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

[Farewell into the night]

Maybe it's a mindflayer figure with glowing eyes?

 

[anvi]

 

[LESS T_T]

It's most likely a jack-o'lantern.

 

[Lacrymas]

It's most likely a jack-o'lantern.

Mmm, yes, very topical and relevant for February.

 

[agris]

I think that’s a freeze frame from the TSR brand video at the start of BG1, with the dragon.

Nah it's just a couple of fireflies.

Looking at the old TSR video, it isn't a freeze frame. The similarities to the dragon in the video are striking though, it's probably an homage.

 

[The Wall]

Anyone who can't see Mind Flayer's eyes glowing in the dark needs to search for his eyes tbh

 

[Lacrymas]

It's either a Mindflayer or a big cat. Seeing how this is all about Mindflayers, I cast my vote for big cat.

 

[LESS T_T]

Maybe it's the last photo Swen took before he was eaten by his own dog Gustav. You know, the dog ate a mindflayer sometime ago... hmmm...

 

[LESS T_T]

I guess they're doing preview tour for European press:

 

[Elex]

Swen new costume?

(fake)Steam confirmed.

 

[Elex]

"baldur's gate 3 coming this year on stadia "

 

[Gyor]

I stopped watching Critical Role so totally missed this but they are now canon in D&D too, one of the characters from their 1st campaign has a cameo in the Baldur's Gate Descent book! (Which maybe makes Pillars of Eternity semi canon in D&D too since Vox Machina are playable

)

Not only that but WotC is publishing their Wildemount Continent for Exandia their campaign setting this spring, it comes with 3 subclasses with a Echo Knight Fighter for example and Dunamancy spells.

 

[Background Character]

Why did it come to this

 

[Lyric Suite]

Can they make the game with the same art style as BG2? I mean literally the same art style, the same character models, the same animations and stuff only in modern 3d, wouldn't it be glorious?

Stop trying to act like you have good aesthetic taste; you don't. The UI, anims, paperdolls, icons and character models are objectively superior in BG (that's BG, not BG2).

Here, let me give you a few examples:

BG vs. BG2:

BG:

BG2:

BG:

BG2:

BG:

BG2:

In respect to backdrops, BG lacks the fidelity and color depth of BG2, but that's just a technical limitation of the time. In all respects, its aesthetics exhibit superior taste.

Also, BG laid down all groundwork whereas BG2 leeched off BG + IWD.

So the fact you cite BG2 over BG just shows what an idiot you are.

Everything you mentioned is subjective, retard, but i happen to agree some things are better in BG compared to BG2

No, she is actually right and you are fucking moron if you can't see it.

One of the first things i do in all games that use that God awful BG2 shit is replace everything with the BG originals.

 

[Yosharian]

Just because Watcher's Keep doesn't look like an actual castle doesn't make it worse than Durlag's, from a design perspective. WK is a magically protected dungeon, it doesn't need primitive things like outer walls, or moats. Its design makes sense if you think about it.

 

[Yosharian]

They put Lilura in the game?

 

[Grunker]

I am amazed to find out someone thinks BG2 aesthetics are better than BG1. Apart from the more detailed maps and effects, it's pretty much universally accepted in the community that BG1 fundamentals are vastly superior.

But even if you don't agree, there's just no way you can argue with regards to paperdolls and avatars. Here BG1 wins with such a huge margin it should be obvious to everyone.

 

[Shadenuat]

we can always agree that IWD1 is prettiest at everything.

 

[Grotesque]

The first thing I noticed in BG2 was the fact that portraits were way more lamer than the ones in BG1.
It was like they used a filter of gayness when creating them.

Spoiler

 

[Grunker]

we can always agree that IWD1 is prettiest at everything.

BG spell effects are vastly superior. For the rest, pretty much yeah

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

I don't like the UI bars, inventory and char sheet in IWD much, but when it comes to maps it easily beats BG, yes.

 

[LESS T_T]

https://www.pcgamesn.com/baldurs-gate-3/release-date

February 14, 2020 Larian says Baldur’s Gate 3 was included in Google’s community newsletter in error. A representative of the studio tells PCGamesN: “We haven’t announced a release period, and were included in that lineup email in error.” Notably, the studio did not deny the release window, it merely said its inclusion was a mistake. Larian’s representative declined to confirm if Baldur’s Gate 3 would indeed launch this year. Original story follows.

 

[Infinitron]

Or maybe it's not exactly a mistake because Early Access is coming out this year.

 

[Nortar]

The first thing I noticed in BG2 was the fact that portraits were way more lamer than the ones in BG1.
It was like they used a filter of gayness when creating them.

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If it keep going like that, this is what we're going to get in BG3...

 

[Alienman]

It's gonna be EA? Ugh.