I love all the acting/cosplaying you have in your videos, really makes it more entertaining, also hope your okay, don't push yourself for us at the cost of your wellbeing.
I got baldurs gate and I have no regrets, it is such an amazing game, I love playing dnd with my friends and now I can see what I have imagined come to life 10/10 game for me!
I personally recommend playing on the balanced difficulty for the first time, because it is fairly difficult, making you use everything in your arsenal more tactically than just for pure damage. I got so much use out of heat metal in tough fights to make the bosses simply drop their weapons, or using Tasha's hideous laughter to make them skip a turn and give advantage on every melee attack against them.
@@fireyDoughnut6 bro not everyone has 8 hours a day to play videogames, some of us just want to play videogames for a few hours a week when we have free time
@@TraceguyRune first time i'm playing a game like this, starting as a paladin, takes a few mins to work it out but the higher the difficulty makes the game more immersive to me. like even then i'm finding balanced to be "too easy" on certain events/fights. the system is pretty easy to use, and learn, and god knows i'm rather slow to pick up new things hahahaha
It's a very accurate digital version of the game. The only big difference is that the party has actual organisation instead of being a bunch of weirdos charging head first into anything and everything
Something else that can be annoying is the camera when you are trying to look around in an area and it gets stuck in a weird angle or it is tough to get it to move back to where your characters are...
This game has so much replayability it is amazing. After putting 90 ish hours into my first playthrough (with 4 players so I missed some of the companion stuff), I am going in for a second run in as 4 dragons in the hard difficulty. And on the side I have my single player and two player saves as well! Amazing game in all!
It's amazing! 150+ hours in on my first campaign. First time experiencing a D&D game. I was a bit overwhelmed at first then I discovered multi-class and I haven't seen the sun in weeksl😅.
I absolutely love how many different stories you can get by playing its so cool. There are still characters I've never met yet and im so excited to do more playthroughs
All I want is to be able to manage parties/inventories across characters more easily at camp. Cuz sometimes I dump something to a companion, forget they have it, then go looking for said item, then talk to them to join just to access their inventory. Especially annoying as a game hoarder.
If you want to romance a specific companion I would suggest searching up the steps beforehand bc there are some characters that won't romance you if you make certain choices. An example is that I wanted to romance Shadowheart, but I failed to save the grove, and I didnt know why I wasnt able to be romantically involved with her. It turns out theirs a scene that only unlocks if you succesfully save the grove, so Im not able to romance her on my main run anymore
This looks like a really well made game, makes sense why it won GOTY. I probably never heard of it till now because it's not the type of game I would like or play
Fun fact. If you're playing in co-op and the homie drops out you can put his character away. At the beginning of a game there is an NPC (Withers) that you can do a small side quest to unlock. After you do a mysterious cabinet is going to show up in your cam if someone else makes a co-op character. When that person leaves the game you can put their character inside that cabinet until they come back allowing you to take out a party companion. This game has a lot more accessibility features than you probably realize they're all just hidden behind random obscure side quests or Easter eggs.
macro i love you i was just trying to find a video game that is like dnd and you just explicity tell me that thats what this is and thats exactly what i needed
I'll wait for the Definitive Edition... where Act 3 will be finished, the annoyances you mentioned get adjusted, and it likely gets added features similar to mod support.
I’ve never played a CRPG and I can’t put this one down. 24 hours in and haven’t even made it to Act 2, I just can’t stop talking to NPCs and exploring. It is so much fun.
Excellent video, I love it, but I’m watching this video in full screen in a dark room, and that “Pros and Cons” transition felt like being flashbanged in BO2
Made a Dark Urge Vengeance Paladin, multiclassed into Draconic bloodline sorcerer for some cheese (Pact of the Blade warlock also works great). It was actually amazing when you fight to resist giving in to the Dark Side, and then get the chance to go full psycho on "the wicked", emerge covered in blood from head to toe, smiling like Patrick Bateman. Sorcerer also has some crazy megalomaniac lines that go really well with a darker-minded character. Bard is tons of fun, in and out of combat. Hell, every class and race has its quirks, situations, scenarious that make you squee. Unfortunately, playing the regular "Tav" doesn't have as much colour as with companion characters, or the Dark Urge.
I will never forget in the Underdark when I had told everyone to jump over the dangerous lava, and they all decided Na. I'm gonna run through it then move 2 inches away from where I wanted them to jump to and then jump. Like wtf?!
I have never played dnd but started watching podcasts about it and got in to it so i tried bg3 to see if it was as good as it sounded and instantly fell in love with dnd and its turn based gameplay. (I used to dislile turn based games)
yunno a long time ago i watched an apex vid (i dont remember which one) and you were talking about carter aces song "i think im normal" since then i just became a carter ace fan and disassociated his music with your channel and just listen to him, and occasionally i come back and remember "oh yeahhh thats how i found that dude"
I think BG3 deseves much more than a 8.5 while the inventory is a bit clukny you get used to it, the glitches are few and far between compared to any other big game release, and the other things like the frustrating party system could easily be improved
I have never heard of this game before so I am watching this video because I am not sure if I want to get it and at 7:00 I literally had a heart attack omg. That squirrel was so cute and I was like awwww than - I am sold now tho lmao
Honestly I have always wanted to play D&D but all my friends who play are busy as heck and so buying Baldur’s Gate has been so fun for me and I am living out my chaotic goodness finally, its been fulfilling! 😂❤
What they really need to do is make a map Builder mode that also allows you to input custom text. It wouldn't be voice acted but then people could start making their own levels AKA campaigns and that would be sick!
What’s funny is my friend actually gifted this to me a week ago for my birthday and I’m about to start the game tomorrow. So this was pretty convenient. 👌
I've never played anything remotely close to Balders Gate and I'm as new as they come. My buddy convinced me to take the dive so here I am. I'm hoping Balders Gate 3 gives me the same feeling I get when I play Skyrim or The Witcher 3.
Dude srsly this game has 200 hours of contents,,have multiple endless choice,have so many races and classes and gameplay option,every companion feels unique and have a deep personality.Spiderman 2 is amazing but it's a more of the same.Bg3 is just revolutionary and will influence many future games.
I found about this game thru Twitter mutuals and ngl it really pulled me in. I've never played DND and I've always wanted to but have no one to play with, so I'm excited to try it :')
Oldish guy here, haven't got BG3 yet. What I want is an OSR version - no weird player races, lots of racial restrictions on profession, and a big role for alignment. Someone write me this mod, and do it now! Drow woman should be flat-out crazy-vicious and pervy as hinted at in D1-3, and made plain in that old Dragon special (in my disregardable view).
This was the best noob/beginner guide of all. No details about stats, abilities, classes and combat. Just plain "this is what you do in this game" to get an overview of what is in store if you're playing. Made my choice easy, thanks!
What class/race did you choose for BG3?
The gate that stars balding
Gnome bard
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the wizard pookie
Macros the kind of dungeon master to make a whole campaign then have his friends playing with him completely avoid it
I hated writing macros...but I loved the way it streamlined the game. Yeah, I play D&D online with some friends...for a while.
I love all the acting/cosplaying you have in your videos, really makes it more entertaining, also hope your okay, don't push yourself for us at the cost of your wellbeing.
@@feetyeet8538 gosh, what are you bots doing here?
@@feetyeet8538who?
what do you mean acting and cosplaying? that was clearly macro and his friends playing dnd
Now that I listen to Carter Ace, the intro hits even harder
nah keep pumping out the videos. wellbeing < content
BG3 is where I can live out all my DnD characters that'll never make it into a campaign 🥰
omg fr tho
32 hours in.
Still creating my character.
10/10 💞✌😊👍
😂what ?
imagine the joy a fan of character customisation feels when they find the magic mirror
@@MyNameIsNot9 I fail to see your point. 10 hours of my total play time is entering and exiting the mirror
@@24B791how dumb do you have to be to not understand
that explains the 8,000+ years people spent in the character creator according to the released stats
Note:
As of Patch 2, you can now remove coop pcs from the party, to make room for a regular companion.
Can my friend remove my lousy unoptomized brd and me create a new character to join in instead?
@@Thingsyourollup I don't think so, but get 100 gold and talk to Withers and he'll help you reoptimize.
I got baldurs gate and I have no regrets, it is such an amazing game, I love playing dnd with my friends and now I can see what I have imagined come to life 10/10 game for me!
I personally recommend playing on the balanced difficulty for the first time, because it is fairly difficult, making you use everything in your arsenal more tactically than just for pure damage.
I got so much use out of heat metal in tough fights to make the bosses simply drop their weapons, or using Tasha's hideous laughter to make them skip a turn and give advantage on every melee attack against them.
I highly recommend you don't. Way too hard. Even Story Mode is a bit too hard.
@@TraceguyRuneAll you have to do is learn the systems and I'm sorry but if you don't have the patience for that this just isn't your type of game
In my opinion balanced mode trivializes a lot of fights which should require a lot of resources to beat
@@fireyDoughnut6 bro not everyone has 8 hours a day to play videogames, some of us just want to play videogames for a few hours a week when we have free time
@@TraceguyRune first time i'm playing a game like this, starting as a paladin, takes a few mins to work it out but the higher the difficulty makes the game more immersive to me.
like even then i'm finding balanced to be "too easy" on certain events/fights.
the system is pretty easy to use, and learn, and god knows i'm rather slow to pick up new things hahahaha
Honestly this game looks like a lot of fun, I always wanted to get into dnd, this is the best way, I'll definitely play it
It's a very accurate digital version of the game. The only big difference is that the party has actual organisation instead of being a bunch of weirdos charging head first into anything and everything
Its a year later…interested parties must know if you got it
When the gate starts balding😭
People really be like “man DND is for nerds” and then put 2000 hours into this game and say it’s the best game ever.
Nope. I never can get into games like this.
@@gogadev good for you
@@gogadev Fair enough
Something else that can be annoying is the camera when you are trying to look around in an area and it gets stuck in a weird angle or it is tough to get it to move back to where your characters are...
If you are using a keyboard, hit the home button
just double click their profiles on the left
This game has so much replayability it is amazing. After putting 90 ish hours into my first playthrough (with 4 players so I missed some of the companion stuff), I am going in for a second run in as 4 dragons in the hard difficulty. And on the side I have my single player and two player saves as well! Amazing game in all!
It's amazing! 150+ hours in on my first campaign. First time experiencing a D&D game. I was a bit overwhelmed at first then I discovered multi-class and I haven't seen the sun in weeksl😅.
I absolutely love how many different stories you can get by playing its so cool. There are still characters I've never met yet and im so excited to do more playthroughs
All I want is to be able to manage parties/inventories across characters more easily at camp. Cuz sometimes I dump something to a companion, forget they have it, then go looking for said item, then talk to them to join just to access their inventory. Especially annoying as a game hoarder.
Macro talking about d&d at the start as an actual player is hilarious
I’m so glad you made this video 😭 I never actually played DND but I was curious about playing this game nd u simplified it 😌
That squirrel one was so unexpected for me. That caught me off guard 🤣🤣
If you want to romance a specific companion I would suggest searching up the steps beforehand bc there are some characters that won't romance you if you make certain choices. An example is that I wanted to romance Shadowheart, but I failed to save the grove, and I didnt know why I wasnt able to be romantically involved with her. It turns out theirs a scene that only unlocks if you succesfully save the grove, so Im not able to romance her on my main run anymore
how do you even fail to save the grove?? did you not kill the three goblin leaders?
This looks like a really well made game, makes sense why it won GOTY. I probably never heard of it till now because it's not the type of game I would like or play
Fun fact. If you're playing in co-op and the homie drops out you can put his character away.
At the beginning of a game there is an NPC (Withers) that you can do a small side quest to unlock. After you do a mysterious cabinet is going to show up in your cam if someone else makes a co-op character. When that person leaves the game you can put their character inside that cabinet until they come back allowing you to take out a party companion.
This game has a lot more accessibility features than you probably realize they're all just hidden behind random obscure side quests or Easter eggs.
As a dnd nerd, I can finally say I ´m not a noob anymore ! I actually was really into the vid cause well : I ´m a dm and I know all of this stuff.
”Shadow wizard money gang we looove casting spells”
BG3 has been a blessing for me, being stuck as the forever GM of my various friend groups over the last 28 years of playing TRRPG’s.
macro i love you i was just trying to find a video game that is like dnd and you just explicity tell me that thats what this is and thats exactly what i needed
8.5/10 is really TOO LOW
7:30...The girl subtly poking over his shoulder clenching her teeth in disgust is hilarious. 😆
Overwatch: We are a competitive shooting game
Baldur's Gate 3: You get to f*ck a bear
Edit: Credits go to Offbeat Outlaw
I'll wait for the Definitive Edition... where Act 3 will be finished, the annoyances you mentioned get adjusted, and it likely gets added features similar to mod support.
Embracing randomness feels like I don’t have control over what I just wanted to do. Feels like I’m gambling for everything
I never expected there to be a Baldues Gate for noobs, nice to see
I’ve never played a CRPG and I can’t put this one down. 24 hours in and haven’t even made it to Act 2, I just can’t stop talking to NPCs and exploring. It is so much fun.
Im the friend who'll mess with you in dnd
BG3 did 2 things.
-It lets nerds play D&D by themselves.
-It got working class joes (me) get into D&D
Bro The character in my left in the thumbnail is exactly my bg3 character but with red eyes
pro tip, don't play the dark urge on your first playthru
Excellent video, I love it, but I’m watching this video in full screen in a dark room, and that “Pros and Cons” transition felt like being flashbanged in BO2
Made a Dark Urge Vengeance Paladin, multiclassed into Draconic bloodline sorcerer for some cheese (Pact of the Blade warlock also works great). It was actually amazing when you fight to resist giving in to the Dark Side, and then get the chance to go full psycho on "the wicked", emerge covered in blood from head to toe, smiling like Patrick Bateman.
Sorcerer also has some crazy megalomaniac lines that go really well with a darker-minded character.
Bard is tons of fun, in and out of combat. Hell, every class and race has its quirks, situations, scenarious that make you squee.
Unfortunately, playing the regular "Tav" doesn't have as much colour as with companion characters, or the Dark Urge.
I will never forget in the Underdark when I had told everyone to jump over the dangerous lava, and they all decided Na. I'm gonna run through it then move 2 inches away from where I wanted them to jump to and then jump. Like wtf?!
Nah that ad during the dark urge part was perfectly timed
I think it would be very cool to see a dnd podcast featuring Macro
I played the dark urge and kicking the squirrel was just one of the options, not automatic. You can even miss her if you lose the melee roll.
Didn’t know sports boi was such a prankster.
Marco's character looks like alien Marco😆😆😆😆
Betterhelp sells user data, I wouldn't take sponsorships from them again if I were you.
Macro never falls us with his intro skids
The best thing about BG3 is knowing your shitty party members won’t cast Eldritch blast at the back of your head while you’re fighting an enemy.
you should play armored core 6. its a mech game made by fromsoftware
I have never played dnd but started watching podcasts about it and got in to it so i tried bg3 to see if it was as good as it sounded and instantly fell in love with dnd and its turn based gameplay.
(I used to dislile turn based games)
yunno a long time ago i watched an apex vid (i dont remember which one) and you were talking about carter aces song "i think im normal" since then i just became a carter ace fan and disassociated his music with your channel and just listen to him, and occasionally i come back and remember "oh yeahhh thats how i found that dude"
I think BG3 deseves much more than a 8.5 while the inventory is a bit clukny you get used to it, the glitches are few and far between compared to any other big game release, and the other things like the frustrating party system could easily be improved
macro: i recomend the explorer dificulty for your first playthrough
me, a masochist: hell no
I have never heard of this game before so I am watching this video because I am not sure if I want to get it and at 7:00 I literally had a heart attack omg. That squirrel was so cute and I was like awwww than -
I am sold now tho lmao
Love the intro as always Macro! Thank you for making content for us!!
You know a game is good when almost every con is just a quality of life fix that will be easy to add
Pretty sure baldurs gate is dnd, because there’s a location in the universe of dnd called baldurs gate
Honestly I have always wanted to play D&D but all my friends who play are busy as heck and so buying Baldur’s Gate has been so fun for me and I am living out my chaotic goodness finally, its been fulfilling! 😂❤
I got curious so I bought this game. Never played anything like it and I'm excited to try it.
Now we need him to play Armored Core,please.
Please do another THE FINALS video! You really should get the game the attention it deserves and it should have a lot of players when it comes out
What they really need to do is make a map Builder mode that also allows you to input custom text. It wouldn't be voice acted but then people could start making their own levels AKA campaigns and that would be sick!
I don't even play many of the games or characters in these videos, but they're so entertaining to watch. 🤠👍
7:05
You convinced me, already buying it
Never played dnd, and not really into rpg’s but what the heck I’ll give it a try!
5:56 Who's Wisely and why should I choose that person?
What’s funny is my friend actually gifted this to me a week ago for my birthday and I’m about to start the game tomorrow. So this was pretty convenient. 👌
"Eyes up Guardian"- Ghost
baldur’s gate 3 is the standard quality all games should be
Everyone agrees that macro has incredible music taste
Nice setup I'm so excited for you're next stream
My evil ass played as the dark urge and broke the oath of vengeance 43 minutes into the game
I’m playing Baldur’s Gate just like my D&D games keep forgetting the main objections because someone asked for help.
I've never played anything remotely close to Balders Gate and I'm as new as they come. My buddy convinced me to take the dive so here I am. I'm hoping Balders Gate 3 gives me the same feeling I get when I play Skyrim or The Witcher 3.
Over spm2 though 😭😭😭 (it’s probably a good game but it’s spider man)
spider-man 2 was quite literally the "worst" nominee in the goty category.
Dude srsly this game has 200 hours of contents,,have multiple endless choice,have so many races and classes and gameplay option,every companion feels unique and have a deep personality.Spiderman 2 is amazing but it's a more of the same.Bg3 is just revolutionary and will influence many future games.
love seeing sports boi back in a vid
I found about this game thru Twitter mutuals and ngl it really pulled me in. I've never played DND and I've always wanted to but have no one to play with, so I'm excited to try it :')
The game is amazing and i havent even gotten thru act 1 completely yet haha! love to see what else the game has to offer
Perfect timing, just bought the game and looking forward to my first pc game!
this sounds so fun, gotta wait for another 4 or 5 months tho to get my new laptop
That intro hit too close to home
NAH, DID BRO JUST PUSH A FUCKING SPECTATOR INTO THE ABYSS I ALMOST WIPED ON THAT GUY WTF 💀💀💀 4:56
Since Macro loves Titanfall, maybe he should do a review on Armor Core VI. I’ve never played it, but it looks cool
Can’t wait for this to come to Xbox so I can finally play it
Oldish guy here, haven't got BG3 yet. What I want is an OSR version - no weird player races, lots of racial restrictions on profession, and a big role for alignment. Someone write me this mod, and do it now!
Drow woman should be flat-out crazy-vicious and pervy as hinted at in D1-3, and made plain in that old Dragon special (in my disregardable view).
Maybe the real baldur's gate were the friends we made along the way
8:43 woooooooooaaaaah
Woooooooooaaaaaaaah
I really respect that sponsorship
This was the best noob/beginner guide of all. No details about stats, abilities, classes and combat. Just plain "this is what you do in this game" to get an overview of what is in store if you're playing. Made my choice easy, thanks!
Never heard of baldurs gate until that one bear video exploded but this really got me interested because I saw nothing else for the game after that
first cac was a half elf warlock high elf . But i started over aand made a barbaian orc with the urge abilit by accedeint
Macro didn’t even mention just doing an evil run
6:56 bros intrusive thoughts won
Funfact if you play coop and ur friend leaves you arent stuck with them withers can let you shove them into a closet so they dont take a slot
And now they updated the game and u can put your co-op companion in the cupboard!!! Woohoooo
please do hawked for noobs
This was a hilarious game review! I loved the music choice, humour, and depths
Drow bard with a lvl 3 dip in thief for that extra ba
OMG not Macro for noobing the Baldur's Gate ! Look at him recording all of this !
Incredible vid😂
thank you j just started and this helped me