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Baldur's Gate III | Review Thread

What scores do you think Baldur's Gate 3 will get?

  • 50-55%

    Votes: 5 1.3%
  • 55-60%

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 60-65%

    Votes: 1 0.3%
  • 65-70%

    Votes: 1 0.3%
  • 70-75%

    Votes: 1 0.3%
  • 75-80%

    Votes: 4 1.0%
  • 80-85%

    Votes: 21 5.5%
  • 85-90%

    Votes: 82 21.5%
  • 90-95%

    Votes: 194 50.8%
  • 95-100%

    Votes: 73 19.1%

  • Total voters
    382
  • Poll closed .

Retrofluxed

Member
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I don't know which aged worse, that quote or that haircut.
 
Score of 9.5 and a praise for visuals that are apparently "stunning throughout". Dude admits in the second paragraph that he's only halfway through the game, so how the fuck would he even know?

Gotta have the review out at launch to get them clicks though. What a joke.
I don't blame him too much.

People want to know if they should spend their money on launch day. Reviewers weren't given enough time to finish the game before launch, but potential buyers want to know now.
 

Gorgon

Member
What do you have against Dragon Age Origins?

Given that the reviewer is of the opinion that DA:O is some kind of pinacle of RPG design, it follows that his opinion on BG3 as an overall inferior product to DA:O is not surprising.

As for what I think of DA:O, I have nothing "against" it, but I do think that it's a product already representative of Bioware's downfall phase. I don't find DA:O enticing or impressive on any level. But that's my personal opinion and of course you're free to disagree.

I'm still excited to see what CDPR has come up with in changing the gameplay of Cyberpunk 2077

I'm refering specifically to CDPR's heavy focus on story and character interactions. The rest of the gameplay is of course very different.
 

Banjo64

cumsessed
No way to play this at the moment. But I could play Divinity 2, anyone care to explain the differences with these 2 franchises?
 

Wildebeest

Member
No way to play this at the moment. But I could play Divinity 2, anyone care to explain the differences with these 2 franchises?
Their own Divinity franchise is a perfectly fine setting for people who like DnD, but DnD has a lot more iconic races, gods, monsters, and so on.
 

Gorgon

Member
No way to play this at the moment. But I could play Divinity 2, anyone care to explain the differences with these 2 franchises?

That isn't exactely an easy question to answer. Different franchises, therefore different settings, etc. The games are overall similar in the sense that they are isometric, turn-based, etc, but don't expect DOS2 to have the same production values, cinematics, etc, as BG3.

Also, the DOS games are more silly and goofy in tone, which turned me off hard. Personally I wouldn't miss them if Larian never went back, but they will for sure make a DOS3 with the production values of BG3.
 

Tedditalk

Member
Now? All of their games were ACTION GAMES WITH RPG ELEMENTS, nothing like BG3

And more expensive. Isometric does not need as much detail as first or third person.

Also just found out baldur gate 3 is 80 bucks. Looks like video game prices are finally catching up with inflation.
 

Tedditalk

Member
80 bucks on console, maaaaaan. Hope this does not become the new standard.

Found the base game for 70. For some reason not showing up in PSN store.
 
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Thief1987

Member
For some reason, only the digital deluxe edition was showing up in the PSN store. That was 80. Found the base game In the sidebar for 70.
Reason is pretty clear, I think. Now when they are grouping all editions under the single tile you always should check extensions.
 

sigmaZ

Member
Played most of the evening my wife couch coop and one of our friends who joined online for and got about 3 hours in.

Game of the year, easy! It would have to do something of an extreme magnitude to change my mind. So dynamic, fun and the dialogue is just so good.
Friends. What are those?
How easy is it to play multiplayer, do you just go through the main campaign with the extra characters?
 
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Friends. What are those?
How easy is it to play multiplayer, do you just go through the main campaign with the extra characters?
Make a separate multiplayer game, invite friend(s), win.

And yes, it’s the main campaign, just with buddies.
 
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Is it drop in and drop out multiplayer?
Yes. Though I would recommend starting a new game for MP though as any custom characters stay as part of the party. So if you host a game and your friend joins with their custom character, you cannot get them to leave the party and will have to control them yourself once your friend leaves.
 

marjo

Member
Is it weird that I'm somewhat tempted to buy this even though I have both the original D:OS as well as the sequel sitting half finished in my steam library?
 
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