Baldur's Gate 3

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11707 Ratings

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  1. 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 The map design and traversal are extremely outdated, it's like the developers forgot about the last 20 years of game design when making it. BG3 maps are small, linear, and full of empty space with nothing to do, just like a lot of outdated 90s RPGs.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
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. valerijon
    Aug 10, 2023
    4
    Обыкновенное РПГ ну что в ней особенного??? Ничего нового - просто выбор побольше и всё.
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. 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...
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. 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
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#1 Best PC Game of 2023
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#2 Most Discussed PC Game of 2023

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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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