My genre preference is exactly the genre Baldur's Gate 3 is, I've played dozens of CRPGs and that's why I'm so convinced it's not anything special.
I'm also fairly convinced that the hype for it is largely from people who aren't familiar with the genre and think games are still only FPS games. Hopefully they will discover that there exists a wealth of other CRPGs out there for them to experience. Better ones.
No. Even among the existing fare the best which is Planescape torment and Disco Elysium. Baldurs gate 3 is nearly the top. I think it's better than fallout 1 and 2.
Haven't had the chance to play Disco Elysium yet, but Planescape Torment, Fallout 1 and 2 are definitely in my top 5 ever. I'm genuinely curious to see what kind of games the OP is thinking of (besides BG1/2, probably?).
I was hesitant to share my own picks because I feel that it's only inviting criticism, but I decided to assume good faith and trust that you are genuinely curious and not just looking for ammunition to nitpick me.
I will freely admit that most of these don't have the most incredible stories either. But they are all CRPGs I enjoyed vastly more than Baldur's Gate 3.
Yeah that's not a common list. Planescape torment is frequently listed as the best (in terms of writing only). No criticism here but your preferences are different enough that I would say your definitions of good and bad are outside the shared reality people usually talk about when they refer to what's the best crpgs.
My genre preference is exactly the genre Baldur's Gate 3 is, I've played dozens of CRPGs and that's why I'm so convinced it's not anything special.
I'm also fairly convinced that the hype for it is largely from people who aren't familiar with the genre and think games are still only FPS games. Hopefully they will discover that there exists a wealth of other CRPGs out there for them to experience. Better ones.