Round Up: Baldur's Gate 3 Reviews Suggest It's One of the Best RPGs Ever Made

I’m actually not getting quite warm with CRPGs. I couldn’t nicely get into divinity original sin 2.

But Baldurs Gate 3 has so far been amazing!

If Sony wants to catch up to Microsoft on the wrpgs front than this studio and cd projekt red would be good purchases.

Sony lucked out big time with Microsoft's bone headed move to release an underpowered console. They basically got a huge third party timed exclusive to go against Starfield.

Could this be the game that finally matches the genius of the witcher 3

Having regular cinematics and a proper DnD combat system are exciting me a lot. This sounds like it won't be as hard and time consuming as D:OS2's combat, which is a great game, but combat takes a long time and many tries. It also helps that I already know the rules.
The one down side of looking things up though, is that from EA there's whole bunch of wrong info out there.

Sony had a free win with BG3 becoming timed exclusive. Thank you Xbox Series S.

Starfield comes first for me, but then I'll probably be all over this on the Christmas break.

Playing Disco Elysium reminded me how good CRPGs can be and it seems like BG3's even greater freedom and replayability make it an absolute must-play. Could see it getting GOTY

Starfield isn't doing it for me, I have no idea why as it should be right up my street. BG3 it is then lol.

That is some awkward axe grinding in the IGN excerpt. I know that this is not my type of game, but I’m starting to get swept away by the flood of praise that Baldur’s Gate 3 is receiving. I need to find something to buff my impulse control…

I’m glad that the review scores are being held back as it’s just an insanely huge game that reviewers really shouldn’t be pressured into burning themselves out trying to finish to churn out a review.

I am really hyped up for this, I've been going through the original two on ps4 in preparation for this. Hopefully this game would be up their with the greats like Witcher 3 and baldurs gate 2.
With the I.P I expect an epic story that could pull you in for months, maybe years with the amount of replayabilty.

I'm still on the fence about getting it. That said this year in gaming is going to be one to remember.

Remember kids: The more people say something the more true it is!

Its from the same excellent people who made the 2 amazing divinity original sin games.so Baldur's gate 3 is going to be fantastic also.word up son

Well, @LiamCroft, let's hope you get a very long Christmas break! This game will take you a while... 😂

@Fiendish-Beaver I am planning on taking a fair bit of time off this year, so maybe!

I'm enjoying it but wouldn't say it's much better than DOS. Maybe I'm just not far enough in. Seems pretty similar, if anything.

@LiamCroft How can people trust Bethesda so much? How about Fallout 4? Fallout 76? And even Skyrim and Fallout 3.

Even if you love the watered down rpg experience these games offer there is no denying they all were a buggy mess even months after release.

@Amnesiac does anybody still take IGN serious these days?.
I'd almost forgotten try were still around

@species f3 and 4 were good games, skyrim is one the best games ever made.
Watered down rpg experience? more like one of the best rpgs to RP cuz you can do anything you want.
>they all were a buggy mess even months after release.
Played morrowind, f3, skyrim on PC on release and it worked fine

I've been saying for months now to anyone that will listen, and a fair few who wouldn't(!) that this game will be/is a masterpiece. Larian are the Developers of my all time favourite games, Divinity Original Sin 1 & 2, and so there was always little doubt in my mind that this game would be masterful. I've said it many times now, but not only will this game take home ALL of the Game of the Year Awards, but it will also set the standard for all future games. Reviewers will look at any other game and where they may have been tempted to give it a 10, will have to ask themselves whether it is as good as Baldur's Gate 3, and then concede that it isn't, and award it a 9 instead.

I know that for many, this isn't a game for them, but I would just say if you get a chance at a demo, then give it a go. It will draw you in. The hype was real because it was in the hands of players for 3 years whilst in Early Access, and therefore shaped by fans of the genre.

Larian are regarded as one of the best Developers for a reason, and Baldur's Gate 3 is their best game to date...

@Grimwood https://i.etsystatic.com/11368234/r/il/532aa1/1979128225/il_794xN.1979128225_flf3.jpg

@saffeqwe guess we gonna have to agree to disagree. To me those games are wide as an ocean, but deep as a puddle.

Im not trying to be old grandpa here, but i much more prefer morrowind and fallout 1&2.

This has been a year of disappointment for me. FFXVI in particular is the disappointment of the century. But Pikmin 4 and baldurs gate 3 have made me so happy. I've been playing bg3 since 2020 so I knew it would be great and I'm glad to see it succeed like this. It's more final fantasy than FFXVI...

I may have to look into this. I just started by looking up CRPG b/c despite playing JRPG since FF7 in '97 I didn't know what it stood for.🤷

My kids are big into D&D, my 1 kid I'd argue is too much into it, w/ all of their friends, but it's never been for me. Well except the 80s cartoon which was epic. 😎

Guess I have a month to figure it out as I'm not a PC gamer.

Well I can't believe how good my 5 year old GFX 1080Ti is rocking it.

It even works well on the steam deck and it's verified from today

Also without spoilers Act 1 drops you at the end of a beach and its up to you to find out where to go and what to do, it certainly seems like you have complete freedom to play how you want.

Really happy I got this.

I'll take it on release date.

@deathaxe this is why I'm excited for the game, despite being totally inexperienced with turn based combat and dice rolls.

I sometimes really want a game to just go "here's a giant world... good luck, and do some stuff if you like" like, I'm currently loving FF16, but there is nary a moment when it isn't pointed out with a big marker where you have to go next, even if it's to find someone you have no idea who they are, you just get told "its this person here, go" and its a linear game where you can't really just go off and do whatever.

And I do want to have to use me noggin sometimes, or make my own choices and mistakes, ala KCD, Elden Ring etc. And the timing is perfect for a game like this, as that's what I'm craving.

Plus games like this, it's super fun trying to push them to the limits, to see what is actually possible, and if the developers have thought of certain things.

@Ravix oh this is a giant sandbox there's seem to be no end of approaches to say scaling a wall or going down a deep hole and it's up to your imagination to work it out.

@deathaxe ah, well the intestines of my victims will surely help with absailing 😅

Or the classic "everybody get naked, we need to make a rope ladder out of our underpants"

Joking aside, I'm guessing inventory is a huge part of the game too? With options to use things you've collected via dialogue options or commands?

@Amnesiac they gave it a 9. They leaked it in their article. The morons

@KaijuKaiser do you know this game is already out on windows, wich is microsoft main platform and basically 99% of pc gaming market?

@Al3 people that own an Xbox most likely don’t have a powerful PC. Common sense

Been playing since the original BG came out and this one is definitely the peak. My only gripe is that it feels a little close to Original Sin.

@Ravix not found an inventory option yet but your skills and class unlock other actions so my sorcerer with arcana skill can deal with magic but doesn't deal with strength based/acrobatics problems so well.

There's no correct way to play just different ways of playing and even a failed dice roll may take you a different way that you weren't expecting.

I’ve been geeking out on this game on PC so much I might have to get it again for ps5. So well done. Refreshing to play an rpg where I actually want to read everything.

@deathaxe I randomly picked up a boulder and tossed it. Found a book under it! Love this game

It will go down as one of the GOATs. Starfield creators are quaking in their boots.

Best game I've played since the Mass Effect Trilogy, and I didn't think I was even a CRPG person. I hope this game gets game of the year, because to me it's game of the decade. If you want a Bioware game on steroids, this is that.

@tselliot This might sound petty, but I really do love this game more than DOS2 just due to the camera and quality animations. I played DOS2 for 3 hours and noped out. I played BG3 all weekend though and lost track of time lol

Impossible for Starfield and BG3 to not be compared, and it sounds like BG3 will be the standard bearer based on the early reviews. Not an enviable position for Starfield, especially with many “vacant” planets and the unenviable comparisons to the early release of No Man’s Sky.

@deathaxe okay, cool 😄 I do hope there are options for using items, other than selling them. I believe you can pick up all kinds of weird stuff when looting haha

@lacerz They will be compared to some extent but they are completely different games/genres. I for one cannot wait for Starfield. To me it looks amazing. Have to finish Demon's Souls remake first though which looks incredible by the way on the PS5.

@MasterEMFG it's important for not only you to read everything but your companions as well as they may have something to add.

I read up on alchemy etc and it's even more in depth than the witcher.

Every time you scratch a layer there's something else below it.

Definitely going to get it on PS5 as well so I can play on TV and at least I have cross platform support.

I want to jump in just so much coming out that I will have to get this later plus my first DnD game it will be a little intimidating

I could not be more excited for this. Especially as some of my pc mates are already playing and raving about it. That does bring up one of the dampeners for me though…the fact there’s no cross play with PC. Hopefully it’s something that gets added further down the line but I do appreciate it’s a big enough and difficult enough game to develop without adding stuff like that. cough split screen cough

@StrawberryTurtle Won’t change much IMO, it’s a PC game first and most will play it there.

@Johnion It's already the number one preordered game on PS5 in America.

A must play for me.

For those of us unwilling to pay thought the highly overpriced components barrier that is building an up-to-date gaming pc rig these days, it's awesome to be able to experience it on the ps5, even if it will have downgrades.

Proper excited for this, Starfield and Cyberpunk 2077's add-on to get stuck into in the coming months. Good times ahead.

@Palleon Yeh I saw the cross saves and thought it’s a cool feature. I don’t have a decent gaming pc though (and probs won’t ever get one) so it’s unlikely to be something I will use personally unless I ever play it on Xbox as well.

I've heard it's bearbare good

@KundaliniRising333

I doubt that there's going to be a PS5 downgrade

Minimum specs are 9 year old pcs and recommended is about 5 year old.

It even runs on the steam deck on medium which has the grunt of the PS4.

I have never played a turn-based game before outside of mobile nor have I played D&D formally, but this game keeps attracting my interest. For those that have played, do you think this is too overwhelming with D&D gameplay knowledge and choices for a newbie? I like RPGs in general, but have only mainly done western-style ones. I have also worried the turn-based will be boring over time, but others seem to indicate that is not their experience. Thanks.

@deathaxe oh nice I hadn't looked at the rec/min specs, I had just noticed reviews on the highest end pcs / and settings were having some minor but frequent framerate instability. I basically based my assumption it would likely be downgraded mildly on that.

Hopefully its smooth sailing though, as I'm looking forward to this one.

@Palleon it's coming on Xbox it's just that MS demands parity of the X and S and so Larian need a few more weeks months to get the Series S acceptable performance.

Last interview said they were aiming for Xmas hopefully.

@Palleon It's because of co-op. When in a co-op game, every player and character in their party can go off to any other part of the world and do whatever they want. Everyone exists in the same world, even if they aren't doing the same things and Larian are having a hard time getting that to run properly on Series S. But, because MS requires parity between Series S and X, they can't just release it until it works as advertised on both.

According to those scores Druid Bear Sex should become the norm in games from now on

@KundaliniRising333

There's a couple of issues, the vulkan drivers are not as good as the DX11 ones.

Plus it's currently using FSR 1 and Larian is working towards FSR 2.2 for early September.

So hopefully minor frames drops etc will be sorted soon and I suspect the PS5 will be free of any of that.

I’ve pre-ordered it for a bargain price of £20.25 on PlayStation Turkey digital store.

@GeneJacket I've never heard this before, but this seems like the best possible way coop is implemented.

Man, after Diablo IV and Final Fantasy XVI, I could totally get into a third game this year of which I thought: 'This isn't anything for me.'

As I have been so excited for this game, I'm trying not to spoil the story yet I keep watching videos. I've resigned to watching videos but fast-forwarding dialog and just watching combat and traversal. I'm going to try and only watch act 1 as well. Hopefully I can hold off. Less than a month away!

@KaijuKaiser this looks much better than Starfield, which is like 18000 planets but nothing to do on them but wander around