There were only one or two characters during the review playthrough that felt lackluster. That unforgettable trait of Baldur's Gate 3's characters is greatly enhanced by the game’s voice acting. It’s hard to not spoil the various character’s stories without talking even just a little bit about them, but there will be a few that impact players' emotional levels to the point they will be remembered after the game is over. It might sound cliché and is a worn-out trope in RPGs, but some of the characters that join in the adventure are uniquely memorable. That is something the game does exceedingly well: creating characters to actually care about. Some of the comrades are hit or miss in their ability to help during combat, but almost all have a unique personality that helps them be memorable. In fact, the game’s opening area becomes the first place to drastically affect a playthrough by completely missing possible long and short-term companions.īaldur's Gate 3 has a LOT of these companions, including characters and creatures that join the player for only a short time. Baldur’s Gate 3 has an opening level, but the tutorials are minimal at worst, and nonexistent most of the time. Experiencing a game that does almost no hand-holding from the get-go is also rare in a genre that loves to explain each system back-to-back-to-back at a tutorial level that sometimes could have been shorter. BG3 is a game that at first feels massively overwhelming with the deluge of information at the player’s fingertips. Larian Studios has made efforts to streamline the learning process, but there will be a lot of trial and error in order to discover exactly how things work.Īll that is to say, if users commit to learning the various systems, they will be rewarded with a video game experience that’s rare in the current gaming landscape. Yes, each weapon has a range of possible damage listed, as well as armor providing a defensive number, but there are also weaknesses to certain weapon types or elements that complicate the learning process a little bit. Others will find it intimidating or downright boring to constantly be watching numbers switch around when all they want is to know if an item is better than what they currently have. Some will love the complexity and watching the various systems react in a multitude of ways to their character's choices. Its systems will have both lovers and haters, though, and it sure seems like there won’t be a lot of gray area between the two extremes. Levels, spell costs, travel distance, damage bonuses, racial bonuses, passive checks, and more - the list of every system ruled by numbers is a very long one, and Baldur’s Gate 3 embraces all of it with wide open arms. Baldur’s Gate 3 is no slouch when it comes to using and displaying the same sets of numbers found in a real-world D&D game. But even with the various rules from location to location for real-life D&D, numbers almost always play a central role.Įven though this doesn't seem to exist within Baldur's Gate 3 in any visible way, it sometimes seems like rolls can just barely be won or lost in dire situations. Numbers are king in most situations, though some Dungeon Masters will use their ‘rule of cool’ and be willing to fudge or outright toss out bad numbers to keep the game interesting. Whether it's abilities, attacks, damage, armor negation, spell damage, or carry weight, math is everywhere, and almost every aspect of interacting with the imaginary world is done through dice rolls. Though the game won’t top that real-life D&D experience for most users, its complexity and feeling of adventure come awfully close to emulating the real thing.ĭungeons & Dragons has always been a game focused around numbers. The developers at Larian Studios have put so much work into weaving Dungeons & Dragons and its various systems directly into the game that it sometimes looks and feels as if users are simply playing D&D virtually with friends. With Baldur’s Gate 3’s full release, a new era for the title begins in earnest, showering players with a truly awe-inspiring amount of information, options, and opportunities to be had in a game that never seems to lack something to do. Its release boosted the hunger for a new entry in a series that undoubtedly helped the RPG genre cement its legacy in the gaming landscape. It has been almost three years since Larian Studios announced that it would be tossing the early access build of Baldur’s Gate 3 to its ravenous fans.
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