Baldur's Gate 3

This may not be what you want to hear but this game is most identifiable as a spiritual successor to Dragon Age Origins more so than a sequel to BG2. The way BG3 makes me feel, the game's atmosphere, the cinematics, companions' personalities, camp system and so on and so forth heavily resemble DAO... at least to me. If you haven't played DAO, you're in for a ride... BG3 is easily one of the best CRPGs since that game if not THE best since. If you HAVE played DAO then you know what to expect! Except now the combat is turn-based and using a modified ruleset of 5e D&D. Either way, you HAVE to experience this game... it's a masterpiece.

Play this game with a friend and you will have an absolute blast! Playing it solo is also a fantastic experience, but everything is more fun with friends. =) I honestly don't have anything negativ to say as of yet. There is some tiny weird camera angles at times in cutsceens and the enemy AI sometimes takes a little long (A few extra seconds) to think about what to do. But other than that, I don't really have negative things to say. (Maybe I'll find more at a later time.) Play and enjoy this game, it's a gift to humankind!

I never actually played Baldur's Gate, I enjoyed Neverwinter Nights (especially with the Aurora engine to let you create your own scenarios.) Now, while I have been enjoying this game a lot, I'll state right now that the so-called balanced mode is anything but. If you want to sit and enjoy the game as an adventurer, balanced is not for you. Sure you can call me a dweeb or whatever. I don't really care. I want to play a game and enjoy it. I don't want to have to scum save and die over and over in frustration. That is what balanced mode did for me. Adventure mode was more to my liking and let me just tell you: My nephew who tells me I don't know how to play and that I am a whimp, is also playing adventure mode LOL. My other complaint, regardless of how you skew it, is that the battles are horrible. Not in the sense of the actual battles, that is decent. It's the camera views. You have little control over the camera for viewing. Sure you can pan and strafe, but you can ABSOLUTELY not look up. I mean in this day and age, looking up would be useful as you can (hmm I don't know) see where you might like to go. See what is above you in a cavern or castle. See the enemies above and be able to target them. Because trying to find a higher ground is nye impossible when you are in a battle. I have just started the second act after about 2 weeks of evening play. But, honestly, I just can't seem to continue as the camera makes the game frustrating. I mean when you are walking along mountain paths and through forests, wouldn't it be nice to see the clouds, the sky, the dragon that just flew over. Nah, Larian's design is flawed in that respect as you get a glimpse. Always a glimpse. I'll just say this, if I could control the camera the way I desire (looking up and around for places to jump, climb, etc.) I would definitely give this game a higher score.

The Last of Us has been my favorite game of all time for 10 years now. Until BG3 came along. While it may not be as polished, it shines so brightly in so many ways that it's hard to beat, especially when you throw in the ton of imaginative freedom. And it loosely teaches D&D to boot. Incredible. Couldn't recommend more highly. Wish I had enough money to buy for everyone I know, and everyone they know.

Couple failures to launch in both a technical standpoint (while it was still early access, so, issues were rectified) and a couple of times failed to grab me after a good amount of gameplay. I did however return to it after 1.0 and some patches and such, and I modded a few cosmetic things to make armor and clothse look the way I liked, but otherwise I couldn't sing morepraise for this game. Some seriously unfinished writing areas-House of Hope End/Choices/battle was a cheesefest in only one good way, and a few others that don't stand out but felt like there was something intended to continue, or follow through or a way to proceed or solve that fizzled into burnt ends. All in all, I am going to immediately replay through this and do a wildl different character. Let's get some VO work for our protag and I'd barely murmer a complaint. Romancing a Gith is everything you need it to be...