Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 Pre-Release Thread [EARLY ACCESS RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[TT1]

The stream was cringe to watch and the questions at the end made me think that maybe I am too old to continue living in this planet. The questions were like "I am a big fan. What is rpg and how to play it?"

I am fine with visuals looking like DOS2, but on the other hand, I was not expecting to watch a stream for DOS3, and this is what I have just watched. Cursor is the same, elemental environment, scenarios, movement, buttons, labels, GUI, icons, character creation, pre made characters... Even the way you start the game is the same!

This can be a great game, but something was lost from the old BG style and this is kinda sad.

I was not expecting that.

 

[Shadenuat]

the combat wasn't that exciting

Not enough AWESOME BUTTAN for you?

too much ai climbing ladder and struggling with their own hyped verticality.

also, I dislike when game world is split into prepared arenas.

 

[Ausdoerrt]

By the gods, they had the balls to do pure turn-based! That's why I love Larian. Enjoying the shitstorm so far.

Also, this was pretty much pure D&D, closest to PnP since TOEE. All those skill actions, just wow.

The only time I cringed a bit was at the camp scene, which felt a bit too much like DA:O.

All in all, we have the makings of a great modern D&D game with open exploration, reactivity and a fantastic combat system. Can't wait to throw money at this as soon as possible.

 

[Yosharian]

The stream was cringe to watch and the questions at the end made me think that maybe I am too old to continue living in this planet. The questions were like "I am a big fan. What is rpg and how to play it?"

I am fine with visuals looking like DOS2, but on the other hand, I was not expecting to watch a stream for DOS3, and this is what I have just watched. Cursor is the same, elemental environment, scenarios, movement, buttons, labels, GUI, icons, character creation, pre made characters... Even the way you start the game is the same!

This can be a great game, but something was lost from the old BG style and this is kinda sad.

I was not expecting that.

Yeah visually it does not look like an old school CRPG at all.

 

[zerotol]

The stream was cringe to watch and the questions at the end made me think that maybe I am too old to continue living in this planet. The questions were like "I am a big fan. What is rpg and how to play it?"

I am fine with visuals looking like DOS2, but on the other hand, I was not expecting to watch a stream for DOS3, and this is what I have just watched. Cursor is the same, elemental environment, scenarios, movement, buttons, labels, GUI, icons, character creation, pre made characters... Even the way you start the game is the same!

This can be a great game, but something was lost from the old BG style and this is kinda sad.

I was not expecting that.

i don't understand what in their point of view makes this a Baldur's Gate game

 

[Mortmal]

Amazing, I am floored. I didn't imagine even in my wildest dreams they would be so faithful to D&D. This is cause for celebration, anyone who thinks otherwise is insane. Speaking purely from a combat perspective.

Finally a cause for celebration indeed,we enter the titanium age of rpgs ! Only thing we dont know is how good the plot will be, probably above average anyway. Can only hope for it to be successful enough so we get several more extensions and settings. Larian D&D dragon lance next.

 

[fantadomat]

The only hope for RPGs right now is with Iron Tower, Styg, Pathfinder, and Za/Um. Four great RPG developers, not bad at all.

Honestly,if this came in time of drought i would have been pissed. But now we have a ton of upcoming good games. Encased,trudograd,colony ship,solsta,realms beyond,nu kingmaker,black gayxer, and quite a few more. Thus i will be annoyed for a day or two and move on to just mocking this pile of shit.

 

[AwesomeButton]

This can be a great game, but something was lost from the old BG style and this is kinda sad.

This game was never going to have anything to do with Baldur's Gate in terms of visual style, tone or gameplay, and we all knew this.

As for its eventual qualities, IMO after D:OS2's combat system, Swen doesn't deserve a shred of credit.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

Yeah visually it does not look like an old school CRPG at all.

You gotta accept the changes and ride the bull, as they say. :^)

 

[Tyranicon]

Jesus why the fuck 3-D? Have they learned nothing?

The mechanic just adds absolutely nothing to a turn based RPG experience, other than having to fanny about with the camera constantly. The only thing you actually get from it is more busywork.

Stupid cunts.

The game I'm currently working on has 3d/isometric free roam with 2D grid combat. But that's just because I'm broke/lazy.

I'll take credit for good game design though.

 

[Kutulu]

you can hate rtwp* and bg all you want.... but i kinda liked them, not loved them.
but it didnt feel for second this had anything to do with bg... not 1 second.


*im not a big fan either

 

[ArchAngel]

The stream was cringe to watch and the questions at the end made me think that maybe I am too old to continue living in this planet. The questions were like "I am a big fan. What is rpg and how to play it?"

I am fine with visuals looking like DOS2, but on the other hand, I was not expecting to watch a stream for DOS3, and this is what I have just watched. Cursor is the same, elemental environment, scenarios, movement, buttons, labels, GUI, icons, character creation, pre made characters... Even the way you start the game is the same!

This can be a great game, but something was lost from the old BG style and this is kinda sad.

I was not expecting that.

I agree.
This BG3 is about as similar to Bg1 and Bg2 as Star Trek Picard is similar to TNG...

 

[Spectacle]

I think I'd be much happier with the game if they called it anything other than Baldur's Gate 3. It doesn't really capture the same feelings I had for those games in this one at all.

I definitely agree there. This is as if they had named the original Baldur's Gate "Eye of the Beholder 4" or "Curse of the Azure Bonds 2". All good D&D games but not related apart from sharing the same rules and taking place in the Forgotten Realms. I wish Larian/WotC had enough faith in their game to start a new franchise instead of using an old name to grab attention.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Of course the retards that enjoyed shit like FO:NV, D:OS series, PoE, and so on are going to lap this up. The game looks like fucking shit. Nuke the Codex now because it's gone completely to the dogs. 3D looking graphics that are absolutely horrible. An isometric view isn't really isometric, with the other camera view being popamole third-person. Combat which looks incredibly boring, filled to the brim with shitty special effects. And the voice acting/character models?

Trash.

Go fucking play your retarded book

 

[jungl]

looks alright funny how swen looked like he was going cry at end of demo that did not go as planned. real time dnd is janky I can only imagine how janky 5th edition would play using that jump shove commands and initiative not affecting move order. Real time games there still stuff like company of heroes 2 to play.

 

[AwesomeButton]

go fucking play your retarded book

Why so upset, rusty_shackleford

 

[drgames]

The fuck kinda name is "Shadowheart"?

 

[Jezal_k23]

too much ai climbing ladder and struggling with their own hyped verticality.

I agree with this particular thing. That AI going up and down shit was a thing ever since they introduced verticality in DOS2. A problem carried over to BG3. They gotta fix it eventually.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

The stream was cringe to watch and the questions at the end made me think that maybe I am too old to continue living in this planet. The questions were like "I am a big fan. What is rpg and how to play it?"

I am fine with visuals looking like DOS2, but on the other hand, I was not expecting to watch a stream for DOS3, and this is what I have just watched. Cursor is the same, elemental environment, scenarios, movement, buttons, labels, GUI, icons, character creation, pre made characters... Even the way you start the game is the same!

This can be a great game, but something was lost from the old BG style and this is kinda sad.

I was not expecting that.

i don't understand what in their point of view makes this a Baldur's Gate game

License and naming rights that they've bought.

 

[AwesomeButton]

The fuck kinda name is "Shadowheart"?

Well, a retarded one. This is a Larian game.

 

[tripedal]

It literally looks like a slightly improved DA:I, why wouldn't consoles run it?

 

[J_C]

Game doesn't feel like BG, doesn't play like BG and doesn't sound like BG. It is only BG in name. It is Divinity OS3 indeed. But since the Divinity games are great (mostly the first, but the 2nd is not bad either) I can't say that I don't like this. It is different. If I want to play a BG-esque game, I can play the original, play Pillars 1-2, play Pathfinder 1-2 or other indie games, but as something new, this can be great fun.

 

[Niklasgunner]

Jesus why the fuck 3-D? Have they learned nothing?

The mechanic just adds absolutely nothing to a turn based RPG experience, other than having to fanny about with the camera constantly. The only thing you actually get from it is more busywork.

Stupid cunts.

this is peak boomer grognard

 

[rusty_shackleford]

go fucking play your retarded book

Why so upset, rusty_shackleford

Did you guys not believe me when I said there's a near perfect overlap of people who like disco retardation and hate this?

 

[fantadomat]

Why is that if there is a shit game coming out,there is always rusty_shackleford in the thread getting butthurt and prising that fat load of cum he got from the X famous developer??? You are like a fucking glamour whore mate,you will suck on the biggest shit if it comes from a famous place lol.