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Baldur's Gate 3

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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 50 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Jesus christ.

But not the Steam Deck. No, I need the extra GPU power and better screens of the Ryzen 7 7840U powered devices that have arrived recently, and because I crave that USB4 connection, too.

I've been playing the game wherever using the AOKZOE A1 Pro because it's got a high-res screen and the Radeon 780M iGPU, but also because it's got a USB4 port that lets me hook it up to a standard Thunderbolt external GPU dock when I'm at home. That means I can take twin advantage of both a discrete, desktop RTX 3070 and DLSS.

That feel when this is not-so-subtly an ad disguised as an article.

[–] anoxydre@jlai.lu 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And I mean, is this guy kidding us? A craving to connect an external GPU which will double the amount of dB heard, while playing within the handheld console which you’ll not be able to move much because of the external GPU plugged in? Man, like… just use Steam Link to your PC with your Chinese toy instead of paying 3-4K bucks for a 800p resolution screen experience.

[–] ethragur@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've been playing it on my pc and on the Steam deck, and I gotta say I enjoy the steam deck experience more.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Honestly my PC gaming habits dropped dramatically since owning a Steam Deck. Easier to play a steam Deck with kids in the room vs PC, and I'm starting to just wait for games to be "Steam Deck" ready now

[–] ethragur@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah I spent like 5hrs a week on the train, the steam deck is a god sent. I was a little bit afraid that the controls for Baldurs Gate would be terrible, but I enjoy them a lot

[–] JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same here except x2. Me and my gf were hoping for a DOS2 replacement and boy does it feel that way. Even the first couple of hours it has that divinity look and feel (no spoilers but the first couple of hours are very similar in many ways it seems).

Zero issues so far with the controllers.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have you figured out how to merge the screens together when nearby like in DOS 1 and 2?

Apparently it's a feature, but I can't get it to work.

[–] JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have not

I did not know that was a thing. If you do find out tell me!!

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Will do. I wonder if it's bugged and the fix is bundled with the console launch that got delayed...

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

The controller support is so good. I played like 50 hours of early access on keyboard and mouse, but I've used my controller since launch and haven't skipped a beat in functionality.

[–] Hairyblue@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Anyone figured out how to "cursor" over the ground to see if it's poisoned, fire, wet, ect? Or how to aim spells up high?

[–] Marblecake@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Press the left stick.

[–] LilBagOfBunnies@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I haven't picked up the game yet, but this would likely be my move too. I really like using my PC to play games, but apparently can't be bothered to buy a decent desk chair. So couch it is!

[–] Hairyblue@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Yea, the comfy couch is the plan for me too.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

I might not have bought it if it didn't work well on controller. I know myself enough to know I won't take the time at a desktop.

[–] PillowTalk420@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The only problem with controller I've had is the input box doesn't open for text boxes where applicable. Though that could just be Steam and there isn't too many input boxes like that.

[–] Hairyblue@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

But instead of the PS5 I will play on my gaming PC. Move you character with the controller and the camera follows you.

[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Anyone know how to invert camera Y-axis?

[–] Surp@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago

Nobody cares SpongeBob meme