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Baldur's Gate 3
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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)
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That's why I bought it (and I loved the first game way back when). The game play is fantastic with a ton of content. Story and characters aren't my cup of tea, but I imagine it appeals to what a lot of people like about dnd. That being said, it's the first game in years I've played and then suddenly realized it's 2am.
Completely agree, I love the gameplay and I think it does a really good job of letting people live out their D&D fantasies with the combination of dice rolls, skill checks and multiple approaches to quests. I'm really enjoying it.
I'm only in Act 2, and the overall story so far has been serviceable, in my opinion. An adequate vehicle to drive the gameplay and put you in contact with various content. The whole "tempting you with power from a dangerous corrupting source" plot feels a little derivative of Bhaalspawn powers, but I'm hoping the Illithid story develops beyond that eventually.
My biggest gripe has been the characters, so far. BG2 had a fantastic cast of memorable companions with numerous internal relationships, great interactions and surprisingly deep romances, especially for its time. Most BG3 companions I've recruited so far have felt much flatter, blander and less interesting. Even the voice acting, while not bad per se, hasn't felt like it has the same amount of character and distinction.
Di... Did you just look sideways at the voice acting? Probably nothing can compare to what you heard in your head when you read those words on the screen in BG2, and sure the characters themselves may not be written with as much depth as would be possible without all the mocap and voiced lines. But I think the voice acting in this game is top notch. Fight me.
Were you a big fan of bg1 and 2? They were my favourite games of all time and while i enjoy 3 alot i am actually a critical of some things, mainly ui, qol related, but also mechanically.
Did you play any of the pathfinder games?
After aboit 15 hours I stopped playing BG3 because of QOL. I just got sick of clicks not registering or shooting a spell into an inanimate object instead of the desired target. Save cheesing is awful. The camera is aweful. Lack of vendors to sell garbage. Repeating voice lines from NPCs that you can't do anything about except move away. Having to know (or search online) a whole bunch of information to 100% some quest lines is irritating. BG2 was far better IMO. Probably going to get downvoted to hell for this comment.
Yes, @MrPoopyButthole. I'm always disappointed by a PoopyButthole. Go play BG2, again. Leave us alone. This game is far from perfect, but read the room. Bye.