Baldur's Gate 3

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11707 Ratings

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  1. Marcus2389
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    Baldur's Gate 3 is a pearl, a letter of love from Larian Studios to all the fans of RPG's and D&D fans, co-op lovers and people who just want to immerse themselves in an amazing and immersive adventure.
    I praise the devs for the incredible work! 2023 has been an amazing year so far for video games on all platforms but especially on PC: it's going to be a very tough battle deciding this    Baldur's Gate 3 is a pearl, a letter of love from Larian Studios to all the fans of RPG's and D&D fans, co-op lovers and people who just want to immerse themselves in an amazing and immersive adventure.
    I praise the devs for the incredible work! 2023 has been an amazing year so far for video games on all platforms but especially on PC: it's going to be a very tough battle deciding this year's game of the year, but I feel BG3 simply nailed it, and it will be impossible to ignore the huge numbers of players and reviews who are enjoying this experience.

    Congrats Larian, keep doing what you doing and gifting us amazing stories to get lost into!    … Expand
  2. Manuel_Amagi
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    This game is a work of art full of mysteries and things to do. For a long time that no game made me want to play 8 hours every day and want more and this game did it
  3. MikeTsa7
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    Hit around 100 hours played today, came to give it a 10 after just experiencing the end of act 2. This is better than I could have imagined, been gaming since the 90's and I've played almost every big cRPG out there and most AAA RPGs in general. This is on another level of depth and quality, what a game. Hope other studios take notice and I get to play another game like this.
  4. Chaudx
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    One of the best RPG I have ever played, this is an example for the video games industry.
  5. Skif91
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    The game surprised me. For the first time in many years, I got so attached to the game. Hope for DLC
  6. sunsiya
    Aug 4, 2023
    10
    Larian and From Software are the only two studios that I trust. Excelent work.
  7. wakara
    Aug 17, 2023
    6
    Everyone writes about the pros and praises, after playing the game for a couple of hours. I went through the game completely and I will say everything honestly.
    1) At the end the game is full of bugs, scripts break, quests break. This is a scam.
    2) The characters are lustful bisexual animals. 3) Party management and inventory is disgusting. 4) Level platforming is disgusting. 5) Solid    Everyone writes about the pros and praises, after playing the game for a couple of hours. I went through the game completely and I will say everything honestly.
    1) At the end the game is full of bugs, scripts break, quests break. This is a scam.
    2) The characters are lustful bisexual animals.
    3) Party management and inventory is disgusting.
    4) Level platforming is disgusting.
    5) Solid guts as a design level.
    6) The most casual character progression in total, 12 levels, no prestige classes, **** multiclasses.
    7) Loot is all **** the game goes almost with starting equipment. Everything that belongs on the game gives a bust.
    Well, and a bunch of annoying little things. Like a bunch of traps on which you already clog and run through them to the breach, because you start to get angry when you shoot each trap through a cube.    … Expand
  8. NoAge
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    Simply remarkable, so much attention to detail. The world, the story, the characters - a masterpiece. And then there is this consistent freedom of choice, which also always leads to more or less severe consequences. I haven't played a game this good in a long time that can keep me in front of the screen for night after night. And even though the game is only a little over a week out ofSimply remarkable, so much attention to detail. The world, the story, the characters - a masterpiece. And then there is this consistent freedom of choice, which also always leads to more or less severe consequences. I haven't played a game this good in a long time that can keep me in front of the screen for night after night. And even though the game is only a little over a week out of Early Access, I've only encountered two minor graphical bugs so far, but they didn't affect my gaming experience in any way. 10/10 - worth a try for anyone who has the time to dig into such an extensive game.… Expand
  9. Romulusdk
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    Absolutely the best gaming experience I have had in years. I fondly remember the original Baldurs Gate, BG3 has captured the essence of the original game and improved it in all manners. I have the hugest respect for the developers and the mindset that lies behind making such a mammoth of a game. Bases on my experience the have never said "that's good enough during the development of theAbsolutely the best gaming experience I have had in years. I fondly remember the original Baldurs Gate, BG3 has captured the essence of the original game and improved it in all manners. I have the hugest respect for the developers and the mindset that lies behind making such a mammoth of a game. Bases on my experience the have never said "that's good enough during the development of the game, but kept working until it was as perfect as possible.… Expand
  10. ValacDemon
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    Was not interested, but after it came out everyone was saying it was good, and other devs were crying. So i bought. its a great game. Also mods are already happening.
  11. zexxx
    Aug 18, 2023
    6
    The gist of why I gave this game a lower score is that while I think it's a great game with a lot to like and a large variety to solve most situations you encounter the story and writing is severely lacking in my opinion and that can hamper the experience.

    The game itself is beautiful (for the genre it is in), the music is mostly great, the cinematic is amazing but sadly there's just    The gist of why I gave this game a lower score is that while I think it's a great game with a lot to like and a large variety to solve most situations you encounter the story and writing is severely lacking in my opinion and that can hamper the experience.

    The game itself is beautiful (for the genre it is in), the music is mostly great, the cinematic is amazing but sadly there's just the one. there's a lot of gameplay options in most things including combat. it's a great experience and most of the times it plays great!

    The biggest downside for me was the story and characters. the writing feels too contemporary bringing in modern day issues and dilemmas to a fantasy setting. things that don't seem to fit with the world that you're presented with.
    unlike previous Baldur's Gate games which felt very grounded in the world.

    Due to the writing and the Larian style it can feel like you're playing Divinity Original Sin. It's the same humor and quips, the way NPC behave. it was all to DoS-esque for me. while DoS is great a different would have been refreshing.
    Not everything has to play like some kind of mediocre Marvel superhero movie.

    Luckily you can choose to skip a lot of that if you don't like though it might hamper the experience.
    Any annoying character you don't like can be dealt with (usually) with brute force.
    Surprisingly this was a refreshing experience as I usually play trying to, mostly, save everyone and resolve things in clever ways that don't require, much, bloodshed. so, playing a bit more cold and indifferent character was very refreshing and lead to some satisfying moments like pushing Asterion off a cliff.

    Technically the game has some issues and bugs. there's a very wide range of them and some of them can greatly affect your game if a quest breaks for some reason. items can disappear. encountered traps that would not stop or invisible clouds that would damage me as if a trap that was disarmed was still spewing gas.
    Won't go over everything as this can be easily found elsewhere but do save often. very often.

    The camera can be very annoying and make it difficult to interact with the world. I hope that a mod will fix it but those seem to disable achievements for now.

    There's a lot to like but to me the writing really drags this game way down and I play a RPG to be invested and immersed in it.

    As a sequel to a the great Baldur's Gate series?

    I think the tone and writing miss the mark by a lot for it to be the successor of those games.
    reading some other reviews I can't help but think people haven't play many RP games.    … Expand
  12. Soulgix
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    Can you feel that feeling of joy, of satisfaction, when you see a 0/10, or 4/10 review for BG3?

    Reason? Cos the game is too good and/or they didn't understand what they were getting. Probably balancing out a 10/10 review given on Diablo 4.....simply sad and amusing. As for the Game. 10/10 for some reasons. 1. Amazing story. 2. Incredible replayability, starting from a minimum    Can you feel that feeling of joy, of satisfaction, when you see a 0/10, or 4/10 review for BG3?

    Reason?

    Cos the game is too good and/or they didn't understand what they were getting. Probably balancing out a 10/10 review given on Diablo 4.....simply sad and amusing.

    As for the Game.
    10/10 for some reasons.
    1. Amazing story.
    2. Incredible replayability, starting from a minimum of 14 playthrough (of a 70-100hrs game), considering ONLY good/evil route for all the main characters.
    3. Choice matters. A simple choice at the beginning, killed (or maimed) a main origin char...a branching plot 20 minutes in the game? Then more options 30 minutes into the game? Oh god yes
    4. As for now every dialog is voiced over and acted, even simple dialogs without option, and just a line from the random character you're not supposed to interact with
    5. I killed a goblin after jumping next to him and pushing him out of a cliff........this alone is worth a 10/10

    Oh let me add, to those bots or Diablo 4 fan who are giving poor reviews.

    This game came out less than a week ago and already has a huge amount of 10/10 reviews. That is what happens when you have 3 years of Early access by giving people 25 hours of gameplay to replay to infinity with every class, more than what most games give at full release

    Another reason for a well deserved 10/10    … Expand
  13. earlyybird
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    The few complaints one could cherry pick are heavily outweighed by the good.
    This game understands what makes in game choices fun and what makes an RPG fun in general. The fact that this game promises no microtransactions and is a complete and full experience without milking it's audience for more and more money is a godsend in today's game market.
    The story is engaging, the characters    The few complaints one could cherry pick are heavily outweighed by the good.
    This game understands what makes in game choices fun and what makes an RPG fun in general. The fact that this game promises no microtransactions and is a complete and full experience without milking it's audience for more and more money is a godsend in today's game market.
    The story is engaging, the characters are interesting, and the gameplay is fun with zillions of choices. Fantastic game.    … Expand
  14. Chronfox
    Aug 12, 2023
    10
    Probably my favorite game since Baldur’s gate 2. I’ve played quite a few cross and it ranks among the best, easily.
  15. 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
  16. pixypolly
    Aug 9, 2023
    7
    70+ hours in in act 3. Didn't played EA, cos I found that waiting for the story for 2 years was too painful with Original Sin 1 and 2. All and all, it's an okay game, entertaining when I don't have to dig through reddit for a way to solve a bug. Certainly not the 10/10 game people made it out to be.

    Pro: - Characters and writing are very, very good. Interesting cast all around. -    70+ hours in in act 3. Didn't played EA, cos I found that waiting for the story for 2 years was too painful with Original Sin 1 and 2. All and all, it's an okay game, entertaining when I don't have to dig through reddit for a way to solve a bug. Certainly not the 10/10 game people made it out to be.

    Pro:
    - Characters and writing are very, very good. Interesting cast all around.
    - Combat is very tactical and very satisfying when you outsmart the enemies, as it is to be expected from Larian.
    - Builds are fun and respec is so cheap you can experiment to your heart content.
    - The world is beautiful, big, and engaging. I search every nook and cranny and usually I find something interesting waiting for me.

    Cons:
    - Bugs and glitches. Loads of them. Especially beyond act 1. My act 2 last boss cutscene glitched out so bad I couldn't tell what was going on.
    - Autosaves are pretty much useless cos they are so few and far in between. Drove me to F5 like a mad person.
    - In-game cinematics are... really awkward. You can tell it's not Larian's strong point and it shows, but they've managed to draw my attention to other good things in Original Sin, but in this game, it's the complete opposite. Camera works are very amateur. The conversation cutscene is alright but when the actions happen it's really, really awkward.
    - I don't know if my game was bugged or not but in Act 2, dialog options and NPCs' lines do not reflect the consequence of my action at all. People talked about dead people as if they are still alive. Minor act 2 spoiler here but I am keeping it as vague as possible. There is this place that totally got destroyed as a consequence of a battle gone wrong, and never once I saw a dialog option that recognizes it (apart from the one dialog immediately following said event). It is an important event that should diverge how quests that tied to it play out. Consider my experience ruined.    … Expand
  17. HonestGamerGirl
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    ACT 2 and 55 hours in. This game is the best game I've ever played in my life. I look forward to replaying it and playing with friends tomorrow in a planned weekly campaign!

    WELL DONE! You earned this 10/10, you actually really did.
  18. Azvasa
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    A beautiful game, it shows what could happen when devs and publishers treat their product as a work of art, not a cash cow.
  19. patiphont
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    Finally , a crpg with a good graphics and easy to learn mechanics. Thank you Larian Studio
  20. lolsorhand
    Aug 14, 2023
    6
    After nearly 140 hours into the game, having finished all three acts I have to say a couple of things. Act 1 is about as long as Act 2 and Act 3 combined, with Act 2 being the shortest, yet in my opinion the strongest of the acts as you actually get to see the main antagonists. This also brings about one of my major gripes with the game which is the lack of proper setup of the main badAfter nearly 140 hours into the game, having finished all three acts I have to say a couple of things. Act 1 is about as long as Act 2 and Act 3 combined, with Act 2 being the shortest, yet in my opinion the strongest of the acts as you actually get to see the main antagonists. This also brings about one of my major gripes with the game which is the lack of proper setup of the main bad guys you are supposed to want to beat. The writing is very hit- and miss, which leads to some scenes being quite interesting and fun, and others sorely lacking. With that also comes the fact that every single companion has something very unique and rare stuck to them, without mentioning spoilers, these all in some regards really cancel each other out, making none feel very special.

    In addition to the lacking companions and failure of proper setups the romances feel very awkard and poorly crafted, which is also compounded by the fact that dialogues happen based on events that which never transpired in your playthrough. Companions react and talk to you about things that simply never played out making it quite immersion breaking for many reasons.

    Further compounding these issues is the poor optimization, especially in Act 3, and major memory leaks from saving and loading the games. There are also no consequences for killing and stealing from every NPC you meet, even your companions who are kind hearted don't bat an eyelid when you pillage through entire swathes of innocents (versus BG 1 and 2 where they would react to your deeds and interact with these choices.)

    However, on the upside the voice acting is easily 10/10, and the gameplay about a 7/10 due to major path finding issues and UI issues which at times screws over entire fights, leading to reloads. The writing on the other hand is perhaps a 5/10, with moments of splendour and moments of 'what in the....' reactions to silly and outright stupid replies, or lack of possibly replies. And with the bugs and glitches, I'd give it a fair 6/10. With that being said, my last ending game cinematic ended in every character t-posing or freezing, just like it did in the first opening 'fall' cinematic.    … Expand
  21. MRK888
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    Best CRPG. I advise everyone to buy. Interesting battle system, chooses in dialogs which affect something. 12/10
  22. realfire23
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    masterpiece! every tripple A should take that as benchmark how sidequests can be
  23. Josy_Muzzo
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    Tengo 43 años, jugue en su dia Baldur's Gate 1 y 2 de salida y esperé muchisimos años por esta continuacion y tengo que decir que superó ampliamente mis expectativas.
    Todos se resume en que graficos, sonido y jugabilidad son perfectos, la historia es excelente y hace mucho que un RPG no me engancha tanto como este. No lo dejen pasar. Valio la pene tanto tiempo en early access
  24. megas7
    Aug 13, 2023
    10
    I hate term based rpg but this one is other i am obsessed with this game its one of a kind ... the game play the songs the story all make a perfect game .
  25. GlitchGem
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    Best game in decades, great with friends or solo and over-delivered expectations.
  26. Hashibal
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    Ein Meisterwerk, ohne Battlepass, Seasonpass und sonstige microtransaction. Das Spiel wurde mit so viel Liebe zum Detail Entwickelt. Ich kann nicht mehr aufhören zu spielen.
  27. Anakin1984
    Aug 17, 2023
    5
    The reviews made it look like the game is a second coming of Jesus, but it's just an ordinary cRPG, with cluttered inventory, limited character customization and poor writing. It feels like the game was made by a bunch of horny 14-year-olds. The only thing it has going is great graphics (for CRPGs) and cut scenes. Everything else is mediocre. People should play Pillars of Eternity if theyThe reviews made it look like the game is a second coming of Jesus, but it's just an ordinary cRPG, with cluttered inventory, limited character customization and poor writing. It feels like the game was made by a bunch of horny 14-year-olds. The only thing it has going is great graphics (for CRPGs) and cut scenes. Everything else is mediocre. People should play Pillars of Eternity if they want to see a cRPG with good writing.… Expand
  28. rezo_21
    Aug 27, 2023
    8
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  29. mopadin
    Sep 4, 2023
    7
    fix Act 3 and Mintharra

    A great deep dive in DnD experience. Every piece of the game is a handcrafted to make your choices relevant. Its probably the most ambicious RPG game that I ever played,
  30. klausthesaint
    Sep 1, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is really average.
    Graphics is good for an isometric game.
    The story seems good at the beginning of the game but become dumb from mid to the end, especially for act 3.
    It seems act 3 was rushed and infact is really poor.
    Also there are plenty of gamebreaking bug that feels like cyberpunk was a gem at the release, i find mysekt too much time with a result in the game but the journal say a complete difference thing, like saving and npc, leave the area and discover that in the journal the very same npc was dead with no reason.

    Also its a sum the fact that you habe countless output on how we end end the diffeeebt secondary quest for the end of game, helpimg a group or a person could only mean that you had a bonus for the endgamequest. The only quest woth mentioning is the final fight in the house of hope, the song is marvellous.    … Expand
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Metascore
96

Universal acclaim - based on 112 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 111 out of 112
  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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