Baldur's Gate 3

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11707 Ratings

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  1. Revlis89
    Sep 12, 2023
    1
    Waay overrated, gameplay is bored as hell.
    I know this is my opinion
    But i thought after all the positivity ill give it a try, but why.. why praise the game when its not even special? Heck even dark alliance is better
  2. Gallopher
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    They mispelled Divinity Original Sin 3. I don't like this one bit. It's NOT Baldur's Gate. Next time, do fekin faced with pause, as was the original. Or ask to see the % of users that would prefer it. Fekin Pillars of Eternity 2 or even Fallout Tactics could do both. You couldn't.
    No matter how good this game is for some, I hate it to every single piece of code as it it NOT what Baldur's    They mispelled Divinity Original Sin 3. I don't like this one bit. It's NOT Baldur's Gate. Next time, do fekin faced with pause, as was the original. Or ask to see the % of users that would prefer it. Fekin Pillars of Eternity 2 or even Fallout Tactics could do both. You couldn't.
    No matter how good this game is for some, I hate it to every single piece of code as it it NOT what Baldur's Gate was to the original fans.
    It's a good game with wrong name.    … Expand
  3. zombi_bunnii
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    couldn’t get into it, didn’t feel very fresh at all. honestly I’d rather just play tabletop D&D
  4. ShaikatSK
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    i dont even know why prople loves this. this combat is awful, i mean awful!! ok i get it, the story is great, graphics is good to but whats the point if the gameplay is turn based **** lol
  5. Rudipudi
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    What kind of gameplay is this ? This is such an boring game. It s allmost strategy game.
  6. Enrikenarga01
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sério que dei um grana absurda pra jogar um game de tabuleiro digital!? perdi meu tempo, eu teria mais diversão jogando paciência.… Expand
  7. ggscv
    Sep 11, 2023
    4
    This game was extremely buggy on release, with corrupted saves and game breaking quests ruining my experience. It is an enormous RPG that is far too big, with at least half the quests and places of interest being average to below average. The game would have been far better if they trimmed 30% of the weakest quests and tightened the game significantly. There is a huge amount of filler inThis game was extremely buggy on release, with corrupted saves and game breaking quests ruining my experience. It is an enormous RPG that is far too big, with at least half the quests and places of interest being average to below average. The game would have been far better if they trimmed 30% of the weakest quests and tightened the game significantly. There is a huge amount of filler in the form of books, quests, NPC's and unnecessary dialogue. For example, you walk into a pub and there are 15 NPC's standing or walking about. You have to talk to every single one because one or two of them will either give you a quest or will be required for a quest, but at least half the time the game will not indicate if an NPC is important or not. So you talk to each NPC in turn and 90% of them have absolutely nothing interesting, important or useful to say. But each one forces you into a cutscene-esque dialogue which wastes loads of time and completely takes you out of your immersion. Also the combat, while decent, takes absolutely forever with 50 monsters each taking 20 seconds per individual turn, making you watch monsters glitch about for at least 5 hours per turn before you get to move.

    The game has countless problems like this and they only serve to waste your time. Wait at least 2 years until mods and updates have fixed all the issues, then play this game, for a much better experience. However, understand that even with all the problems fixed it will only be an 8 at best because of all the filler and average/weak quests.    … Expand
  8. Starfree
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    I bought this game upon the recommendation of some friends and some content creators whose option i trust. I no longer trust their option. I knew about the degeneracy of f*cking a bear and sucking on toes but I was told those I side optional content that you have to go out of your way for. It’s not pushed down your throat. Which as far as I got, was ture. Was I wasn’t told is that you areI bought this game upon the recommendation of some friends and some content creators whose option i trust. I no longer trust their option. I knew about the degeneracy of f*cking a bear and sucking on toes but I was told those I side optional content that you have to go out of your way for. It’s not pushed down your throat. Which as far as I got, was ture. Was I wasn’t told is that you are encouraged to f*ck at least one, option for multiple at once, of your party members every couple of story missions. AS THE DEFAULT OPTION! You can either f*ck someone, be an **** say you aren’t into them, or ignore them all together, and mash A thought the warning of your party wanting to talk to you before you rest. Gameplay wise I don’t understand the hype. It’s DnD with less options, just play DnD it’s more fun. I’ve been told this is the best game of this year and a rival to even Elden ring. It’s not. It’s not garbage. It’s a pretty good adaptation of DnD with the strong limitations of being a Videogame. Just play DnD you’ll have a better experience and you’ll bond with your friends doing it. If you want a decent game where you can play out your deranged sexual fantasies of the fantasy world in the privacy of a single player experience, this is the game for you. You also need help.… Expand
  9. Hans12345
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    One of the most boring games i ever played. It s slow gameplay liek you playing chess.
  10. Bobbywinetime
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Outdated, overrated and overhyped game by people who think that they are fighting against big companies lol. Like seriously, if this game released in 1999, it would have been just as popular as all the other games like this one, in other words....not too popular. These games had decent fanbase on PC, but they were never mainstream level. They weren't even comparable to Age of Empires.

    But now it's 2023 and everyone takes gaming more seriously than religion and bunch of different people are overhyping this game for different reasons. There are diablo fans (haters), there are those who forgot that Final Fantasy hasn't been turn based for 20 years and want new games to be turn based and then there are those who like to go along with hypetrain, without even caring if the game is actually any good.

    Did i like it? No i didn't. In 1999 i might have enjoyed it, but even back then it wouldn't have been nothing. It is a very boring game, avoid it and play starfield!    … Expand
  11. bardurianos
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Rly 10/10 after act 1 game are terrible performance and lot of voice problem and its boring
  12. Bjaxxen
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Not at all like the old games with associated name. This game has nothing to do with Baldurs Gate-series imo. No communication on realase for MacOS. Act 3 is meh. DnD5e sucks.
  13. TJohn
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Despite the high review score, I don't believe this is that great of a game. Within its very specific subgenre this game might be enjoyable to some people (especially those who like D&D, BG, or Larian's other games), but when compared to the broader gaming landscape I don't see a reason to play this game when there are so many better ones out there. The scores for this game areDespite the high review score, I don't believe this is that great of a game. Within its very specific subgenre this game might be enjoyable to some people (especially those who like D&D, BG, or Larian's other games), but when compared to the broader gaming landscape I don't see a reason to play this game when there are so many better ones out there. The scores for this game are disproportionately inflated by fans of the genre/studio as opposed to your average gamer, so take some of the talk about this game with a grain of salt.

    BG3 does have some strengths. For instance the graphics and art style are nice, the audio and voice acting are some of the best I've ever heard, and the combat can be fun at times. But these pros are heavily weighed down by the rest of the game.

    The mechanics and nearly everything you do on the map outside of combat is absolutely horrible in my opinion. The map design and traversal are extremely outdated, it's like the developers forgot about the last 20 years of game design when making it. BG3 maps are small, linear, and full of empty space with nothing to do, just like a lot of outdated 90s RPGs. Navigating the map is like doing a maze with annoying obstacles scattered between paths of nothingness. Say you want to go to the other side of the map, well first you need to waste your time doing an unnecessarily hard battle, then you have to solve a frustrating puzzle/find the key to a locked door/etc, all the while trying to navigate the maze and avoid dead ends. There are ways out of some of these (talking your way out of a battle, picking the lock, etc) but it's not fun, picking the lock, for instance, is just a dice roll. It's not like Skyrim where there's a fun little minigame. And this is essentially how the developers pad the run time, by populating the map with these obstacles that force you into a dice roll. They give you the illusion of choice and 3 or 4 options for how to proceed, but you'll probably end up rolling the dice no matter which option you choose so the end result feels the same with every encounter. I don't hate the use of dice in the game, especially for combat, but for a modern RPG it is annoying that they don't have some mechanics or minigames that require an element of skill. Outside of battle, nearly everything is left to chance which makes for a bland experience. Want to find buried treasure on the map? Dice roll. Want to persuade someone to do something? Dice roll. Want to find a secret passageway? Dice roll. There's very little you as the player can do on your own accord, which takes away some of the thrill of the game for me. I'm not truly discovering these things for myself, the game is rolling the dice and giving them to me if I pass the check.

    The map also has issues with scope, as most of the maps are relatively small (by 2023 standards), and they're extremely linear. Each map essentially equates to a level, and you have to beat one level to advance to the next which is another outdated concept. I personally think the game would've been far better if you started in a hub map (like the city of Baldur's Gate) and then had 5-10 maps surrounding you. Then you could choose which maps to go to based on quests, RP goals, etc. Instead, they took the 90s model of map design and make you do the same levels again and again in the same order with little choice as to which map to do. You can't, for instance, travel directly to the titular city of Baldur's Gate from the beginning of the game without first playing 30-40 hours.

    The combat in the game, as I mentioned earlier, can actually be fun. The problem I ran into though was twofold. First, most encounters are unnecessarily hard, even at explorer level. You often find yourself facing off against enemies that outnumber you 2 or 3 to 1. This is a problem, but the even bigger problem is that there aren't enough small fights you can do to grind up a level or practice a little more to prepare for the big fights. As I said, enemies don't respawn so the few easy fights in the game pass quickly and can't be repeated. If I want to fight, for instance, I can't just run into the forest and find a dynamically spawning pack of wolves. Instead I need to go through the maze and deal with a ton of nonsense only to find one of the scripted battles which is likely way too hard to be a simple fight. There isn't enough side content to make up for this either, I cleared the entire first map and was still only the recommended level for the next zone. Where's all the side content I can do if I want to get ahead?

    So overall I did not like this game, and I haven't even touched on my issues with the story (including its length and content), oversexualization of characters, and lack of replay ability. I love RPGs and tactical combat, but this game is just not something everyone will enjoy (despite the "universal acclaim"). Overall I see why some people would like this game, but for most I'd recommend passing on it.    … Expand
  14. Crimsonian
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    The lack of micro transactions and relative polish justify the game's price tag. I disagree with negative reviews that this game is too expensive for what it is. Larian are to be lauded for sticking to pro-consumer methods. That being said, the content of the game is bad. The voice acting at times sounds sound-boothy, and it isn't helped by the insufferable dialog and character writing.The lack of micro transactions and relative polish justify the game's price tag. I disagree with negative reviews that this game is too expensive for what it is. Larian are to be lauded for sticking to pro-consumer methods. That being said, the content of the game is bad. The voice acting at times sounds sound-boothy, and it isn't helped by the insufferable dialog and character writing. The combat is tedious and boring. I get a lot of people like this game, and find it liberating. I found it surprisingly limiting for creative choices after hearing about the vast freedom. The clips I see of people going "omg that worked" all seem fairly obvious to me. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn't. I don't think it's a good game, but I respect Larian.… Expand
  15. dASHKO
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    I don't understand why THIS is popular... It plays, looks and feels like a game from 2000-2005. Ugly visual style of the characters, clichéd fantasy without a unique atmosphere, the plot is like fan fiction written by a teenager.
    No open world in RPGs in 2023??? Lol, look at Skyrim, which is over 10 years old. Top view like in Diablo? Okay, but in diablo there is normal gameplay, but    I don't understand why THIS is popular... It plays, looks and feels like a game from 2000-2005. Ugly visual style of the characters, clichéd fantasy without a unique atmosphere, the plot is like fan fiction written by a teenager.
    No open world in RPGs in 2023??? Lol, look at Skyrim, which is over 10 years old. Top view like in Diablo? Okay, but in diablo there is normal gameplay, but here you can only read the dialogues and roll the die. Thank you, very interesting and addictive gameplay (no). Playing, precisely from the point of view of the player’s interaction with the game, is catastrophically boring!!! They could do everything the same in terms of plot and features, but add a normal camera, a combat system like in Skyrim or the Witcher, for example, and an open world. But it’s much easier to make a technically and gameplayally outdated boring game and hype it thanks to DND fans and the sexual preoccupation of some people who came to see who else they could sleep with besides a bear. At the same time other people, due to social pressure, began to convince themselves that that they like it too. Why did technology and industry evolve? Why did people create 3D graphics, open worlds, 4K, unreal engine 5, RTX? So that in 15 years THIS is considered the best game? I refuse to understand this. Bg3 is not a bad indie, but nothing more. Never again.    … Expand
  16. EvilBunnyGames
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This game is broken. Not a finished game yet, more like Early Access game, still in Alpha. And even with thousands and thousands fixes this game is still broken or even worse getting less playable every time. Avoid it next 6-12 months.
  17. BigKing
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Good history and artistic works but the combat style isn't the best for me, bit I consider that someone that likes the genre could have a good experience
  18. Guestricar
    Sep 6, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a game without the slightest sense poorly made and weak graphics and weak gameplay and should not have been releaseD… Expand
  19. Hamode
    Sep 6, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After trying the game on a Sony device, I can say that it is the worst game I have played this year. There are drops in game frames and many problems.… Expand
  20. Johnb091986
    Sep 5, 2023
    4
    Some fps issues but a lot of texture pop ins.
    Not a fan of turn base games and think this game even if pulling away from its origins didn’t really require turn based strategy even so story was ok.
    The fact that they used this game for clout and still are has put a dark shadow over it for me.
  21. Lonitx
    Sep 5, 2023
    4
    Where's the pause menu? how could such a basic feature be overlooked? Far from larians best game simply because Divinity 2 was a more complete version of this.
  22. Marlon54
    Sep 4, 2023
    4
    It's not for me the main quest is too long, the world isn't open enough, combat is unnecessarily difficult
  23. AJCk19
    Sep 4, 2023
    4
    I really wanna love it, but why make it turned based? It ruins the whole experience. This game could have easily eclipsed Skyrim.
  24. Fede75
    Aug 19, 2023
    2
    Purtroppo, nonostante io riconosca il valore del lavoro svolto, questo rimane un prodotto di nicchia per gli amanti del genere. Perché se non amate il genere, non amerete questo gioco. Voglio dire, anche il gioco di pesca perfetto, da 10 assoluto, non può piacermi se non mi frega nulla della pesca. In conclusione, di genere. Ma ottimo prodotto.
  25. OneTwo369
    Sep 4, 2023
    0
    Deceived that the stream lags, although Act 3 lags. Deceived that the plot will not be around illithids.
    There are no quests for the goblin faction. Very easy fights. Well, a lot of bugs. Boring plot. Boring characters. Early Access V2.0
  26. Fission_Mailed
    Aug 7, 2023
    2
    Gameplay and the pacing is really slow, character customization Is fine, not my type of genre. I didn't understand the hype hysteria that was across all over the web.
  27. Elewir
    Sep 3, 2023
    0
    Anyway, the game itself is shallow and filled with bugs from the very beginning. If you enjoy D&D, you can overlook the story, characters and bugs. I'm not sure if you can overlook the awful adaptation of combat though. Or the long rest system.
  28. Sin2222
    Sep 3, 2023
    4
    This game has a lot of options for dealing with a single situation, and is diverse in terms of endings and different play styles. Yet in terms of terms based combat as a general mechanism, this game has no real innovation whatsoever. Once I’ve become used to the cliche CRPG narrative, the story stops being interesting. The major frame of the game, so to speak, is weak and balance is theThis game has a lot of options for dealing with a single situation, and is diverse in terms of endings and different play styles. Yet in terms of terms based combat as a general mechanism, this game has no real innovation whatsoever. Once I’ve become used to the cliche CRPG narrative, the story stops being interesting. The major frame of the game, so to speak, is weak and balance is the off, so it has to introduce a lot of other “decorative elements” to cover this fundamental flaw. Overall a highly overrated game and not nearly as good as other people seem to regard it.… Expand
  29. ObjectiveGamer1
    Sep 2, 2023
    0
    Might be the most boring combat system ever, if I wanted to roll dice I'd go to Caesars palace
  30. Jbw1992
    Sep 2, 2023
    0
    Buggy as hell, 3rd act is basically unplayable and the story really drops off. Reviewers didn't even finish the game before submitting their reviews and it shows.
  31. Phantom831996
    Sep 2, 2023
    0
    One of my most unpleasant experiences in gaming. I can't believe the amount of glitches that have gone on without being patched, after 6 years of development. Party members vanishing from the camps, character models T posing during cutscenes, animations that simply don't account for certain sizes (halflings), and initiative order not corresponding to what happens.

    Add to that characters    One of my most unpleasant experiences in gaming. I can't believe the amount of glitches that have gone on without being patched, after 6 years of development. Party members vanishing from the camps, character models T posing during cutscenes, animations that simply don't account for certain sizes (halflings), and initiative order not corresponding to what happens.

    Add to that characters that are clearly more useful than others, most social encounters being boiled down to Succeed = no combat Failure = combat, an overwhelming sense of die and retry as your entire party fails perception rolls over and over again, AND needing to go back to camp over and over again in order to change party members; with the SAME spiteful comments thrown in your face each and every time... and you have one of the most unpleasant experiences I've ever been a part of.

    30 hours of my life wasted, and one of the worst games I've ever played. I do not understand all the hype, when games handled party management better 20 years ago.    … Expand
  32. ST00A
    Sep 1, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has been a pure chaos for me. I won't understand why people like it so much but it's actually not better than Dragon Age or Skyrim. Multiple bugs and glitches that are getting fixed but still weren't fixed at the launch of the game. Act 3 was the worst in terms of them. Optimal optimization is fine but storyline that actually is very linear and the game that doesn't bring anything new besides DnD 5 version to the market. Storyline is somewhat good at the start but starts to get worse after a while, especially with characters... I didn't like a lot about it but there is a lot of good things, including graphics, textures, somewhat good optimization at the start. I do recommend to experience this game for yourselves but for me it's 3/10. Might reconsider for 4/10 in the future but no more.… Expand
  33. PedroBonett
    Aug 31, 2023
    2
    horrible el combate por turnos feo, de verdad que no esperaba esto en un juego, la gente lo puunteo muy alto por la nostallgia una secuela , y todo iba bien hasta que llegamos al combate por turnos,
  34. Mavis1999
    Aug 31, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought this game was really good at first but overtime the cracks really began to show. I spent most of my play-through trying to get rid of my tadpole only to find out online that there is no way to actually get rid of it. You have to play with it whether you like it or not, and I wouldn't be nearly as upset about this if the game didn't imply that there was a way to remove it multiple times only to pull the rug out at the last minute, this is the illusion of choice.

    I also overlooked a lot of issues with the game but in the final stretch they become impossible to ignore. Shallow story, badly written characters, and game breaking bugs have eroded what I liked about this game in the first few hours of play. The ending is awful and your choices don't matter in the end.    … Expand
  35. Mach0Nach0
    Aug 31, 2023
    4
    Unfinished game. Game quality dips in mid to late game with multiple crashes in the final act which is already filled with bugs. Score would be higher if the final act didn't ruin my experience.
  36. FeltAvtomaton
    Aug 31, 2023
    0
    Bad graphics, short story, but price 70$, just clone of Diablo actually. Definitely not recommend, if you want play this game genre, just go and play Diablo 3.
  37. Mogar245
    Aug 31, 2023
    4
    Not sure why this game gets so much praise. Boring companions, generic plot, plodding and frustrating combat that offers nothing new. There's an illusion of choice, but a lot of the big decisions stayed the same no mater how what choices I made. It's clear a lot of effort went into it, but it's an average rpg at best. Bioware, Bethesda and Rockstar all offer much deeper and more enjoyable rpgs
  38. patriarchy
    Aug 30, 2023
    4
    Not a Baldur's Gate game. "Anomaly" outrage was a fabricated PR stunt, bots ratio negative reviews 10 to 1, writing is like a bad RPG session. Sad to see this is the best cRPG released lately.
  39. robert12344
    Aug 30, 2023
    2
    without any drastic changes from what was already presented as a demonstration on the PC, there is a lack of innovation and lack of polish in certain areas nothing new compared to the previous games of this franchise. I expected a lot more.
  40. Hoseo
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    The game is buggy just like Cyberpunk 2077. There is no customization of the appearance of the character, but there are settings for the genitals, why is this? A stub from the Karlach quest, why did they deliberately mess up the Karlach quest? Boring characters. And how many bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs. The second and third acts are not optimized. This is the worst DnD game ever. I'm ashamedThe game is buggy just like Cyberpunk 2077. There is no customization of the appearance of the character, but there are settings for the genitals, why is this? A stub from the Karlach quest, why did they deliberately mess up the Karlach quest? Boring characters. And how many bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs. The second and third acts are not optimized. This is the worst DnD game ever. I'm ashamed that I wasted my time on this.… Expand
  41. ScootfieId
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    Lixo completo batalha de turno em 2023 não dá mais ! Fui induzido ao erro ao comprar esse lixo de jogo obrigado mídia de merda.
  42. arcanum2240
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    WAY, WAY too hard, even on the most forgiving difficulty. I've uninstalled it, as it's absolutely impossible to finish, and I'm done wasting my free time getting frustrated with it. What a waste of $70.
  43. Blacas
    Aug 28, 2023
    3
    We were promised a seamless Baldur's Gate city back in June. Unfortunately this is a lie: the upper city disappeared and we get two-thirds of the lower city.
    Obviously a lot of quests and scenario elements to transition back to the available part of the game.
    No wonder why the game requires a patch 1 with a thousand fixes. We even experienced the rollback of a hotfix. This game launch is    We were promised a seamless Baldur's Gate city back in June. Unfortunately this is a lie: the upper city disappeared and we get two-thirds of the lower city.
    Obviously a lot of quests and scenario elements to transition back to the available part of the game.
    No wonder why the game requires a patch 1 with a thousand fixes. We even experienced the rollback of a hotfix. This game launch is quite messy.

    The game is to be praised for its outstanding artistic quality and its length. You may also like the story but we are far from the epic experience of the original BG games.
    Unfortunately the game engine shows its limits. The overall party management and controls are cumbersome. Beware that it looks like DnD settings but there are substantial modifications as well as added mechanics unrelated to DnD. This may be seen as a plus but this is also likely to deceive players expecting DnD tactical challenges.

    The game deserves a better score but clearly I don't want to encourage any game studios to lie to their customers. Larian failed.    … Expand
  44. Ratingss
    Aug 28, 2023
    3
    No **** censorship, you can play the whole thing naked.
    But that doesnt make the point n click rng gameplay and camera any less goddamn awful, doesnt make the story any less shallow or the short game any longer, this is the call of duty of crpgs with a 4 hours long main campaign if it wasnt padded with the braindead combat.
    The npcs spamming 10/10 reviews wont even acknowledge that the    No **** censorship, you can play the whole thing naked.
    But that doesnt make the point n click rng gameplay and camera any less goddamn awful, doesnt make the story any less shallow or the short game any longer, this is the call of duty of crpgs with a 4 hours long main campaign if it wasnt padded with the braindead combat.
    The npcs spamming 10/10 reviews wont even acknowledge that the game is full of bugs that break quests    … Expand
  45. VoinGold
    Aug 28, 2023
    0
    encountered many errors, especially in the 3rd act. In some places, the plot is bad.
  46. iva-anna
    Aug 28, 2023
    2
    Act 1 is very good, but Act 3 is unfinished and buggy. Waiting for content to be added.
  47. skdajlfghsldkfj
    Aug 27, 2023
    3
    Too slow and boring.

    Combat isn't any fun, you are always outnumbered at least 2 to 1 and its just frustrating so Just save before decisions and just reload until you make the saving throw and game is easy mode and you can avoid most combat.
  48. Mehailrettl
    Aug 27, 2023
    0
    I had a lot of tech problems with it.
    Seems so poorly done after 3 years of "polishing".
    I'll be back after all of the patches.
  49. Ikusame
    Aug 27, 2023
    0
    Dont normally write reviews for games, rather just let the cards lie. But, I'm quiet tired of how Larian does things. I've played their games, and enjoyed them. Indeed, I enjoyed Baldur's Gate 3. Up til the final act where broken quests, unfinished content, and an ending that is essentially Mass Effects 3's "Your choices didnt matter and t he endings you can pick now are barely differentDont normally write reviews for games, rather just let the cards lie. But, I'm quiet tired of how Larian does things. I've played their games, and enjoyed them. Indeed, I enjoyed Baldur's Gate 3. Up til the final act where broken quests, unfinished content, and an ending that is essentially Mass Effects 3's "Your choices didnt matter and t he endings you can pick now are barely different from one another. Also no companion closure" is unforgiveable.

    Of the last four games Larian has released, not a single one was actually finished. Three of them got definitive editions a year later which boosted sales. The fourth was Dragon Commander which I'm still sad didnt get finished because it was such a fun concept. BG3 is their fifth in a row game that isnt complete and at this point I feel they're doing it intentionally knowing they'll get a boost later when they inevitably do their definitive edition of BG3 that actually finishes the game. And they'll be praised for it, pats on the back for all. And this needs to stop, and they should feel ashamed that they keep doing it.    … Expand
  50. DarthMalgus
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    Message to Larian and Sven - you cannot sell buggy beta test for a price of a full game.

    It is a scam!

    After 3 weeks of release - still plenty of critical bugs even in chapter 1.
  51. Caiknas
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it's a tiring game. turn-based combat is one of the most unacceptable elements in terms of the year we are in… Expand
  52. Daybrakgo
    Aug 26, 2023
    2
    In general the combat is the biggest let down along with the bugs especially in Act 3.
    Game is okay otherwise, most highlights for other people are the story but dialogue was very cringe at times. Felt more like a dating simulator than anything else.
  53. Axel-Viking
    Aug 26, 2023
    3
    I find it completely terrible, at least, the presence in the game of such a level, a moronic denouement with sex with a bear. but most of all, the sad thing here is that this game affects a generation
  54. Aegandor
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    Seeing this game get such a score truly has me questioning my sanity or that of most younger "gamers" and "professional reviewers". Baldur's Gate 3 has a decent first act, albeit nowhere near as good as DOS 1's Cyseal murder investigation or DOS2's Fort Joy, but falls of a cliff afterwards.

    The game starts with great promise. You have so many classes and races to choose from, that it's    Seeing this game get such a score truly has me questioning my sanity or that of most younger "gamers" and "professional reviewers". Baldur's Gate 3 has a decent first act, albeit nowhere near as good as DOS 1's Cyseal murder investigation or DOS2's Fort Joy, but falls of a cliff afterwards.

    The game starts with great promise. You have so many classes and races to choose from, that it's hard to not get excited thinking about what awaits you and the different and unique playthroughs you will make. The first act while largely devoid of good quests is largely carried by the interesting companions who constantly banter and have many things as you slowly settle into the gameworld and find out more about them, as well as the game's refreshing interactivity that allows you to talk with animals, dead people etc. Despite being in EA, there are still lots of bugs about in the 1st Act.

    But slowly the cracks start to show. The player is introduced to factions, events, characters with zero explanation or investment and is expected to care about things that are never shown, discussed, discovered.

    And the the 2nd Act starts and those cracks result in a massive trainwreck. To put it simply there are many issues with this game that prevent it from being a masterpiece , or even a decent RPG altogether:
    1) There are no interesting, complex or memorable quests or moments. In the Witcher Trilogy for example you have stuff like the Vizima investigation, the Lakeside, Flotsam and the choice that leads to two entirely different games (camp/Vergen), the Baron, the Kaer Morrhen prelude and battle, the entirety of Blood and Stone etc. There are quests with interesting characters that allow you to learn more about the world, get invested in the stories of the people you encounter whether they be kings or peasants or nymphs. After nearly 100 hours of BG3, I cannot recall even one quest that kept me on my toes or had me excited and immersed in the game world. Which leads us to
    2) Horrible and non existent world-building and immersion. While games like the Witcher and Dragon Age Origins offer immersive worlds, with their different regions, kingdoms, cities, factions, politics, races, that you can interact with, in BG3 there is no Codex or interest in making the player feel immersed in the world. There is a city called Baldru's Gate somewhere and then there's...err cities? Kingdoms? Empires? The Flaming Fist? The Harpers? The Druids? The Gods? Goblins? A dude called Kethric Thorm? Enver Gortash? Demons? The game never even bothers to tell you what the world you're supposed to be in is like, what the diffferent factions do, how the different races are viewed. You never interact with the different factions and peoples of the world, you never talk to NPCs to see how they view the different races/factions. The end result is a total lack of immersion or investment in what's happening around you. The game does not feel in the slightest like an epic fantasy adventure.
    3) The gameplay. Largely related to the above, the gameplay consists solely of running around killing guys you don't know or care about and rolling dices fore literally hours to open doors, chests and automatically win conversations regardless of what your class, race or overall disposition is related to the person you're speaking to you.
    4) Mute companions post Act1. While your companions seem interesting and heavily involved in the story at first, they become mute following Act1 and act primarily as props.
    5)Terribly rushed. It's obvious this game was intended to be something else and do a lot of different things that are not in the final version. Just to give an example, literally 2 weeks before release the developers were talking about exploring the Upper City of Baldur's Gate but that's not in the game. For a full list just google "Baldur's Gate 3 cut content". This explains why Larian refused to hand out copies beforehand, thus a lot of reviews wrongly and unjustly only rate the first Act (which is also not even close to a 1 to be perfectly honest) and should not be taken seriously, same as the hivemind that called this a masterpiece 3 or 4 days after release despite talking about a 100 hour game.
    6)Lack of RolePlaying, no reason to replay. As mentioned above, your class and race are irrelevant as a bard can intimidate, a fighter can charm, a sorcerer can survive, a barbarian can have arcane knowledge and so on. The game's lackluster story and quests and limited choices and consequences mean there's no point in replaying unlike say games like the Witcher 2

    In short, Baldur's Gate 3 is a terrible RPG, that's carried by a very not suspicious and coordinated PR campaign of "professional" reviwers that never even finished Act 1 before their review and certain "unique" gamers that enjoy throwing dices because it reminds them of D&D board games. If you're looking for the true sequel to Baldur's Gate 2 or the spiritual successor to DAO, this isn't it...    … Expand
  55. Shane1
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    Absolute trash and an embarrassment to the preceding games in the series. I'm convinced the positive reviews are mostly bots.
  56. Beruud
    Aug 25, 2023
    1
    Not exactly sure how this game is so popular. Between the wretched camera that you fight with the entire time, to the directionless quests, to the cringe worthy "romance" garbage, the uninspired NPC's that a 5 year old made up and to top it all off this crappy company yanks things out of your inventory with no warning and then weeks later, puts it back. They don't answer tickets, theyNot exactly sure how this game is so popular. Between the wretched camera that you fight with the entire time, to the directionless quests, to the cringe worthy "romance" garbage, the uninspired NPC's that a 5 year old made up and to top it all off this crappy company yanks things out of your inventory with no warning and then weeks later, puts it back. They don't answer tickets, they don't answer tweets, their marketing is garbage and the customer service is pure trash.

    This game is the pure definition of white knighting. Tons of issues people overlook or play through, and anyone who might have a criticism is chastised.

    I just wish I could get my money back for this waste of time.    … Expand
  57. aadl
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    Just another trash larian's game. Decisions does not have any sense again. They make it in 4th game in the row. Disgusting humor. Filth everywhere. Worst rpg-oriented game studio. 0/10
  58. night4
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    Unfinished, buggy, juvenile writing, and massive unnecessary sexual content. Absolutely disgusting destruction of the series.
  59. klurxx
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    Too bugged on release, cut content, doesn't deserve even half of the current score.
  60. Santa-zero
    Aug 24, 2023
    3
    Only hyped because of the state of the gaming media lately. Nothing special that hasnt been done before and better.
  61. EdmonDantes
    Aug 24, 2023
    0
    The most important thing that makes a game playable is the gameplay. Unfortunately, the gameplay mechanics of this game are from the 1990s and are very boring. Overhyped !
  62. Benjones1234
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    I understand the hype and this year as produced some amazing games like Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. And Starfield looks unbelievably good and hope it delivers. This game could and should of been so much more. Find it boring to be honest. Disappointed!
  63. YM_Salute
    Aug 23, 2023
    1
    Honestly this game wasn't as good as many made it out to be. Could've been much better. UI bugs are a known issue in this game such as Combat UI bugs, tutorial messages bugs, minor text tweaks, possible blocking issue, Incorrect player portraits, black screen issue, and issues with NPC's crime interrogation dialogue.
  64. ArisaSer2
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    Ты моя радость , ты моё горе Я очень яркая фанатка RPG .Но что сделали наши любимые разработчики из "Larian Studio"
    120 Гб это честно говоря мало в наше время но даже я их не увидела .Куда потратили эти 120 Гб ладно давайте по порядку ,мы сейчас разберемся.
    -Управление и Интерфейс Плохое управление камерой, в 3D RPG даже Solasta справилась с этой задачей зато крутые Larian пролетели    Ты моя радость , ты моё горе Я очень яркая фанатка RPG .Но что сделали наши любимые разработчики из "Larian Studio"
    120 Гб это честно говоря мало в наше время но даже я их не увидела .Куда потратили эти 120 Гб ладно давайте по порядку ,мы сейчас разберемся.

    -Управление и Интерфейс Плохое управление камерой, в 3D RPG даже Solasta справилась с этой задачей зато крутые Larian пролетели этот курс ! Она утомляет а также жрет мои ресурсы в ПК, это управление отняло много времени навигации по курсы .Иконки а также текст маленькие. Во всплывающих подсказках по способностям и заклинаниям отсутствует важная информация. Книга заклинаний, которая вызывает недоумение Функция сортировки предметов работает только в одном меню инвентаря, в других нет, и фильтры предметов отсутствуют я почувствовала себя в Skyrim.Прости меня Bethesda


    - Игровой процесс это твою мать боль я плакать хочу когда начинается бой так как понимаю если я не получу проверку скрытности , я потрачу почти час реального времени на бессмысленный бой .
    Я особенно зла из за "Дайс" если в реальной жизни кость достачно честна то BG3 очень часто ты пролетаешь всякие проверки на характеристики.Диологи это тоже честно говоря боль , если в жизни ты сам выстраивает свой диолог то тут всего пару веток по типу Да/Нет,Почему/Возможно /Никогда добавьте это в любой диолог и ветки и поймёте что я права .
    Катсцены неплохие если бы графика не была такой ландшафтной.

    -Звук . Классический саунд BG , потом пару скрипок , несколько классических звуков фэнтези и все .
    Я бы ещё написала про то что BG3 слишком похож на Ведьмак 3 у них правила их игры происходит только в определенном месте но как только ты выходишь из зоны комфорта то игра становится тусклой .Но если я начну лить только кислоту то меня забанят опять .

    Итог BG3 как многие игры этого года ,это химера .
    Клон Divinity Original Sun,фильма D&D , реального боя нет, из за чего враги порядочно ждут.Поплакала над саундом но это игра должна называться Divinity 3 или D&D но это не BG3 это просто грустно -    … Expand
  65. TheCoolMan
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    the game is okay, the gameplay and story are fine but there is a huge problem with the game. There are no microtransactions, I love microtransactions, they are the best part of any game I play most of the time and without them the game just feels empty
  66. Reddevil33
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    This game should have come with a warning, I was so excited to play it. I believe the warning should say, " Rebirthed dead dice game, made this way so you cant get the rolls you want, if you have never played d&d before dont buy this game. You will wind up with a product you dont understand and cant use. every time i roll the dice i lose, this game sucks.
  67. senethril
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    -Position a potion and not explode it
    -Take back a potion is not working, no collision as well
    -potion ground effect length, not days -throw a potion on someone -click a potion and drag is not working -attack on a potion on the ground is not possible -Lillith too ez to kill, the only unit to kill since my game was always took by hackers.. -Thx for removing any ennemy units during a    -Position a potion and not explode it
    -Take back a potion is not working, no collision as well
    -potion ground effect length, not days
    -throw a potion on someone
    -click a potion and drag is not working
    -attack on a potion on the ground is not possible
    -Lillith too ez to kill, the only unit to kill since my game was always took by hackers..
    -Thx for removing any ennemy units during a game
    -So cool i get rez in the fire, but still die
    -Why talk to npc if you don't hire them ?
    -any normal price¿
    Worst online xp? SINCERELY? I LITERRALY DID THE WHOLE BEATCH MAP WO HAVE TO KILL ANYONE AND FINISH NOTHING WITH ONE NPC...    … Expand
  68. NanGamer
    Aug 18, 2023
    3
    I played hours of Baldur's Gate 3 and I'm still looking for all that revolution I've seen so many people talk about. They changed the combat system compared to the previous one and if it weren't for some good side quests this would be just another "okay" game. Maybe my expectation was wrong, as I was expecting the game that would reinvent RPG concepts, but no, it's just an ok game withI played hours of Baldur's Gate 3 and I'm still looking for all that revolution I've seen so many people talk about. They changed the combat system compared to the previous one and if it weren't for some good side quests this would be just another "okay" game. Maybe my expectation was wrong, as I was expecting the game that would reinvent RPG concepts, but no, it's just an ok game with some cool side quests and some references to Dungeons and Dragons which are cool. Make sure other games on the market like The Witcher 3 put this game in your pocket.… Expand
  69. benndak
    Aug 22, 2023
    0
    Buggy and broken game that should have been released a year later. It starts out strong because of Early Access testing and, as usual for Larian Studios, is a complete broken mess at the end that they hope to sort out later.
  70. lordnolb
    Aug 22, 2023
    2
    the atmosphere and epicness of a shopping center in the sun.. and boring, the combat is slow. Huge step back from BG2, and BG1 also
  71. gh0stwizard
    Aug 22, 2023
    3
    Small text in UI for KBM. Worst Inventory in the video games history. Bugs, bugs, bugs. No Upper City. Black screen in yum-yum scenes. Messed up ending scenes.
  72. Malagra
    Aug 21, 2023
    0
    Combat is incredibly slow, even the smallest skirmishes drag on forever. The dialogue is fan fiction levels of awful. The companions are either annoying or not in any way interesting. To top it off, the entire game is extremely sordid and full of degenerated nonsense. It is very sad to see what Larian has done with the Baldur's Gate IP. Never again.
  73. Jointventure
    Aug 20, 2023
    3
    Game is full of bugs and irritating mechanics, creators of UI didn't deliver mostly. This game is very annoying.
  74. Owler
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    This game is literally Divinity Original Sin 3 with 5th DND edition of rule set. Unbelievable boring game mechanics. Unbelievable confusing UI. Unbelievable soulless graphics. This game is not able to bring the world of forgotten realms at all to it's players.
  75. tigerstar186
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    No amount of good core concepts and followthrough can fix what is a fundamentally broken game. BG3 is chock-full of bugs of all sorts that make the game quite literally unplayable, and they only get progressively worse as your save file bloats and time goes on. By the time I reached Act 3, I could no longer progress the main story no matter how many times I reloaded or reinstalled. MadderNo amount of good core concepts and followthrough can fix what is a fundamentally broken game. BG3 is chock-full of bugs of all sorts that make the game quite literally unplayable, and they only get progressively worse as your save file bloats and time goes on. By the time I reached Act 3, I could no longer progress the main story no matter how many times I reloaded or reinstalled. Madder still, they've been in early access getting free testing for how long yet still could not improve the state of it. I have not played such a buggy game at launch since Arkham City, it is miserable. I suspect all the people reviewing positively are not actually far into the game, only seeing the turoial and early areas which have the most polish (yet are still pretty janky). Either that or people are simply lying to themselves about how functional it is. No game should allow you to fall through the world and hardlock you from progressing at launch, I don't care how rocky development was. BG3 is fundamentally broken and I can't in good conscience rate it higher unless they fix it. It is truly sad, as the core gameplay and story are genuinely great.… Expand
  76. tshrimp
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    Was this game written by a bunch of teenagers that giggle at every mention of sex. Can a person ever talk to anyone without being propositioned? Probably the most perverted game I have ever seen, and so many have defended this, which is very worrisome. I know I will get the "unhelpful" check for this review, but being honest will get you that if you are not in the majority. If you are aWas this game written by a bunch of teenagers that giggle at every mention of sex. Can a person ever talk to anyone without being propositioned? Probably the most perverted game I have ever seen, and so many have defended this, which is very worrisome. I know I will get the "unhelpful" check for this review, but being honest will get you that if you are not in the majority. If you are a pervert, and like cut scenes, then this game is for you. For me, I have come out of my mothers basement, so this isn't exciting to me.… Expand
  77. hapticyo
    Aug 19, 2023
    2
    The best thing about this game I can say is it's finished, it's exceptionally well fleshed out, and it's not buggy, but past that, it's just boring, it's so unbelievably slow to do literally anything I stopped looking in anything just to make it playable.

    I wanted to at least play and enjoy the story but I don't even know if I'm on a side quest or not, I just dropped down into a    The best thing about this game I can say is it's finished, it's exceptionally well fleshed out, and it's not buggy, but past that, it's just boring, it's so unbelievably slow to do literally anything I stopped looking in anything just to make it playable.

    I wanted to at least play and enjoy the story but I don't even know if I'm on a side quest or not, I just dropped down into a mega-dungeon that could take me a couple of hours to work through just to find out I did a side quest that has almost no impact on the story.

    And you need to be able to disable the dice rolls they are by fare the least enjoyable part of the game, they should be hidden int he background and just display success or failure.    … Expand
  78. Kotbu
    Aug 19, 2023
    0
    Massive sloggfest, and incredibly boring. I hated every single playable character I encountered because they were all irritating and just visually stupid looking. One of the top 5 worst gaming experiences I’ve ever had. It blows my mind that this game is as popular as it is because I would never recommend this game to anyone. I would like to get my money back.
  79. floppi77
    Aug 19, 2023
    0
    Best CRPG by far. Lacks performance in act 3 and gets more bugs as you progress but nothing game breaking. The good outperforms the bad by a lot.
  80. Casualfield
    Aug 19, 2023
    0
    I never thought I'd play another game as good as Divinity: Original Sin 2 in my lifetime, which was crowd funded on Kickstarter by the way. Baldur's Gate 3 has absolutely improved in every single aspect all while being on the brink of bankruptcy. Ever hear of a AAA game company almost going broke? No, because they don't make games, they make money, greedy F******.
  81. zmija1
    Aug 19, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not know how this game has high scores ,I don't like it graphic is like ai generated browser like mobile generic ,combat is slow and intuitive, visually very bad characters are blend not storyline ugly world of fantasy.… Expand
  82. veckans
    Aug 19, 2023
    1
    What really kills this game is that it gets really boring. I quite enjoyed Act 1 and it has a decent pacing but Act 2 drags on forever and the story gets uninteresting. I pushed myself to play the last couple of hours to finish Act 2 and now i feel kinda fed up with the game. I really tried to like this game, don't think I have ever played a game this much without enjoying it. But yeah IWhat really kills this game is that it gets really boring. I quite enjoyed Act 1 and it has a decent pacing but Act 2 drags on forever and the story gets uninteresting. I pushed myself to play the last couple of hours to finish Act 2 and now i feel kinda fed up with the game. I really tried to like this game, don't think I have ever played a game this much without enjoying it. But yeah I had to come to the conclusion that Baldurs Gate 3 is a bad game.

    Metacritic doesn't allow me to write a proper review of the game so I have to keep it short    … Expand
  83. jay7988
    Aug 18, 2023
    0
    I don’t understand what all the hype is with this game I spent over ten hours in the game and it’s very repetitive, there are glimpses of a great game but it is smeared with too many problems that just make the game feel plain and basic, even with my high end pc the frame pacing and stuttering of the game just makes it feel clunky. I Don’t recommend the game if you are looking for a a goodI don’t understand what all the hype is with this game I spent over ten hours in the game and it’s very repetitive, there are glimpses of a great game but it is smeared with too many problems that just make the game feel plain and basic, even with my high end pc the frame pacing and stuttering of the game just makes it feel clunky. I Don’t recommend the game if you are looking for a a good experience… Expand
  84. JirrKim25
    Aug 18, 2023
    3
    Cringe humor, trash writing, annoying or boring companions, while the gameplay its boring after a while, especially with big encounters
    The roll mechanic its trash, i know how that sound, but for almost everything ? From combat, persuasion, perception, picking locks, fighting, "dominate" someone, etc give me break, you're just lazy at that point and don't want to make more gameplay and    Cringe humor, trash writing, annoying or boring companions, while the gameplay its boring after a while, especially with big encounters
    The roll mechanic its trash, i know how that sound, but for almost everything ? From combat, persuasion, perception, picking locks, fighting, "dominate" someone, etc give me break, you're just lazy at that point and don't want to make more gameplay and just roll a dice maybe with luck you can win this.    … Expand
  85. Arielmiranda
    Aug 18, 2023
    1
    Todavía falta la clase de artificer, una de las clases más importante actualmente en Calabozos y Dragones , el editor de personaje lo encuentro muy simple no pusieron mucho trabajo en ese programa de editor, y los personajes al ser tan limitado se parecen todos iguales.
  86. Gamm0n
    Aug 12, 2023
    2
    Maybe it's just not what I'm looking for in a game anymore but I have this a solid 2 1/2 play as I was off work and I jist couldn't get into it like the last game. It felt very generic like I'd played it 100 times before.
  87. elkrayve
    Aug 18, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. At the very beginning, the game went well. Excellent graphics, music, interesting plot and companions. We are told that our actions matter. But when you meet Karlach and go through her quest, in the end, for some reason, it turns out that you can't influence anything, which is unfair. Because of how the character was treated and the fact that I had to look at it and suffer, although I didn't do anything wrong. This left an unpleasant impression about the game. It seemed that her quest was made just to be, unlike the rest of the original characters. In addition, the very ending of the game feels incomplete.… Expand
  88. NEO2121
    Aug 18, 2023
    1
    no es lo que me esperaba, buenos gráficos pero no es tan genial como Final Fantasy
  89. uProWoods
    Aug 18, 2023
    0
    Literalmente um jogo de tabuleiro digital, como conseguem hypar essa bomba. Literalmente zoofi no trailer, isso não deveria ser permitido em um jogo.
  90. Misternya
    Aug 18, 2023
    3
    We are far from the hype and promises from the beginning.
    The Act 1 is the only thing properly done to begin with. Other acts have been rushed. The level of writing is weak, suitable to teenagers and younger adults but not mature adults. A shame 25 years after the first game. Clearly, players from the 90's weren't the targeted audience.
    The game mechanics are bad because the 5th D&D    We are far from the hype and promises from the beginning.
    The Act 1 is the only thing properly done to begin with. Other acts have been rushed. The level of writing is weak, suitable to teenagers and younger adults but not mature adults. A shame 25 years after the first game. Clearly, players from the 90's weren't the targeted audience.
    The game mechanics are bad because the 5th D&D ruleset is bad, but that's WotC bad policy the problem, not Larian. You can play at the highest difficulty level without a problem as a casual player because everything is way too easy. There's no tactical challenge the whole game, which clearly shows this game is designed for a younger audience.
    The worst part being the companion. They're all dull, they don't get at each other throat for being opposed by their alignment like in the first games which is clearly weak in term of roleplay while it's supposed to be the strongest part of the roleplay...

    Overall, it's an okay game, but we are far from the promised quality. The name of the title is more bait than anything else, it is not a proper heir to the original saga, far from it.    … Expand
  91. off3nc3
    Aug 17, 2023
    1
    Yet another boring turn based strategy game , this genre is on it's last leg and peaked 15 years ago so why is everyone hyping this up ?

    Game is generic , bland and has one of the worst UX/UI's i've ever seen , the spell icons and everything looks like it was designed by a 10 year old. You just can't trust reviews anymore these days and devs are banking on boomer's nostalgia with    Yet another boring turn based strategy game , this genre is on it's last leg and peaked 15 years ago so why is everyone hyping this up ?

    Game is generic , bland and has one of the worst UX/UI's i've ever seen , the spell icons and everything looks like it was designed by a 10 year old.

    You just can't trust reviews anymore these days and devs are banking on boomer's nostalgia with these titles. Nothing more to say about this one as it's average asf.    … Expand
  92. Solidsnake69
    Aug 17, 2023
    3
    I have no earthly idea what everyone sees in this game. I'm 20 hours in and besides nice voice acting and story. The game is boring to no end. It is tedious, it is slow, etc. I just am really struggling. I wish I knew what people thought was so great about this.
  93. Paulystan
    Aug 17, 2023
    2
    I really loved BG1 and 2. Possibly the best RPGs of all time, certainly it is for me. This makes my review slanted and I unashamedly compare these games because they are the same name, world and intent. It is apples with apples and BG3 are bad apples.

    Game mechanics- I find them clunky as well as overly complex. Too much going on with not enough adaptability in combat. Weird state to    I really loved BG1 and 2. Possibly the best RPGs of all time, certainly it is for me. This makes my review slanted and I unashamedly compare these games because they are the same name, world and intent. It is apples with apples and BG3 are bad apples.

    Game mechanics- I find them clunky as well as overly complex. Too much going on with not enough adaptability in combat. Weird state to achieve.
    It is outrageously woke. I hate how over representation of minority groups as a vulgar way of enforcing social compliance occurs everywhere. It is here and it's heavy. It damages the game because to be honest, the socio political agenda is regularly evident and it appears to worship wokeness, a lot. The media beat up for example about the bestiality in one of the media release videos was terrible. So gay scene, male protagonist and male druid thing get graphically on only for the druid to get so excited he turns into an animal and they keep going at it. This is not love, it is perverse and sick. Okay so you don't have to play the game that way but there are plenty of other woke captures, it's unavoidable and regular.
    It is NOT a Baldur's Gate game. It plays like previous games the developer has made. Graphics are similar, combat is almost identical and the attempt at quirky interaction is the same. It is a copy paste onto D+D background with familiar and loved names. This is the biggest let down.

    I could write a lot more but won't. These are the issues that kill the game and although I'm pleased everyone who does like it hasn't wasted their money, I do however think that the behaviour you walk past is the behaviour you accept and then becomes the behaviour you expect. The modern gaming industry, like films and soon music is a self licking ice cream where you, the user, are being changed into exactly what they want, a morally ambiguous and brainwashed consumer. Demand better.    … Expand
  94. Coolbreezemwb
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    The game is not fun the controls is not good the story is bad the graphics is not up to par
  95. T-johnson
    Aug 17, 2023
    1
    I was hoping for another baldurs gate game, but I got divinity again. Combat is the same and exceptionally slow and convoluted. Very hard to get through to enjoy the actual story.
  96. AntiCringmovies
    Aug 17, 2023
    0
    I'll just leave pointers tbh and I'm so sad that I'm giving this 1 star but it was that bad for both myself and the friends who got it to play as a group.

    Poor character creation. Buggy mess full of graphical and audio issues. Everyting was blurry. Starting area is a hideously ugly mess that doesn't engage you at all. Also, as a tutorial area, gives you no real guidance or    I'll just leave pointers tbh and I'm so sad that I'm giving this 1 star but it was that bad for both myself and the friends who got it to play as a group.

    Poor character creation.

    Buggy mess full of graphical and audio issues.

    Everyting was blurry.

    Starting area is a hideously ugly mess that doesn't engage you at all.

    Also, as a tutorial area, gives you no real guidance or tutoring which just feels stupid.

    Combat is dull and repetitive with no charm of actual D&D.

    Feels like a single player adventure with multiplater tacked on, there's no reason to do stuff as a group.

    That being said random encounters can pop out of nowhere.

    Companions are given to whoever starts a conversation and can't switch them to someone else if you don't want them.

    Options menu kept resetting certain changes upon saving.

    People saying the game gets good after 4 hours or so, who wants to be unengaged by a game like this for that long before it gets "good".

    Playinh on a controller (due to joint issues) the characters are incredibly unresponsive sometimes.

    With time, balancing, fixes and a Divinity style definitive edition this might be alright. For now, however, thank goodness for steam refunds and the original game.    … Expand
  97. urdnot2000
    Aug 17, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is average and certainly not as good as professional, authoritative, respected critics describe. I completed the game completely and ended up disappointed and my mood is ruined. The problem is that the first 70% of the game really looks like it's very good and I really enjoyed it, but the last 30% pissed me off every step of the way. I went all the way from love to hate for this game.

    Pros of the game:
    1. Good graphics
    2. For each dialogue there is a cutscene, it is generated automatically and looks good.
    3. The first 70% of the game has an interesting plot and you want to know what's next.
    4. Characters from the first two parts of the game appear and they are really interesting
    5. Excellent musical accompaniment

    Minuses:
    1. Customization of the main character's face. There are a couple of dozen faces of characters to choose from and 98% of them are ugly. You can't customize your character's face the way you want. And this is in a game where for each dialogue there is a cutscene and you look at your character's face for 30 hours. I suggest that developers pay attention to Oblivion, Skyrim, Fable 3.4, etc.
    2. Customization of the body type of the character. You can choose either a frail or an jock. This is depressing. But at the beginning of the game, you make allowances for this because all other components of the game seem normal.
    3. Character leveling system. I played NW, NW2 and thought that they would do something similar in BG3, but in the end I got a castrato of this system. There is no skill tree. At the very beginning, you are given a list of skills that you can pick, and it does not change in any way during the level up process and, in general, does not give so much. At each level, some predefined abilities are given and that's it. It turns out that the developers have deprived me of a choice in the RPG game. Guys, I want to level up my hero as I want, and not as you decided. This is disappointing. This is one of the problems why you don't want to replay this game.
    4. Game artifacts. This is the first time I've seen artifacts in an RPG game give almost nothing. I played as a wizard and by the end of the game I realized that in principle I could run completely naked and still pass the game without any problems. Very-very funny for RPG game.
    5. Restriction level 12th. At the beginning, I went through the game and felt that the leveling up was going slowly and I was happy about it, I thought that the game would be very long and interesting. But in the end, when I entered the main city, I was already level 12, and that's it. Progress has stopped. It was disappointing.
    6. Plot. The first 70% of the game the plot seems interesting, but as soon as you get to the main city, all the intrigue is killed, all the masks are torn off and you realize that the plot is empty. It has no depth, no philosophy, nothing new. It could have been the plot for a dumb series.
    7. Companion. All new companions are boring and flat. Communication with them is not interesting. Of the female companions for the romance, you can choose from a virago from hell with an ugly appearance, an alien with a rotten soul, a victim of a totalitarian sect who was interesting at first, but eventually turned into a slug. I liked the characters from the original parts of the game, but you can't romance them. Kudos to the developers for this. Another disappointment.

    Eventually. The game was developed by people who do not understand anything in game development and storytelling, or marketers interfered with them. It's very funny that when you enter the main city you are told that Baldur Gates has just begun, but in fact, this is where the game ended. Upon arrival in the main city, you have the maximum level, all the plot intrigue has already been killed. Upon arrival in the city, it is no longer interesting to play further. It is not interesting to look for new artifacts, because you have already understood that they do not give anything. The only thing that kept me to the end was the hope of a romance with one of the characters from the original games, but the miracle did not happen. But they slipped me a cutscene in which I was almost raped by Cthulhu (I had to run to the toilet to vomit). Thank you, and low bow to the developers for this once again. As a result, my mood is ruined. The game is going to the trash.

    PS. Special thanks to professional, authoritative, respected critics who do not go through the game completely and sculpt 100 out of 100 points. You have devalued your authority so much that now I don't give a damn about your opinion.    … Expand
  98. Ed1993
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    This game is very overhyped. Bad optimization, mediocre gameplay. Look like this is still beta version.
  99. maxoni
    Aug 16, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. bugs, bugs, bugs and BUGS! Poor optimization. After recent patch (4.1.1.3645567) I'm not able to load my saves. Is it still early access or how to call it?… Expand
  100. jaco111
    Aug 16, 2023
    4
    It was a fantastic game until the end of moonrise towers. Afterwards arriving in the city it went completely of the rails. I didn't understand the discussion about woke content on steam until i arrived in the city. The first three experiences after arriving were over the top woke, seemed rather like a parody but i doubt any company dares parody these days concerning woke stuff. Afterwards,It was a fantastic game until the end of moonrise towers. Afterwards arriving in the city it went completely of the rails. I didn't understand the discussion about woke content on steam until i arrived in the city. The first three experiences after arriving were over the top woke, seemed rather like a parody but i doubt any company dares parody these days concerning woke stuff. Afterwards, exploring the city i somehow killed the habitants of about every second house. You saving the city seems worse than any damage, the problem you are trying to avert could cause. Having a choice the people of Baldurs Gate probably would probably happily take another covid shot if that keeps maniacs like you from trying to save them.… Expand
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  1. Cubed3
    Mar 25, 2024
    90
    With a vast world to explore with varied stories and secrets to discover, Baldur's Gate 3 definitely shines. The cast is largely appealing and voice acting is top notch all-around, even if the storytelling and line delivery is varied in its pace. Character progression is somewhat weak in the opening levels but has a strong foundation for a great buildcraft experience, even if it lacks some on the fly experimentation seen in Larian's past efforts. Despite some performance woes in the later parts of the game and controller hangups, this is a journey worth taking for fans of Dungeons & Dragons or those new to the role playing field.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 22, 2024
    100
    Larian Studios, the creators of the latest installment, have gone to great lengths to make sure they didn't disgrace any of the franchise's building blocks. The love and care is evident in Baldur's Gate 3, though needless to pretend, there aren't a few bricks crumbling here and there in this monument. It's far from a perfect title, but on the whole Baldur's Gate 3 is a brilliant computer RPG that is undoubtedly not to be overlooked. [Issue#329]
  3. RPGamer
    Dec 7, 2023
    100
    Baldur’s Gate III is a title that many would not have thought possible just a few years ago. The game serves to further Larian Studios’s already strong reputation, and the studio deserves massive credit for refusing to panic, taking its time to get things right, and continuing to offer improvements even after launch at an impressive rate. Hopefully, it is able to reap the richly deserved rewards for doing so.
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