Rather than have multiple threads and review links I Figured Id start a megathread to pin to the top for the release of Baldur’s Gate 3
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-everything-we-know/
General Articles:
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-has-a-hidden-skill-tree-for-illithid-powers/
https://www.gamesradar.com/news/live/baldurs-gate-3-launch-coverage-live-blog/
Guides:
https://www.pcgamesn.com/baldurs-gate-3/classes
https://www.pcgamer.com/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-city-of-baldurs-gate-before-you-start-baldurs-gate-3/
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-cellar-door-ornate-mirror-answers/
Reviews:
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-review-in-progress-oh-boy-its-good/
Minimum:
OS: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
Processor: Intel i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 150 GB available space
Recommended:
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel i7 4770k / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX580
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 150 GB available space
Regarding the No Preload part, what happens to the ~80GB early access build I have installed right now, does that all get binned and I’ll still have to download another 122GB?
Edit: Welp, seems like this question is moot, according to Larian themselves (https://www.eurogamer.net/baldurs-gate-3-early-access-players-should-delete-their-saves-now-then-remove-the-game) anyone with an early access build currently installed should delete their saves and uninstall the game before full release, in order avoid any issues.
My partner and I are so excited to play this together. We both are taking time off work to play on release day. I think they are more excited to play than I am, they already have at least 3 playthroughs planned.
Lmao I’ve also taken the day off. I’ve also told my partner that I will essentially be uncontactable for the entire weekend after release
As a lover of the originals, I’m having a hard time coming to terms with the modern format.
Anybody else have this but played the early access? I want to get into this but I’m hesitant
Played around 80h of Early Access and I even bought the old games and played through them before release to catch up on the world. I enjoy Baldur’s Gate 3’s combat a lot more, but that’s mainly because I loathe real-time-with-pause combat and only suffered through it in Baldur’s Gate, Pillars of Eternity and Planescape:Torment because the story and characters grabbed me enough to keep going. The game is very different and makes many changes from PnP DND ruleset, and has many “Larianisms” (spells causing surfaces, water making you weaker to lightning/cold but resistant to fire height giving advantage/disadvantage to attacks) but none of them detract from the experience. If you’re not a D&D purists you will probably enjoy it after some getting used to it. As for the story and characters, it’s hard to say much as we only had access to the small portion that is (not even the entirety of) Act 1 during Early Access, but what’s there has been incredible.
In short, it’s not like the old games, but I think considering it’s been 23 years since the last game and this one is developed by an entirely different studio, it would be incredibly unfair to judge it based on that.
I’m very excited as I’ve only recently discovered how fun CRPGs are. In preparation I’ve started playing through Divinity Original Sins II and am up to Act 2 so far.
The scene from the Livestream with the vampire and druid bear was so out there I can’t wait to see what other crazy/interesting things are in the final game.
It’s absolutely nothing like most CRPGS but play Disco Elysium if you get the opportunity. I’ve dabbled in plenty of CRPGS in my time but this one was a masterpiece and revitalised my love fo rthe genre.
Owlcat’s works are also worth looking into. They are amongst the most honest adaptation of ttrpg system to a computer game. Bonus if you prefer Pathfinder to DnD. I am salivating over the 40k Rogue Trader they are making.
Have you tried the Rogue Trader playtest? I put in about 10 hours, which doesn’t cover all the content at all, and I really enjoyed it. The combat was a bit hit and miss for me, but the story and the characters were the real standout.
Haven’t yet, have a massive backlog of games plus over things to worry about but I will probably be getting it at release.
I’m so hyped for this game! I’ve put over 100 hours into the early access content and I can’t wait to see the full version.
I’m curious - what kind of characters are y’all going to play? I usually go with a rogue for my first playthrough in RPG games, with decent persuade/deception skills so I can try out some of the dialogue options to influence other characters.
I honestly have no idea. I’m just going to play around with the descriptions and options and decide in the moment. If there’s some kind of lone wolf perk like DOS I might try to go with a small party and be sneaky. I did want to add everyone I met in DOS:2, but I keep getting the desire to see how approaching encounters with smaller numbers works.
I think when it comes to combat, having less people massively reduces your ability to fight, much more so than in DOS2, even more so without any compensation for having a smaller party.
All in all, not necessarily a bad thing, it just means you have to tackle problems much more creatively than others.
