s even taking into account how… controversial the 5th edition is around these parts (not entirely without merit, but Codex autism still plays a big role in it) AND how less-than-perfect Larian’s adaptation of it can be at times.