I replayed it for the maybe 8th time, for the old time and BG3's sake.
no doubt it is infinitely inferior to its predecessor, and one must admit that after all these years, time started to show on this one as it is not as timeless as others(BG2/PST, etc.)
side quests are mostly meh, the main storyline is super short and direct. most of the exciting companions haven't started their "main story" yet.
but hey it's the game that kickstarted it all we are talking about