Baldur's Gate 3

This game is garbage compared to the REAL Baldur's Gates or the magnificent Pillars of Eternity series. BG3 shouldn't carry the name it does, because it is NOT a Baldur's Gate game in style or tone. This game makes you help people you don't WANT to help. It makes you run around with party members that hate your guts. You will find no Imoen or Edér here, nothing like them at all. The companions are unpleasant and annoying. The combat is bad, because it drags on way too long and the animations look silly. Reloading a long fight feels even more like a chore than doing the dishes. Your party isn't a cohesive whole, greater than the sum of its parts. Rather it's a bunch of awkward looking clowns moving around slowwwly and killing things even sloowwwwer. The enemies you fight are entirely forgettable. I thought that Divinity Original Sin 2 was an unenjoyable clunker of a game, but at least it had its own charm and the game felt complete and rich. Baldur's Gate 3 borrows from Divinity, borrows from BG and ends up a weak freaky mismatch of ideas. This Early Access stuff is also an affront and needs to end.

I like most about the game, but it just isn't like the classic games that founded the genre. There are some modern advancements, mixed with lack of QoL and refinement. An example is very slow combat encounters that could require a reload, causing a loss of time upwards of an hour or even more. Writing is pretty high level compared to others in the space, though not without flaw; but where role playing is a concern, it manages to fumble in a few areas. For this I will give another example: In act 1, I convinced a druid to put a teifling child in prison for a short time after she stole an artifact. The teifling then attempted to run and got killed somewhat by accident by the carelessness of the druid and her pet viper. Later at the final stage before heading to act 2, the child's mother attempts to murder the druid for revenge, so I convince her to spare her life—at which point I break my oath as a paladin. This made little sense to me, and I understand the developers wanting to leave out a alignment system to streamline; though I think it was not for the better. The point in an alignment system in the first place was to allow the player some flexibility in choice, while forcing them to favor a more focused playstyle at the same time. In Baldur's Gate 3, all choices a hard set to result in specific consequences. Camp is also a very unsatisfying and simplistic system that offers very little challenge in managing your spells and abilities; and I would like to also point out the romance in the game—as it is quality, it also doesn't feel natural or earned. And unfortunately it is the only thing you really have to do in camp. So in conclusion, I like many parts of the game, but it doesn't really scratch that itch for a Baldur's Gate/Pathfinder/PoE experience. So as a triple A title, it manages a great deal of quality content, but as per usual, it doesn't reach beyond the everyday casual gamer.

Игра(ранний доступ) топ, прошел 1,5 раза. Боялся, что лариан не смогут в повествование(не сюжет), но нет, диалоги и события интересны. По поводу приключений: Зашел в подвал дома в деревне, разбил стену, попал в логов пауков(со своей мини историей), нашел огромную светящуюся дыру, подумал: "а можно ли туда прыгнуть"? Наколдовал перо и прыгнул, попал в подземный мир, вынесли минотавры. 10/10 Бой - Привет апнутая дивинити на системе DnD. Сейчас в игре куча багов, локализация частичная и игра крашится иногда, многие поставленные сцены скипаются, так как не созданы, но общие впечатления только положительные. Играть пока не советую, чтоб ловить полный каеф с игры на релизе(если разрабы вдруг не начнут филонить).

If you liked DOS1 & 2 then this will be up your alley. I feel it falls short of a D&D game from the perspective of a long-time tabletop player. Big thing that got me early on is how the Origin Story and other character creator elements become an impediment to building the character I wanted. For instance, in Pathfinder: Kingmaker I could create an undead bloodline sorcerer with skills in persuasion and perception and nothing allocated in arcana knowledge. In BG3 I see no way to choose perception and persuasion at creation time. Is this a deal breaker? If you want to build a character that is uniquely yours, yes. That character will surely have issues since they have an embarrassing lack of arcane knowledge, but that is what makes the character unique and a challenge to play. Perhaps this will change in later iterations, but I would love to see a no background option for experienced players. The other issue is Larian’s obsession with elemental effects. It set DoS 1 & DoS2 apart from their competition, but the entire “environmental effects are cool” idea is true only when used sparingly. Not DoS2 by any means, you will encounter them enough that it is a common occurrence. I hated the entire idea so I would like a lot less of this, your mileage may vary. The major positives: the story invokes a real sense of urgency. It is hard to do side quests and explore the environment due to the fear that you will become a monster at any moment. The sense of existential dread just oozes from the game. After a few hours in you will begin to lose trust in many of the NPC's that claim they can help you and even your own teammates. I really liked how they set such a dark tone for the story. If you can live with that, then the good points justify the price and early access. My hope is that the later incarnations of the game let you have more flexibility when crafting a character that long time RPG affectionados want.

Если кто и сможет вытащить к. игры по D&D из нынешнего шлака, то это, несомненно, Larian. Все органично и продумано, только лор, - никакую "повесточку" в тебя насильно через монитор не засовывают. Отыгрыш роли - прекрасен. Характеры NPC - реалистичны, никакой карикатуры. Даже если они тебе не нравятся - воспринимаются всерьез (с удовольствием сдал вампирчика охотнику и лично пришил оборзевшую гит), а если нравятся - скрепя зубами расстаешься с хорошим шмотом ради мага. Кинуть наглого ребенка на деньги? Легко! Вместо обещанной помощи прикончить "сильную женщину"? Это тебе за Pathfinder, гадина. Словом, в ролевке оттягиваешься по полной. Бои - увлекательны, мир - жесток, Ларианы - прекрасны. Ни разу не пожалел о предзаказе.