Baldur's Gate 3 Review - IGN

With crunchy, tactical RPG combat, a memorable story with complex characters, highly polished cinematic presentation, and a world that always rewards exploration and creativity, Baldur's Gate 3 is the new high-water mark for CRPGs.

[FPSRUSSIA]

not Surprised it got a 10 im not a Big PC Gamer my self but might check it out at some point on PlayStation 5

[Zombieburger638]

The story really sucks you in, definitely give it a try.

[Jin_Sakai]

This game really is that good huh. I never played a game like this so maybe I should get it for PS5 and give it a try.

[Flawlessmic]

It's that good!!!

Put it this way bg3 was barely on my radar and it wasn't until close to launch I was like I'm gonna get it.

It is now my runaway favourite for game of the year ahead of totk and ff16.

I can't see spiderman or starfield changing my mind, but we will see.

Do yourself a favour and buy bg3 though, it is the role playing game we have wished for and larian have delivered.

[Abear21]

I’m def picking it up at some point just because it’s a 10, like when it’s $25, turn based ain’t my thang

[Name Last Name]

I’ll definitely play this eventually but I still need to beat Zelda and may play Starfield next.

[lelo2play]

Baldur's Gate 3 is a great game, but so many perfect reviews is absurd for a game that runs like a turd. It's very badly optimized, specially the 3rd act.

[KyRo]

Oh so you mean like every Bethesda RPG? They get given perfect scores despite being buggy, broken, dated and poorly animated.

[lelo2play]

@KyRo

Who the hell is talking about Bethesda games? If Starfield is badly optimized on release, it should be criticized.

We are talking about Baldur's Gate 3, and the 3rd act is absurdly bad optimized. There are places in the city (3rd act) that FPS's reach single digits.

[-Foxtrot]

You know for a fine fact Starfield will get great reviews despite bugs

Oblivion and Skyrim were the exact same

No one says shit

[badboyz09]

I'm liking Midnight Suns more

[The_Hooligan]

I like that game too! Got the legendary edition for $40 during the last sale. Well worth the price!

[randomvoice]

Easily gonna sweep the GOTY awards this year. Can't wait to play it soon!

[outsider1624]

I think so too. Good candidates in the nominees section but it looks like this game is gonna sweep all.

[mkis007]

No hate campaign so the only thing holding it back will be reach.

[Tapani]

Going to be a tough competition between BG3 and Zelda this year. Was not sure if Zelda would be as good as it is, but just having played it a bit past the first area, I think it is a very, very solid game. BGIII feels like OSIII but in BG and D&D form, which makes it more refreshing. Many great games left to be experience this year, the backlog is building up!

[--Onilink--]

Its definitely going to be interesting to see which one takes it, as they are both very different but at the same time both really went out of their way to prove we could still have massive games release in a very polished state, trying new stuff and above all, really giving the players the tools to experiment and play how they want and the games won’t buckle under that freedom.

As good as Starfield and Spiderman 2 are likely to be (I can easily imagine both being high 80s/low 90s) I wasn’t really expecting another game this year to compete that closely with TotK

[Droppedez]

Is there a physical release coming for ps5? Been searching here and there trying to preorder one.

[repsahj]

Only Digital bro.

[Droppedez]

thanks for the reply, but I did just find this which gives us hope for a physical release, whether I need to buy it from Japan or no. https://www.vg247.com/baldu...

[TheColbertinator]

I miss the days when 10/10 from IGN was a tough nut to crack.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

I remember when MGS4 was given a 10/10 and it was like only the 8th game to get it at that point from them, lol

[repsahj]

Wow! Another Masterpiece! I can't wait to play on September 3 on my PS5!

[Father__Merrin]

looks incredible tbh every now and then a pc must have comes along

[ChiefofLoliPolice]

I will definitely pick up a copy of this on PC asap!

[ichdich]

not Surprised it got a 10 , but i will give it a solid 6
Because of Starfield Hype.

[Angyobangyo]

Listen to yourself. Your not surprised it got a high score, but then say it's a 6 because of a new game coming out soon purely based on hype. Yikes!

[Sonic1881]

I know right 😂

[Relientk77]

I'm glad you are not a real game reviewer.

[Bladesfist]

I haven't beat it yet but this game is on track to dethroning KOTOR as my favourite game of all time.

[jznrpg]

Games this good should have a physical copy. These are the type of games I want to have in my collection and keep forever.

[Futureshark]

Well BG3 is really catching my eye, but I'm going to wait and see performance on PS5 first before maybe buying.

[anast]

GOTY

[Haki1112]

Def a game that deserves it!

[XBManiac]

It's been a long journey since the early days of this game in our hands, being part of the development... and it is magical to have it with so many enjoying it today. Those games are what makes PC the best platform and having consoles joining the experience is a great opportunity to make more and better titles like this.

[DOMination-]

You can't spell...

[alexkarkar]

Level 20 and in the city. It's such an arduous game so most often than not playing it feels like a slog. I feel drained and pretty sure i won't be able to finish it.
I'd give it 7 out of 10. Nothing new but a lot of attention to details.

[zekk]

LVL cap is 12. Unless modded

[alexkarkar]

My bad, meant 12, of course.

[MEGANE]

I this is the perfect game to play in the Project Q system… latency and lag are not an issue.