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

[rusty_shackleford]

Actually I wonder if this has two combat modes, turn-based and RTwP. Because why you would say "Turn-based" there.

I'm pretty sure you're wrong.
They're not in combat in that screen shot — I think you can toggle between turn-based/real time when out of combat. Notice it's missing(and replaced with "IN COMBAT") in the combat photo.

 

[HoboForEternity]

The graphics and UI are what really strike as decline though. Characters look way too much like pristine metrosexuals for adventurers and what not (like in DA), UI follows the now widespread minimalist transparent, ants-acccesible, design philosophy and environments look a bit dull compared to the vibrant art pieces BG2 gave us.

UI looks good. not fantastic, but good. old style BG UI that takes 40% of the screen are shit

 

[SausageInYourFace]

It does look like Divinity: DnD Edition from a purely visual standpoint, I'd have liked it to have more of its own identity. And the armor doesn't look all that great either, I don't mind that kind of design Divinity but for DnD I would've liked something a little more understated/realistic.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

This weird and horrible dialogue style is from D:OS2?
I never played that game but even Bioware's dialogue wheel has smaller concentration of pure shit in game's writing.

Yes and yes.

 

[vortex]

AP is action point. Don't know bout BA.

I dislike overabundance of cinematic camera used in the fight. https://i.imgur.com/y43DyBZ.jpg

 

[Molina]

It does look like Divinity: DnD Edition from a purely visual standpoint, I'd have liked it to have more of its own identity. And the armor doesn't look all that great either, I don't mind that kind of design Divinity but for DnD I would've liked something a little more understated/realistic.

Reminds me of Waterdeep's module in terms of armor.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

I dislike overabundance of cinematic camera used in the fight.
https://i.imgur.com/y43DyBZ.jpg

it might be a fucking cutscene
the tears are already flowing

 

[rusty_shackleford]

larian: here's a faithful turn-based D&D game
codex: WAHHHH IT HAS *checks notes* …THIRD PERSON DIALOGUE CHOICES AND FANTASY ARMOR. WAHHHHH.

I guarantee if this was some eastern european developer making another shitjank game you'd be slobbering all over it

 

[Doma]

I guarantee if this was some eastern european developer making another shitjank game you'd be slobbering all over it

There is so much truth to this statement!

 

[FeelTheRads]

Oh look shittleford is butthurt again because some shit he likes is not lapped up by everybody. The typical bethestard/newfag disease.

 

[Rpguy]

Turn based. Told you so.

 

[TempleOfArcanumBloodlines]

the dialogue is weird in that one screenshot but i didn't mind it overall in D;OS2 so should be fine

other than that it looks great

 

[Black]

The drama will be greater than this game has any chances of being.

 

[Ontopoly]

I called it. Larians a bunch of fucks. No respect for an already established series. They just want the brand recognition while they make their same shit. On release day I'm going to be playing Baldur's Gate 1 and I hope everyone with half a brain joins me. We can pretend it's the new BG game and we're playing it for the first time.

 

[Daidre]

I guarantee if this was some eastern european developer making another shitjank game you'd be slobbering all over it

Belgium is close enough to Eastern Europe (Middle Europe?) to expect some creativity from them but that is just +1 iteration on the game I never liked (Original Sin). So no slobbering from me.

 

[Molina]

I guarantee if this was some eastern european developer making another shitjank game you'd be slobbering all over it

Belgium is close enough to Eastern Europe (Middle Europe?) to expect some creativity from them but that is just +1 iteration on the game I never liked. So no slobbering from me.

Yeah. Belgium is often annexed from the east.

 

[Ontopoly]

Yeah I'm fucking butt hurt. Why even taint a great series if you have no intention of actually being a proper successor. There's literally people making spiritual successors to the game and are actually successful at it but wotc gives it to some studio that has no intention of making it anything like the series it's " based on"? These are the dumb fucks that think missing isn't fun and you think this game isn't going to be pure decline like DOS2 was? I'm not even going to proof read this message, that's how butthurt I am.

 

[Lilura]

No respect for an already established series.

Only idiots wanted BG3 to be RTwP. Turn-based was, is now and will always be King.

On release day I'm going to be playing Baldur's Gate 1 and I hope everyone with half a brain joins me.

When the game was announced, traffic to my BG and BG2 write-ups spiked significantly. I don't doubt there will be an epic-level spike when BG3 goes gold. And also, I'll be commentating on BG3 as well just to milk as many hits as I can.

 

[Ontopoly]

No respect for an already established series.

Only idiots wanted BG3 to be RTwP. Turn-based was, is now and will always be King.

On release day I'm going to be playing Baldur's Gate 1 and I hope everyone with half a brain joins me.

When the game was announced, traffic to my BG and BG2 write-ups spiked significantly. I don't doubt there will be an epic-level spike when BG3 goes gold. And also, I'll be commentating on BG3 as well just to milk as many hits as I can. Overall, the sun is shining brightly: look up at it and smile.

You're a sell out Lilura. Even if you like turn based you have to recognize that this game is going to be pure decline in all the other aspects like everything else Larian has recently done. All you care about is some views to your blog while our beloved series gets shat on.

 

[GhostCow]

I'm going to wait until I've seen the stream to judge but my my bullshit senses are tingling based on those screenshots. I just have a feeling that even if rtwp and turn based are both options that I'm not going to like it. I hope I'm wrong though.

 

[Black]

Why even taint a great series

No great series has been harmed here.

 

[Molina]

No respect for an already established series.

Only idiots wanted BG3 to be RTwP. Turn-based was, is now and will always be King.

On release day I'm going to be playing Baldur's Gate 1 and I hope everyone with half a brain joins me.

When the game was announced, traffic to my BG and BG2 write-ups spiked significantly. I don't doubt there will be an epic-level spike when BG3 goes gold. And also, I'll be commentating on BG3 as well just to milk as many hits as I can.

It would be both.

 

[Goromorg]

Looks worse than Pillars.
Not RTWP.
Some 3D garbage instead of drawn portraits.
Shitty UI.
Terrible armor design.
Larian writing.
Go to the hell, Swen — you fucked this up.

 

[Ontopoly]

Orma what does that bird even mean? I'm not versed in all the codex emoji shit.

 

[Lilura]

You're a sell out Lilura.

Not really. I've already criticized Larian's announcement (their pathetic PR) more than any other commentator has.

If BG3 turns out to be shit, I'll rip it a new asshole. But if it's not shit, I'm not going to say it is. That's dishonest.