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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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'A triumph': Brian Fargo, Mike Laidlaw, and other RPG architects weigh in on Baldur's Gate 3 (www.pcgamer.com)

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Creative forces behind series like Fallout, Dragon Age, The Elder Scrolls, and Pillars of Eternity react to Baldur's Gate 3.

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[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm making a note here, huge success.

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

It is hard to overstate my satisfaction.

[–] _wintermute@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Truly the best cRPG ever made. It surpasses even the golden age of the Infinity Engine.

[–] Hairyblue@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Fun reading the options and remarks of these other game makers. I skipped the part about the spoiler in act 1. I have played probably 40 hours now and I am not sure I have even reached the middle of act 1.

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

Act 1 took me around 20 and I was being careful to look everywhere and search everything, if it’s taken you 40 are you spending a lot of time just standing in the meadows?

Edit: character creation shouldn’t be counted as part of act 1 guys, I spent an hour or two there as well but that’s not act 1. Act 1 starts when you’re on the beach, that’s the area you’re in until you hit the bubble saying you’re progressing are you sure

[+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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[–] AngusOReily@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Oh my God, a few nights back I had three hours to play and just spent it respecting everyone and playing with their gear. And by everyone, I mean everyone. Even the people I have not had in my active party outside like a quest or two.

"Hmm, should this Act 3 companion go Ranger 8 / Barb 4? How best do I build them to dual weild? Which swords should they get? Let me change my party so I can see what everyone else has."

I beat the game two nights later only using the characters I ran essentially the whole game with. But honestly, I love messing with builds. The fact that we can just do it all the time to try something new or min-max just a little bit more ("hey, I just got a permanent bump to my main stat, let's see if I can rework everything to up a bonus somewhere...") is such a great feature.

Really glad they added respec and multiclassing, it's going to extend the life of the game for me for sure.

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

Some of us spend a truly ridiculous amount of time making different characters. I have a problem.

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I don’t count character creation as part of act 1, that’s entirely before any part of the story starts

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I thought I spend 50 hours in act 1 because it's not very clear where Act 1 actually ends, but it's a lot sooner than one might initially think. Mostly because you have several options that may even skip a big part of act 1, so you don't get to see the crescendo moment.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Fargo was in charge of Interplay back when Baldur's Gate was made.