Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3 ist ein Meisterwerk in vielerlei Hinsicht. Die Spielmechanik und das Gameplay sind herausfordernd und gut durchdacht, besonders die Steuerung mit dem Controller ist bemerkenswert. Grafisch und akustisch bietet das Spiel ein wahrhaftiges Fest für die Sinne. Der Soundtrack von Borislav Slavov ist ein echtes Juwel und trägt maßgeblich zur Atmosphäre des Spiels bei. Die Story ist erstklassig geschrieben, auch wenn das Spiel gegen Ende etwas an Schwung verliert. Dennoch ist die Nachbetreuung seitens des Entwicklers Lobenswert, mit kontinuierlichen Patches und neuen Inhalten. Die Charaktere sind liebevoll gestaltet und die Synchronisation ist hervorragend umgesetzt. Die Welt von Baldur's Gate 3 ist riesig und detailreich, mit unzähligen Geheimnissen und Möglichkeiten zur Erkundung. Die Wiederspielbarkeit und der Langzeitwert sind enorm, da es unzählige Wege gibt, das Spiel zu spielen. Mit 254 Stunden Spielzeit für meinen Hauptcharakter gehört Baldur's Gate 3 für mich zu den besten Spielen, die ich je gespielt habe. Es ist definitiv ein Must-Play für jeden RPG-Fan. Abschließend möchte ich mich bei Larian Studios für dieses herausragende Spielerlebnis bedanken. Ihr habt mit Baldur's Gate 3 ein wahrhaft episches Abenteuer geschaffen, das Spieler weltweit in seinen Bann zieht. Danke für eure Hingabe, euer Engagement und eure fortwährende Unterstützung der Community! - melcom

Its fun, don't get me wrong, but it isn't as fun as the original and second baldur's gate games. Nothing wrong with the game, its the source material. %th Edition D&D is lame compared to all other editions , except the 4th edition, which wasn't fun.

TLDR: For everyone: Good crpg, AAA game production - animations, voiceovers. Likable and original companions with actual personalities and somewhat meaningfull progress. Questionable UX choices for mouse&keyboard users. For the fans of Divinity original sin (2): Great UI improvement (but still not great), story telling improvements, combat is very simplified. For the experienced DnD players: Story intended for high level, maybe even epic campaing (my guess is level ~10 to ~18 on 3e at minimum) with the high level creatues and saving the world. Played with lvl 1 characters and nerfed adversaries. Companions have the history of the high level characters but start at lvl 1. Plain ruleset oversights - get acess to "true resurrection" scroll, lvl9 spell, on level 1, this item could make half of the endings into happy end and solve some personal quests instantly but no, it is just revivify+heal. Feels like story writen by someone (talented) after reading drizzt books and starting their first DnD campaing as DM from lvl1. For dnd/Faerun lore enthusiasts and DMs. Just don't. Maybe it's just 5e thing but I hate it. Dead three are not dead, low level adversaries stealing from Mephistopheles. Meet gods daughter, immortal, get "commands/messages" directly from gods. Time of troubles consequences are inconsequential. Mindflayer lore mostly ignored. Change the course of gith* races in single decision in single dialogue. (and you still have the true ressurection scroll which could fix everyting) For Baldur's gate 2 fans: Not a Baldur's gate game. Seems like BG2 and ToB did not happened. Meet Minsk & Jaheira as their poor BG1 selves but older. Viconia and Sarevok as their BG1 selves but with artifacts named after them. Main plot device is artifact left by a guy with same power (level 41) as your party at the end of ToB (lvl ~40), but there are no direct remnants, items or references in the game (except maybe one mediocre shield)

this game has nothing to do with baldurs gate 1 and 2. Baldurs gate is not a setting, the forgotten realms is, so why do it when you clearly look down upon the original games?

I started the playthrough of this game 5 times. I keep coming back, always expecting more, trying new class, and race combinations, hoping for a better experience. The game would be okay, and it looks really great, but usually after about 8-10 hours, I always find myself skipping through the dialogue as I find them boring, together with the story... Maybe I am just too old, but I was looking for the next chapter of Baldur's Gate after 1 and 2, but that I did not find. Completely different feeling, story, and atmosphere. And It's not really Divinity 3 either. I just find this a bit lacking in substance. Like a box of chocolates that look amazing, smell amazing, but the taste is a disappointing "meh..". I also have issues with the game on a moral and political level, but I won't get into that here. You can skip most of those things I believe, if not all.