Originally Posted by DArtagnan
In this modern world of level scaling and linear structures - it's a very refreshing experience to roam around at your own pace, building your party from the ground up until they're pretty bad-ass. I do so miss this aspect in most modern CRPGs

I was just playing the newest demo for Knights of the Chalice, and it kept making me think about BG and IWD, and how much I enjoyed them.

The only negative regarding BG 1&2 to me is how long they are. They're just too time consuming to replay as much as I'd like.