I grew up with the first Baldur’s Gate games and both are amazing but BG3 seems more of a standalone. I played the early access and I don’t see much need to play the first 2, the story is not connected.
I’m in the exact same situation. Got 2 weeks off scheduled for Baldur’s Gate 3 release and I’m currently just replaying Outer Worlds and Tyranny to pass the time while I wait.
I grew up with the first Baldur’s Gate games and both are amazing but BG3 seems more of a standalone. I played the early access and I don’t see much need to play the first 2, the story is not connected.