Baldur's Gate 3

No this isn't the greatest cRPG ever, but it is the best in some regards which automatically makes it special. Most modern cRPGs are weak nostalgia grabs with minimal role-playing and a minuscule spell selection that leaves you only fit for elemental mindless blasting. BG3 is a proper cRPG at least. Strengths: - The most branching, reactive overall plot and quest in any RPG, though not as reactive to race as some others - It has overall the most frequent use of dialogue skills in combat - Tied with KOTOR 2 for most influence you can have over companions - Can speak with animals more than any other, can speak with the dead like in Arcanum - Almost anyone can die at any time, minimal restrictions on how you can act - Features an antagonist with above average dialogue quality (Raphael) - By far the best level design in cRPG history - A cRPG with verticality! Actual 3D design! Due to the level design, jumping, localized teleporting, pseudo-flying - The best enemy AI I've seen in a cRPG, except for when using stealth. Ranged enemies are actually elusive and seek high ground, in melee enemies will shove you to your death. - Almost no limits on how far you can separate your party is a huge win - Lots of physics objects like other Larian games, including breakable doors and movable/breakable containers Weaknesses: - Bugs - FSR 2.2 not delivered on time - Technical disaster, stuttery mess on any PC in late act 2-end - Pathetic and unbalanced spell selection - Mandatory house rules like critical failure/success for skill checks - Dice rolls in foreground = WTF - No true flight, no rope or grapple hooks - Rest abuse is possible - Sneak attacks don't work with flanking - Can't use enchanted arrows with ranged sneak attacks for no reason - Totally broken, exploitable AI when using stealth lets a rogue solo the hardest battles in the game - No cover mechanics - Line of sight issues - Endless inventory and money - Lots of plot but no meaning behind any of it + More

I had a blast playing BG3 with family and friends. Every time I play the game, I find stuff, quests, missions, that were not there before, or I expect a quest to go in a certain way, only to find out, that it is completely different. It is fun, exciting and really enjoyable. To really have fun with it though, you best play it with a friend or two or maybe even get a full group of four.

Ok, this game was a triple threat for me. I am a huge fan of Dungeons and Dragons, playing since the boxed sets. I'm also a huge fan of Forgotten Realms. Lastly I love turned-based party games. I can not speak to what others have written about this not feeling like a Forgotten Realms game, as I see elements of the realms in every aspect of the game. I've not played any of the Divinity games, so I can not also speak to common elements between the two. What I can say is I've enjoyed every minute of the nearly 200 hours I've put into this game. I'm on my third playthrough, and I discovered new content in each one. The game really reacts to how you play the game, with consequences for actions. It is entirely possible to render quests incompletable because you've killed an essential npc, or acted in a manner as to preclude further progress. These don't feel like bugs, like in Skyrim, but rather a natural consequence of the player's actions. Depending on race, background, class, you will be presented with unique opportunities to quests. I found the writing to be excellent, and the companion stories compelling. You sometimes meet the same npc in the different acts, and their stories have progressed. The whole game feels well thought out. There are some UI nits to pick. Why can't I put arrows in a quiver, and potions into a bag, and still maintain access to them. Once something has been added to wares it would be nice if it dropped to the bottom of the inventory, or removed from inventory to its' own tab. Selecting targets can be a little finicky, especially if npcs are moving around, and happen to walk in front of the camera as you're clicking. Many awkward conversations start and end with an errant click. These flaws are minor, and in no way detract from the enjoyment of the game.

While the game itself is ok, launching the game is a lottery, no matter how you close the game the game will freeze when traing to play again

What's good now: - graphics - sound - dialogues (many-many options with your race, class, etc.) - animations (only in dialogs) - battle system (it's amazing! Evolution from DOS2 + DnD system.) What's bad now: - action animations in cutscenes: ship crash, dragons (worst animation, hello from 00s) - too few classes now - too many bugs now Developers, please, I'm begging you, add the option to hide my helmet in the next patch. I think, it is not very complicated. A helmet in cutscenes is really annoying.