Baldur's Gate 3

I've been gaming long enough to remember the original Baldur's Gate from when it was released. It defined what a great RPG was at the time. Larian Studios has captured a lot of that magic, in a scope that will often feel like you've sat down at the table with simply too much to eat. This is good or bad depending on your perspective. I happen to be enjoying it. I'm roughly 70 hours into the game as of this review and that means I've spent less than $1 per hour of fun I've had. That's a successful game for me. For all that time, I think I'm about 50% of the way through Act 2 going by the size of the map. I enjoy exploring every nook and cranny, completing every side quest and storyline. This game absolutely rewards that kind of neurotic hunting. Using the ALT key highlights chests and corpses, but using your eyes shows a whole lot more. Mundane things have less of a chance of something interesting in them, but I find a lot of quest clues, keys, and miscellaneous items inside objects and lying out on the ground that the game wasn't pointing me at with a big "Click Here" box. I have not had the same complaints so many have had about combat being too hard or too cheesy. I've enjoyed it. I don't abuse the heck out of the mechanics and got tired of spending time "dipping" my weapons pretty quickly. Shove is pretty darn overpowered as a free action, but a lot of fun too. Around being at the whim of the RNG - I loved XCOM, and this has nothing on that. It's not quite D&D 5e, which is okay. It's not quite the original Baldur's Gate. It is a great RPG on its own. It's got compelling storylines and characters all over the place. It's dense - every turn brings something to find, someone to help or hinder, or a fight to keep things rolling. It's a very rich RPG experience. I'd like to personally thank Larian Studios, too, for giving me an opportunity to collect hundreds of rotten food items, forks and knives, cups and plates, bones and rags - and sell them at a profit.

A highly emmersive experience. One of the best games I have played. The turn based combate is a departure from BG1 and BG2 but is done really well and feels satifying. Larian studios nicely done!

This reminds me of the good ol' times when games were made by gamers. The details in the game make you appreciate the work they put into making it a good experience. This should be the standard for a good game.

I'm astonished by the amount of 1-star reviews. But once you've read those it's clear they have been left by people intellectually challenged. This game is the pinnacle of RPG creation and will be talked about and played for years, if not decades.

[ EARLY ACCESS REVIEW ] 2 hours into EA and this product already is better than 90% of AAA games made this genreation. Yes there are a lot of bug but not as many as I was expecting. the character models look next gen, the graphics overall look amazing. this is looking very promising and I'm very happy with my 60$ purchase to support a stuido that like CDPR seems to care about the consumer. If you're dying for a new RPG play right now but if you can wait or want the 100% finshed experience then wait.