Originally Posted by bkrueger
But in fact Baldur's Gate *was* mainstream in its days.

I guess that depends on what you consider mainstream. Are you referring to crpg fans, or gamers in general?

Originally Posted by leth
I thought we were comparing DA to BG, not BG2. TBH, BG was a lot less fun than BG2. And I don't think the D&D system can make combat in a game very interesting. Though I heard that 4th edition changed a lot…

I don't think BG was a lot less fun than BG2, in fact, many people even preferred the first game. As far interesting combat is concerned, BG, IWD, and TOEE all had very good combat imo.