The Game That Conquered 2023 [Baldur's Gate 3 Review]
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2023
- In spite of its flaws, bugs, and quirks - Baldur's Gate 3 is without a doubt easily one of the most important titles of the last 5 years, and is hopefully part of a renaissance in gaming amidst the never ending low effort and "games as a service" trend in the industry.
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Am I allowed to hate gnomes though? I mean halflings are awesome, dwarves are fantastic, elves meh, githyanki, tieflings and Dragonborn, all cool, humans are fine, but gnomes?
On a serious note, good message.
Great review!
out of curiosity i checked the newest comments since i didint see any obvious instances.. wow its bad i wonder whats attracting them
@@Johndawolf135you can't like Gith and hate gnomes.
You must hate both. Unless you're a Kobold like me, then you're allowed to hate gnomes alone, one of their gods imprisioned ours :(.
What the hell happened here???
The question imo is not “Is this GOTY?” But rather “Is this the game of the decade?”
Sorry but thats delusional
The only game I put on the same level of insanity as this is Death Stranding
@@NUkLEeOsZnot really. If you think it’s delusional to ask if a GOTY game is a contender for game of the decade, you might be the delusional one.
Give it a few years something will trump it, something always does.
@@NUkLEeOsZWhy?
At first I bought and played around two hours of Starfield on Steam. I was so disgusted that I asked for a refund and I bought baldur’s gate 3. No regrets at all.
To me, this isn't game of the year
This is game of the decade.
Your caping bro, this game alright but ain’t no masterpiece
I'm sorry you have a hard time with reading comprehension. @@taintedgoose9138
@@taintedgoose9138 yeah? what is example of a masterpiece game then mr expert who talks like a 80iq high school drop out
Agree
Watch him say something like Overwatch.@@TheBigEmstos
I think Raphael's path makes perfect logical sense in the context of the in game world. In D&D Devils will try to trick you into taking their deals, but all their deals are heavily leaned onto the Devil's side of the bargain even if it doesn't seem like it. Once you've made the deal you're bound to it, that's just the way it goes. He knows you're on the path to suceeding and decides to make it easier for you but with consequences you wouldn't understand yet.
I think Wyll's backstory perfectly shows what making a deal with the Devil means in BG3.
Raphael, if you do the first parts how they intended do make sense - the problem is, if you try to sell him your soul at the beginning, he'll refuse it (even though he pursued you) - the contract could've included his desire for [big spoiler] and either had you continue with that looming from the start, or could have just been an instant game-over by accepting (we already had instances of instant game over before that in the crashed nautiloid)
That's where I think the greater play is though. He tells you straight up that he's always an option later on so you're already considering his deal. Now the temptation is there, you don't want to turn into one of those squids after all.
It's kind of like if a used car salesman came up and said, "I have this Ford Dumpsterfire for $5000, it'll get you where you need to go" - and you said, "yes, sounds like a deal" - then the used car salesman proceeded to say, "well, you won't find a better deal, I'll be here waiting when you change your mind."
@@Alzorathdon't forget that devils are evil, he gets a kick from seeing you squirm. Perfectly reasonable
@@dominika3762 I dunno... with how lawful and contract bound devils are in their nature, it still feels weird one would turn down a direct, unconditional, acceptance of their terms. Since they are much more in line with lawyers rather than, say, MLM marketers or used car salesmen (basically in that, when they show up at your door, they know what they want, what you need, and what they have to offer, codified down to the smallest hair of a detail)
I would give this game of the year hands down.
game of the decade for me
Cool. Make a channel and review it.
@@theharvest6892 Cool. Make a channel and review it.
@@phant0mdummy you dont need to make a review video to rate a game.
@@phant0mdummypraying for you bud
I’ve never been into DnD and not really an turned based RPG guy, but decided to give this game a try because of the hype and it was absolutely worth it, best game I’ve played in years.
I actually like the fact that companions are reserved and distant at first and only join you because of the common cause of having been abducted and infected by the Illithid. It's simply too uncanny when RPGs have people you've never met sing your praises and reveal all their secrets within 10 minutes of knowing them and it makes them feel much more like videogame NPCs.
Plus, getting them to open up or completely change their attitude towards you like Lae'Zael who ends up being one of your closest and most trustworthy companions feels so much more rewarding and like character development. It feels like the BG3 companions exist alongside you whereas most games make companions feel like they exist solely because and for you
See that's my take on them as well. I never understand the appeal of characters who are instantly friends with each other and willing to share who they are. Never makes sense to me.
I'm fine with cautious/apprehensive - though most the companions are outright hostile at first, which is just as weird as 'sugary sweet' at the start to me.
Haha I love the fact that back when I start I hate Shadowheart so much because how egotistic and selfish she is. Now 100h into the game I must say I love her the most as an origin characters.
@@AlzorathI suppose I just don’t quite get it then, why do you expect that they would be anything other than openly hostile? Lae’zel thinks you’re turning into a mind-flayer, shadowheart is clearly on a secret mission and tells you outright on several occasions she can’t trust anyone, and Astarion saw you on the ship and thought you were on the mind-flayer side. Other than that you get treated with relatively friendly indifference by Wyll, Gale is friendly, Karlach is ECSTATIC to be your friend, and the other companions are similarly pretty open to you from there. I feel like you made the emotional decision that the party members were hostile to you, and then worked backwards from there without there being a necessarily logical throughline to that point of view.
@@Alzorath Not sure I would agree with most coming under this. While you need to build trust with all of them, there is only one who is obviously very hostile (Lae'zel) while one more is a bit edgy (Shadowheart) but she quickly drops that act with the right interactions whereas Lae'zel takes a bit more work to come around. The rest are pretty friendly from the get go.
I can't remember the last time I spent so much time and sunk my teeth so deep into a game. I've played through BG3 a multitude of times and there are still new things that I'm coming across each play through. It's such an enjoyable experience, and larian continues to release patch updates simply due to player feedback for zero cost. I have not regret my purchase a second, and I don't think you will either, dear reader.
How many hours? I got 150h now and done one playthrough
I'm at 80h still in act1... Lmao this game is huge
@@unknownGoblin I am over 200 and I haven't even seen Act III. I have restarted the game like 15 times. I think I have a problem.
i just wish most chest were unlocked already by default.
@@FernandoHernandez-jw4yy dude same i havent left act i have 300 hours...i need help restarted 10x
I think it isn’t overhyped. There is a reason why BG3 created ‘controversy’ since it made different developers shake in their boots because they fear it may set a new standard in gaming industry. The standard being is releasing a full, good and polished game💀
What’s hilarious is that it’s so fucking glitchy but still fantastic.
So I don’t even think the polished part is even all that necessary if you dominate the other areas, or just focus on something fun, and cool.
@@notsoberoveranalyzer8264 weird because I didn’t encounter any bugs or glitches lmao especially on a PS5 port so even more surprising.
For me I got 2 crashes out of my current 30 hours.
@@uestiosnoranswer5598 compared to other games on release or even years after sometimes, that's top 1%.
Funny that the last game that did that was Elden Ring, which should already tell you how good BG3 is
Game of the DECADE. As a D&D player this game has been a literal dream come true. No lie this is everything every single one of us D&D nerds has wanted in a game. And the best part is that it's bringing so many more people to the tabletop experience as well. D&D is back!
I have never played DnD and was never really interested but I am now. the lore and everything is so vast and interesting I'd love to at least try.
@@THAC0MANICall that was at the top of your head huh? Never heard of this solasta game but I’ll have to check it out if it’s this much better in comparison
@@THAC0MANIC i played two full playthroughs in baldurs gate 3, so not only act 1 and i have to say act one is my least favorite part.
mainly because the combat and level system just kicks really in at level 8.
and the story and character arcs are just starting to get really interesting at act2.
Your critic is pretty dumb and sounds like you expect to be a very special kind of build and rpg character.
And mentioning that a pretty freakish edgy one.
Your critic is a joke you heavily exaggerated minor problems and emphasize on completely uninteresting things YOU personally miss in a game.
if that’s the case add “for me” or “for my taste” to your “critique”
objectively there is no single game in history which ever was able to deliver that combination of immersion, storytelling, presentation, faithful dnd ruleset, build variety and choice.
So no matter how your opinion is on that many tried it no one ever did that and it appeals to people instead of your solasta which appeals to YOU.
Also your critic that the “main villain” dies in act 2 is kind of dumb.
Of you only value plain cliche story arcs without twists and intelligent story arcs…well you are served enough different mainstream games which will deliver you exactly that a plain simple story arc
Pass on D&D anymore. Was going to pick CJ it up and start playing with the family until I read where it was made….. I’ll pass, they’ve sold out.
ive always wanted to play a tabletop game but i have no irl people who would be interested. This game allowed me to experience a part of how its like and now i want to try D&D even more 😭
My only quibble with the character creator is: you cannot choose separate colors for head hair and beard. But that's only a quibble... this game is fantastic.
would love a bit more flexibility there as well :)
I would have liked body tattoos aswell, but they are minor things.
Good thing modding exist they have been popping off, i check daily and theres always like 20 to even 40 a day from anything to changing a minor gripe to full out detailed classes with spreadsheets. Modders are the best they're gonna keep this game alive for a long time give it a year or two and its gonna be crazy, and larian outwardly supports them which is awsome!
@@justhaku9240 I play on GeForce Now and the game doesn't dhave Steam Workshop support which is the only way I could use mods. It's such a bummer but I am not ready buy a new PC just so I can use mods in BG3. Especially as it would need to high specs to match the performance of GFN. I really hope Larian adds Steam Workshop support soon.
And only 2 body types!
Bae'zel is an awesome character. If you give her a chance, I can't believe you missed that.
Yeah I romanced her on second play through and she is incredible sooo much more to her if you get past her wall of rudeness 😂
@@videnschaos and it doesn't take long to get past it!
It's not that I missed it, it's that she has a fairly high effort "wall of asshole" to get through lol - most the companions do evolve if you hit the right checkmarks, some just go beyond being porcupines (Lae'zel is one of a few that are that way)
@@Alzorathwhen you go through her quest in the creche her approval shoots from neutral to very high very easily even if you're playing a goody two shoes
Her juice is worth the squeeze. There's something touching about earning her affection. And endearing listening to her tone change about how she feels. I steal kisses from her in camp now that the PDA's don't bother her lol. 🥰 She's very akin to my wife with a more stoic exterior because of life circumstances, but loving and kind through and through.
Lae'zel is a badass fighter. A staple of my group. I go out of my way to make sure she's decked out. THIS is how you make a complex and powerful female character imo.
In my opinion, Act 1 itself is worth your money. The sheer amount of content in this game trumps a lot of triple A games that repackage content that should've been in the base game as half baked $30 DLC
mannnn the entire monastery with the gith creche woulda been $20 paid dlc if this was EA pffff
@@justhaku9240 And the coloring dye system would be another big part of EA shop with a giant portfolio of the same skins with multiple permutations of different colors, each only U$9.99 (because Andrew Wilson needs more yachts). Also DLC pet (bye Scratch for U$14.99 - limited discount). And the dice would work like loot boxes - oops! I meant "surprise mechanics" - making you roll a good 20 once a day while popping offers from the shop to buy some sort of virtual credits to unlock the "honest die algorithm"
This game gave me the same feeling of awe I felt when playing Halo Evolved on the Original Xbox for the first time.
I'm only fifteen hours in but this maybe my best videogame I have ever played. I have been a fan of d&d for over 30 years so this is obviously a dream come true for me.
Not overhyped, in fact I would say it was the biggest pleasant surprise I have had in gaming since the witcher 3. I watched a few early access trailers and thought "meh it looks good, but turn based not really my thing" a few years ago. Then I saw all the praise it was getting plus recently been enjoying turn based games, played xcom and valkyria chronicles enjoyed them so decided to give it a go. And I couldn't be more happy that I am playing this instead of starfield. This is like a bioware game from back in the day (when bioware used to be awesome), but on a much grander scale.
Stop lying to yourself this game is awful lol
Truly made me feel like I was playing mass effect (1,2,3) or dragon age (1,2) my favorite games of all time. I think bg3 has taken number 1 for me to be honest
ye, its like those games but on a much grander scale@@Ash-zm6rx
Well, Bioware did make the first 2 games, so it's very poetic! XD
Love this game. I'm not interested in the relationships/dating sim part of the game, all of that can be ignored and avoided easily and without any consequences that I am aware of beyond some more dialog scenes with companions.
there are some events that can be changed with good standing (though romancing proper isn't necessary)
@@AlzorathI only want the romance because I d been told certain endings can only be unlocked if you're romantically involved with one of the other characters.
I'll see the romance as strengthening their relationship to make the ending more impactful. But which character do you need to be romantic with?
At the start of act 3 i had yet to romance any character, and certain characters even commented on that fact and i believe i got some exclusive dialogue options with some characters due to those circumstances.
lol, the certain individual that comments on it, did so about 7 times in one of my playthroughs -_-
Best part of the game, prude.
The answer is clearly: Game of the Year!
BG3 is a masterpiece, because so much love went into it.
I pump a lot of love into my wife. Doesn't make me lover of the year does it?
My favorite genre of games is crpg, and this is the best crpg of all time, even if i include Kotor and Dragon Age.
It's definitely at the top of my list (don't think I could pick a hard favorite, since there are things I like/dislike about pretty much every cRPG lol)
still have a soft spot for BG2:SOA i guess it comes from growing up with it, but yeah otherwise this is the best CRPG in "modern" gaming.
@@Alzorath agreed its easily one of my favorites but I can't say i like it more than WOTR or pillars I love them all so much.
This game is the only thing that makes me feel like I did playing KOTOR. Which I played 15 years ago, as a child. That’s hard to do. Divinity 2 was fantastic too, but this takes it to another level.
Game of the year. On my third playthrough and every one has felt different.
especially true when diving down the less standard races like gith/dragonborn/etc. - since they have unique dialogue options.
I really felt the romance criticism. Accidentally got into a romance "path" with Gale while trying to develop a deep bromance and had to hurt his feelings in a shattering way to get out of it. In general, the characters approach you way too easily and rejecting them is often done in a very tone-deaf way, making me feel bad as a player. I also felt like the game struggled a bit with emotional scenes, I rarely had "teary-eyed moments" in this game or was super hyped etc.. Definitely room for improvement there. But in general, the game is fantastic! Very fair and in-depth review :).
what about the Raphael fight? I was so hyped for that
@@sebastianventura4964what baldurs gate doesn't tell you is the devils you see the most of are all Cambians. Cambians are.... well, weak as heck. They really are not powerful.
This literally happened to me last night. I was bonding with Karlach for my playthrough, but I was siding with Gale at the same time, because they surprisingly have similar Likes and Dislikes, so I was really sad when he came up to me. Luckily, it seems that the heartbreak scenes don't affect total affection, because he's still max relationship, it's just sad.
@cbdrawer9527 Yeah in my case I had to reject him very harshly in a scene that could have been super magical and he said something along the lines of "well at least noone will miss me when I kill myself then, now go away please, I want to be alone" - the next day he said something along the lines of "Nah man we cool, thanks for being a good friend".
Heard the romance stuff was a glitch, they have either fixed it now or are fixing it
I’m only 30 hours in (on ps5), this game is almost perfect if you like this genre. If I had to complain about anything it would be the little waiting time at the end of enemy turns in combat (3 to 6 seconds)
I wish there was a fast forward or skip button for it
You're nitpicking hard stop it
@@ihatezen i purchased the game 80€ for deluxe edition on ps5, it’s probably the best game I’ve played in the last years. If I wanna share some tiny frustration with the game I will thank you very much.
i would rephrase the title into "Underhyped or Game of the Century?"
If you spent 200+ hours in a game, I'd say you easily got your money's worth out of it
would agree in some cases - though as a reviewer (mind you, this was a self-purchase, not a press key) - there are games where I've ended up burning unreasonable amounts of hours, and ended up hating them enough to not even put them up on the channel because I couldn't make a healthy critique of them (I've done a few hard negative reviews, and I always hate going back to look at them - they're not out of the question, but why give air time, and writing time, to a game that just isn't good)
I was not paying attention to this game at all. There were 4 things that I saw that convinced me I needed to try it.
1. Discourse about "the new standard"
2. 4 player co-op
3. Actual visualized dice rolls for skill checks
4. Bear sex
Never played Pillars of Eternity , Divinity Original Sin or Elden Ring. I do love Fallout 1 and 2 though, and I gotta say BG3 is a fantastic game!
Ah a fellow retro lover :) - I need to go back and play Fallout 1/2 (and tactics) - it's been way too long since I dipped my toes into them.
Imagine a world where Larian got the Fallout IP and brought it back to it's CRPG roots.
76 hrs still in act 1 exploring every sq ft of the map.
yea, Act 1 has a lot more stuff than I think most people realize (and has far less timers than most people realize)
@@Alzorathindeed, I have hundreds of hours, and only recently have I finished the investigate kagha quest..
I'm 82 hours in act 1 doing the same thing exploring every inch of the map
Thanks for breaking down all the classes! I’d completed my first run as a Druid before finding this vid, but it’s definitely giving me things to consider for my next run(s)😂
bg3 is my first game of this genre and it quickly became my favorite game of all time. it's so good even the bugs are not enough to change my mind. my only complaint so far is that essentially 2 body types to choose from is not enough, and i hope there's a chance for Larian to add more in time.
Right? I want to play a fat gnome necromancer
Try playing Divinity 2, it's soo good
The problem lies with the cutscenes.
Change the character model too much and things can get weird.
That's why games like Cyberpunk, that do let you completely customize your character, do everything in first-person. They don't have to account for the wide variety of player choice in the character customization stage.
I want my dad-bod dragonborn ;)
@@Alzorath i want a chubby tiefling ;__;
It's goty for sure..I just wish Pillar of Eternity series got even 5% of the love. It's an amazing game, fantastic writing and characters...I don't think this game would have ever happened without their pioneering resurrection Kickstarter of this genre. Anyone who finishes BG3 should play the POE series! And then Planescape Torment after...then Torment Numeria, then Tyranny
Weirdly, I found the first Pillars of Eternity to drag on (I should go back and beat it with fresh eyes though) - but the second one was a masterpiece, just wish they had multiplayer.
While I agree. You should mention the elephant game to play next. Divinity Original Sin 2. If you like BG3, you’ll likely enjoy DOS2.
I loved Pillars, but it doesn't hold a candle to BG3 and it shouldn't. It was a crowd funded effort for the most part.
@@jamiemunn9200Idk I loved Pillars 2 just as much as BG3 personally. It’s less visually grand for sure, but in terms of rpg elements, I think they are pretty equal, if not in the same espects.
@@mathiaschristensen1194 I love POE II as well and there's one thing that I feel Larian was never really too good at: writing. I highly respect that there's a million dialogue branches in BG3 but the party members and side quests in POE II are way more memorable to me.
I have a habit of screenshotting interesting dialogue in RPGs and compared to my mere 60 hours on POE II, the 300 hours I have on BG3 only hosted a few of them. I also use a camera mod to give BG3 that 2.5D Infinity engine look. In all other aspects BG3 is a more enjoyable ride though.
I think your example of the bugatti with dirty wheels is pretty apt. The game suffers from not being able to meet the very very high standards it sets in the first 100 hours. But it doesnt fall far from it to be honest and also some of the best encounters and experiences in the game are in the last act.
My only genuine gripe is it could be much harder for my liking. I played first on tactician and there were only a few fights that i actually struggled on.
On the bright side Act 2 and Act 3 have already received lots of improvements in the first 3 patches. I have yet to see the drop off and I am in Act 2. I'm playing 4 games and have over 300 hours put in. I'm taking it slow. I know that the first time is almost always the most memorable seeing everything for the first time. I want to savor it for as long as possible.
Also even on tactician the game is to easy. I have to do stupid things like explore with no spell slots left and then enter a battle before I think, "Oh shit I might die."
Its a minor detail (and a minor spolier for act 3), but the toymaker quest does give you a hint about what will happen in the iron throne if youre paying attention, not sure if there is really anything that can be done with that information, but the observant player may go into the iron throne slightly more prepared if they find that hint.
I have NEVER played any of their games but was interested in trying. When I tried this game, I struggled for a bit but gave time. I really enjoyed my time here and even wanted more.
The game is phenomenal, I just find the romance system rather jarring.
The speed at which thing progress just don't make sense in most cases.
In one example, I was just talking to Gale about wizard stuff then he gets uncomfortably close to my face staring into my eyes longingly.
Cool it Gale! Were talking shop, not stress relief!
The only relationship I have found that is at an appropriate pace compared to others was Shadowheart.
She makes you wait until almost the end of act one to really let you in.
Well, you can shut down Gale easily :D irl you hit on some ppl, some ppl hit on you. True, Laezel and Aatarion romances started really fast BUT 1). You had to get decent approval and 2) it's just so in character for them.
For instances, I don't like Wyll, never took him anywhere, his approval is nonexistent so he never tried to woo me. Same for Karlach, recruited her late on my first playthrough, played more with other companions and she never wanted to be more than buddies
GG vid, I was unsure if/when I was gonna play but this convinced me to try it and will likely do a first playthrough with a buddy. Good to now we will still get 2 NPC slots for the story.
Definitely don't regret picking BG3 up - easily my GotY so far, even with its rough edges in places.
It's very interesting to see other people's indepth takes on their experience. Especially Act 3. It's definitely not as tight as Act 1 in terms of performance and eloquence, but the crescendo of Act 1 and 2 into the climax that is Act 3, I think is incredible. I haven't finished Act 3 yet but I do see what you're saying regarding the boss fights (Ketheric vs Orin). The Ketheric fight, chase and final fight was a tier or two above the Orin fight, which I did find underwhelming. I actually think the game overall is a little too easy on Tactician, especially as your characters get stronger, it becomes more evident. Not much of a mod user but I think I will end up using some mods to up the difficulty.
Loved hearing your insight about the game. Either way, Larian did a fantastic job building on their formula and they deserve all the success from this achievement. Looking forward to seeing what they do next.
Cheers 🍻
Pretty good review but I think you missed out on some of the strengths of some of the classes. Rogue feels very strong to me and as to do many others. I would argue that each class and subclass can be very effective in combat if played right.
All the classes are effective enough to beat the game, some just make it easier than others :) - there isn't a "dud class" at all - just less minmax'd.
I watched my friends playing multiplayer and think that you lose do many parts of the game. It is definitely your choice. But the companions, interactions with the player that you miss is too much. Companion reactivity, their progress is one of the strongest parts of the game in my opinion. I actually don't get how people may not like.them. they're not bubbly or happy but they are interesting, which from my perspective is much, much more important. And how they evolve, how you learn of their past, explains everything (nearly) of why they are what they are
Maybe one friend is still acceptable. But 3, no.
But each to their own :)
for me it was the weird mix of the effort to get through their attitude, and then how quickly they got horny when you did lol - but I agree, you miss a LOT by going full customs
Even if you lose companions story depth for going full custom, you got the nostalgic feeling of connections when you were a kid playing DnD board game instead. It gives a totally different vibe. I recommend you should try multiplayer once, better for the first playthrough and enjoy excitement of travelling around the fantasy world of BG3 with friends. Then you can play solo for the story depth and world exploration.
@@Alzorathexactly like in real life. It’s way more easy with the game and Lae’Zel than a tons of real people 😂
@@Bianconeri83THI've been playing RPG sessions (and now DnD5E) once a week through most of the last 15 years, so multiplayer isn't something which is very important to me :)
@@dominika3762 I didn't mean it's important or something, mate. Multiplayer mode just gives you a different vibe, that's all. It's fun and hectic at times. Undeniably, it gets frustrating sometimes too.
You can get more sneak attacks through reaction attacks.
If you're new to dnd just give Asterian the Sentinel feat, lock him in melee with a buddy, even familiars work. Lastly, you can have battle masters use commanding strike on him. Meaning a correctly built team with Asterian and a custom rogue can devastate bosses, but struggle with many creatures.
That said you can solo Raphael, easily one of the hardest fights in the game with a single rogue being smart, or a geared fighter that knows how to use bows correctly. The later capable of litterally killing everything in the room in a couple turns. Where as the rogue is very, "lols, you so slow" but takes time to chip down all the enemies.
Neither of which use the "ohhhh, the fight is in *this* room, let me stack explosives everywhere" solution that has been used to kill the entire goblin or druid camp(at least the area loaded) with a single attack from outside of combat.
The game is very good. And could be better. But with nearly a decade of effort to get yhe product it is unlikely to be reproduced frequently. But if Larian have tuned the game correctly, you could have player created "expansions" that dwarf the original game.
Quick note: It's absolutely announced twice before you get to Act 2! If you go via the Risen Road, you get two warnings there. If you go via the Underdark, you get a warning when you get on the boat and when you enter the lift. It's a compulsory clicky across the screen in either direction.
Damn it's a brilliant game though, I'm over 500 hours and still going strong. Can't see me getting tired of it any time soon. It's well and truly overtaken Pathfinder WOTR, DOS:2 and DA:O as my #1 favourite of all time. Just wrapping up my first full playthrough at 230hours, and already plotting my second full run.
Those alerts are not actual points of no return though - there is literally one major quest impacted by crossing those alerts (there's 3 spots that trigger those btw). The real point of no return (ie where you can't go back and do any of the side quests from the "act 1" zone) is a fair bit deeper into act 2 and doesn't have an alert. You either discover it via a later alert, or you discover it by trying to backtrack after a specific trigger.
@@Alzorath You get an alert when entering the areas that kill other quests if you keep going, then you get an achievement when you go through the second point (the loading screen for the Shadow Lands). Yes you can cross back over, but your main quest changes after interacting with NPC's and events past those points. They aren't points of no return for movement, but for quest progression. Saying there's 'no warning' for Act two is simply untrue. You literally can't pass through the loading screen to the Shadow Cursed Lands until you click on the acknowledgement that you're moving into Act 2 and the Achievement pops the second you hit "OK".
I honestly haven't got too far but iv played it pretty much all week and tried some different classes and I think this could be one of the best games ever made
Regarding the comment at 0:40 I had never played a game like this before tbh I hadn't even heard of Larian studios. This isn't a game I would normally be interested in at all (I usually play realistic fps games). However this game has absolutely blown me away. The intro was fantastic, the world is fantastic and the characters within it are amazing. I would highly recommend spending the money to play it even if you don't usually enjoy games like this.
yup, just wanted to make sure that people who liked those games, knew this one would be of special interest - really everyone but the most adrenaline fueled gamers would benefit from trying it.
I've never liked these top down rpgs. That said, in absolutely hooked on this game
Im currently playing Divinity Original Sin 2 and im having a blast. Knowing and seeing gameplays of BG3 definitely excites me to play it next when im done woth DOS2.
Neverwinter Nights 2 was my all time favorite game. And this game felt so much like it, I just HAD to buy it and play it. It is now my all time favorite over NWN2
I really need to dive into the NWN games - they're oddly the only D&D games from that era that I haven't played :(
It is better than NWN2 - and that's saying something.
In my book, this game stands shoulder to shoulder with Dragon Age: Origins and The Witcher series in how immersed I was in the game in terms of story and world, it scratches that itch of heading out on an epic adventure with great companions. I actually started thinking of what to do in my next playthrough halfway through the game, I was like "I wonder how bard, or paladin could have dealt with this situation, what if I was playing with the dark urge instead". My personal GOTY hands down.
I don’t like Crpgs like divinity, or most BioWare and besthesda games yet I love this.
Enjoyed your recent color video btw :) - and I can definitely see this game appealing to fans of open world titles too since there are so many nuances to the world.
3 months later and Baldur's Gate 3 is still killin' it.
as it should be :)
This is not just the Game of the year , it's the game of the Decade!!!
as someone that has about 500 hours in bg3. ive played all the BG games, and have been playing dnd since i was 13 (16 years.) im a huge RPG game player, and in all honesty BG3 is the best game ive ever played.
9:40 That's interesting.
Rogue and cleric were the ones I liked the least initially.
Didn't even let her join, but I started pitying her so eventually she got in
As someone who who had never tried a game of this type or indulged in a story similar to this one in terms of fantasy lore, I loved it and had totally expanded my understanding and horizons in gaming. I didn’t think I could be surprised but after 111 hours I’m pleasantly surprised
I hope mods let me play a Warforged (one of my favorite D&D races). So, which is your favorite missing Sorcerer subclass? I've played both a Divine Soul and a Clockwork Soul and loved them. Wish they were in the game.
One of the cool things about D&D is all the options, and just using the PHB is mostly the boring options, IMO.
yup, there is funnily enough a Warforged Mod (had a crapton of other races too) - and yup, my favorite sorcerer is the divine soul - something about being a dime store cleric.
@@Alzorath I just liked the spell list for Divine Soul, haha. Using CHA and metamagic for all those spells is nice. Plus, in a game like BG3, it'd allow you to play the healer, blaster caster, and the face for your party without having to split your points between WIS and CHA.
There are very good mods out for the game that make the missing classes and subclasses feel like it was an official release.
Choosing between this and tears of the kingdom is gonna tear me apart inside. I know deep down that this is the better game, but tears of the kingdom is my favorite game to date and it has a special spot in my heart.
I just wish for more detail character creation but love the game and hope they add a hardcore mode where you can’t save game whenever you want and stick to the outcomes , the temptation is way too huge to just load to a prior quick save. Probably where game only saves every 10-15 min that way you would feel that it isn’t that worth coming back to that save file and only one save not multiple
I'm actually surprised there isn't an Ironman mode (which is usually a 1-save system)
I am a new subscriber. I would like to know one thing about this game. I have it for the PS five Kenna, can your allies fight on their own or you have to control everyone yourself that’s all I need to know isn’t an option to make them fight on their own or you control them as you play thank you so much.
you control them, or a friend controls them - though I wouldn't be surprised if someone eventually makes a mod to tap into the enemy ai for your allies. (worth noting, you only control your party, not "friends" in battle)
To be clear the warning before leaving to go to mountain pass is indeed a point of no return. It's not as impactful as the one encountered further in act 2, which you are also warned about before proceeding, but it will resolve a number of quests that could have game-long implications if you did not resolve them yourself. While you will be able to return to the region and engage in some stuff you may have missed, you may shut out of an important subregion completely if you did not finish the quests there.
If you've made it far enough through the first area to be told that there are 2 paths to the Shadowlands, I could see how it could be confusing as you have likely progressed enough in the region to have already completed the quests that you'd be locked out of, but you can easily gain access to mountain pass by passing a speech check and without the warning it could have a dramatic impact on a player's game.
This year is tough man, I cant decide if my pick for goty this year is BG3 or Armored core.
Choices are hard. 😅
AC6 is on my short list, but the way finances are looking, sadly might not be able to get to it this year - but I am hearing positive things, so can definitely see why it's a contender :)
such a good game, 120 hours until i finished my 1st game. my characters had such great loot towards the end i didn't want it to end.
I’m only half way through act 2 and I’m fairly certain it’s my favourite game of all time. I cannot get enough of it, I will be doing multiple run throughs. I’ve been plying computer games since the ZX Spectrum.
Game of the MF'ing YEAR. Me, my wife, daughter, son-in-law and brother-in-law play it.
Before this game my wife refused to ever play an Isometric RPG, including DOS2.
Now she's almost done her first playthrough and planning her second.
Wow, your dragonborn is exactly like the one I created, talk about spooky coincidences. The only difference is mine is a sorcerer, but I applaud your good taste
This is a legitimately great game, in my opinion. First playthrough, I took a Paladin through a campaign, gleefully smiting evil with wrathful vengeance for 118ish hours, and didn't even visit all the playable areas. I'm currently getting off the first act again, playing a Dark Urge warlock. I'm sure I've got a few more playthrough in me. Does the game have some bugs? Sure, but it more than makes up for it with great main and side quest storylines, a lot of cool items, a large variety in the way you van approach most situations and real consequence for the choices you make. So many viable d&d mutliclass builds. My biggest gripe is the level cap. I really wish it had been capped at 14-16 instead. On my first playthrough I was pretty much max level for the majority of the third act. It's probably one of the best overall games I've played in a while and the best part? It hasn't asked me for my credit card once.
Genuinely curious how you got max lvl so fast im very weird and meticulous exploring i havent looked it up but im sure ive explored 95% of act 1 and 2, currently in act 3 i have 150h in but admittedly i leave it open a lot so realistically i got to act 3 110-120h and i just hit lvl 11 with about... maybe 1/3rd of act 3? thats my guess, reading this im starting to feel like you did something different or i missed a lot of xp somewhere so im curious
@justhaku9240 Hmm, so I'm not sure if I would be able to pinpoint it exactly, but I took almost all paladin specific dialogue options, some of which lead to fights that might have been a little more difficult. I did just about everything possible in terms of questing, aside from a couple of storyline quests. Without trying to spoil much, I didn't let Shadowheart do the thing and took what I believed was the 'good' route from that point, partially anyways. Helped Dream visitor, had most of the companions unlocked. I'm guessing depending on some choices made, perhaps you may have missed maybe a few quests. I would say that I pretty much hit 12 before I even made it into the lower city. Did use a single specimen and maybe only one to three illithid dialogue options through the game.
You typically get more experience through combat, so a persuasive talker might earn less than someone who goes the murder hobo or smite all evildoers route.
@@blackhat4206 i see now it makes sense, yeah i was a bard n pretty much only fought when i needed to or they deserved it
baulders gate 3 ps5 switch to ranged weapons and vis versa with controller? how cant work it out.
don't know of a manual swap between them (it's actually not a function that matters, you use your AC with a shield, regardless of the weapon you're on) - but it will autoswap when you tell your character to use a ranged or melee attack through the wheel menu.
My only problem was the third act, it was so buggy specially Shadowheart, after finishing her quest she still had the pain in her hand and didn't follow my characters. and my fps were so low
they've been doing some work on that - but I had the same issue with Shadowheart (wasn't significant, just every now and then - though the only one I got a follow bug with was Wyll).
As far as the fps - weirdly, I didn't have to turn down my settings to fix it, but rather just set a frame cap and basically keeping my computer from going ham on it.
I think this game is GOTY contender for sure…tbh might be the winner. I remember playing DOS2 and it being my first game of that type. Baldurs Gate 3 just takes those aspects of DOS2 and enhances them.
I haven't played either Divinity or Pillars of Eternity. I did like this game a lot since Early Access, though.
They're pretty fun games if you enjoyed this, though PoE is real time with pause (which turns some people off)
omfg the underwater rescue. JESUS CHRIST. i played the game with the early release and i wound up saving everyone down there pre any patches. it.was.a.nightmare. i basically bum rushed all the prisoners, did as many potions of flying, tripple jump potions or speed potions and dropped as many slowing things as i could and straight up ignored the enemies and ignored any extra loot because if you literally did anything but bum rush the prisoners using all those aids there was NO way you could do it. i spent 6 hours running it to get it done perfect, many resets due to TERRIBLE RNG or bugs. like rescuing everyone but nobody being on the getaway ship and being told everyone died...
If anything it’s underhyped. The fact it’s a CRPG technically can be a turn off for some people. It’s needs to be made clear that this is a game anyone could (and most likely will) love. I’m not a big DnD guy, and I don’t usually play CPRGs. But this game is such a masterpiece it honestly transcends the genre in a way no other game has. This isn’t just GOTY. It’s one of the best games ever made, and I hope others who maybe don’t usually play this kind of game will give it a chance because they will not be let down
what do you mean "you'll only enjoy it if you played similar titles like divinity sin"? I play FPS games and i'm addicted to this
there was no "only" - though it might be a sign to try those games too ;)
GOTD
I didn’t think I would play a new BioWare classic again in my lifetime. I’m 100+ hours on first play through and just hitting Act 3. Looking forward to more mods and future play throughs.
Playing through the game again had me going “hold up a sec, WHAT DID THEY JUST SAY?” with things that started to make sense or connect dots that k hadn’t initially caught. It also made me wonder about the circumstances of the initial abduction and the implications of it all
i will say , idk if u played dark urge , but it makes act 3 a bit more interesting than what it is normally, tho i will say i still consider act 2 as the best one
Haven't completed the Durge playthrough (fair ways in though) - may do an updated post mortem after I beat that.
Yep! I am at 600+ hours now and it has conquered my life as well! Completely... and my channel as well 😁
actually contemplated a guide series myself lol - though I am trying to build up a review backlog, so it came at a bad time for that (will probably go back to regular guides when I hit 100+ reviews squared away) - there's so much in BG3 that is interesting in that regard though :)
Dang, seeing your footage makes the game seem super buggy. In comparison, I’ve “only” put about 140 hours in but haven’t had near that many bugs.
The worst I had was 3-4 times where the game froze for 10-15 seconds. And some turns either never ending and the game just sits there or it taking up to 30 seconds for some enemies to finish their turn.
Guessing it helps I played this a bit after launch so patches probs helped.
That being said, goty!
Great thorough vid!
I wouldn't say it's super buggy - but part of testing a game is seeing where I can break it, and what kind of weird things I can do :)
I loved all acts but it definitely was obvious that larian took a lot of act 3 out, can’t wait for new content 😭man this game is phenomenal, dark urge storyline is NUTS
The couch co op is just... so good.
Raphael loves giving you the illusion of choice, it's his whole deal as a character.
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME ANSWER THIS QUESTION. Do I really have to fight 80% or more of the encounters to get full XP? Some encounters dont even give any XP (or loot as well) if you decide to "persuade or intimidate" people into leaving the scene. Plus they run away so quick you cannot "DOS2" them and just murder them after you talk to them. Plus why would I want to do that every time? SOOO does ending solutions and dialogue with conversation give a % of XPthat fighting them would give? Who knows? Who has tested this in multiple scenarios? Thanks for your input!
it varies situation to situation - but you get "similar" xp for peaceful vs violent solutions in most cases (you can double dip but it requires save and exit shenanigans)
Thanks! You dont get the loot off of the enemies/NPCs though. Have you ever had a circumstance where you let a group of enemies go (or NPCs too I guess) and then you got quests from them later on? Or saw them later on to try to benefit from.?@@Alzorath
I mean, you could pickpocket it, but no, generally unless you defeat them, you won't get their stuff (most enemies have trash though - with it mostly being major enemies on main and sidequests that have the good stuff)
As far as later quests - they're not normally people you'd kill (though you can if you want, game's pretty open to letting you take out anyone) - but there are some characters in the world with quests in 2 or even all 3 acts.
Act 3 will give you all the XP you need to hit max level and then some, wouldn't worry too much about maxing before endgame
It's a pretty faithful rendition of D&D in the Forgotten Realms setting. There are some things I'd like to see added to the game, but it was well worth the money, even in early access.
yea, honestly, even just between Act 1 and Act 2 there's more real content than a lot of other modern games
Im watching this while going thru Shar's Gauntlet
Edit: Divinity Original Sin 2 & Pillars of Eternity 2 (Deadfire) are also worth playing
yup, dos2/poe2 are better than their initial offerings in general (at least in my opinion)
I get the feeling you didn't try using Remove Curse on those skulls in Lady Jannath's Estate... xD
hmm... didn't try it - though I don't like my odds with a touch spell ;) - gotta get right up in there to avoid that yeet lol
Spoilers ahead.
I don't mind a bit of railroading. Even as a DM, you want your party to go certain directions so they keep having fun. Give players too much freedom and they can ruin it for themselves.
Raphael is a bad example. His early appearances are setup. To make you question if you can trust him. He even says it if you reject his offer. Asks you to exhaust all your options and he'll wait. If you reject the emperor, the hammer is the only thing that can help you and he knows it. When he finally offers you the choice, it offers a massive twist near the end of the game.
Where BG railroads the most, and I'm perfectly okay with this, is shoving you in the same place for the ending of every act.
Act 1 is: figure out a cure. And it ends with: You found your way to the shadowcursed lands. Everything in between is optional and only serves to guide you towards that point (railroad).
Act 2 is: Check out what is going on with moonlight tower, and it always ends with you killing Ketheric. How you discover Ketheric, and kill him, is entirely up to how you play the game, but the entire act serves to guide you towards Ketheric and killing him.
Act 3 is: You have a netherstones, and you know where the latters two are. How you acquire them is up to you. all the sidequests are optional and only lead you towards options of getting the stones. This act you can also literally just gank Gortash, speedrun towards orin and finish the game. But the first time you play it you gotta figure out where orin is, or how to get to Gortash safely.
And act 3 always ends with the brain confrontation, no matter what you did.
Tl;dr to hate on railroading here is stupid. If it was even more free choice, it'd be a sandbox and you'd get nowhere.
I'm not hating on railroading - I hate on specific instances of railroading where it punishes immersion (Raphael is a big one, since there's literally no way to accept his deal when he first shows up - especially since he's the ONLY option for removing the worm that doesn't have a "let's try it" option - he could very easily been put in a situation like the hag was)
Devils are kind of about illusion of choice. Also Orin's fight is better as The Dark Urge.
I’m fairly early in the game so far but it’s shaping up to be one of my favorites of all time
It has definitely made it on my "replay" list (which is hard to do - there's very few games I return to after beating)
I grew up on Dungeon and Dragons. I couldn’t wait to be old enohugh to play the pen and paper game. But idk I had a unique DM who ran a very dry low fantasy campaign. There was all of the standard monsters, etc but they were used sparingly. The story was the main character. Nowadays it seems like Devils, dragons, and all sorts of powerful beings and encounters are commonplace. Idk how so feel about that. I would rather a more subtle world I think. I still love BG3 but wish it was a bit more low key. I think if the story started several months before the mindflayers started abducting people where dark rumors were were spreading around and something wicked was being plotted all around you. Then by the end of the game a collection of powerful players were gathered through odd means.
also, I wish there were a lot more friendly options to just be a close companion rather than a romantic, love, interest like as soon as you start showing interest, and one of your companions just to be nice, even if it isn’t a romantically charged dialogue line. You still start unlocking, romantic responses from your companions right away, even when you were just trying to be cool with them and get to know them better as people and could you imagine how that would be in real life? Like telling one of your male coworkers hey, what’s up dude nice outfit I like those shoes today. Looking pretty sharp bro, then the next thing you know he’s coming onto you.
Game of the year? Game of the decade more like.
We won't find a better game until 2035 and I am willing to bet on that!
I hope you're wrong... but the way the gaming industry has been going lately lol
Strongly recommend that anyone with even a passing interest in this game give it a try. It totally sucked me in. Don't worry if you haven't gotten to CRPGs in the past. The writing and game systems in this game make up for the high learning curve. Anyone can learn how to play this if they are determined, so if you enjoy a good story and interesting game mechanics with lots of roleplaying it is worth a shot.
I saw some people saying "Baldur's Gate 3" and "Starfield" in the same breath while talking GOTY contenders. Not even fucking close.
Don't get me wrong: There are lot of bugs and mechnanics that do not work properly. There is some railroading. This is not only not perfect but also needs some polishing to be the best game it can be. It's still my favourite game of all time already, though. I played like 200 hours since release. I am 37 years old and I haven't played a game that much in over 10 years. Most games I have bought in that timeframe I played once for two hours, nearly fell asleep in the process and never touched them again.
Best game I've played in a while.. I didn't think I'd like a turned based game, but it's excellent!!
I think turn based works better with D&D mechanics (and this is coming from someone who adores BG1&2, Planescape Torment, Pillars, etc.)
you can easily pickpocket as long as your thief moves away from the area.
nice review though!
weirdly, my saves must be bugged, because a lot of people are saying this, but I've been crouched, with no sightlines, and had people follow me massive distances across the zone (or even approach an ally in a different part of the area)
Heck, the headless part of the video, is from when taking the item summons that headless ghost a few moments later, and the ghost somehow caught me stealing as I was walking away.
This game is so important because the developers listen. It definitely helps that the game is good, but the developers are listening to the community and adding new stuff and optimizing for mods. This is the only game ive spent full price on and ive felt its worth every penny. Im only still in act one as well. I understand act 3 is buggy (from what ive heard) but the fact that i feel act 1 is worth the 60 bucks alone is saying a lot. They've even made custom twitch ui which shows so much foresight and love. I will definitely be buying a baldur's gate 4 when it comes out and will buy any and all dlc that comes out. It deserves the support.
I haven't played a whole lot of RPGs lately, and BG3 was totally off my radar for its long run in early access. But, boy, am I glad I bought it. Since my frame of reference is a bit limited WRT recent RPGs, I'll say this: BG3 is kinda like the sequel that Dragon Age: Origins would've deserved but never got (DA 2 felt like such a letdown and I never bothered with DA3 as a consequence). There are, IMO, a ton of similarities between the two titles, both in the story-department as well as in others. Look, feel, UI, breadth/scope, the nature of the threat your party and your world face - to my mind, it's undeniable that DA:O must've been a pretty strong influence on BG3 on some level at least. Of course: With BG3 you're getting the whole D&D-thing on top of everything as a "bonus" along with a strong, albeit long-time "dormant", PC-game franchise of its own. I should probably dig out my vintage CD-ROM copy of Baldur's Gate 1 or buy the enhanced version... :D
And all of which is a huge compliment, since I think DA:O was one of the absolute best RPGs of the past two decades.
In any case: While the game still isn't without its technical flaws (small wonder with a title of this size and scope), it seems to be running pretty smoothly for me now. Launcher had given me some serious issues after the Aug 25 patch (PC freezes/BSOD), but disabling the it seems to have remedied that. And yes: Some story/decisions-stuff in game can still be kinda glitchy, but that's just to be expected and doesn't really distract from the otherwise excellent experience. This is one game where the hype and the high player-numbers are totally justified. Personally, I've logged nearly 200 hours since I bought it on Aug 19th, I'm currently on my second play-through (which I started pretty much right after my first) and I do plan on doing a third. The only thing that *kinda* bothers me is actually the romance-system where *everyone* is bi (even Astarion, lol) and all of them wanted to jump into bed with my character all at the same time and for no apparent reason during my first play-through.
They all have their roots in classic BioWare, back when BioWare made great RPGs.
This game is just amazing. It’s gone above and beyond my expectations. 70 hours in and still in act 1.
yup, so many awesome little details too
I'm similar, but with more hours. It's just a great game and there's no need to rush. We're taking time to savour it.
To be fair to that initial Raphael conversation, devils offering the "illusion of choice" seems pretty accurate.
sure, but it's also not very devil-like for them to outright refuse to take a soul if explicitly offered to them... which is what he does if you try and give him your soul at the first meeting :(
I’ve been playing this all weekend on PS5! I haven’t had this much fun since Elden Ring! And CRPG’s aren’t usually my thing. I only got into turn based RPGs about 10 years ago in my early thirties. I really missed out in my youth not playing turn based.
when done well they can be amazing :)
Yeah, you just have to change your mind set. When I first started gaming as a kid I didn't like turn base either. Growing older I prefer them over must other games now. It's not always the most fun but the depth makes up for it.
@@ernestisom5878 personally, the game that got me hooked on gaming, was turn based... (gamed before it, but it was more just "something to do with friends" before FF1)
@@Alzorath I don't even think I can remember my first game. My earliest memory I can think of though is the duck hunt/Mario combo. Technically most games are turn based though because most the coding was based off table top as a foundation. Think ff5 is when I really started liking turned based games. Think the main key to turn base games though is imagination. Their a lot more fun when you assume the role of the character and play things out in your head than games that straight out do everything for you.
@@ernestisom5878 I just remember ff1 getting me hooked because of renting it from an extremely small local rental place (they had a kid sized shelf of video games, all NES, and that was it)
My first game ever? would've been at a friend's house, and I honestly don't remember what it was (or even which of two friends it was that I played games with first) - but it was probably either Baseball (NES) or Warlord (Atari)
Can I have both armoured core and baldurs gate be in first place? I can dream can’t i.😭😭😂
THe game is good, put 200h myself but it is unfinished and has glaring problems starting act 2. I did some playthroughs but right now I am waiting for Definitive upgrade and cut content restored. Or just amazing mods.
most of the cut content is just a lack of taking out the trash on ideas that didn't quite fit (a lot more common with newer games, since space is less an issue these days) - but I look forward to the definitive edition bringing back some of those ideas, and polishing up act 3 (and honestly, wouldn't even mind an expansion to this, since I would love to see Upper City)
It’s not really cut content my guy, Larian themselves came out and said that everything that’s in the game is what they intended to be there. We all would’ve liked to see more but Larian didn’t see it that way. Is what it is. But that doesn’t make it “cut content”. Just wanted to clarify that it was a creative decision rather than them trying to rush the game out.
yup, mostly depends on what you consider cut content - it definitely wasn't cut to "rush it out the door" - but there were concepts that had some production time done on them, and then trimmed for not fitting (for some people that's "cut content" for others it's a "design decision" - I can see it both ways, so I tend not to give people too much grief over it)
I'm about 100hrs into late act2, and till this point only thing I think was cut from the game and is noticeably missing is crafting, since I have tons of different ingots and jewels that at this point simply vendor trash. Lmk if I'm wrong
My friend and I day 1, accidentally started a race war with the tieflings. We decided to commit and side with the villains and all evil folk