Seems these negative review bombers didn't look at the guidlines for giving reviews
"Your review should focus on your in-game experience only. Let the game stand entirely on its own merits."
Don't remember being offended by a basic thing in life (sexuality) being part of that.
The game doesn't force you into these situations, YOU chose it. If YOU are offended by a possible choice in this game, that's on you, not the game.
I’m a big fan of CRPGs And am a big fan of divinity original sin 2 Pathfinder wrath of the righteous and the classic baldurs gate games and Baldurs Gate 3 is definitely the best western RPG I’ve ever played Even better than the RPG Greats like Skyrim and fallout the graphics and freedom of choice really make this game great baldurs gate 3 is huge and There’s so many things to do and areas to explore plus the split screen coop feature is amazing as most RPGs let alone most modern games these days lack this feature and it’s awesome that you can hook up two controllers and adventure through baldurs gate 3 with a family member or friend Also it’s awesome you can play as a Drow as they are rarely playable in dungeons and dragons games larian really did Dungeons and dragons and the baldurs gate classics Justice with this great game
Highly recommended
Great game, I'd give a 4.5 if I could only because I find Act 3 a little laggin for for a blockbuster game this is easily 60-200 hours of gameplay and enjoyment especially if you like to do things thoroughly and are any bit of a completionist!
Check this out you wont regret it, one of the best games of 2023 if not the very best!
After couple of hours I didn't encountered any bugs (Ryzen5, Vega64, 16GB RAM, NVMe SSD). The game itself is awesome in every possible way :) I think that low rating that this game receives is mostly because some people don't understand what Early Access means - it's not a beta, it's not a demo, it's a preorder of the full game with the possibility to play while the game is still under construction ;)
EARLY ACCESS REVIEW
Pros:
+++ no real time with pause!
+++ turn based tactical combat
+ NPC Shadowheart
+ open world (take notes, Owlcat)
+ looks fantastic
+ so many different ways to solve quests
+ character generation has so many options for an isometric game
+ optional weighted dice feature for those are always unlucky
+ dark and disturbing story
Cons:
- finally get rid of the level cap
- very slow with releasing additional content
- some NPCs are lackluster (not Shadowheart)
- romances
Bottom Line:
BALDUR'S GATE 3 has the potential to become the best RPG of all times. Larian has a good track record with DIVINITY ORIGINAL SIN 2 being a masterpiece, so picking this up in Early Access is not as much of a gamble as with other studios.
It's got an open world rather than traveling on a map between locations (as in Pathfinder or the original BALDUR'S GATE games).
The best part about BG 3 however is that it is NOT realtime with pause! It takes the best of DIVINITY ORIGINAL SIN 2's combat (like elevations, environments, ledges...) and allows for tactical combat that would no be possible in realtime. This is how these games should be made.
Unfortunately some of the NPCs are rather weak and uninteresting. It is doubtful that this will be greatly altered however. Hopefully Larian will add some additional NPCs in later chapters.
There are a lot of options how to tackle missions outside of combat. You can sneak into a camp instead of fighting through the front door and poison the majority of them. You can snipe them. You can intimidate them or JOIN them.
So far, I'm loving it!
