Baldur's Gate 3

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 11707 Ratings

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  1. gun661
    Aug 5, 2023
    4
    4/10 to balance out the hype.

    Just like the last big gaming releases backed by social media marketing, the release of Baldur's Gate 3 has again pointed to the roots of marketing hypes and public relations: Propaganda. People become devotees up in arms against anyone who stands in the way of its Gloriousness, its Holyness, its Singularity. "GOTY, GOTY, GOTY !!!", consumed and forgotten    4/10 to balance out the hype.

    Just like the last big gaming releases backed by social media marketing, the release of Baldur's Gate 3 has again pointed to the roots of marketing hypes and public relations: Propaganda. People become devotees up in arms against anyone who stands in the way of its Gloriousness, its Holyness, its Singularity. "GOTY, GOTY, GOTY !!!", consumed and forgotten one after the other.

    It's sad to see how the name of Baldur's Gate is used for an entirely different game that is also a part of all this frenetic and agitated hollowness that is shaping the current gaming industry as well as groupthink mentality.

    In this context, the actual game and its content have become pretty much irrelevant.

    BG3 is a professional industry-product. But it has almost nothing in common with the original 2 games. So what's the difference between BG 3 and the original two games which stayed in the memories of a whole generation of gamers?

    - BG 1+2: A personal journey with mysterious locations, epic tales, and legendary treasures to uncover. You start as a nobody that slowly gets involved in grander schemes while growing in power until your party fights the very gods that tried to exploit you. Pacing is great.
    - BG 3: A sequence of beautiful but arbitrary set pieces with random junk loot scattered around. The story starts with a bombastic climax as your lvl 1 party is already breaking out of a giant flying prison made out of tentacles.

    - BG 1+2: At its time an innovative and very fun combat system, "real time with pause", that translated the D&D rules to the computer medium and kept the narrative flowing while still providing a lot of tactical maneuverability because you could pause the action at any time.
    - BG 3: Common and generally slow turn-based system adapted from Divinity Original Sin where archdemons wait in line like orderly citizens.

    - BG 1+2: Charming and endearing characters with a wide range of personalities. Jon Irenicus as an iconic villain.
    - BG 3: In essence and in contrast to the supposed "uniqueness", the companions of BG3 act very trendy. The style is hip, the substance is square. A nod to mainstream fiction which is full of edgy antiheroes.

    - BG 1 + 2: Witty and nuanced high fantasy, reflections on the human condition and the thirst for power.
    - BG 3: Complete checklist of aggravatingly shallow identity politics, that fails to reflect that fiction can be more than just superficial representation without becoming reactionary. A disservice to truely progressive politics because of the heavy-handed moralizing involved.

    - BG 1+2: A gift by crazily talented people that wanted to share their passion.
    - BG 3: A fancy and stylized product based on a famous brand, made by industry experts.

    - BG 1+2: Ran on an average computer, just as Divinity Original Sin 2 which provided the engine for BG3.
    - BG3: Time to upgrade! Overpriced graphic cards have long enough been waiting for such an opportunity.

    After all these years, Baldur's Gate 3 doesn't change direction by building on its predecessors strengths, it rather escalates a sad trend by trying to assimilate the identity and brand of good old games while omitting most of the original's defining content.    … Expand
  2. DeLeon
    Aug 10, 2023
    4
    As someone who loved Divinity Original Sin 1 and 2, I was ready for the next big step...unfortunately, the game feels too similar even being a different property.
    The story is just not on par with DOS 2
    There are a lot of glitches too, It feels like a Bethesda game at this time. I will change my score if this is fixed within the next few months.
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  3. strangel0ve
    Aug 12, 2023
    4
    not fit for the Baldur's Gate title, it's a long X-COM mission with a dumb down interactions, flat characterisations and feels superficial and in consequence fails to deliver on world immersion and environmental clarity sprawling fantasy world ought to have. The genre surely needs improvements in graphics, UI, interactivity, etc... to feel current, but without overarching conception morenot fit for the Baldur's Gate title, it's a long X-COM mission with a dumb down interactions, flat characterisations and feels superficial and in consequence fails to deliver on world immersion and environmental clarity sprawling fantasy world ought to have. The genre surely needs improvements in graphics, UI, interactivity, etc... to feel current, but without overarching conception more appropriate for involved fantasy saga, it feels like rather empty technical exercise.… Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. kharnikhal
    Aug 8, 2023
    4
    Its Divinity 3: Baldurs Gate - edition. I can look past the questionable character creator (they added a slider for VITILIGO, but no boob slider, and no other sliders for body/limb size). You can also be non-binary and put a dick on a woman.

    MC is mute, other than some grunts and short one liners when you click objects etc. And only 4 voices, for both male and female combined. Want to    Its Divinity 3: Baldurs Gate - edition. I can look past the questionable character creator (they added a slider for VITILIGO, but no boob slider, and no other sliders for body/limb size). You can also be non-binary and put a dick on a woman.

    MC is mute, other than some grunts and short one liners when you click objects etc. And only 4 voices, for both male and female combined. Want to play a rough and tough half-orc Barbarian brute? enjoy sounding like a posh british dude. Thankfully you can turn these remarks off and enjoy a fully silent MC. By the way, Wrath of the Righteous (WOTR) had like 8 voices, PER SEX.

    Skill checks during dialogue only use the char who is talking, other party members are useless. If you accidentally start dialogue with someone, like running into a room which automatically triggers dialogue, and there's an Arcana skill check for example, which the character cant do, your Mage companion just chills and is useless. Thats a quickload. Also there's no indication which dialogue option moves the conversation forward. If you click it accidentally but wanted to ask the other questions first, quickload.

    And better get in the habit of quickloading and quicksaving, since there's no time-based autosave. People lose 30-60 mins of progress because they forgot to press F5 every 5 minutes.

    Highlight (hold only, no toggle) doesnt show interactables, only lootable containers/bodies. And from those half are missing too like vases, boxes etc. Loot is 99% trash, yet the world is littered with containers so you better check them all in case you dont miss out on anything worthwhile.

    UI/UX is godawful. Inventory management is the worst I've experienced in a very long time. There's no tabs for different item categories, its all in just one big pile. Every character has their own inventory and carry weight too for no reason. Half the game consists of fighting the inventory. You have to right-click to get a pop-up menu to mark items as junk one by one, and there's no sell all junk button. So its useless. After a few hours in the game I stopped picking up loot because I didnt want to micromanage my inventory anymore. Surely a sign of a great cRPG.

    Thanks to the brain-dead design of 5th edition of DnD, getting a level is not exciting at all. My Rogue companion got 2 level ups and no options to choose anything except a specialization. One choice for like 6 hours of gameplay. Build diversity and depth is in the gutter, especially if youre coming from Pathfinder games. Level cap is 12 and you get a feat once per 4 levels. Thats 3 feats for an entire playthrough. In WOTR some classes start the game with 3 feats, with a level cap of 20 and a feat every second level.

    The map is bad. And you cant click on the map to move the party, you have to close the map, then remember where you were looking to go while the map was open. There's no indication of camera position on the map either.

    Dialogue is cringe inducing at most times. So far none of the companions are enjoyable, and most are irritating. You have a rude girlboss fighter, an aloof gay elf vampire who totally isnt a vampire, a token black dude, and a forgettable priestess. The mage companion Gale is best of the bunch. Who also turns out to be gay.

    WOTR does everything this game does, except the cinematics and graphics, and does it much, much better. All this game made me feel is firing up WOTR again, for the 6th playthrough.    … Expand
  7. Karl_Martell
    Aug 5, 2023
    4
    Not a bad game, but a bad sequel.
    If the game were called Divinity 3, I would rate it nine. If it was called D&D: Original Sin, it would get a decent eight. (More about the differences to D&D later). Unfortunately, the game is called "Baldur's Gate 3".
    I don't mind the turn-based combat system. My main criticism is that the game overall just doesn't feel like playing a BG game in the    Not a bad game, but a bad sequel.
    If the game were called Divinity 3, I would rate it nine. If it was called D&D: Original Sin, it would get a decent eight. (More about the differences to D&D later). Unfortunately, the game is called "Baldur's Gate 3".
    I don't mind the turn-based combat system. My main criticism is that the game overall just doesn't feel like playing a BG game in the Forgotten Realms.

    Sadly, the developers have also failed in creating iconic companions. All companions I've met so far are so unlikeable that I'd prefer to wander the Sword Coast (which, by the way, looks like we're in California) alone. Besides, the NPCs are so exaggerated that you feel like you're playing a level 12 party that has been leveldrained back to level 1. Appearance, history, ambitions and abilities just don't match.

    In addition, there are numerous design decisions that dilute the D&D system for no reason, for example in character creation.

    There are so many game sequels out there that at least somehow attempt to capture the flair of their predecessors. Sudden Strike 4, Fallout 3&4 and recently Jagged Alliance 3 have been able to reproduce the feel of their prequels. In BG3, you get the feeling that the designers hardly cared about the originals.
    All in all, Baldur's Gate 3 feels like the little brother that tries to outrank its older siblings with cocky behavior and fails in direct comparison.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. manuelmariin
    Aug 13, 2023
    4
    Everything feels predefined, they react to a specific programming that means that if another player does exactly the same thing, the same thing will happen.
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. jyphel
    Aug 8, 2023
    4
    Apparentrly a great portion of players have all lost their minds; no progression; a system of magic twisted and completely unbalalanced with all cothers classes and the worst a complete combat system based on cheated dice roll for the IA and characters and monsters controlled by the computer, the 3 difficulty correspond with 3 dset of so called random roll dices, all combat is controlledApparentrly a great portion of players have all lost their minds; no progression; a system of magic twisted and completely unbalalanced with all cothers classes and the worst a complete combat system based on cheated dice roll for the IA and characters and monsters controlled by the computer, the 3 difficulty correspond with 3 dset of so called random roll dices, all combat is controlled by cheated roll dice , the tactical is completely wzasted by cheated roll dice. No set of equipement fo characters , 20hours to achievce lvl5 seriously, no decent set of equipement, all the univers is wasted by convoluted and cheated combat...pure garbage… Expand
  15. Reuzzzz
    Aug 15, 2023
    4
    The game is almost great. Alot of possibilities, good story, good characters. BUT everything can go into trash because of bugs, third act is just bug on a bug, almost all main quests are bugged and you can't do anything about it. Please complete ur game, u had 6 YEARS
  16. valerijon
    Aug 10, 2023
    4
    Обыкновенное РПГ ну что в ней особенного??? Ничего нового - просто выбор побольше и всё.
  17. Mgcarter91
    Aug 10, 2023
    4
    I was so excited for this, but it just feels like a worse divinity where you need to camp between every battle to recover your spell slots
  18. 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
  19. FrankHorrigan83
    Aug 9, 2023
    4
    It's a 4/10 for me. It is not Baldur's Gate rather it is a Divinity Original Sin 3 in a supposed D&D Forgotten Realms setting.
    It should be named anything else than Baldur's Gate, the name was used to draw attention of fans of BG1 and BG2 also IW/IW2 fans along but it's a totally different game.
    Also if it would be named like that I would just simply avoid buying it so probably that was    It's a 4/10 for me. It is not Baldur's Gate rather it is a Divinity Original Sin 3 in a supposed D&D Forgotten Realms setting.
    It should be named anything else than Baldur's Gate, the name was used to draw attention of fans of BG1 and BG2 also IW/IW2 fans along but it's a totally different game.
    Also if it would be named like that I would just simply avoid buying it so probably that was the plan - squeeze some money based on nostalgia.

    The combat is dull, takes too much time, even the simplest encounters are spread to several minutes (yes I know it's based on tabletop D&D which is turn based bla bla bla ...) That supposed "swarm mechanics" is not working as it was advertised.
    Game is totally out of any form of balance - it's more of a D&D based Dark Souls with very heavy emphasis on tactics like a Jagged Alliance game would be.
    You party is mostly on a disadvantage and heavily outnumbered - which is infuriating at lower levels where your mage and cleric are put down like dogs in the 1st 2 turns of combat, the enemies can dash from any distance to your party while your characters can barely do 5 steps.
    Party composition is not the best - if you think about this later on in the game you're very limited to your character and you need to disband one of the interesting characters Larian created cause your party composition will be bad (or you will miss out on some opportunities, fail some crucial dice rolls due to doing ability checks that are not proficient with which results in spamming quick save - quick load which breaks the game feel for me).
    The rewards for completing fights (loot and gear) are in 95% of cases, worthless and pathetic. Most of the items that you find do ot benefit you like you would like it to be - you don't feel your characters gaining power. Still they get the same ass whooping from all directions like before.
    Also in the gameplay what I don't like is that I'm constantly going forwards and forwards and forwards with the main story line. There's no rest, there's no such thing like having a stop, going to a tavern, getting some quests and getting new good gear and decent XP as rewards.
    No. Seems that from Dungeons & Dragons we did not get the dungeons to explore (point of reference would be the BG2 once you leave the 1st dungeon to Athkatla and there's a whole game world waiting for you). During exploration, almost everywhere you go there are OP enemies that outnumber you so again there's something wrong with the game balance (not to mention enemies that roll with 600 or 300HP once you're like 6th or 7th level).
    I don't even want to write about the skills and the dice rolls ... it's infuriating and spamming the quick save/load breaks the feel of the game.

    Advantages are:
    + characters(party members Lae'zel, Shadowheart),
    + graphics & animations,
    + overall optimization,
    + some parts of the world (some are not - no spoilers),
    + a lot of voice interactions (even if an NPC has 1 line of text - it's voice acted),
    + music is quite Ok.

    Most of the stuff is very good but for me the show stopper are the things listed below:
    - boring and dull combat system with not working what was advertised
    - balance of the game (including party composition of 4)
    - rewards, XP and gear is weak
    - no sort of a "sandbox" where you can skip out of the main story and get some better gear and level up (map exploration doesn't count cause you' low level/low HP while enemies are tougher, in higher numbers and you're dead most of the time)
    - it shouldn't be named Baldur's Gate, it's not a sequel - that's a money grab nostalgia tactic    … Expand
  20. 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
  21. Brimborium
    Aug 9, 2023
    4
    I was also very disappointed by Baldur's Gate 3, as some other reviews have already well explained. I thought I'd get a sequel to some of my favorite games. I got a completely different game, supposedly "the best RPG forever", but stopped playing only after a few hours because it wasn't my type of game, although many of my favorite games are story-heavy RPGs with tactical gameplay. (ForI was also very disappointed by Baldur's Gate 3, as some other reviews have already well explained. I thought I'd get a sequel to some of my favorite games. I got a completely different game, supposedly "the best RPG forever", but stopped playing only after a few hours because it wasn't my type of game, although many of my favorite games are story-heavy RPGs with tactical gameplay. (For example: Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Icewind Dale 1 and 2, Planescape Torment, Wasteland 3)

    Why is this called Baldur's Gate? If you want to make something new, why not also call it something new and independent?

    3 points I'd like to add:

    - Combat in the original games took 5-10 minutes. BG3's encounters drag on way too long for what they are, some take more than an hour, missing the social interaction you would have playing a tabletop rpg. In comparison, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 used the computer as a means to faithfully realize the vision of D&D: D&D's rules say that one round equals 6 seconds in which all characters act. That's how you normally imagine the action sitting at a table and how DMs tell the story. The table-top experience is turn-based out of necessity. A limitation a computer isn't bound to.

    - The inventory management is very cumbersome. There's too much loot you don't know if it's trash or not and it takes a lot of time to sift through.

    - Glitchy performance and a lot of frame drops on my system in comparison to all other current games I've played which run fine.

    Suddenly, Larian was not only painted as the "underdog" fighting against "big evil publishers". No, it was attacked for having developed the "best RPG of the decade", a "singularity". So much is true: Might have been the best social media marketing of the year.

    "There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is generally adopted. Example affects their thought, just as it affects their action. They are like sheep following the bell-wether just as he leads them." (Schopenhauer)

    In conclusion: BG3 indeed is a phenomenon considering its marketing and the impact social influencers had within the last two months.    … Expand
  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. TDKGilgamesh
    Aug 11, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel like a lot of people here rated the game before actually beating it. The third act is fairly lackluster compared to the first two and is extremely buggy. However it does bring the game to a satisfying conclusion. I lowered my score because Act 3 is a mess. I also heard Act 2 has some problems but most of what I encountered was Actually in Act 3.… Expand
  24. 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.
  25. jeffostter
    Aug 4, 2023
    4
    Game is, OK, nothing beyond it, too expensive, graphics ok, good history, but without action. Probably not my type of game, but, is not good as people are talking...
  26. Audr1x
    Aug 4, 2023
    4
    Was hopeful that a game that was 120 GB to download wouldn't have as many broken cut scenes... I'm like at a 50% success rate of making it through a cutscene where any of my party doesn't just clip through and ruin the whole experience. Gameplay and everything else is great, but if I have to watch a movie, it should be complete. I'll revisit the game after a few updates and patches.Was hopeful that a game that was 120 GB to download wouldn't have as many broken cut scenes... I'm like at a 50% success rate of making it through a cutscene where any of my party doesn't just clip through and ruin the whole experience. Gameplay and everything else is great, but if I have to watch a movie, it should be complete. I'll revisit the game after a few updates and patches. Fantastic game otherwise, play it if you think there's a smidge of hope you'll enjoy it cause you will.… Expand
  27. Alexpi9
    Aug 8, 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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.
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. coltsr2
    Aug 6, 2023
    3
    ok first the positives... 1/ its good looking and the environments really do look amazing.
    2/ i like the cut scenes, though they do get a little ott in places.
    3 character generation menu at first looks cool with very high resolution faces ok the negatives.. 1/ i hate the turn based battles, slow, boring and tedious, coming from someone who loves assassin's creed odyssey and    ok first the positives... 1/ its good looking and the environments really do look amazing.
    2/ i like the cut scenes, though they do get a little ott in places.
    3 character generation menu at first looks cool with very high resolution faces

    ok the negatives.. 1/ i hate the turn based battles, slow, boring and tedious, coming from someone who loves assassin's creed odyssey and origins, this was my first turn based game, i was enticed with all the great reviews, but these slow turn based battles are a complete immersion breaker and real life is not turn based!
    2/ the character generation seems very strange and even pandering to the woke obsessed minority, women with beards looking like disturbing drag queens high on drugs? and what's with the crazy obsession with genitalia size and shape etc, why do we need that? there are dedicated sex games to cater for that nonsense.
    3/ camera controls using limited isometric zoom and rotation in only one axis seems somewhat odd and limiting.
    4/ map exploration is very limited and each section you are in seems very small and is not really open world, its more of a limited follow the preordained paths world.
    5/ last but not least, the actual gameplay seems clunky, almost in the rails..go this one way or the next which all lead to the next level door/opening etc, it all seems very controlled, limiting and preordained. you cant really explore or go off and do whatever mission you like or pursue a different objective...everything is spoon fed to you ..including the cutscenes and next objective....couple all that with a lame, turn based battle system which only serves to add unnecessary hours of tedium and delay in achieving your next preordained objective....spoils the whole experience for me. i realise many will find this game a satisfying slow romp...but to me its put me off turn based games for life! never again. 3 out of 10...its got more issues than most either realise or care to admit.    … Expand
  35. 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
  36. Alternative4
    Aug 12, 2023
    3
    I loved the 120 hours I put into the game until I reached Act 3 and the actual endings the game offers you. There is a bottlekneck point where the game gives you 3 choices no matter how much you did prior, no matter what decisions you made, no matter what allies you gathered and it sucks. This not even mentioning what seemed to me Act 3 cut content related to Karlach, The Iron Throne andI loved the 120 hours I put into the game until I reached Act 3 and the actual endings the game offers you. There is a bottlekneck point where the game gives you 3 choices no matter how much you did prior, no matter what decisions you made, no matter what allies you gathered and it sucks. This not even mentioning what seemed to me Act 3 cut content related to Karlach, The Iron Throne and the Gnomes in the foundary. Larian is know for this and they have made a sick game that is only 2/3s cooked. Until its fully cooked after a year I can only give it a subpar score.… Expand
  37. 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.
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. elTioGamer
    Aug 15, 2023
    3
    si te gustan los RPG es tu juego, no es un mal juego pero no es para todos así de simple
  43. Nikio
    Aug 10, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un sin sentido que el juego que se jacta de su libertad, tenga una creacion de personajes tan basica en cuanto apariencia, y ademas que esta no se pueda cambiar en medio del juego. Un sin sentido. Mas alla es un juego enorme y de buena calidad para los requisitos que pide.… Expand
  44. affamily
    Aug 11, 2023
    3
    Fights are really slow, even tiny battles feel endless. The talking is as bad as fan stories. The friends are either bothersome or not at all interesting. And the whole game is very dirty and full of weird stuff. It's really disappointing to see what they did with Baldur's Gate. I won't play it again.
  45. 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.
  46. HunterJery
    Aug 12, 2023
    3
    For some reasons, I can't make big  reviews because the system detects "bad" words and 403 error appear. 
    So i will make it simple, gameplay its bad and boring after a while, especially if you compare it with the old games, charisma build OP, make the game too easy, graphic its good only in cutscenes or cinematic shoots, outside of it look bad for a game with a high budget (6 years into    For some reasons, I can't make big  reviews because the system detects "bad" words and 403 error appear. 
    So i will make it simple, gameplay its bad and boring after a while, especially if you compare it with the old games, charisma build OP, make the game too easy, graphic its good only in cutscenes or cinematic shoots, outside of it look bad for a game with a high budget (6 years into making, 400 people worked on it, 70-80 million euro) 
    Customization its good but also bad. You have so many options for some races, but barely anything for others.
    The writing looks like it was written by some redditors and Twitter users together, from the situation you're in to the humor and jokes
    Nothing like the old game, overhyped and overrated.    … Expand
  47. KonungzRage
    Aug 14, 2023
    3
    Poor multiplayer code, pretty poor animations, mediocre RPG. After Divinity original sin that is pretty weak game
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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.
  51. 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
  52. 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
  53. 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
  54. 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
  55. 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
  56. Deadlock989
    Aug 16, 2023
    2
    Very high quality art design and visual style, but that was the only good thing about the game for me. Sludgy character movement with very awkward and frustrating camera behaviour, e.g. clicking on invisible foreground terrain geometry sends you running backwards. Combat with your humanoid party is like trying to position giant battleships made of glass. But worst of all is the constantVery high quality art design and visual style, but that was the only good thing about the game for me. Sludgy character movement with very awkward and frustrating camera behaviour, e.g. clicking on invisible foreground terrain geometry sends you running backwards. Combat with your humanoid party is like trying to position giant battleships made of glass. But worst of all is the constant sexual overtures from NPCs - it's like Me Too never happened.… Expand
  57. 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.
  58. iva-anna
    Aug 28, 2023
    2
    Act 1 is very good, but Act 3 is unfinished and buggy. Waiting for content to be added.
  59. 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
  60. 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,
  61. igruprohodil
    Aug 9, 2023
    2
    combat is ruining game for me, too much RNG, i preordered the game and it is not that great,
  62. 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.
  63. 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.
  64. Lenoxkydo
    Aug 9, 2023
    2
    Everything you see about this game on the internet is about sex, if I wanted something like that the last place I would look would be in a medieval era rpg set in d&d, the game doesn't bring anything new about the system, the story it's full of clichés, but the amount of options you have to make it the way you want is the only strong point, unfortunately forcing romance with so many npcsEverything you see about this game on the internet is about sex, if I wanted something like that the last place I would look would be in a medieval era rpg set in d&d, the game doesn't bring anything new about the system, the story it's full of clichés, but the amount of options you have to make it the way you want is the only strong point, unfortunately forcing romance with so many npcs is really forced and makes it lose quality… Expand
  65. 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.
  66. 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.
  67. 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
  68. Keerp12
    Aug 8, 2023
    2
    Overrated, how can some people say its a masterpiece after a day of its release? The gameplay its an insult to the old ones who were in real time, writing a joke(hehe, s3x joke, get it ? ) companions are annoying, etc. 2/10 because of graphic and choices.
  69. deckard2461
    Aug 15, 2023
    2
    The game is not for me. It repels with an overloaded interface. Entering the game world is time-consuming and requires a lot of analysis. I would expect an easier entry threshold. The camera is also bad.
  70. Sarinkevin23
    Aug 9, 2023
    2
    "Masterpiece" said someone on metacritic 1 day after launch for a game where you need 100+ hours to finish it
    The game has many problems, from the writing, boring and long gameplay (need to wait for each enemy to do his turn, if you fight 10, have fun ) garbage companions, the only good ones are the ones from old games, but that don't count. Overhype again, like Cyberpunk
  71. mehh44
    Aug 11, 2023
    2
    Overall boring indie game, combat is obviously outdated, unless you wanna feel nostalgic and pretend it's 90s again. I personally don't want to do that. Graphics are fine, but nothing amazing, not even comparable to stuff like Cyberpunk 2077.
  72. SirJarg
    Aug 11, 2023
    2
    What to say when you see that something like that got a score of 9.7. Bigger than some classics like Half life, Bioshock, Portal, Vice City, Starcraft, etc.
    You can see the state of the gaming industry, a large part of the game is just a bad movie, 10 minutes of talking, 5 minutes of turn based combat , then another 10 minutes of talking and let's not forget the 5 minutes of cinematic    What to say when you see that something like that got a score of 9.7. Bigger than some classics like Half life, Bioshock, Portal, Vice City, Starcraft, etc.
    You can see the state of the gaming industry, a large part of the game is just a bad movie, 10 minutes of talking, 5 minutes of turn based combat , then another 10 minutes of talking and let's not forget the 5 minutes of cinematic where someone someone moves their lips and eyes as if they are constipated when the narrator explains everything to us, because we are blind and deaf. Some locations are decent, but apart from them everything is pathetic, the "biggest" city its just a joke, no spoiler, but look like a joke how they hyped it and nothing in the end. Companions are annoying and there just to piss of the main character, same with the romances. Gameplay its a turn based 5E system, so bad from the start, the story is full of cliches and predictable, while the endings, only one is decent, no spoilers.    … Expand
  73. GTAVfanboy
    Aug 11, 2023
    2
    Not sure what to say, other than that i'm simply not impressed. I was expecting way more, after this kind of overhype. It would be decent indie gem, but sadly it has very ancient combat system, it was cool in 1995, but it's just not fun anymore, at least for me.
  74. ninicp
    Aug 12, 2023
    2
    I tried to like this game, I loved the originals and Neverwinter Nights, but between the story not grabbing me and the combat requiring expert level understanding of the battle system, it's really not a fun game.
  75. lasttree
    Aug 12, 2023
    2
    Baldur's Gate 3 is unplayable for 66% of the game. The atrocious amount of bugs and terrible Wattpad level dialogue sully what very well could be a decent game.
  76. KIOYASAKURAI
    Aug 14, 2023
    2
    Ah to tell the truth, I expected much more from this game, but unfortunately it didn't deliver, at least for me, the combat system was good for me, but it didn't take long for me to feel tedious, and the straw that broke the camel's back is its story that barely The 10 minutes of gameplay my only wish was that this be over at once, I respect the work of the developers however the titleAh to tell the truth, I expected much more from this game, but unfortunately it didn't deliver, at least for me, the combat system was good for me, but it didn't take long for me to feel tedious, and the straw that broke the camel's back is its story that barely The 10 minutes of gameplay my only wish was that this be over at once, I respect the work of the developers however the title failed to catch me.… Expand
  77. Gabejoe
    Aug 15, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Baldur's Gate 3, a game that in my opinion is missing a bit of what other open world games offer, tell us a daily challenge that I raised you and say it's time for baldur Gates. At the moment it does not offer something new and attractive. Another normal game for the collection… Expand
  78. VirusKarl
    Aug 16, 2023
    2
    Overhyped again
    Act 3 its a mess, too many promises and nothing in the end, the city feel empty, bugs, crashed, lag, etc.
    Gameplay its boring and repetitive after a while, at one point(not the end of the game) you clean everything pretty fast, AI its dumb. Writing will make you do a soy face if you're using reddit/twitter, otherwise will make you cringe at best or just skip everything    Overhyped again
    Act 3 its a mess, too many promises and nothing in the end, the city feel empty, bugs, crashed, lag, etc.
    Gameplay its boring and repetitive after a while, at one point(not the end of the game) you clean everything pretty fast, AI its dumb.
    Writing will make you do a soy face if you're using reddit/twitter, otherwise will make you cringe at best or just skip everything at worst
    Companions will try to romance the main character even if you didn't do anything, they call you a bad guy/girl if you refuse them
    This game its a "masterpiece" if you never touched more than 5 RPG's in your entire life or any CRPG    … Expand
  79. 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
  80. 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
  81. bladewinman
    Aug 9, 2023
    1
    Boring combat system. Uninteresting companions. Terrible location design. SJW. This is not a good RPG, but a marketing product.
  82. Mashley22
    Aug 11, 2023
    1
    Well, i was hyped but the history isn't that great to be honest... Bad camera movement and slow as hell, also i got some bugs too bad, not impressed.
  83. 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
  84. zaki12
    Aug 14, 2023
    1
    Honestly one of the worst games I have ever played, and I don't even care that it is an Original Sin 2 clone and has nothing in common with Baldur's Gate. The game is very depraved, the dialogue is Reddit tier awful, and the combat is boring and slow. Never again.
  85. NEO2121
    Aug 18, 2023
    1
    no es lo que me esperaba, buenos gráficos pero no es tan genial como Final Fantasy
  86. 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
  87. 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.
  88. SasukeBrochiha
    Aug 10, 2023
    1
    So, I joined in on all the hype, and I'm honestly kind of disappointed.


    Long time D&D lover, but this has just been obnoxiously difficult to play. I've clocked in 28 hours or so in, and I'm just not finding myself having any fun. If I'm spending money on a game, I need to primarily have fun. The designs are amazing, fantastic really, but that's not enough for a video game in 2023.
  89. Quills123
    Aug 7, 2023
    1
    the combat was really bad imo, makes me regret ever getting this game.. just my take.
  90. KarbonDr28
    Aug 9, 2023
    1
    Overhyped game again, like Cyberpunk.
    A big red flag for me was when the marketing was 80% about romances and character creation instead of gameplay. CRPG'S are about gameplay and adventure, who cares how good my character look or about romances? Only people who play those type of games for romances/character creation and nothing else. The gameplay its turn based instead like the old ones    Overhyped game again, like Cyberpunk.
    A big red flag for me was when the marketing was 80% about romances and character creation instead of gameplay. CRPG'S are about gameplay and adventure, who cares how good my character look or about romances? Only people who play those type of games for romances/character creation and nothing else. The gameplay its turn based instead like the old ones in real time, turn based for something like this its boring, you need to wait in turns for each enemy to move, so have fun fighting 10+ enemies over and over again and waiting for their turn, i am not saying turn based games are bad, Xcom its very good, but for crpg's its a bad idea. Writing its cringe, i don't use that word a lot, but its the true, romances and s#4x scenes are there just for marketing and to bait people into playing the game, they serve no purpose for the game.
    Overall this game its an insult to the old games.    … Expand
  91. Charlott239
    Aug 9, 2023
    1
    Can someone explain how some "people" gave this game 10/10 next day after launch? Thoe type of games (crpg's) are long, i am talking about 100+ hours at least.
    Overall the game its bad, it has nothing to do with the old games, only locations and some characters(companions for example). Gameplay its turn based 5E, that's a bad system from the start, people who played know what i am talking    Can someone explain how some "people" gave this game 10/10 next day after launch? Thoe type of games (crpg's) are long, i am talking about 100+ hours at least.
    Overall the game its bad, it has nothing to do with the old games, only locations and some characters(companions for example). Gameplay its turn based 5E, that's a bad system from the start, people who played know what i am talking about, second no real time, so big encounters are going to be a pain, because you need to wait for X number of enemies to move until you can. Writing made something like Fallout 4 look like Deux Ex. Ironic writing and reddit type of humor, make your eyes roll out every 5 min. Companions are bad, the only decent ones are Gale and Wyll, the old companions don't count.
    If this game its a masterpiece, that would explain why the gaming industry its in the toilet right now    … Expand
  92. Leonardoos96
    Aug 9, 2023
    1
    The hype around this game feel like Cyberpunk all over again, in the end it was a bad game, same like this one. Hype culture its a cancer right now. BG3 its bad, from gameplay, writing, graphic(look good only in cutscenes and the characters, everything else look like a ps4 game from 2016). Even with so many flaws, somehow got a 96? While games who are "hard" and focus more on gameplay gotThe hype around this game feel like Cyberpunk all over again, in the end it was a bad game, same like this one. Hype culture its a cancer right now. BG3 its bad, from gameplay, writing, graphic(look good only in cutscenes and the characters, everything else look like a ps4 game from 2016). Even with so many flaws, somehow got a 96? While games who are "hard" and focus more on gameplay got a 78 (System Shock)… Expand
  93. Damn8890
    Aug 9, 2023
    1
    Not a good game, slowpaste and a rip off dnd. If you like dnd then enjoy this game but overall the game is average and nowadays people overhype wrong games.
  94. Shadysbest
    Aug 9, 2023
    1
    Honestly the game is mediocre. For a turned base strategy game with an actual story the old school final fantasies are where it’s at. Sure if you’re a DND fan, and want some raunchy sexual gameplay you’ll love it. Doesn’t work for me.
  95. Kebunter
    Aug 10, 2023
    1
    The hype of this game its crazy and for what ? A turn based 5E game with garbage writing, companions who are so annoying you want to just throw them off a cliff, but then you remember you're going to lose so much content, so many characters are into the protagonist, i get it, s34x sell, romances who were written by twitter users. "You can play naked, look at him go naked" yeah, funnyThe hype of this game its crazy and for what ? A turn based 5E game with garbage writing, companions who are so annoying you want to just throw them off a cliff, but then you remember you're going to lose so much content, so many characters are into the protagonist, i get it, s34x sell, romances who were written by twitter users. "You can play naked, look at him go naked" yeah, funny jokes, i heard them in high school
    What a man can say, an insult to the old games, doesn't deserve the name "Baldur's Gate"    … Expand
  96. AlliMoham23
    Aug 11, 2023
    1
    it's a joke if you compare it to the old games, from the gameplay (5E turn based only) to the dialogue (which is cringe to the core, you'll roll your eyes every 5 minutes, especially the humor) companions that are all the embarrassment, but unfortunately if you play alone, what's the point of playing a game like this? Romance and s44x is only there to lure people into playing the game
    It    it's a joke if you compare it to the old games, from the gameplay (5E turn based only) to the dialogue (which is cringe to the core, you'll roll your eyes every 5 minutes, especially the humor) companions that are all the embarrassment, but unfortunately if you play alone, what's the point of playing a game like this? Romance and s44x is only there to lure people into playing the game
    It doesn't deserve the name Baldur's Gate, but here we are, 97/100 critics, for what?    … Expand
  97. 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
  98. 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.
  99. 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.
  100. 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
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Universal acclaim - based on 112 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 112
  3. Negative: 0 out of 112
  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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