Call me crazy, call me stupid, but I prefer BG over Baldur's gate 2 graphics any day. In fact i prefer the game entirely over bg2. It's a masterpiece and will always be my first true CRPg love
Crazy.
No, really, BG2 is gorgeous, even by today's standards it looks good. BG looks a bit rough in comparison. BG was the worst looking of the IE games.
About the game itself? Well, I prefer BG2, but they're both great games.