Straggler Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Baldur's gate 3 looks absolutely fantastic. If you like RPG dice rolling games it looks genre defining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daft Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Gsme of the decade. Utterly brilliant and vast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 It's easily one of the best games I've ever played. 40 hours in this first week and I'm still nowhere near finishing. Already can't wait for my 2nd playthrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Bear **** simulator 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straggler Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 On 11/08/2023 at 13:50, hogso said: Bear **** simulator 3 It is undeniably a bit of a horney game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 On 14/08/2023 at 12:58, Straggler said: It is undeniably a bit of a horney game It's one of the few things that lets it down for me. The romance and gratuitous sex and nudity makes it look like a 13 year old got their hands on the development process, it's a bit cringeworthy. And everything beyond Act 1 is absolutely riddled with bugs. Bloody brilliant fun,, but Larian really needs to do better than putting Act 1 in EA for years, polishing the shit out of that, then letting everything after be much thinner on content, and riddled with several quest breaking (and some game breaking) bugs, it's the same shit they've pulled 3 releases in a row. I'm still having a good time with it, but it's not the 10/10 masterpiece it's being painted as - maybe if the rest of the game held up to Act 1. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daft Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 On 16/08/2023 at 11:00, Davkaus said: It's one of the few things that lets it down for me. The romance and gratuitous sex and nudity makes it look like a 13 year old got their hands on the development process, it's a bit cringeworthy. And everything beyond Act 1 is absolutely riddled with bugs. Bloody brilliant fun,, but Larian really needs to do better than putting Act 1 in EA for years, polishing the shit out of that, then letting everything after be much thinner on content, and riddled with several quest breaking (and some game breaking) bugs, it's the same shit they've pulled 3 releases in a row. I'm still having a good time with it, but it's not the 10/10 masterpiece it's being painted as - maybe if the rest of the game held up to Act 1. Agreed, it's the weakest part I think. The romance system isn't very well designed. I didn't actively go that way and haven't done the deed with anyone, but all four make conpanions I have want to bone me (a male lead) like there's no tomorrow so apparently something I did made me gau as ****. I don't really care either way, but dialike how it sort was hidden from me and not really explained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Took the plunge and just bought the deluxe edition on PS5. Downloading now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 I'm going to buy this once I have moved into my new apartment and purchased a stationary PC. Gotta have something to look forward to... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Yeah this is **** ace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted September 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2023 Absolutely cracking game. Currently playing split screen with the wife and whilst it is clearly more buggy than the PC version (already had 1 patch in the last week); its clear why it is getting the praise that it is. Resource management though... want to cast all the f***ing spells... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 31 minutes ago, cyrusr said: Absolutely cracking game. Currently playing split screen with the wife and whilst it is clearly more buggy than the PC version (already had 1 patch in the last week); its clear why it is getting the praise that it is. Resource management though... want to cast all the f***ing spells... Yeah, I have two thoughts on it personally. The world, the characters, the writing (other than the hamfisted romance mentioned above), I love it. 5th Edition DnD rules are a bit of a drawback though, for me. Divinity: Original Sin was just more fun because they've been able to build a combat system from the ground up to be fun in games, rather than being faithful to DnD. In Original Sin by characters feel more powerful, more customisable, there's more emphasis on equipment, and I had way more options in terms of how I can build my party - don't want companions? Go for the Lone Wolf and have fewer chars that get a massive power boost. Plus much more powerful surface and other environmental effects that are present in BG3 but toned down It's still fun, I'm loving this game, but combat is the worst part of it (just like actual DnD, tbh). I just started Act 3 last night, and I can't wait to have another go tonight, but I'm also really looking forward to finishing and having another blast through Original Sin. Might not hold up as well as it does in my memory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted September 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2023 Just bought the Digital Deluxe version. Loved Divinity Original Sin and Pillars of Eternity so hopefully it's that standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted September 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2023 42 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Yeah, I have two thoughts on it personally. The world, the characters, the writing (other than the hamfisted romance mentioned above), I love it. 5th Edition DnD rules are a bit of a drawback though, for me. Divinity: Original Sin was just more fun because they've been able to build a combat system from the ground up to be fun in games, rather than being faithful to DnD. In Original Sin by characters feel more powerful, more customisable, there's more emphasis on equipment, and I had way more options in terms of how I can build my party - don't want companions? Go for the Lone Wolf and have fewer chars that get a massive power boost. Plus much more powerful surface and other environmental effects that are present in BG3 but toned down It's still fun, I'm loving this game, but combat is the worst part of it (just like actual DnD, tbh). I just started Act 3 last night, and I can't wait to have another go tonight, but I'm also really looking forward to finishing and having another blast through Original Sin. Might not hold up as well as it does in my memory. Yeah playing actual DnD though has helped on the mechanics side though with combat. I've found the ability to push/pull has helped massively with the environment. Wyll having Repellent Blast (pushes enemy 10ft with Eldritch Blast) and spell sniper made short work of 1 fight in particular... Just wrapping up the ancillary stuff around Act 1 and then heading through to Act 2; deliberating which path to go. I think only played Divinity: Original Sins 2 and definitely enjoyed it, but I can't really recall the mechanics etc. with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 On 12/09/2023 at 18:22, cyrusr said: Yeah playing actual DnD though has helped on the mechanics side though with combat. I've found the ability to push/pull has helped massively with the environment. Wyll having Repellent Blast (pushes enemy 10ft with Eldritch Blast) and spell sniper made short work of 1 fight in particular... Just wrapping up the ancillary stuff around Act 1 and then heading through to Act 2; deliberating which path to go. I think only played Divinity: Original Sins 2 and definitely enjoyed it, but I can't really recall the mechanics etc. with it! How do you know when you're heading to act 2? Is that when you... Reach Moonrise Towers (I currently have the choice of two routes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Have been keeping an eye on this one but the turn by turn combat doesn't really appeal to me so I'll give it a miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted September 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 15, 2023 27 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: How do you know when you're heading to act 2? Is that when you... Hide contents Reach Moonrise Towers (I currently have the choice of two routes Err not got there yet but I think so! Spoiler Currently done most of the underdark bit but now going to have a look through the mountain path now. To be honest, now hit level 5, it is has improved combat wise (like D&D). Only thrown 1 fireball so far though. I am disappointed in myself.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daft Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 I think combat in D&D is a bit shit, and it shows in the game. The game has the advantage of being much more visually appealing, giving it much more dynamism. I am not very fond of D&D as a system in general, but BG3 really makes the most out of it, and Larian really excelled at capturing that, “Ok, this might sound insane, but this is what my character will do” feeling where you really can handle situations and solve problems in so many different ways. It’s nuts really. Bloody awesome game, even 100 hours in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) On 15/09/2023 at 10:25, Wainy316 said: How do you know when you're heading to act 2? Is that when you... Hide contents Reach Moonrise Towers (I currently have the choice of two routes When you go to the curse shadow lands. Wilderness and underdark are act 1. The mountain passage is kind of act 1.5. Shadow cursed lands are act 2. Personally I do wilderness and underdark complete, then move on to the mountain passage, then on to act 2. Edited September 18, 2023 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 This has to be GOTY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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