Baldur's Gate 3

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11707 Ratings

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  1. Rei_the_Tsuki
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    I played the EA since 2020 for about 80h, saw how they worked it WITH the community, potential was at this time already there

    But now, after 110 h and finished my first playthrough, i can say, i was and i am so addicted to this game! It gave me flashbacks to Dragon Age Origins (even i know Baldurs Gate 1/2, i was too young to understand enough) I am a huge RPG (CRPG/JRPG), Pen&Paper/    I played the EA since 2020 for about 80h, saw how they worked it WITH the community, potential was at this time already there

    But now, after 110 h and finished my first playthrough, i can say, i was and i am so addicted to this game! It gave me flashbacks to Dragon Age Origins (even i know Baldurs Gate 1/2, i was too young to understand enough)

    I am a huge RPG (CRPG/JRPG), Pen&Paper/ DnD Fan and writing is extreme important, and the writer did so well.
    I just wish we get a bit more after story (but i think they will add), but it was so so great
    The writer did fool me, Gale left me with a broken heart, greedy Wizard!

    Everything in this game, world, people, mechanics is so great, almost perfect (hello lil bugs)

    The battles even at story mode are not easy, in general its not easy, but its so satisfying, bcs all the time i though: omg yes! i did it, omg i am so great! and next battle i die bcs i didnt act stratetic enough haha

    The music and the voice acting is absolute 1st class, its perfect, absolute

    overall, its for me a masterpiece, a game i missed in the last 10 years, i was always a larian fan, but baldurs gate is now one of my most fav games ever together with dragon age origins, final fantasy X and Even if Tempest

    One note to the end: as an otome player, i enjoyed the romance and friendship with my companions, it was deep written, absolute perfect

    Larian, everyone, thank you so much!    … Expand
  2. skypiota
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    the best of the best his may be my favorite game of all time. So much story, beautiful graphics. If you're a fan of hardcore, narrative-driven RPGs like what Bioware used to create once upon a time, then you can't ask for anything more than Baldur's Gate III
  3. smartyd0m
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    A cure for modern gaming fatigue.

    I'm certain that I'm not alone in this. Modern gaming with its repetitive mechanics, lack of innovation and hyper monetization weighs heavily on gamers, myself included.. To the extent where I find myself avoiding game sessions entirely. Although I would never usually touch a "turn based" game like Baldur's Gate 3. (I'm more of a real-time, run & gun    A cure for modern gaming fatigue.

    I'm certain that I'm not alone in this. Modern gaming with its repetitive mechanics, lack of innovation and hyper monetization weighs heavily on gamers, myself included.. To the extent where I find myself avoiding game sessions entirely.

    Although I would never usually touch a "turn based" game like Baldur's Gate 3. (I'm more of a real-time, run & gun / hack & slash game kind of person).. My girlfriend and I gave BG3 a shot over the weekend to see what the hype was about. And man... We are properly hooked.

    What sold me was how dense and detailed the world feels, where finding a random hidden cave or NPC can lead to fun and engaging questlines that can easily be missed if you run past them. What would usually amount to throwaway dialogue choices in most games now affect branching quests and shape the adventure in big ways, so I imagine multiple playthroughs would feel utterly unique once you leave the initial areas. The situations our characters often found themselves in allows the game to feel dynamic.

    Companions are also well executed and varied. It didn't take long for us to fill our camp with a small village worth of them, and we would often struggle to choose which companions to take along with us as they all offer unique and interesting personalities and perks.

    The game is also proper fun over LAN, something which is sorely missed in modern titles these days. I can see why this game is snatching 10/10's. I cannot recommend this experience highly enough to those who feel that gaming has become a bit stale lately.    … Expand
  4. weed0821
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    It's my first CRPG game and the best game of my life. If you play it yourself, it will be more than anything you imagine. It's a game that makes me wonder if I've lived to play Baldur's Gate, and I think GOTY will definitely get it this year, and I think it will be remembered as a game that will go down in history. This game has made me a huge fan of Larian, and I think I will trust andIt's my first CRPG game and the best game of my life. If you play it yourself, it will be more than anything you imagine. It's a game that makes me wonder if I've lived to play Baldur's Gate, and I think GOTY will definitely get it this year, and I think it will be remembered as a game that will go down in history. This game has made me a huge fan of Larian, and I think I will trust and buy Larian games in the future.… Expand
  5. DOSHIMAN
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    Simply the best game released since Skyrim. Larian made divinity original sin 1 & 2 and were excellent as well but BG3 blows everything out of the water.
  6. Samfig
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    Larian continues to one up themselves with a CRPG so meticulously crafted it’s literally scaring triple A developers because now they might have to put in more effort to keep up.
  7. polosat1y
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    One of the best RPGs ever existed. One of the best games ever existed.
    On top of that, no agenda, no microtransactions, no loot boxes, no battle passed. Just a pure game.
    Maybe it relates to the CEO who is actually playing his own game and sincerely loves what he is doing. Do not tell EA/Blizzard, let them die already
  8. CleanDogz
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    An immediate lifetime top 5 game
  9. Dokro0
    Aug 21, 2023
    8
    Acts 1-2 are great and well delivered.
    Act 3 is where it all starts falling apart, it clearly shows that the game was rushed out to be released without being fully finished and tested out. Cut content that was promoted few months before launch, often occurring bugs, messy story and quest pacing in the later parts of the game, lackluster and seemingly unfinished endings that are short and    Acts 1-2 are great and well delivered.
    Act 3 is where it all starts falling apart, it clearly shows that the game was rushed out to be released without being fully finished and tested out. Cut content that was promoted few months before launch, often occurring bugs, messy story and quest pacing in the later parts of the game, lackluster and seemingly unfinished endings that are short and abrupt. All of those issues in last act of the game sours amazing start and middle part of the game.
    For a studio that was touted as developers releasing "finished and full games" unlike "those others developers", they sadly did just the same thing as those "other devs".    … Expand
  10. mtma
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    After 200+ hours playing the game, I'm still having a lot of fun and trying out different comps and specs. The only thing I would still like to see is VA for player's avatar in Dialogues (I think it makes the exchanges even more immersive) and more characteristic VA for Half-Orcs, Dwarfs, Dragonborn etc. (i.e. races that diverge a lot from the standard human form).
  11. Hamlyfu
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    TO THE DEVOLPERS COMPLAINING, I DONT EXPECT SPIDERMAN DEVOLPERS TO PRODUCE A ONCE IN A LIFETIME MASTER PIECE OF AN RPG. I DONT THINK ANYONE DOES, YOU STARTED A STUPID ARGUEMENT THAT DEVALUES EFFORT IN FAVOR OF CORPORATE GREED AND LAZINESS PLEASE STOP MAKING GAMES OR GO ON A STRIKE OR SUM ****
  12. LukasReVi
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    Amazing game, it has a pretty good story with a good combat system that allows your creativity to flow. To put an example you can just push enemies from cliffs while you distract them somehow, it also has that DnD feeling that you can do almost everything you want.
  13. Isteffy
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    I've played the last two Larian Studios Games tactical games, and it's just so refreshing see how well they upgraded and changed their formula for this new game. I was so sure that Zelda Tears of the Kingdom would steal Game of the Year, until I played this, the 2023 gaming industry has shocked me again with another home-run success.

    The voice acting, story, cinematics, gameplay, and    I've played the last two Larian Studios Games tactical games, and it's just so refreshing see how well they upgraded and changed their formula for this new game. I was so sure that Zelda Tears of the Kingdom would steal Game of the Year, until I played this, the 2023 gaming industry has shocked me again with another home-run success.

    The voice acting, story, cinematics, gameplay, and the control to the player, are by far the best I've seen in a game.

    It's been so entertaining watching the bitter Dragon Age developers cry and moan about Baldur's Gate 3 on Twitter, knowing that they will never reach the heights of BG3, and that the past 15 years of their development, turning a turn-based rpg into an uninspired action rpg was all for waste. The people have spoken; the second age of turn based tactical rpgs is here, and it is Baldur's Gate 3!    … Expand
  14. YuBuBa
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    This is the first time I'm rating a game, the game is just awesome! Thank you Larian Studios! You can notice in every corner that there is a lot of love in the game! In my eyes, this art is not only the Title Game of The Year but the Best game of all time!
  15. 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.
  16. LaDix
    Aug 21, 2023
    9
    It is the perfect DnD game we all have been wanting it story is amazing the characters is amazing and the combat is just what i imagine DnD will look like and feel like.
  17. eyazan
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    its an amazing game with an amazing story, one of the best game play in and rpg game, or game at all. must play
  18. pafpafpaf
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    Best RPG game i ever played in my life. This is a real 10/10.

    (Larian and From Software, best studios)
  19. Fluffy994
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    Over 40hrs inn and i love it! All the choices and posebilities you have gives this alot of replayability
  20. Robomaduni
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    I finished the Act1 on early access a few years back. With the full release I knew, what I should expect.
    Since the release I am playing the game at my own pace. I am not close to completing the act1 but I already spent around 50hours with my new char.
    There are too many things to do and almost non of them are boring (except inventory management). I know that: I wont be able to complete    I finished the Act1 on early access a few years back. With the full release I knew, what I should expect.
    Since the release I am playing the game at my own pace. I am not close to completing the act1 but I already spent around 50hours with my new char.
    There are too many things to do and almost non of them are boring (except inventory management).
    I know that: I wont be able to complete the game since it requires too much time for me but it is not a problem, because I feel like I got more than I paid for already.    … Expand
  21. Max1boy
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    So happy this game got the attention it deserves.
    I have never played a CRPG before and thanks to the attention I tried it and I'm enjoying every second of it.
  22. Axel14
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    A Great game, And the best rpg I have ever played. An absolute masterpiece that I highly advice to anyone who likes D&D or any rpgs in general.
  23. Xhilami
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    Tengo 47 años, y llevo jugando a videojuegos desde mi primer ordenador msx allá por 1988... He jugado a baldurs gate I y II y muy a mi pesar tras las dudas generadas por las cia cuando presentan su productos, he sido reacio a comprar el juego... Pero tras 2 semanas de ver Gameplay, leer opiniones y escuchar a la comunidad, este sábado a las 17:00 compré el juego.
    Refleja los juegos de rol    Tengo 47 años, y llevo jugando a videojuegos desde mi primer ordenador msx allá por 1988... He jugado a baldurs gate I y II y muy a mi pesar tras las dudas generadas por las cia cuando presentan su productos, he sido reacio a comprar el juego... Pero tras 2 semanas de ver Gameplay, leer opiniones y escuchar a la comunidad, este sábado a las 17:00 compré el juego.
    Refleja los juegos de rol al 100% de D&D, han conseguido imbuime en la historia solo con las primeras escenas del videojuego; En mi época éramos jugadores solitarios y este lo vuelve a ser, aunque hay opciones de jugar con los amigos, en ese sentido lo agradezco, quiero vivir la experiencia de juego sin tener que estar en un clan o hermandad, y que me rusheen el contenido para equipar me.
    Tengo un ordenador normalito con una tarjeta gráfica antigua una rx580 y un ryzen 5600x, y va de maravilla, no se necesitan un megaordenador, hasta en eso han acertado.
    Videojuego al más estilo old school, lo voy a disfrutar mucho, muchas veces y poco a poco; ayer mismo dejé el juego en mitad de un combate y se que cuando vuelva estaré en ese mismo instante para continuar, un detalle muy a tener en cuenta, porque todos sabemos que cua do menos te lo esperas,te requieren para algo en casa y en muchos videojuegos es imposible dejarlo al instante y en este se puede.
    Mi valoración actual es de 100 puntos, no puede ser menos. Muy buen videojuego, vale cada céntimo que pagas por el.    … Expand
  24. Xiyoth
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    Its about story being written masterfully and it reacting to the world and everything just makes themselfs feel even better that i can give this game a 10/10 and the combat is **** amazing the fact you can shove enyone you want even out of combat, the fact that you can play this 4 man coop is **** amazing. this game is nuts bro.
  25. Ghosty23
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    Baldur’s Gate 3 is nothing less than an absolute masterpiece. The possibilities are almost endless, and the gameplay feels awesome, just like everything else in this perfect game
  26. WP4L
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    Honestly there is too much good to sum up in a review. I can finally put down DOS 2 for a few years. Definitely the best RPG to release post 2017. Funny how them not chasing players' money leads to them destroying sales expectations. No gamer would have ever saw that coming.....
  27. DoctorShmeat
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    Greatest CRPG of all time, the customization and immense amount of choices alone make this a masterpiece. Combine that with the fun gameplay, interesting story, and compelling characters? 10/10.
  28. LeoBortoluz
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    Best game of the Year .
    One of the best games in history.
    Larian took care of every detail and delivered a masterpiece
  29. subinfernal
    Aug 20, 2023
    9
    the game is so incredibly good that when it falls short it's felt even more. as i finished the game, i found myself wishing that certain aspects had been more thought out, though i really enjoyed most of my 160 hours. despite any of its flaws, i could not praise enough how good and unique of a experience larian offers here, anyone who likes versatile and strategic RPGs with greatthe game is so incredibly good that when it falls short it's felt even more. as i finished the game, i found myself wishing that certain aspects had been more thought out, though i really enjoyed most of my 160 hours. despite any of its flaws, i could not praise enough how good and unique of a experience larian offers here, anyone who likes versatile and strategic RPGs with great role-playing and action/consequences mechanics should play it.

    really, there's no other game that grants such an extensive range of RPG expression and is as enjoyable as this one. it's so full and rich with possibility and personality that it made me want even more and expect so much of everything. unfortunately, this also left me many times disappointed. some actions leave you hoping for consequences that never come. several mechanics lack depth and meaningful outcomes. romance is shallow. some important characters have weak dialogue and narratives. some fights are poorly designed, many times with a hoard of boring enemies that just crowd the rounds, making it feel unnecessarily slow and uncreative. the difficulty is also so inconsistent, mostly tending to easy, even though i was playing on tactician. and i get it, managing a game of this magnitude must be very hard, but it doesn't stop me from feeling it could have been better.

    most of the issues that i'm talking about begin in the third/last act of the game. it feels rushed, meaningful details you got in the previous acts get rarer. bugs and performance issues in this act don't help either. between some fantastic quests, there are a bunch of boring and outright bad ones and unsatisfying resolutions. my character seemed neglected in the final events, with choices becoming inexplicably limited and their consequences underwhelming. the end of the game left me thinking how it could be better, instead of reminding me of the great things i had experienced and honoring all the fantastic things the game has to offer.

    it sucks to not be rewarded more after so many hours of great content, but i really loved most of the game. the downsides mostly come from my own high expectations, fueled by the game's overwhelming positives. overall, solid game, will play again many times.    … Expand
  30. EvolBearMan
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    I can't think of a more complete game that enthralls you like this one does. I've never like turn based games but this is a masterpiece. Easy 10/10 for me
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Universal acclaim - based on 112 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 112
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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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