Baldur's Gate 3

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11707 Ratings

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  1. Kumalo
    Aug 24, 2023
    7
    For all those who have never played Baldur's Gate the vote will definitely be a 10.
    For those like me who played the old titles it can only be a 7 because the game is really well done but it's a Divinity Original Sin 2 with the DnD 5 rules and nothing more, nothing less.
    where are the things peculiar to Baldur's Gate like: - 6x Member Party - Action Turn Combat without turn to turn    For all those who have never played Baldur's Gate the vote will definitely be a 10.
    For those like me who played the old titles it can only be a 7 because the game is really well done but it's a Divinity Original Sin 2 with the DnD 5 rules and nothing more, nothing less.

    where are the things peculiar to Baldur's Gate like:
    - 6x Member Party
    - Action Turn Combat without turn to turn mode
    - Formation mode where you can organize the battle
    - more isometric view (right now it's too far and not well realized)

    I would have given it an 8/9 if it had another name without mentioning Baldur's Gate that right now it's another things and other genre    … Expand
  2. JirrKim25
    Aug 18, 2023
    3
    Cringe humor, trash writing, annoying or boring companions, while the gameplay its boring after a while, especially with big encounters
    The roll mechanic its trash, i know how that sound, but for almost everything ? From combat, persuasion, perception, picking locks, fighting, "dominate" someone, etc give me break, you're just lazy at that point and don't want to make more gameplay and    Cringe humor, trash writing, annoying or boring companions, while the gameplay its boring after a while, especially with big encounters
    The roll mechanic its trash, i know how that sound, but for almost everything ? From combat, persuasion, perception, picking locks, fighting, "dominate" someone, etc give me break, you're just lazy at that point and don't want to make more gameplay and just roll a dice maybe with luck you can win this.    … Expand
  3. YM_Salute
    Aug 23, 2023
    1
    Honestly this game wasn't as good as many made it out to be. Could've been much better. UI bugs are a known issue in this game such as Combat UI bugs, tutorial messages bugs, minor text tweaks, possible blocking issue, Incorrect player portraits, black screen issue, and issues with NPC's crime interrogation dialogue.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 !
  6. 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
  7. AndreAbreu
    Aug 8, 2023
    7
    Gostei do game , mais pra mim ainda sinto alguma lentidão em certos dialogos
  8. notanotableguy
    Aug 9, 2023
    6
    The game is fairly enjoyable, though it comes with numerous shortcomings that regrettably went unaddressed prior to its launch. It suffers from glitches, instability, and frequent crashes, especially in the later parts of the game.

    The first act stands out as its strongest aspect. During this phase, characters are introduced more effectively, the story setup is well-executed, and the    The game is fairly enjoyable, though it comes with numerous shortcomings that regrettably went unaddressed prior to its launch. It suffers from glitches, instability, and frequent crashes, especially in the later parts of the game.

    The first act stands out as its strongest aspect. During this phase, characters are introduced more effectively, the story setup is well-executed, and the overall experience is highly immersive.

    However, the quality of the writing noticeably declines in the second and third acts. This decline, coupled with the technical performance issues, makes it challenging to maintain the player's interest and motivation to continue playing.

    In summary, the game is still a commendable effort, but it would have greatly benefited from additional time for refinement and more attention to enhancing the writing in the subsequent acts.    … Expand
  9. diegolas4z
    Aug 10, 2023
    7
    Gioco fantastico ma che ha alcuni difetti. Innanzitutto la presenza di alcuni bug in gioco durante le battaglie (non cambia turno tra un personaggio e l'altro e si rimane bloccati, costringendo a ricaricare), inoltre ho riscontrato parecchi crash del gioco che ne minano l'esperienza
  10. 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
  11. NIKJOJO
    Aug 7, 2023
    6
    rpg elemnets are amazing, but the moment to moment gameplay is boring af. sad I can't play it
  12. 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.
  13. criticaltmind
    Aug 4, 2023
    7
    The game has some really wonderful aspects, but before buying really watch some streams to see if the turn based Xcom style combat is for you. I think the thing that really brings the game down is the world navigation is flat out terrible. It's so hard to navigate that it makes an already slow type of genre feel even slower when you have to deal with all the navigation issues. That's notThe game has some really wonderful aspects, but before buying really watch some streams to see if the turn based Xcom style combat is for you. I think the thing that really brings the game down is the world navigation is flat out terrible. It's so hard to navigate that it makes an already slow type of genre feel even slower when you have to deal with all the navigation issues. That's not a patchable thing either and it's like other Larian games. I think it's worth playing if you have hundreds of hours to explore the good stuff and overlook the janky aspects of the game. The character performances and models are top notch. I've found myself at times loving it and then I just face palm when a game in 2023 doesn't have a smart save feature. Punishing players for forgetting to hit F5 before combat says volumes about the types of stuff you have to look past.… Expand
  14. AJCk19
    Sep 4, 2023
    4
    I really wanna love it, but why make it turned based? It ruins the whole experience. This game could have easily eclipsed Skyrim.
  15. 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
  16. Leid
    Aug 11, 2023
    5
    Muy buenos gráficos, pero la jugabilidad deja algo que desear en cuanto a eso
  17. DarkAuron90
    Aug 7, 2023
    10
    Sorry for my english since it's not my language.

    I started playing BG3 few weeks ago during the early acces. Even if i'm not a big fan of the turn based games (the only thing that binds me to this genre is a feeling of affection for the old final fantasy games) just after 20 hours i understood that this game wasn't only the GOTY of 2023 but probably the best game i ever played. If not    Sorry for my english since it's not my language.

    I started playing BG3 few weeks ago during the early acces. Even if i'm not a big fan of the turn based games (the only thing that binds me to this genre is a feeling of affection for the old final fantasy games) just after 20 hours i understood that this game wasn't only the GOTY of 2023 but probably the best game i ever played. If not the first i would say for sure the second. This game can aspire to become one of the best 5 games ever made. Im not overreacting.
    As i said im not a big fan of this genre and i never played Larian Studios games. I want to be really honest and objective. I was curious of this game just because when i was young i played the 2 Baldur's Gate Dark alliance (not from Larian) games since i am a fan of the old Diablo 1 and Diablo 2.

    When you play BG3 in EVERY SINGLE CELL of this game you breath the love of the Larian Studios developers. It's unbealivable how a indipendent studio made such a beautiful Opera. Everything in this game is soo beautiful... level desing, character design, storytelling, mood, balancing, OST, side quests. It's just unbelieveble. They demonstrate that even if you don't like a genre you could like it if this is made with love and innovaton merging the old and the new in such an epic way. They took one of the most static and for some people boring genre of game making it really dinamic and funny. Its just so good that a small studio like Larian proved that there are small productions able to make much better games in quality than big production. There are people who make videogames only to grab money and people who do it with love (like FromSoftware).

    Personally for me it deserve the GOTY without any doubt (let's wait for Starfield release) but sometimes for some reason GOTY awards are given without any objectivity just because people are stupid. This game have complicated mechanics for the mass and it will sell less than other videogames but this is not a good reason to not be awarded. So, FOR ME.... No Zelda, not this time :) !!!    … Expand
  18. MoodBear
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    I loved Diablo IV release, heard about Baldur's Gate 3, ignored it. Then came Diablo IV season 1 and patch, and boy, all of a sudden did I pay attention to BG3! So glad I did. Game of the year! Sure, base Diablo IV is awesome, really enjoyed the campaign, but the Blizzard corporate greed has got me ill and Season 1, damn, it is so disappointing. Turn to BG3 for relief and what anI loved Diablo IV release, heard about Baldur's Gate 3, ignored it. Then came Diablo IV season 1 and patch, and boy, all of a sudden did I pay attention to BG3! So glad I did. Game of the year! Sure, base Diablo IV is awesome, really enjoyed the campaign, but the Blizzard corporate greed has got me ill and Season 1, damn, it is so disappointing. Turn to BG3 for relief and what an extreme surprise.

    The turned base combat I enjoyed more than I ever I thought I would. I'm a stickler for rules, so I was careful about understanding the combat rules, and all the "it is too hard" complainers need to watch some BG3 combat videos. It is not that difficult. Common sense in most cases, but it is mostly understanding the D&D rules that ensure combat odds favor you, though dice role by luck (turn off that Kharma dice setting) can ruin you regardless. I get wiped, reload, and try again looking for alternative solutions or going somewhere else to gain a level. Oh do I love it.

    This game is so massive and well implemented that my jaw keeps dropping. It is amazing. It is not a double A title, it is a quadruple A title, because triple A corporate greed companies can't match it. How Larian Studios accomplished this while other AAA companies fail leaves me astonished. PLEASE Larian Studios Games, don't be bought out. You folks are heroes now to the player/customer base. You have our trust, our love, our admiration. For everyone else, buy this game, buy it. Just to show support and vote against the monetization of the other corporate greed gaming companies. They are not about gaming and customer satisfaction, they are about greed, period. Larian Studios Games is about customer satisfaction, and boy have they delivered.

    I don't want to give a 10, no game is perfect, I have never given a 10, it is an impossible bench mark. But with respect to what other AAA companies push on us the consumer, my goodness, it is a 10.    … Expand
  19. Leon00x
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    Best game i have played in a long time. If you liked dragon age originsor d&d. You will love this
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. scrathNsniff
    Aug 5, 2023
    6
    Its a fine game but the only thing in common with Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 is the name. They should have called it Divinity: Forgotten Realms and even then it's feels more like a Michael Bay movie than a DnD campaign.

    I could go on and on about what makes it not a BG games but its painfully obvious to anyone who played the first two games and their expansion packs. If you want an over    Its a fine game but the only thing in common with Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 is the name. They should have called it Divinity: Forgotten Realms and even then it's feels more like a Michael Bay movie than a DnD campaign.

    I could go on and on about what makes it not a BG games but its painfully obvious to anyone who played the first two games and their expansion packs.

    If you want an over the top DnD campaign which feels more Planescape than Forgotten Realms this is the game for you.    … Expand
  23. leaveit
    Aug 7, 2023
    6
    A competent CRPG from the post-quality age. I could write a list of glaring faults (example: no text or voice chat in multiplayer) so long that your eyes would glaze over. Other than that, the game narrowly skates by on the enjoyability of its mechanics. Not a 0/10, not a 10/10; it is truly insane to suggest either score.
  24. Mikecs92
    Aug 6, 2023
    10
    Incredible game!. It’s my first DND turn based game. I never liked that type of combat but I pushed through it and glad I have!. The story is so exceptionally detailed & compelling. The characters your actually intrigued in hearing the story!. Visually it’s a masterpiece!. I’m playing on RTX 3080 with high settings in 4K getting over 100fps!. It’s very well optimised!. Only bug I found wasIncredible game!. It’s my first DND turn based game. I never liked that type of combat but I pushed through it and glad I have!. The story is so exceptionally detailed & compelling. The characters your actually intrigued in hearing the story!. Visually it’s a masterpiece!. I’m playing on RTX 3080 with high settings in 4K getting over 100fps!. It’s very well optimised!. Only bug I found was a NPC getting aggressive with me when it shouldn’t have due to the story. But other than that top notch!. Can’t wait to see if the company will introduce a free movement style of combat in the future as that would make it perfect if this world was like that!… Expand
  25. klurxx
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    Too bugged on release, cut content, doesn't deserve even half of the current score.
  26. VirusKarl
    Aug 16, 2023
    2
    Overhyped again
    Act 3 its a mess, too many promises and nothing in the end, the city feel empty, bugs, crashed, lag, etc.
    Gameplay its boring and repetitive after a while, at one point(not the end of the game) you clean everything pretty fast, AI its dumb. Writing will make you do a soy face if you're using reddit/twitter, otherwise will make you cringe at best or just skip everything    Overhyped again
    Act 3 its a mess, too many promises and nothing in the end, the city feel empty, bugs, crashed, lag, etc.
    Gameplay its boring and repetitive after a while, at one point(not the end of the game) you clean everything pretty fast, AI its dumb.
    Writing will make you do a soy face if you're using reddit/twitter, otherwise will make you cringe at best or just skip everything at worst
    Companions will try to romance the main character even if you didn't do anything, they call you a bad guy/girl if you refuse them
    This game its a "masterpiece" if you never touched more than 5 RPG's in your entire life or any CRPG    … Expand
  27. Owler
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    This game is literally Divinity Original Sin 3 with 5th DND edition of rule set. Unbelievable boring game mechanics. Unbelievable confusing UI. Unbelievable soulless graphics. This game is not able to bring the world of forgotten realms at all to it's players.
  28. Caiknas
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it's a tiring game. turn-based combat is one of the most unacceptable elements in terms of the year we are in… Expand
  29. Phantom831996
    Sep 2, 2023
    0
    One of my most unpleasant experiences in gaming. I can't believe the amount of glitches that have gone on without being patched, after 6 years of development. Party members vanishing from the camps, character models T posing during cutscenes, animations that simply don't account for certain sizes (halflings), and initiative order not corresponding to what happens.

    Add to that characters    One of my most unpleasant experiences in gaming. I can't believe the amount of glitches that have gone on without being patched, after 6 years of development. Party members vanishing from the camps, character models T posing during cutscenes, animations that simply don't account for certain sizes (halflings), and initiative order not corresponding to what happens.

    Add to that characters that are clearly more useful than others, most social encounters being boiled down to Succeed = no combat Failure = combat, an overwhelming sense of die and retry as your entire party fails perception rolls over and over again, AND needing to go back to camp over and over again in order to change party members; with the SAME spiteful comments thrown in your face each and every time... and you have one of the most unpleasant experiences I've ever been a part of.

    30 hours of my life wasted, and one of the worst games I've ever played. I do not understand all the hype, when games handled party management better 20 years ago.    … Expand
  30. Deadlock989
    Aug 16, 2023
    2
    Very high quality art design and visual style, but that was the only good thing about the game for me. Sludgy character movement with very awkward and frustrating camera behaviour, e.g. clicking on invisible foreground terrain geometry sends you running backwards. Combat with your humanoid party is like trying to position giant battleships made of glass. But worst of all is the constantVery high quality art design and visual style, but that was the only good thing about the game for me. Sludgy character movement with very awkward and frustrating camera behaviour, e.g. clicking on invisible foreground terrain geometry sends you running backwards. Combat with your humanoid party is like trying to position giant battleships made of glass. But worst of all is the constant sexual overtures from NPCs - it's like Me Too never happened.… Expand
  31. 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.
  32. ArisaSer2
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    Ты моя радость , ты моё горе Я очень яркая фанатка RPG .Но что сделали наши любимые разработчики из "Larian Studio"
    120 Гб это честно говоря мало в наше время но даже я их не увидела .Куда потратили эти 120 Гб ладно давайте по порядку ,мы сейчас разберемся.
    -Управление и Интерфейс Плохое управление камерой, в 3D RPG даже Solasta справилась с этой задачей зато крутые Larian пролетели    Ты моя радость , ты моё горе Я очень яркая фанатка RPG .Но что сделали наши любимые разработчики из "Larian Studio"
    120 Гб это честно говоря мало в наше время но даже я их не увидела .Куда потратили эти 120 Гб ладно давайте по порядку ,мы сейчас разберемся.

    -Управление и Интерфейс Плохое управление камерой, в 3D RPG даже Solasta справилась с этой задачей зато крутые Larian пролетели этот курс ! Она утомляет а также жрет мои ресурсы в ПК, это управление отняло много времени навигации по курсы .Иконки а также текст маленькие. Во всплывающих подсказках по способностям и заклинаниям отсутствует важная информация. Книга заклинаний, которая вызывает недоумение Функция сортировки предметов работает только в одном меню инвентаря, в других нет, и фильтры предметов отсутствуют я почувствовала себя в Skyrim.Прости меня Bethesda


    - Игровой процесс это твою мать боль я плакать хочу когда начинается бой так как понимаю если я не получу проверку скрытности , я потрачу почти час реального времени на бессмысленный бой .
    Я особенно зла из за "Дайс" если в реальной жизни кость достачно честна то BG3 очень часто ты пролетаешь всякие проверки на характеристики.Диологи это тоже честно говоря боль , если в жизни ты сам выстраивает свой диолог то тут всего пару веток по типу Да/Нет,Почему/Возможно /Никогда добавьте это в любой диолог и ветки и поймёте что я права .
    Катсцены неплохие если бы графика не была такой ландшафтной.

    -Звук . Классический саунд BG , потом пару скрипок , несколько классических звуков фэнтези и все .
    Я бы ещё написала про то что BG3 слишком похож на Ведьмак 3 у них правила их игры происходит только в определенном месте но как только ты выходишь из зоны комфорта то игра становится тусклой .Но если я начну лить только кислоту то меня забанят опять .

    Итог BG3 как многие игры этого года ,это химера .
    Клон Divinity Original Sun,фильма D&D , реального боя нет, из за чего враги порядочно ждут.Поплакала над саундом но это игра должна называться Divinity 3 или D&D но это не BG3 это просто грустно -    … Expand
  33. jaco111
    Aug 16, 2023
    4
    It was a fantastic game until the end of moonrise towers. Afterwards arriving in the city it went completely of the rails. I didn't understand the discussion about woke content on steam until i arrived in the city. The first three experiences after arriving were over the top woke, seemed rather like a parody but i doubt any company dares parody these days concerning woke stuff. Afterwards,It was a fantastic game until the end of moonrise towers. Afterwards arriving in the city it went completely of the rails. I didn't understand the discussion about woke content on steam until i arrived in the city. The first three experiences after arriving were over the top woke, seemed rather like a parody but i doubt any company dares parody these days concerning woke stuff. Afterwards, exploring the city i somehow killed the habitants of about every second house. You saving the city seems worse than any damage, the problem you are trying to avert could cause. Having a choice the people of Baldurs Gate probably would probably happily take another covid shot if that keeps maniacs like you from trying to save them.… Expand
  34. Chronos84
    Aug 6, 2023
    10
    Not a fan of these western RPGs, the character design is awful, the 3/4 camera is very old school and there is absolutely nothing about this game to captivate me. Still I am able to recognize it is a great game for those who like the genre.
  35. veckans
    Aug 19, 2023
    1
    What really kills this game is that it gets really boring. I quite enjoyed Act 1 and it has a decent pacing but Act 2 drags on forever and the story gets uninteresting. I pushed myself to play the last couple of hours to finish Act 2 and now i feel kinda fed up with the game. I really tried to like this game, don't think I have ever played a game this much without enjoying it. But yeah IWhat really kills this game is that it gets really boring. I quite enjoyed Act 1 and it has a decent pacing but Act 2 drags on forever and the story gets uninteresting. I pushed myself to play the last couple of hours to finish Act 2 and now i feel kinda fed up with the game. I really tried to like this game, don't think I have ever played a game this much without enjoying it. But yeah I had to come to the conclusion that Baldurs Gate 3 is a bad game.

    Metacritic doesn't allow me to write a proper review of the game so I have to keep it short    … Expand
  36. elkrayve
    Aug 18, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. At the very beginning, the game went well. Excellent graphics, music, interesting plot and companions. We are told that our actions matter. But when you meet Karlach and go through her quest, in the end, for some reason, it turns out that you can't influence anything, which is unfair. Because of how the character was treated and the fact that I had to look at it and suffer, although I didn't do anything wrong. This left an unpleasant impression about the game. It seemed that her quest was made just to be, unlike the rest of the original characters. In addition, the very ending of the game feels incomplete.… Expand
  37. Ashad
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    Finally a great RPG game for us!
    It's something that rarely happens during these days.
    Especially in the personalizations offered to the player, and the multiple kind of approach that can let to the player the actual sense of control and strategies for the battles. Adding an amazing plot with a phenomenal graphics to the mix, and you will cook a delicious desserts to taste. Baldur's    Finally a great RPG game for us!
    It's something that rarely happens during these days.
    Especially in the personalizations offered to the player, and the multiple kind of approach that can let to the player the actual sense of control and strategies for the battles.
    Adding an amazing plot with a phenomenal graphics to the mix, and you will cook a delicious desserts to taste.
    Baldur's Gate 3, with his whole structure hugely inspired by the classic Dungeons and Dragons, it's exactly what should be a great RPG game today.

    P.S.: Baldur's Gate 3 is an awesome game that's just 20,000 times better, more layered, more fun, and enjoyable to play than that FF16 crap    … Expand
  38. PeterSZ1980
    Aug 14, 2023
    5
    Начало прямо очень понравилось, но потом все скучнее и скучнее. В итоге дошел до собственно города и бросил.
  39. AntiCringmovies
    Aug 17, 2023
    0
    I'll just leave pointers tbh and I'm so sad that I'm giving this 1 star but it was that bad for both myself and the friends who got it to play as a group.

    Poor character creation. Buggy mess full of graphical and audio issues. Everyting was blurry. Starting area is a hideously ugly mess that doesn't engage you at all. Also, as a tutorial area, gives you no real guidance or    I'll just leave pointers tbh and I'm so sad that I'm giving this 1 star but it was that bad for both myself and the friends who got it to play as a group.

    Poor character creation.

    Buggy mess full of graphical and audio issues.

    Everyting was blurry.

    Starting area is a hideously ugly mess that doesn't engage you at all.

    Also, as a tutorial area, gives you no real guidance or tutoring which just feels stupid.

    Combat is dull and repetitive with no charm of actual D&D.

    Feels like a single player adventure with multiplater tacked on, there's no reason to do stuff as a group.

    That being said random encounters can pop out of nowhere.

    Companions are given to whoever starts a conversation and can't switch them to someone else if you don't want them.

    Options menu kept resetting certain changes upon saving.

    People saying the game gets good after 4 hours or so, who wants to be unengaged by a game like this for that long before it gets "good".

    Playinh on a controller (due to joint issues) the characters are incredibly unresponsive sometimes.

    With time, balancing, fixes and a Divinity style definitive edition this might be alright. For now, however, thank goodness for steam refunds and the original game.    … Expand
  40. DarthMalgus
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    Message to Larian and Sven - you cannot sell buggy beta test for a price of a full game.

    It is a scam!

    After 3 weeks of release - still plenty of critical bugs even in chapter 1.
  41. zaki12
    Aug 14, 2023
    1
    Honestly one of the worst games I have ever played, and I don't even care that it is an Original Sin 2 clone and has nothing in common with Baldur's Gate. The game is very depraved, the dialogue is Reddit tier awful, and the combat is boring and slow. Never again.
  42. Reddevil33
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    This game should have come with a warning, I was so excited to play it. I believe the warning should say, " Rebirthed dead dice game, made this way so you cant get the rolls you want, if you have never played d&d before dont buy this game. You will wind up with a product you dont understand and cant use. every time i roll the dice i lose, this game sucks.
  43. Mavis1999
    Aug 31, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought this game was really good at first but overtime the cracks really began to show. I spent most of my play-through trying to get rid of my tadpole only to find out online that there is no way to actually get rid of it. You have to play with it whether you like it or not, and I wouldn't be nearly as upset about this if the game didn't imply that there was a way to remove it multiple times only to pull the rug out at the last minute, this is the illusion of choice.

    I also overlooked a lot of issues with the game but in the final stretch they become impossible to ignore. Shallow story, badly written characters, and game breaking bugs have eroded what I liked about this game in the first few hours of play. The ending is awful and your choices don't matter in the end.    … Expand
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. hapticyo
    Aug 19, 2023
    2
    The best thing about this game I can say is it's finished, it's exceptionally well fleshed out, and it's not buggy, but past that, it's just boring, it's so unbelievably slow to do literally anything I stopped looking in anything just to make it playable.

    I wanted to at least play and enjoy the story but I don't even know if I'm on a side quest or not, I just dropped down into a    The best thing about this game I can say is it's finished, it's exceptionally well fleshed out, and it's not buggy, but past that, it's just boring, it's so unbelievably slow to do literally anything I stopped looking in anything just to make it playable.

    I wanted to at least play and enjoy the story but I don't even know if I'm on a side quest or not, I just dropped down into a mega-dungeon that could take me a couple of hours to work through just to find out I did a side quest that has almost no impact on the story.

    And you need to be able to disable the dice rolls they are by fare the least enjoyable part of the game, they should be hidden int he background and just display success or failure.    … Expand
  48. zmija1
    Aug 19, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not know how this game has high scores ,I don't like it graphic is like ai generated browser like mobile generic ,combat is slow and intuitive, visually very bad characters are blend not storyline ugly world of fantasy.… Expand
  49. xalatarx
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    Never played DnD but big fan of dragon age games, this game might be game of the year
  50. Paper_Asprin
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    Absolutely phenomenal game. Act 1 alone feels like what I would get from most modern games. The amount of content present in this game is absolutely perfect and plentiful. Still only on a first playthrough and I’m already thinking about ideas for new characters and playthroughs. GOTY easily.
  51. OnTheMattack
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    Basically a perfect version of what it's trying to be. Literally my only complaint so far is that some mini map quest markers display what quest they're for and others don't. They've done an incredible job of bringing D&D to life.
  52. AFANASI96
    Aug 14, 2023
    5
    He visto bastantes gameplay, y al parecer todos le sale el mismo número en los dados en ciertas partes de la historia, las explosiones lagea bastante el juego
  53. 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
  54. 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.
  55. NEO2121
    Aug 18, 2023
    1
    no es lo que me esperaba, buenos gráficos pero no es tan genial como Final Fantasy
  56. gh0stwizard
    Aug 22, 2023
    3
    Small text in UI for KBM. Worst Inventory in the video games history. Bugs, bugs, bugs. No Upper City. Black screen in yum-yum scenes. Messed up ending scenes.
  57. T-johnson
    Aug 17, 2023
    1
    I was hoping for another baldurs gate game, but I got divinity again. Combat is the same and exceptionally slow and convoluted. Very hard to get through to enjoy the actual story.
  58. KonungzRage
    Aug 14, 2023
    3
    Poor multiplayer code, pretty poor animations, mediocre RPG. After Divinity original sin that is pretty weak game
  59. lasttree
    Aug 12, 2023
    2
    Baldur's Gate 3 is unplayable for 66% of the game. The atrocious amount of bugs and terrible Wattpad level dialogue sully what very well could be a decent game.
  60. 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
  61. TheMasterofDoom
    Aug 13, 2023
    5
    This game has set a new industry standard! Dev's who are still in denial: you should be taking notes, unless you like losing money and sales.

    This has litterely been the best game released in this modern era of gaming. Finally a game with no pesky microtransactions, seasonpasses or other crap, unlike these modeen stinking piles of crap. Interesting gameplay and an intriguing story to    This game has set a new industry standard! Dev's who are still in denial: you should be taking notes, unless you like losing money and sales.

    This has litterely been the best game released in this modern era of gaming. Finally a game with no pesky microtransactions, seasonpasses or other crap, unlike these modeen stinking piles of crap. Interesting gameplay and an intriguing story to boot. All hail Baldurs Gate 3, the savior of modern day gaming!    … Expand
  62. komaz
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    1st time I've enjoyed turn-based combat. The story is interesting and your dialogue choices actually matter (I've reloaded a few saves just to see what happens if I choose something else, and am usually surprised how different the outcomes can be).

    I find myself playing until 2am most nights and feeling like a zombie at work the next day. Rinse and repeat.
  63. 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.
  64. 20G
    Aug 9, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I gotta say, this game was excellent until I started getting into the end game. Nearly 80 hours in, and I start to realize that my favorite companion by far, the one who i had spent most of the game with and who I had chosen as my love interest, has NO good endings. At all. It is bad writing and makes no sense, not because they die, but because a big part of her companion quest is about working to fix the issue that is slowly killing her. Hope is dangled in front of you, and ripped away at the end, literally in the ending scene. They've got three endings: die, go to hell to probably become a slave again, or become a mind flayer. that's it. No other ending. Big shame because before the last two minutes the game was a solid 8/10 for me. Really enjoyable aside from a few bugs and crashes. I hope to see another ending for that character possibly patched in, or done in a remastered version, because it really is a shame to have such an unsatisfying ending for a character considering how well written the rest of the game was.… Expand
  65. tiernan861
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    Best rpg game I've ever played, im extremally immersed in the world and characters, playing with friends is a blast. All these other gaming studios and the developers that they employee, need to step there game up. All I got to say is" I never thought I'd see a Bugbear and an Ogre.........." XD
  66. Pbanas
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    Game as good and innovating as original was. Truly masterpiece! It is GOTY for sure and by far. Clearly, a product of love and respect to originals.
  67. linkgodinez20
    Aug 10, 2023
    7
    it´s a very good game that offers a good experience and good graphics and shows how teh studio liked to make the game, but not a very good sequel.
  68. deckard2461
    Aug 15, 2023
    2
    The game is not for me. It repels with an overloaded interface. Entering the game world is time-consuming and requires a lot of analysis. I would expect an easier entry threshold. The camera is also bad.
  69. KIOYASAKURAI
    Aug 14, 2023
    2
    Ah to tell the truth, I expected much more from this game, but unfortunately it didn't deliver, at least for me, the combat system was good for me, but it didn't take long for me to feel tedious, and the straw that broke the camel's back is its story that barely The 10 minutes of gameplay my only wish was that this be over at once, I respect the work of the developers however the titleAh to tell the truth, I expected much more from this game, but unfortunately it didn't deliver, at least for me, the combat system was good for me, but it didn't take long for me to feel tedious, and the straw that broke the camel's back is its story that barely The 10 minutes of gameplay my only wish was that this be over at once, I respect the work of the developers however the title failed to catch me.… Expand
  70. Coolbreezemwb
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    The game is not fun the controls is not good the story is bad the graphics is not up to par
  71. elTioGamer
    Aug 15, 2023
    3
    si te gustan los RPG es tu juego, no es un mal juego pero no es para todos así de simple
  72. benndak
    Aug 22, 2023
    0
    Buggy and broken game that should have been released a year later. It starts out strong because of Early Access testing and, as usual for Larian Studios, is a complete broken mess at the end that they hope to sort out later.
  73. 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.
  74. 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.
  75. manuelmariin
    Aug 13, 2023
    4
    Everything feels predefined, they react to a specific programming that means that if another player does exactly the same thing, the same thing will happen.
  76. 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!
  77. MacGoad
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    Larian’s ‘origin characters’ recieved a lot of bad press since EA begun. Many people – myself included – regard them as overwritten, vapid and unpleasant.

    But you can create a custom character and custom party, so there should be no problem. Yeah, there’s a sly catch. Pick a custom character, and your choice of voice actor – at least for the male – is voiced as a bumbling moron    Larian’s ‘origin characters’ recieved a lot of bad press since EA begun. Many people – myself included – regard them as overwritten, vapid and unpleasant.

    But you can create a custom character and custom party, so there should be no problem.

    Yeah, there’s a sly catch.

    Pick a custom character, and your choice of voice actor – at least for the male – is voiced as a bumbling moron (literally), with the following sample lines inanely uttered over and over:

    ‘Shouldn’t have wished to live in more interesting times’
    ‘I’m weak…mostly’
    ‘All end’s…not as bad as it could have’
    ‘What to do’

    Next up is the ‘custom party’. Except it isn’t custom. The so-called ‘hirelings’ are prohibitively expensive in the early-game (why have any cost at all?). And they cannot be created from scratch, even though the character creation editor allows for it. You select from pre-created appearances – I guess to avoid anyone creating a custom party that isn’t ‘inclusive’ enough. In a private game no one else is going to see.

    As yet another middle-finger to those who don’t like the origin characters, the hirelings are zombies – another contrivance that allows the more bitter of Larian’s staff to have you endure voice lines read, in this instance, by a literal mindless entity.

    You could say the ‘grilled miniature giant space hamsters’ you find across BG3 aren’t an equally angry reference to the popular BG2 Minsc (his defining trait was a pet miniature giant space hamster). So what’s the joke? Because I’m inclined to think something highly suspect is going on at this point.

    Larger than life with brains smaller than miniature giant space hamsters, even the overly-special bores that are the origin characters are, however, more appealing than zombies whose appearance can’t be changed.

    That doesn’t make their gimmicky plots any less nauseating to endure.

    I’m just getting to the end of Act 2, and the amount of major plot that’s hurled at you in clusters – particularly if you do any exploring – reads like the writing team had some kind of identity crisis halfway through.

    Meanwhile, IGN quoted one of the Larian writers as boasting about the sheer quantity of sexual content in the game. You may or may not have heard of the ‘bear sex’ scene revealed during the final marketing push, where Larian capitalised on the thirst for a Druid character nick-named ‘Daddy Halsin’. The scene depicts Halsin transforming into a bear and engaging in a sexual act with Astarion.

    Gale, despite having been pitched as a former lover of a goddess, hits on a male MC so often that it’s the stuff of parody on various forums, and I’ve had to simply stop engaging with him at the ‘camp’.

    ‘Quite ready for you’ Gale creepily whispers occasionally, whenever you happen to just click on him (lest you ever forget he’s up for a bit of ‘magic’ *wink wink*).

    There’s no gender selection anymore, just ‘identity’ and ‘body type’. In other words, Larian is now most definitely an AAA studio, and no doubt has some new employees to help them out in understanding what that really means in modern gaming.

    Buried beneath all of this dross is a serviceable game. The combat is decent and the enemies are almost unique in every battle. But you can see the age-old Larian balance curse kicking in, just as the EA Act 1 content ends.

    Towards the end of Act 1, I’d hit level 7 (out of a max of 12) and was fighting enemies much lower. While that’s evened out over time, the later combat is nowhere near as polished as Act 1 EA, nor is encounter design as creative.

    Then there’s the sheer quantity of magic, rare and ‘unique’ items – I have so many now that I literally just pick them up and don’t want to look at them, even if they’re useful.

    The tone of the art is way off as well, ranging from excellent/detailed to rushed/bland to completely ridiculous. Compare the BG2 wizards (lowkey hooded robes) and fighters (practical, plausible armour) to BG3’s freak-show of over-designed armour, or ‘bare it all’ clothing that looks like something from an S&M dungeon (google the ‘sadist’ from the Act 1 goblin camp).

    I’m only halfway through – and judging by the hate online for the final act (and the complaints of ‘half-finished’), I’ve a feeling I know already where the rest of this is going.    … Expand
  78. affus
    Aug 7, 2023
    10
    Very nice RPG. At first I had some difficulties to understand the game, but now everything is smooth and fun!
  79. 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
  80. Takera
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    I had high hopes for Baldur's Gate 3, given the legacy of its predecessors, but it ultimately left me feeling underwhelmed and frustrated. The game seemed to have all the right ingredients for a memorable RPG experience, but it fell short in several key areas that left me questioning the direction of the franchise.

    First and foremost, the game's technical issues were a major letdown.    I had high hopes for Baldur's Gate 3, given the legacy of its predecessors, but it ultimately left me feeling underwhelmed and frustrated. The game seemed to have all the right ingredients for a memorable RPG experience, but it fell short in several key areas that left me questioning the direction of the franchise.

    First and foremost, the game's technical issues were a major letdown. From constant crashes to buggy gameplay, it's clear that the developers rushed the release without proper quality assurance. It's incredibly frustrating to be immersed in the story only to be abruptly pulled out due to a game-breaking bug or a sudden crash to desktop.

    Speaking of the story, it lacked the depth and intrigue that fans of the series have come to expect. The characters felt one-dimensional, and their interactions often felt forced or unconvincing. The main plotline failed to capture the epic scale and intricate storytelling that made the earlier Baldur's Gate games so memorable. It's as if the writers missed the mark on what makes a captivating Dungeons & Dragons adventure.

    The combat system, touted as one of the game's strengths, left much to be desired. While it attempted to blend real-time and turn-based mechanics, it ended up feeling awkward and clunky. The AI of both allies and enemies was often baffling, leading to frustrating moments where victory or defeat seemed arbitrary rather than skill-based.

    Furthermore, the game's pacing felt off. It dragged in some places, and the world felt empty and lacking in meaningful exploration. I had hoped for a rich, vibrant world to get lost in, but instead, I found myself trudging through uninspired environments with little incentive to explore beyond the main quest.

    In conclusion, Baldur's Gate 3 is a disappointing entry into a beloved franchise. It lacks the polish, depth, and charm that made the earlier games so special. Perhaps with future updates and patches, the game might improve, but as it stands, it's a missed opportunity to carry on the legacy of the Baldur's Gate series.    … Expand
  81. MrCebollin
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    I don't understand how so many people can like this game.
    It does not innovate at all, and after a while of gameplay it becomes boring and repetitive
    I do not recommend it at all
  82. Ed1993
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    This game is very overhyped. Bad optimization, mediocre gameplay. Look like this is still beta version.
  83. Lmaoooo7415
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    Games is too filled with cutscenes, the gameplay is just boring, I just don't like it.
  84. Tim00f
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    I have such a disappointment rarely lives the game does not do justice to the great hype absolute failure
  85. TheCoolMan
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    the game is okay, the gameplay and story are fine but there is a huge problem with the game. There are no microtransactions, I love microtransactions, they are the best part of any game I play most of the time and without them the game just feels empty
  86. off3nc3
    Aug 17, 2023
    1
    Yet another boring turn based strategy game , this genre is on it's last leg and peaked 15 years ago so why is everyone hyping this up ?

    Game is generic , bland and has one of the worst UX/UI's i've ever seen , the spell icons and everything looks like it was designed by a 10 year old. You just can't trust reviews anymore these days and devs are banking on boomer's nostalgia with    Yet another boring turn based strategy game , this genre is on it's last leg and peaked 15 years ago so why is everyone hyping this up ?

    Game is generic , bland and has one of the worst UX/UI's i've ever seen , the spell icons and everything looks like it was designed by a 10 year old.

    You just can't trust reviews anymore these days and devs are banking on boomer's nostalgia with these titles. Nothing more to say about this one as it's average asf.    … Expand
  87. tigerstar186
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    No amount of good core concepts and followthrough can fix what is a fundamentally broken game. BG3 is chock-full of bugs of all sorts that make the game quite literally unplayable, and they only get progressively worse as your save file bloats and time goes on. By the time I reached Act 3, I could no longer progress the main story no matter how many times I reloaded or reinstalled. MadderNo amount of good core concepts and followthrough can fix what is a fundamentally broken game. BG3 is chock-full of bugs of all sorts that make the game quite literally unplayable, and they only get progressively worse as your save file bloats and time goes on. By the time I reached Act 3, I could no longer progress the main story no matter how many times I reloaded or reinstalled. Madder still, they've been in early access getting free testing for how long yet still could not improve the state of it. I have not played such a buggy game at launch since Arkham City, it is miserable. I suspect all the people reviewing positively are not actually far into the game, only seeing the turoial and early areas which have the most polish (yet are still pretty janky). Either that or people are simply lying to themselves about how functional it is. No game should allow you to fall through the world and hardlock you from progressing at launch, I don't care how rocky development was. BG3 is fundamentally broken and I can't in good conscience rate it higher unless they fix it. It is truly sad, as the core gameplay and story are genuinely great.… Expand
  88. Casualfield
    Aug 19, 2023
    0
    I never thought I'd play another game as good as Divinity: Original Sin 2 in my lifetime, which was crowd funded on Kickstarter by the way. Baldur's Gate 3 has absolutely improved in every single aspect all while being on the brink of bankruptcy. Ever hear of a AAA game company almost going broke? No, because they don't make games, they make money, greedy F******.
  89. floppi77
    Aug 19, 2023
    0
    Best CRPG by far. Lacks performance in act 3 and gets more bugs as you progress but nothing game breaking. The good outperforms the bad by a lot.
  90. senethril
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    -Position a potion and not explode it
    -Take back a potion is not working, no collision as well
    -potion ground effect length, not days -throw a potion on someone -click a potion and drag is not working -attack on a potion on the ground is not possible -Lillith too ez to kill, the only unit to kill since my game was always took by hackers.. -Thx for removing any ennemy units during a    -Position a potion and not explode it
    -Take back a potion is not working, no collision as well
    -potion ground effect length, not days
    -throw a potion on someone
    -click a potion and drag is not working
    -attack on a potion on the ground is not possible
    -Lillith too ez to kill, the only unit to kill since my game was always took by hackers..
    -Thx for removing any ennemy units during a game
    -So cool i get rez in the fire, but still die
    -Why talk to npc if you don't hire them ?
    -any normal price¿
    Worst online xp? SINCERELY? I LITERRALY DID THE WHOLE BEATCH MAP WO HAVE TO KILL ANYONE AND FINISH NOTHING WITH ONE NPC...    … Expand
  91. Arielmiranda
    Aug 18, 2023
    1
    Todavía falta la clase de artificer, una de las clases más importante actualmente en Calabozos y Dragones , el editor de personaje lo encuentro muy simple no pusieron mucho trabajo en ese programa de editor, y los personajes al ser tan limitado se parecen todos iguales.
  92. dASHKO
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    I don't understand why THIS is popular... It plays, looks and feels like a game from 2000-2005. Ugly visual style of the characters, clichéd fantasy without a unique atmosphere, the plot is like fan fiction written by a teenager.
    No open world in RPGs in 2023??? Lol, look at Skyrim, which is over 10 years old. Top view like in Diablo? Okay, but in diablo there is normal gameplay, but    I don't understand why THIS is popular... It plays, looks and feels like a game from 2000-2005. Ugly visual style of the characters, clichéd fantasy without a unique atmosphere, the plot is like fan fiction written by a teenager.
    No open world in RPGs in 2023??? Lol, look at Skyrim, which is over 10 years old. Top view like in Diablo? Okay, but in diablo there is normal gameplay, but here you can only read the dialogues and roll the die. Thank you, very interesting and addictive gameplay (no). Playing, precisely from the point of view of the player’s interaction with the game, is catastrophically boring!!! They could do everything the same in terms of plot and features, but add a normal camera, a combat system like in Skyrim or the Witcher, for example, and an open world. But it’s much easier to make a technically and gameplayally outdated boring game and hype it thanks to DND fans and the sexual preoccupation of some people who came to see who else they could sleep with besides a bear. At the same time other people, due to social pressure, began to convince themselves that that they like it too. Why did technology and industry evolve? Why did people create 3D graphics, open worlds, 4K, unreal engine 5, RTX? So that in 15 years THIS is considered the best game? I refuse to understand this. Bg3 is not a bad indie, but nothing more. Never again.    … Expand
  93. Gamm0n
    Aug 12, 2023
    2
    Maybe it's just not what I'm looking for in a game anymore but I have this a solid 2 1/2 play as I was off work and I jist couldn't get into it like the last game. It felt very generic like I'd played it 100 times before.
  94. 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
  95. Fede_italiaxx96
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    Like a Smartphone Game.. Subway Surf is better .. don’t buy.
    bad graphics, bad mechanics.. audio language not available in the most important languages… 80 euros on the PlayStation store and 60 on Steam for what? for an old game? there is much better. many people praise it just because it's the "fashion" of the moment, and everyone talks about it .. but let's stop for a moment and analyze    Like a Smartphone Game.. Subway Surf is better .. don’t buy.
    bad graphics, bad mechanics.. audio language not available in the most important languages… 80 euros on the PlayStation store and 60 on Steam for what? for an old game? there is much better. many people praise it just because it's the "fashion" of the moment, and everyone talks about it .. but let's stop for a moment and analyze this game in comparison to other games, and we will see that it is not worth that amount. they basically took an old game and just made the graphics better. It's 2023.. wake up    … Expand
  96. DualStorm
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    Terrible game. Very disappointed. terrible carmera controls and is a very slow game
  97. Fission_Mailed
    Aug 7, 2023
    2
    Gameplay and the pacing is really slow, character customization Is fine, not my type of genre. I didn't understand the hype hysteria that was across all over the web.
  98. 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
  99. affamily
    Aug 11, 2023
    3
    Fights are really slow, even tiny battles feel endless. The talking is as bad as fan stories. The friends are either bothersome or not at all interesting. And the whole game is very dirty and full of weird stuff. It's really disappointing to see what they did with Baldur's Gate. I won't play it again.
  100. HunterJery
    Aug 12, 2023
    3
    For some reasons, I can't make big  reviews because the system detects "bad" words and 403 error appear. 
    So i will make it simple, gameplay its bad and boring after a while, especially if you compare it with the old games, charisma build OP, make the game too easy, graphic its good only in cutscenes or cinematic shoots, outside of it look bad for a game with a high budget (6 years into    For some reasons, I can't make big  reviews because the system detects "bad" words and 403 error appear. 
    So i will make it simple, gameplay its bad and boring after a while, especially if you compare it with the old games, charisma build OP, make the game too easy, graphic its good only in cutscenes or cinematic shoots, outside of it look bad for a game with a high budget (6 years into making, 400 people worked on it, 70-80 million euro) 
    Customization its good but also bad. You have so many options for some races, but barely anything for others.
    The writing looks like it was written by some redditors and Twitter users together, from the situation you're in to the humor and jokes
    Nothing like the old game, overhyped and overrated.    … Expand
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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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