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Baldur's Gate 3
Released On: Aug 3, 2023
8.9
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 119 Critic Reviews
96
93% Positive
111 Reviews
111 Reviews
1% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 119 Critic Reviews
96
93% Positive
111 Reviews
111 Reviews
1% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
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]
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a masterpiece. Games like this don’t come along often, experiences that capture the zeitgeist so profoundly as to provoke scurrilous rumours that Larian Studios would come under legal action for making a game considered too good. From narrative to level design, combat to quests, character creation to romance, everything is fine-tuned to provide a gripping experience that provokes wonder and joy.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16,234 User Ratings
8.9
87% Positive
14200 Ratings
14200 Ratings
4% Mixed
574 Ratings
574 Ratings
9% Negative
1460 Ratings
1460 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16,234 User Ratings
8.9
87% Positive
14200 Ratings
14200 Ratings
4% Mixed
574 Ratings
574 Ratings
9% Negative
1460 Ratings
1460 Ratings
I was new to the D&D genre. At first, I wanted something, but as I played about 4 times, I raised the difficulty level and planned a really good strategy each time, and the pleasure of winning was the best. Is that all... Story and graphics. The actors' performances Perfect game
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It's certainly not a perfect game, but it gets the full score from me solely because the level of player freedom simply cannot be matched by any other game. Finally, one can largely decide for oneself how their character acts, and every decision changes the world around them. Simply fantastic.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 is exactly what we’ve been missing and the best game of 2023 so far.
Baldur's Gate 3 is the most successful and authentic take on D&D in the tabletop franchise's 50-year history. Its complexity and size might be daunting for novices, but the breadth and depth of Baldur's Gate 3's world make this a once-in-a-generation achievement.
We praised Larian a lot for Divinity: Original Sin 2, but Baldur's Gate 3 is without a doubt their masterpiece. It's an experience that deserves its name in every sense and trilogizes the Baldur's Gate saga in a spectacular way. If it makes up for its shortcomings with an Enhanced Edition, we can easily call it one of the best games of the 2000s.
Baldur's Gate 3 is an outstanding and complete RPG. All of its elements work brilliantly and mesh together to create something unique. Calling this game a continuation of the series may be a bit controversial, but it doesn't change the fact that this game is as close to a masterpiece as it gets. Many things are executed much better than in the first two installments, and we finally feel that we have a real impact on the world and events. It's like taking part in the best session of a tabletop RPG.
I’m still conflicted with how I feel about Baldur’s Gate III, and I probably will be for a while. While it carries on the legacy of perhaps one of the most influential CRPGs of all time, I’m not sure if it’s better than the first two games that preceded it. It is a different story by a different team and, while it’s deeply connected to those first two games, it is a promising start to more new adventures set in a familiar world that I’ve always loved.
Baldur’s Gate 3 made a lot of noise with the video of sex with a bear, but that’s not why it won all the main awards last year. Larian Studios is an experienced developer, having already proved their level by creating Divinity. But Baldur’s Gate 3 made a big leap forward, allowing Larian to take its place among the greatest studios today. Let's take a closer look at separate parts of the game to understand why.
Visual 8/10
The game features many amazing and vivid visual effects such as explosions, various spells, and strikes. Fighting scenes look really breathtaking towards the end of the game when dozens of high-level characters from various classes use all their tools and items. The appearance and mimics of the characters—not only the main ones but every character in the game—look beautiful yet terrifying. Many items and models in the game look unique and stylish; I even chose a hairstyle for myself while looking at one of them in the game! It’s an important note because drawing hair is one of the most difficult tasks in computer game graphics. However, there are still many games with a more impressive set of items and, more importantly, enemy models. A lot of weapons and armor in the game have the same icon and model, which is not good. Landscapes are interesting and varied, but not exciting.
Narrative 8/10
Under 'narrative,' I mean not only the main story but every piece of lore, characters’ consistency and development, quests’ plot, and the overall suspense of the game. All these components are very solid and nicely executed. All the books and stories in the game connect to form a comprehensive and logical picture of the world. Almost every first- and second-tier character has traits, weaknesses, and other features typical of real beings, which sometimes make the screen characters even more human and interesting than real people. I really loved my companions, and after almost 200 hours, it was very sad to finish our shared journey. The story hooks you from the intro video, develops and unfolds evenly throughout the game, and concludes by answering all the questions. There are no super-surprises or deep philosophical questions (although there are some political and social ones), but also there is no nonsensical content like parallel universes, etc.
Gameplay 10/10
Obviously, that’s what made this game so great. It’s hard to highlight specific gameplay pros because nearly all aspects of the game consist of polished, diverse, balanced, and progressively complicating gameplay mechanics. I played for 200 hours, and every minute was fun and moderately challenging (I played on 'tactician'). I am going to start a new playthrough on the highest difficulty level soon. The main indicator of high-quality gameplay is that I experienced emotions throughout the game. Almost every action and event made me feel happy, excited, afraid, or sad. Almost every battle introduces new mechanics and abilities of enemies, and every new level gives you unprecedented abilities. Every act is absolutely different from the others. When encountering a strong enemy, you are shocked by his strength, but then you figure out how to win and feel like a genius. This leapfrog continues throughout the entire game. It has a lot in common with Divinity 2, but is more diverse and vibrant. There are no dull quests like 'Kill 5 trolls' or 'Talk to my father'.
Sound 10/10
There are three main components in this criterion: the performances of voice actors, the sounds of actions, surroundings, and the music itself. The music is amazing; I recommend you find the game playlist on Spotify and add it to your library if you like instrumental and choral music, as I do. I saw many videos on TikTok about people who just sat in the main menu and listened to the main theme, and I did the same. The voice actors in the game are brilliant, especially those of Laezel and Astarion. I really loved them.
Overall 10/10
As a fan of RPG games, I can say that this game is one of the greatest RPG games of our time. This game has already made a huge contribution not only to RPG games and D&D but also to the entire game development industry: thousands of people have discovered that games like this can be fun and interesting. All these newly minted fans of RPGs are joining the industry with their money and attention, which raises the probability that one day the financial success of RPGs and other games made with soul and talent will surpass that of conveyors like AC, CoD, and FIFA. There are still some issues in the game, but they absolutely don’t matter compared to the contribution of Larian in raising the bar of expected quality for a game priced at 70 dollars.
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Good story, some fight have too many enemies making combat too long like 3 min enemy turn, actions dont recharge after combat but you have to rest wtf is this in some zone you cant even rest so you are more limited in a limited combat, act 1 is boring af you cant do nothing in combat (low level few actions) taking to long to kill even basic enemy, act 2 story get really good and act 3 it drop at bottom, very very over rated game nothing special cant see how this won game of the year over other 2023 games much better then this. Also all this ppl saying this is a good game according to steam only 20% of players finished the game, 38% finished act 2, and 50% finished act 1 so i mean what are you talking about you dont even played the game ( dont have other platform stats but i cant see far from steam ones).
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I found the first 30 hours to be somewhat interesting, but after that, starting with Act 2, I suddenly started to become very bored and over the game. The environments are depressing and boring. The combat starts to get repetitive and is very slow and boring. The story and characters are uninspiring and boring. Traversal is awkward and very point-and-click oriented. None of the music is interesting. The graphics are great though. I just couldn't bring myself to keep playing and lost interest. At least I gave it a real chance.
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Summary An ancient evil has returned to Baldur's Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out. The fate of Faerun lies in your hands. Alone, you may resist. But together, you can overcome. Gather your party and return to the Forgotten Realms in a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Mysteri...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- PC
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X
Initial Release Date: Aug 3, 2023
Developer:
- Larian Studios Games
Publisher: Larian Studios Games
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