Baldur's Gate 3

First lets get some stuff out of the way. Loved Divinity, I put unbelievable amount of hours in it and brought in some fresh converts. And I want to love this too. But I am paying $60 to beta test the game and the first bug is that I can't get past char creation screen. I wish I was joking. So yeah, I am an idiot for buying this stuff early. I genuinely just made the world a little worse for my inability to wait and have Larian actually work out all the bugs. So what's next developers? We pay you for the tools so that we can make our own adventure?

Don't worry about those bugs at all now, even though I only encountered it once. The style of the game is too similar to that of Original Sin 2. The arrangements of all the worlds are so delicate and seamless. However, this is rather stingy. Original Sin 2 does that, which is its style. Baldur's Gate is a grand game, and this style makes it less grandiose. It's like a very beautiful dress, draped on other people, with a little dissonance. Maybe this is Larian's style. Just a little bit of my opinion, I hope the game gets better and better. I love Original Sin 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 very much. I have 492.5 hours of Original Sin 2 play time, but it is on Steam.

Baldur's Gate III was developed by Larian, and their signature is all over it. The game feels like a mixed bag of Baldur's Gate and Divinity: Original Sin. I personally am really enjoying the game so far. The game being early access does need quite a bit of work, but I feel what is there so far is great. The camera system needs to change. No question about it. In a 3D space, you need the ability to tilt the camera up and down to change viewing angles. This is critical for navigating tight 3d terrain that have lots of objects that will obscure the cameras line of sight! This is not optional. For a next-gen RPG, the current system is clunky and barely serviceable. The visuals are great, but need polishing. For example, rotating the camera to bring an object in the foreground between the camera and the characters in most cases results in a majorly pixelated hot mess of garbage, even though my graphic setting are set on ultra across the board. Some dialogue character animations are janky and jerky. Locking my frame rate to 60fps didn't seem to help it all. Occasionally characters will be speaking, hands waving, head tilting, and no mouth movement. It's...unnatural. The audio in Baldur's Gate III is fantastic. The soundtrack is orchestral, with occasional choir vocals. It is fitting and adds a great deal to the atmosphere and environment, keeping the player engaged in the moment. I would really like to see the OST released as an extra for the final release or even DLC if priced within reason (given the base game is already $60 USD). In-game sound effects are good too as well as the voice acting...top notch! Overall, I would highly recommend the purchase. I understand early access will turn some people off. That's fine. Just keep in mind the game will continue to improve, and I trust Larian Studios will treat this entry in the series with the respect it deserves! Buy it!

5 hours in and I'm on cloud 9 I'm going slow just to enjoy the ride. Thank you Larian!

This is an absolute masterclass. Designed by quite possibly the most passionate and community sensitive development team I have seen for a long long time. Larian have segmented their legacy as one of the greatest and most trustworthy developers of the modern day era. They are more like passionate gamers that know how to code. They listen, communicate and embrace their community in ways I wish other development studios would do. Sadly the corporate machine has crashed through the gaming landscape in recent times driving the soul and gamer driven ethos to near extinction in favour of corporate greed and lining the purse strings of the already wealthy. To me the most important thing Larian have achieved here is not just making an absolutely phenomenal game, but they have restored my faith that maybe the future landscape of gaming is not completely lost. Even if you don't like CRPG's, get behind this group of amazing developers, lead by an amazing leadership team. Show other companies that is ok to make games that don't try to squeeze every single drip of blood from the community in favour of making games driven by passion. Made by gamers for gamers. The way it should be. 10/10 Don't miss it!