Baldur's Gate 3

No micro cash grabs. Excellent Production value. Finely crafted by develepers with love and passion. The way games used to be made. A gem amoung the flash of turnover series put out year after year. Overwhelming replayability. Buy now or wait for a sale and more patches. Either way, you win.

I refunded the game before getting to what are apparently the worst parts, but here are my main complaints: -Combat/Gameplay is dull & tedious First major fight took over 1 hour to complete. I'm not a fan of turn-based combat to begin with, but DOS2 was at least bearable. Larian's adaptation of 5e means you get an even worse version of turn-based combat that's even more boring. And no, barrelmancy, shoving people off cliffs, and shooting chandeliers onto the boss' head doesn't fix this. It just gives you a gimmick that makes you laugh once and then becomes tedious. -Companions The WORST companions I have ever played with in any game (real-life or video game). Completely insufferable jerks. "Oh, just kill them!" you say, but 1.) that only works if you're chaotic evil 2.) one of them has a nuclear bomb in his chest that explodes the entire game world if you do so (not kidding). -Atmosphere It's just not Baldur's Gate. It's a rehash of DOS2 with a paint of coat thrown lazily on top. Luckily I didn't get to the point where they butchered Minsc, Jahiera, and Viconia. They also used some crappy retcon from a WOTC novel that screws up the storyline. -Writing Typical larian unfunny humor and poor writing, but somehow even worse in this game. tldr: I was desperate for a decent cRPG so I bought that. But even to a starving man this is unpalatable.

So yeah bought BG3, after the Game Awards, after I saw it won Game of the Year and Best Male Voice Acting for Astarion by Neil Newbon plus I'm sure many other awards. Anyways, I've put more than 25 hours so far. Yeah I know, I'm practically beginning playing the game. But still, I pretty much got a feel of the game so far. My only issue is that I am a completionist at hear, so I want to pick everything up, try different scenarios and see the outcome, then reload try something else, reload then pick the one makes me feel great. I wanna please every character, get as much positive influence with everyone. I even kick people off the party, not to get any negative influence with them, do the interaction get only the positive influence, get those characters back into the party and so on. If I get negative influence by chance, I reload. This is probably my only issue because it tends to be tedious, and dragging out my playthrough, but I do that to experience as much as possible since I know it is a very long game. So, yeah, that' it , that is my take on BG3. I can't say anything new that hasn't been said already. Buy it, Play it My advice I guess, just do you and your own playthrough, and don't go crazy like me. Don't reload too often, own your decisions. Your first choice is probably the best for you. I stayed clear off the internet to experience the game on my own, and let me just say that was good decision.

If you liked D:Original sin 1 and 2, then you must play this, it may not be the same, but it share many aspects of those games. Even if you did't play those, as a fan of CRPG, this is a must play.

This review is post-launch and not from early access. This game was clearly a labor of love. The characters, story/writing and gameplay are top notch. The game is regularly updated, which not only fixes bugs but also adds content that wasn't available at launch. The characters are the best part of this game. Each companion is interesting and has their own personal quest that can dramatically change the story, either in how it ends to their entire personality and powers. If you don't care about story as much, there is plenty for you in gameplay. Combat is difficult and strategic and you also have many different ways to build your own custom character, as well as each of your companions so each encounter/playthrough is different. Additionally, exploration is key. You will naturally see a lot of the game without exploration, but putting in the extra effort can help you find entirely new hidden dungeons/areas/items/quests that you would never know were there without a guide.