Baldur's Gate 3

I have had some issues with regular crashing; that said I had fun experimenting with different classes and play styles to go with the different companions. The game is trying to push an update now and it keeps failing. Not a good sign when the update fails.

I don't normally write reviews, but this game is a masterpiece! Great all round role playing experience with a quality story, voice acting and cut scenes. Some of the Larian silliness I could do without, but overall they've done a great job.

Well, I could write plenty about this game. I initially was sceptical, a little afraid of what it might be after Siege of Dragonspear. But, I decided to give it a go. And here's what I found: First, plenty of design attention were put into it. Even the EULA on first run (do read it, enjoy). Music is giving me a little Ultima7 vibes. Interface, while weird inistially, is quite convenient. I can clearly see inspirations of other titles, intentional or not (I'm saying Planescape: Torment, Arcanum...), and in most positive aspect of that. Gameplay is good, combat is fun. Setting is modern D&D, and this IS DIFFERENT from what original Baldurs Gate were - keep that in mind so you won't disappoint yourself. Still, take it as it is (meaning - D&D5), and you'll be fine. Characters - some likeable, some not, but everyone of them... Let's go to meat and soul of this game. Acting. So damn good. Everything is voice acted AND individually animated. And it's not Oblivion acting. It's top f-ing notch theatrical AAA-class acting all the time. I don't want to give spoilers, but dayomn, it really tempts me to describe performances. This is Absolut (he he hee, Larian - see what i did here? :P ) feast of entertainment. Hollywood should learn from those guys. Regarding what other reviews touched on - bugs, well I haven't encounter many (one graphical glitch and small issues with Vulkan, but on DX11 is fine and I should update my drivers). There was recent f-up with saves due to retracting one hotfix, as you will see in reviews, but should be temporary (and Larian, srsly, give option to stay with affected version instead of rolling back), so most likiely when you are reading this it will be no issue. And no, I did not had issues with GOG installation. TL;DR Not D&D3 or 3.5 like classics, but D&D5, great acting, plenty to see. 10/10 from me.

I've never experience as much freedom in a game as I did in Baldur's Gate 3. Almost anything you can think of is usually possible. There's almost always more than one way to solve any problem, from talking you way out of it, sneaking around, using the environment or nearby objects to kill enemies, or just brute force slashing your way through them. What's amazing is the game often acknowledges that you took a different approach than the obvious one. The characters are amazing. Depending on your own personality you might find some of them annoying, even grating, but the best part is depending on your interactions with them, how you participate in their own little side quests (or just sometimes bringing them along on main quests), their personalities change. Or, you can just kill them all and go your own way - the game doesn't care! No one is "essential" to the plot (though killing certain characters can lock you out of or into certain endings). The combat system rewards careful thought especially at higher difficulty levels. You'll often find it beneficial to try to think a few moves ahead, anticipate what enemies might do, and how you'd counter them. It's not a bug-free game, but the few I've encountered were usually easily resolved by a quick-load or something simple like that. Most are funny rather than game-breaking. I once accidentally dropped Shadowheart into the Underdark to her death because I went to camp while standing on a cliff and when I left camp she was in mid-air. Another time Lae'zel pretended I hadn't brought her to an important meeting even though the cut-scene had shown her standing right behind me. Larian has been hard at work patching the most troublesome bugs since launch and they show no sign of slowing down. If you're a fan of turn-based RPGs, games like the Divinity Original Sin series, or Dragon Age, it's worth checking this out.

Baldur's Gate III est tout simplement le plus beau, le plus complet et le plus travaillé de TOUS les RPG actuellement sur le marché. Les interactions avec l'environnement, les combats, les relations PJ/PNJ, les expressions faciales des personnages et j'en passent sont absolument incroyable ! Il n'en est encore qu'au stade de l'accès anticipé mais nul doute que son avenir sera radieu. Bravo aux développeurs, bravo à Larian et à tous ceux qui ont participés à sa création. Merci infiniment pour cette expérience !