Baldur's Gate 3

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11707 Ratings

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  1. Gallopher
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    They mispelled Divinity Original Sin 3. I don't like this one bit. It's NOT Baldur's Gate. Next time, do fekin faced with pause, as was the original. Or ask to see the % of users that would prefer it. Fekin Pillars of Eternity 2 or even Fallout Tactics could do both. You couldn't.
    No matter how good this game is for some, I hate it to every single piece of code as it it NOT what Baldur's    They mispelled Divinity Original Sin 3. I don't like this one bit. It's NOT Baldur's Gate. Next time, do fekin faced with pause, as was the original. Or ask to see the % of users that would prefer it. Fekin Pillars of Eternity 2 or even Fallout Tactics could do both. You couldn't.
    No matter how good this game is for some, I hate it to every single piece of code as it it NOT what Baldur's Gate was to the original fans.
    It's a good game with wrong name.    … Expand
  2. Gette
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    You shouldn't buy this unless you're a die hard dos2 fan. Much of the D&D rules are tweaked to fit dos2's flavor, and remains little flavor from the source rules books.

    It's a when you press a barrel, something awesome has to happen style of game, Dragon age 4. And your heroic characters won't be able to pick up a barrel and throw it, otherwises the game its prequel DOS2 would be    You shouldn't buy this unless you're a die hard dos2 fan. Much of the D&D rules are tweaked to fit dos2's flavor, and remains little flavor from the source rules books.

    It's a when you press a barrel, something awesome has to happen style of game, Dragon age 4.

    And your heroic characters won't be able to pick up a barrel and throw it, otherwises the game its prequel DOS2 would be too much like disgaea type of grid battle. The explosive, the height gap, the geo that annoys players most of time, and the sex hinted jokes, I see what sequel the game really is now.    … Expand
  3. outerCritic
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    Divinity Gate 3. Not Baldur's Gate. Sound is not as nice as the original. Turned based is too slow. Camera mechanics are clunky. Cinematic zoom-ins are obnoxious. Please zoom out and not show me hideous CGI closeups. Speedrun the game with wizard in 10 minutes with gale and feather fall.
  4. arcanum2240
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    WAY, WAY too hard, even on the most forgiving difficulty. I've uninstalled it, as it's absolutely impossible to finish, and I'm done wasting my free time getting frustrated with it. What a waste of $70.
  5. EvilBunnyGames
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This game is broken. Not a finished game yet, more like Early Access game, still in Alpha. And even with thousands and thousands fixes this game is still broken or even worse getting less playable every time. Avoid it next 6-12 months.
  6. OnlyOneHere
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    This game is a huge steaming pile of garbage. I had to see what the fuss is all about, and I should've known better than to listen to these inconsistent toy-collecting "muh dark story" Millennials. Of course the critics were going to praise this game. Literally any game where you play as weirdo with elf ears and a giant axe/sword is a guaranteed critic darling, as long as it's playable.This game is a huge steaming pile of garbage. I had to see what the fuss is all about, and I should've known better than to listen to these inconsistent toy-collecting "muh dark story" Millennials. Of course the critics were going to praise this game. Literally any game where you play as weirdo with elf ears and a giant axe/sword is a guaranteed critic darling, as long as it's playable. That doesn't surprise me, but what does surprise me is these COD-hating Millennials calling this quality. Are you freaking kidding me? This outdated indie piece of garbage can't even let me do something as simple as opening doors in real-time, and people want to call this quality? It's embarrassing that I've played PS1 games where the protagonists actually open doors, and this 2023 $60 game can't even do that. Instead, doors magically open themselves in this game. Nothing can be opened in real-time. I can make plenty of examples of this game lacking quality, but I feel like my blood pressure is going to increase out of all this anger.

    The greedy developers are charging $60 for an indie quality game. When I pay $60, I expect top-notch AAA quality. The graphics are PS3 quality. The animations are PS2 quality. The lighting is horrendous. The physics are beyond horrible. The lip syncing is a joke. The dialogue is cringeworthy. The textures in this game makes me want to puke. The gameplay is boring and repetitive. The dice-rolling is 2D animation-based. The developers were too greedy and lazy to make 3D physics-based dice-rolling. It's funny seeing other developers either supporting this game or claiming this game is "Rockstar scope" level. They know darn well this "Rockstar level" stuff isn't even remotely true. Forget Rockstar, this isn't even on Ubisoft's level. This is blatant propaganda to get players to demand for these low quality games. That way, these lazy and greedy developers can avoid making true AAA games. This game takes a massive amount of GB. Clearly these developers are too lazy to compress their game, which explains why they're making excuses to not port it on Xbox this year.

    The co-op multiplayer is trash. The developers believe you should get the complete game with no additional purchases. I appreciate that, but that's pretty easy to brag about when your game is already overpriced. If these developers were genuine about their beliefs, they would've charged $40 at best for this indie quality game, and not charge a AAA price of $60. I will not praise these developers for lack of MTX. They want me to praise them for that, then they better add real-time online PvP. Until then, they are greedy and lazy, worse than EA. At least EA doesn't feel the need to resort to the laziest combat system possible for their full-priced games. They put actual combat in their games, not this cheap and lazy turn-based system. I'm sick of hearing people compare the broken state of AAA games to this indie garbage. This game has turn-based combat, it be pathetic for any developer to mess that up. Even then, this game still had bugs and glitches. I don't recommend this overpriced indie joke of a game at all.

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  7. odysseus420
    Aug 7, 2023
    0
    As a huge fan of the Baldur Gates franchise this might be the biggest disappointment of all time and I am not exaggerating. The game literally looks like a playstation 2 graphics despite requiring a souped-up laptop to play. Controller support is nonexistent so enjoy playing it with a mouse and keyboard (IN 2023!!). And don't get me started on the historical inaccuracies.. But worst of allAs a huge fan of the Baldur Gates franchise this might be the biggest disappointment of all time and I am not exaggerating. The game literally looks like a playstation 2 graphics despite requiring a souped-up laptop to play. Controller support is nonexistent so enjoy playing it with a mouse and keyboard (IN 2023!!). And don't get me started on the historical inaccuracies.. But worst of all is the story which I won't spoil but rest assured it is a huge slap in the face of the long term fans of the franchise who grew up playing Siege of Dragonspear and hanging out on the subreddit, sharing tips and tales with the awesome community. At this point I honestly believe it would have been better to NOT make a new Baldur Gates so we can keep the great memories instead of this cash-in garbage.… Expand
  8. Jbw1992
    Sep 2, 2023
    0
    Buggy as hell, 3rd act is basically unplayable and the story really drops off. Reviewers didn't even finish the game before submitting their reviews and it shows.
  9. Foreignfilmssuc
    Aug 6, 2023
    0
    Worst role playing game ever. The game has poor combat, terrible party features. The story is slow and repetitive. I honestly think they butchered the dungeons and dragons franchise. The only. Good thing about this game is that it has no micro transactions. If I was a board member of Wizards of The Coast I would furious that this game got made and I would be hesitant to have another videoWorst role playing game ever. The game has poor combat, terrible party features. The story is slow and repetitive. I honestly think they butchered the dungeons and dragons franchise. The only. Good thing about this game is that it has no micro transactions. If I was a board member of Wizards of The Coast I would furious that this game got made and I would be hesitant to have another video game based on DND.… Expand
  10. Benjones1234
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    I understand the hype and this year as produced some amazing games like Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. And Starfield looks unbelievably good and hope it delivers. This game could and should of been so much more. Find it boring to be honest. Disappointed!
  11. MachineDaemon
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    Nah, combat is bad, WAY too much sluggish and boring.
    Every combat encounter in act 2 is BORING af and take WAAAAAY too long. Like 45min when any other Turn based RPG would take 5min....
  12. tshrimp
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    Was this game written by a bunch of teenagers that giggle at every mention of sex. Can a person ever talk to anyone without being propositioned? Probably the most perverted game I have ever seen, and so many have defended this, which is very worrisome. I know I will get the "unhelpful" check for this review, but being honest will get you that if you are not in the majority. If you are aWas this game written by a bunch of teenagers that giggle at every mention of sex. Can a person ever talk to anyone without being propositioned? Probably the most perverted game I have ever seen, and so many have defended this, which is very worrisome. I know I will get the "unhelpful" check for this review, but being honest will get you that if you are not in the majority. If you are a pervert, and like cut scenes, then this game is for you. For me, I have come out of my mothers basement, so this isn't exciting to me.… Expand
  13. Inuyasha17
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    It's a boring game. The action is so lousy. The story isn't even funny. Worst game like Gollum
  14. sex69
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    It was the worst game ever. The lag is severe and the frame drops are severe. The action wasn't fun and it's not a Baldur's Gate series.
  15. Ed1993
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    This game is very overhyped. Bad optimization, mediocre gameplay. Look like this is still beta version.
  16. Inuyasha1
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    별로 재미없는 쓰레기 게임이다. 렉과 발적화, 프레임 저하가 심하다. PC게임인데도 불구하고 장점이 없다. 스토리도 별로 재미없다. 스토리게임인데 스토리가 뻔하다.
  17. EdmonDantes
    Aug 24, 2023
    0
    The most important thing that makes a game playable is the gameplay. Unfortunately, the gameplay mechanics of this game are from the 1990s and are very boring. Overhyped !
  18. Elewir
    Sep 3, 2023
    0
    Anyway, the game itself is shallow and filled with bugs from the very beginning. If you enjoy D&D, you can overlook the story, characters and bugs. I'm not sure if you can overlook the awful adaptation of combat though. Or the long rest system.
  19. Krellsho
    Aug 5, 2023
    0
    Here is why BG3 sadly is a bad game:

    - Worst camera handling ever in a 3D RPG! Tedious, imprecise, time consuming navigation on PC; can't speak for controller/Steam Deck. Larian either has no Game Systems Designer or a really bad one. - A UI that is miles behind the UIs of e.g. Solasta or Dragon Age Origins. Icons and text are way too small. Tooltips on abilities and spells lack    Here is why BG3 sadly is a bad game:

    - Worst camera handling ever in a 3D RPG! Tedious, imprecise, time consuming navigation on PC; can't speak for controller/Steam Deck. Larian either has no Game Systems Designer or a really bad one.
    - A UI that is miles behind the UIs of e.g. Solasta or Dragon Age Origins. Icons and text are way too small. Tooltips on abilities and spells lack important information. A spellbook that is an embarassment. The item sort function only works in one inventory menu, not in others, and there are no item filters. The list continues... When you think Bethesda does bad UIs, try BG3. Abysmal, haha!
    - Bad performance on my relatively fast laptop (GF 3070, 32 GB, Intel 13700). The music stutters and there seem to be some serious issues with the memory-/heap-management code which result in stuttering when assets are loading/swapping.
    - Unfaithfull implementation of 5e rules.
    - 99% of chest/barrel/dead body loot is irrelevant.
    - Landscape and dungeon graphics are oversaturated and except for some characters of really bad quality. Having heard the iconic soundtracks of BG1 and 2, BG3 features one of the most unmemorable sountracks of all RPGs I have ever played, and these go back to Ultima 4.
    - The Gameplay is tedious and mostly boring, the load times >1 min on a 2TB 970 Evo SSD.
    - Turn based combat is a bad choice for BG3. Anybody try to design a battle like the Watcher's Keep last sigil or the Twisted Rune one in turn based mode? Happy failing! :-)
    - Crashes. I had 2 in the first 20 minutes in the character creation.

    BG3 is neither a spiritual successor of BG2 nor a good RPG. It features typical Larian **** gameplay with irrelevant and flat characters, zero tension and the absence of any atmosphere. Typical Larian style color grading makes for a Walt Disney compatible world full of woke boringness. Sadly Swen Vinke and his team didn't have the slightest idea what made BG1 and BG2 great games. They just don't get the grasp of the concept of Baldur's Gate.

    What a disappointment!    … Expand
  20. HentaiCritic
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    I don't understand why devs still try to adapt the inferior DnD sytem to digital. You can just make a half decent AP system and don't have a ton of RNG + slow, trivial and dull gameplay
  21. Kotbu
    Aug 19, 2023
    0
    Massive sloggfest, and incredibly boring. I hated every single playable character I encountered because they were all irritating and just visually stupid looking. One of the top 5 worst gaming experiences I’ve ever had. It blows my mind that this game is as popular as it is because I would never recommend this game to anyone. I would like to get my money back.
  22. Andrxm
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    Como odio de arto los juegos por turnos!!!!! No me dan ganas sino de buscar el canal del clima cada vez que trato de jugarlo no entiendo como a la gente le puede gustar este juego
  23. Bones98
    Aug 6, 2023
    0
    I’m pretty disappointed to be honest. The gameplay is super boring and uninspired. The characters, dialogue etc are great, but the game is ruined by boring combat and strategic elements.
  24. GOTYEldenRing1
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    타격감이 형편없다.
    너무 재미없다.
    렉이 심하다.
    스토리가 재미없다.
    프레임 저하가 심하다.
  25. zombi_bunnii
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    couldn’t get into it, didn’t feel very fresh at all. honestly I’d rather just play tabletop D&D
  26. Kiryttho
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    Um jogo nichado que não me agradou o esquema de gameplay monótona. Graficos são legais mas não é o suficiente pra trazer uma experiência satisfatória.
  27. ScootfieId
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    Lixo completo batalha de turno em 2023 não dá mais ! Fui induzido ao erro ao comprar esse lixo de jogo obrigado mídia de merda.
  28. jay7988
    Aug 18, 2023
    0
    I don’t understand what all the hype is with this game I spent over ten hours in the game and it’s very repetitive, there are glimpses of a great game but it is smeared with too many problems that just make the game feel plain and basic, even with my high end pc the frame pacing and stuttering of the game just makes it feel clunky. I Don’t recommend the game if you are looking for a a goodI don’t understand what all the hype is with this game I spent over ten hours in the game and it’s very repetitive, there are glimpses of a great game but it is smeared with too many problems that just make the game feel plain and basic, even with my high end pc the frame pacing and stuttering of the game just makes it feel clunky. I Don’t recommend the game if you are looking for a a good experience… Expand
  29. Lyly2708
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    The GOTY of the year 2023
    A real RPG without in-game purchases for cosmetics, dlcs or other, finally a complete game that is not buggy
    A real return to basics, and it's nice
  30. Vexius
    Aug 6, 2023
    0
    Combat takes 10 hours per fight just to enjoy 2 min of walking around before the next 10hour fight starts.

    This game is 100% not for me wish they didn't make it turn based who the hell wants to take 10 hours per fight to progress nowhere.
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Universal acclaim - based on 112 Critic Reviews

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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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