Baldur’s Gate 3: The Kotaku Review

Larian Studios’ deep fantasy RPG is as rewarding as it is arduous.

[Rebel_Scum]

So on the fence about this one. I really need a demo. I love RPG’s but everytime I watch someone playing it Im like nah thanks.

[Vx_]

It’s boring asf, and the combat is so dam hard and so many complicated stuff like skills and spells cool downs, limited movement steps, which makes it so slow and difficult in a boring way… not Souls-like difficulty where you just need to learn the fights and develop your fighting skills.

[DankSinatra]

"not Souls-like difficulty where you just need to learn the fights and develop your fighting skills."

... except you DO need to develop your fighting skills. The environment, your character abilities, potions, scrolls, enemy weaknesses etc. All come into play for the combat. The game may not be for you if you're referencing souls games which are a completely different class of RPG than BG.

[cloganart]

This bro thinking Dodge Simulators are better than layered RPGs with complex combat where all your stats, environments and actions have consequence LMAO

[Sonic1881]

One of the BEST games I have ever played!!!!

[Daeloki]

So you're saying you're not good enough to learn the game mechanics you listed? Sucks for you. Maybe you should consider another hobby than lurking on N4G commenting "boring asf" wherever you can.

[sagapo]

If turnbased isn’t your thing, I doubt you will like it, even if the game looks as great as it does.

[Rebel_Scum]

I like the old turn based JRPG’s of old and the new Fire Emblems :shrug:

[anast]

If you don't like DnD, you won't like this game. If you like DnD, you will like this game.

[Si-Fly]

What if you don’t know anything about D&D?

[anast]

@Fly

You might not like it. I would look up a YT vid on DnD and if it is something you like, you will probably like the game.

[BrainSyphoned]

I don't give a fuck about D&D. Watched lore videos pertaining to the game and am having a blast.

[Rebel_Scum]

Si-Fly raises a good point because I’ve never played DnD. :D

[Vx_]

Totally different DnD is the highest form of social nerdism… here it’s trying to mimic the feeling but fails miserably.. your the player and your the fake dm with all these fake lines at the same time.. it doesn’t work for me and with no real social interaction with friends the game feels slow boring with outdated graphics

[Daeloki]

@Vx_ Nobody
1) It's a DnD inspired game, nobody claims it to be a perfect DnD substitute. No DM is the same as the other so of course a video game can't capture the same feeling. That said it does a great job translating DnD mechanics and storytelling into a game.
2) You can play it with friends, either splitscreen or online, it's not the game's fault you have no friends.
3) We get it, you don't like BG3, give it a rest already...

[anast]

@Brain

If you watched lore videos, you must give a f%$#...

@Vx

You don't like nerds but you frequent a video game forum...