Playing Pillars of Eternity After Baldur's Gate III

With the first anniversary of Baldur's Gate III having just passed and Obsidian's Avowed on the horizon, I wanted to go back to an old favorite of mine, a game widely credited with sparking the CRPG revival that led us to this point. I hope maybe others may be inspired to do the same.

But we all know that Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood is the real peak of RPGs.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
3:00 How Things Begin
11:22 Lore
20:21 Roleplaying Mechanics
26:21 Companions
41:17 Gameplay
44:45 Themes and Story
1:15:21 Conclusion

I start going into full spoilers in the middle of the Lore section up until the Conclusion, though Roleplaying Mechanics and Gameplay only lightly touch on certain lategame scenes.