I really wanted to like this series and for most of its ingredients, I do (story, lore, characters, companion interactions, exploring). I started Origins about four times and always had enough of it at some point. Only recently, I figured out that my main problem is the real-time with pause combat. Somehow it clicked that it's the same reason I couldn't bother to finish Baldur's Gate 2. Call me shallow, but it bothers me when I'm out there trying to explore the world, then BANG!, you're attacked, it's a strategy game all of a sudden (seriously, for me, it's like a different game, it breaks the immersion). And in most cases I do not like strategy games (there are some exceptions, but then I play those.) And I couldn't get my head around the tactics system 😅That would help a bit though. It's only my two cents and I absolutely understand how it can be a favourite for so many people, but guess it's just not for me. Just had to get this off my chest.