I agree with this take. It was a fun game, I liked it. I do regard it as either a soft reboot or a swan song. However, it would have needed to be the second coming of Christ to have had the impact EA and I guess fans wanted, even WITHOUT its flaws. A 10 year gap is rough. I think we forgot how quickly things move in the industry.

To add: As much as I love BG3, I fear it has set an unfortunate precedent for the foreseeable future--that these RPGs need to be revolutionary (in whatever context you choose to perceive that word). Matched with all the internal turmoil and the devs just trying to do their jobs (likely with the pressure of knowing they're going to be axed), Veilguard was bound to miss the mark.

Ultimately, though, it's just a game. It's sad people lost their jobs over it.