Zed Duke of Banville
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Baldur's Gate 3 will be the Codex's #2 game of 2023, finishing behind Starfield.So I'm assuming this won't be codex's GOTY 2023?
Baldur's Gate 3 will be the Codex's #2 game of 2023, finishing behind Starfield.So I'm assuming this won't be codex's GOTY 2023?
I agree, the visuals are not interesting at all and pale in comparison to the art and design of a lot of isometric RPGs.I saw Early Access download sizes and game is huge for iso RPG - it was over 80 gigs, and it will probably be over 100 gigs on release.
It must be all that voice acting and hires textures, so BG3 must be visual and audio spectacle.
But why then the game looks so ugly?
To this day, i find DD their best game.
You could see the potential behind the implementation, see what was holding it back.
You'd have thought that given money and experience, they'd end up making an Ultima 7 squared.
Maybe that isn't to everyone's taste, but.. it would be something nonetheless. And awesome for me.
And now they're on their way to become the new Bioware.
Well done Swen! Guess you had it in you after all, lol
Female red elves with dicks, non binary dialogue, romances, shallow music and PG-friendly content. What more can a man ask for.
That's the difference between graphics fidelity and art direction. The game is too detailed for elements to "pop" and yes, it's also a zeitgeist thing. Game development is just one more branch of software development, and a lesser one at that.I saw Early Access download sizes and game is huge for iso RPG - it was over 80 gigs, and it will probably be over 100 gigs on release.
It must be all that voice acting and hires textures, so BG3 must be visual and audio spectacle.
But why then the game looks so ugly?
All the cinematics are blowing up the file size.I saw Early Access download sizes and game is huge for iso RPG - it was over 80 gigs, and it will probably be over 100 gigs on release.
It must be all that voice acting and hires textures, so BG3 must be visual and audio spectacle.
But why then the game looks so ugly?
and yet people seem to think the bg series was the greatest story ever written. yeah because the belgians sure can't tackle the thespian nature of minscMost codexers here don't really care about writing quality since RPGs have defaulted back to shit as a standard.
D:OS 2 had a ton of forum haters, it still won goty. BG3's only competition is Colony Ship.So I'm assuming this won't be codex's GOTY 2023?
I don't believe they've confirmed it other than to say it was going to be higher than 10 but probably not much higher.Have they said anything about the level cap? Because we're getting up to level 5 and the cap was going to be 10. And recent updates practically give levels away... This game is going to be top heavy, huh?
Oh yeah, that was never a secret.Someone commented on some old art that looks familiar for BG3
Just be grateful they're not going back and coming up with Dak'kon action figures.The red jewels on that armor make it look like a chinese action figure you'd get at a dollar store.
And I'm sure any Codexer with a modicum of taste and standards will be forced to admit that's an extremely low bar.I'm pretty sure almost every Codexer who's played it will tell you BG3 is a better game than D:OS 2 right now.
There are things I appreciated about the DOS series. The combat gimmicks are fun enough. It's just the writing never took itself very seriously, and so I never took the games very seriously.And I'm sure any Codexer with a modicum of taste and standards will be forced to admit that's an extremely low bar.
There are things I appreciated about the DOS series. The combat gimmicks are fun enough. It's just the writing never took itself very seriously, and so I never took the games very seriously.And I'm sure any Codexer with a modicum of taste and standards will be forced to admit that's an extremely low bar.
Not sure what hiring/firing they did to get the team they have on BG3, but it's a huge difference for the better, from what I've played of it. Not sure about the melodramatic old elf, but we'll see.
I find that most characters are introduced in a way that they kinda make sense in the overall context of the situation at hand. Bioware writing had this thing where you meet a character and they make a 180 personality wise, because of Bioware tropes and shit. The gay elven vampire is the only Biowarian character I can think of because he's a gay elven vampire. But I think they've softened them a bit, especially Shadowheart and the frog woman. They used to be more direct with her reactions and they would be in opposition most of the times. Now it doesn't happen as much. The wizard is suspicious, but you quickly learn he's the mage equivalent of a crackhead. Haven't done much more because saves don't carry to future patches and towards the full game, though.There are things I appreciated about the DOS series. The combat gimmicks are fun enough. It's just the writing never took itself very seriously, and so I never took the games very seriously.And I'm sure any Codexer with a modicum of taste and standards will be forced to admit that's an extremely low bar.
Not sure what hiring/firing they did to get the team they have on BG3, but it's a huge difference for the better, from what I've played of it. Not sure about the melodramatic old elf, but we'll see.
Goddamn it, you people made want to watch some video walkthroughs. If I throw up in my mouth, I'm blaming this thread.
you quickly learn he's the mage equivalent of a crackhead.
Should be worth it. Not saying it's perfect, but it's at least at or beyond Bioware, especially if you pay attention to things like NPC stat rolls in dialog and that sort of thing.Goddamn it, you people made want to watch some video walkthroughs. If I throw up in my mouth, I'm blaming this thread.
Is he a 180 though? He's a vampire who plans to hang around you and drink your blood at night. He's pretty consistent personality-wise for a deceptive bloodsucker.The gay elven vampire is the only Biowarian character I can think of because he's a gay elven vampire.
I hate the softening they did to Shadowheart. Normies whined and the devs toned her down by giving the player a win button at the start. I get that it may have been necessary for them as a studio, but it sucks.But I think they've softened them a bit, especially Shadowheart and the frog woman.
And a huge chunk of the haters seem to think the same, lol.With the 180 bit I meant Bioware's characters. They introduce themselves and they keep a facade for a bit but then they go out of character to inevitably become your "friends". The gay vampire is clearly a bone thrown to the Bioware fans, and it worked beautifully. A huge chunk of BG3's fanbase think the game is all about him.
I agree. I prefer her original 'tsundere' start to this by a mile. And the same goes for all of the NPCs.I don't think that saving Shadowheart in the tentacle ship is bad, per se, but they did point at a romance route pretty damn early. I still feel like this is just a third of the game but you make half of its progress on it.
Goddamn it, you people made want to watch some video walkthroughs. If I throw up in my mouth, I'm blaming this thread.