Krivol
Magister
Ok, I just finished BG3 (with anti-SJW mods from this thread). It's a good game.
So, while I think it's not as bad as most codexers believe, it's nothing close to the rebirth of the RPG genre and definitely is not saving the AAA segment XD.
What is good?
- battles are just great. Amount of things you can do, throwing enemies, barrels (yeah, I know, still it's quite fun if you do not abuse it), combining spells etc.
- battles are great cos you can build your characters in a fun way - yep, my bardadin killed the Emperor and his dragon in 1 turn...
- reactivity - even if not even close to what I was told - is good, one of the best actually (you know, you can fail here and see consequences of failure somewhere else etc)
- some companions are likeable when they are not trying to put their peepees into your poopoo (Gale, for example, I also liked Karlach).
- Act 3, even if it's a sloppy, dragging piece of shit is actually a boss fight after a boss fight which is great! I already mentioned that fights are cool.
- Rafael's final fight!
What is bad?
- is this a sequel? It has nothing to do with BG1 & 2. And don't start with "BUT JAHEIRA IS HEERE! AND SAREVOK!" So what? They have nothing to do with the main plot and are just a fan service (ok, there is something about Bhaalspawns, but it's not that important and doesn't feel related to previous games in any way)
- UI... for fucks sake, UI and inventory system are outrageous! (you can get used to it, so it's just a grain of salt...)
- some SJWs even with mods are annoying
- this is linear as fuck - yeah, you can explore maps however you like, but those are not even that big and leads you to fixed plot points. It feels like 5-6 maps from BG 1 in a linear progression (with one split), even if I spent 79 hours to finish it. I am not sure if this is a con, as usually open world is a shit idea, but you know, it plays more like JRPG than BG.
- some dungeons are a struggle and boring
- Act 3 - I know I said it's full of cool boss fights, but that's it... Exploring the City was a mind-killing experience.
- the identity of the Emperor is... oh boy... why, Larian? Why?
- I don't know if this is a problem with 5E or Larian, but there are SO MANY broken builds it's just crazy.
- Resting mechanics doesn't help - you can literally sleep after almost every fight... I stopped gathering food somewhere in Act 2 and still ended the game with 2000 supplies! (I tried to not abuse resting, but you only need just 80 food to sleep! FFS!!!!)
- the game is too easy and lacks challenges - when I found the undead dragon I was like - oh my, I will finally put in some sweat! Yeah, he was dead in 1 round! ONE! ROUND!
Hit or miss:
- music... I mean I know 99% of people on the internet would kill me for not saying IT'S THE BEST SOUNDTRACK EVER! but honestly... I don't remember any track, except for two songs with actual singers (Rafael's song, which is overrated and the song of Balduran which is annoying and plays when you are in your hotel room sorting your fucking inventory!) and I can hum 5-6 song from both BG1 and 2
Overall I don't feel I wasted my time with BG3. I am not sure if I want to replay soon, even if I know there are gazillions of undiscovered things. It's a good game, just don't expect anything on par with Fallout. It's much better than anything Ubisoft, EA, Blizzard or Bethpizda gave us in the last few years. That's it, perfect 7.5/10 for me. Totally not worth 250PLN...
So, while I think it's not as bad as most codexers believe, it's nothing close to the rebirth of the RPG genre and definitely is not saving the AAA segment XD.
What is good?
- battles are just great. Amount of things you can do, throwing enemies, barrels (yeah, I know, still it's quite fun if you do not abuse it), combining spells etc.
- battles are great cos you can build your characters in a fun way - yep, my bardadin killed the Emperor and his dragon in 1 turn...
- reactivity - even if not even close to what I was told - is good, one of the best actually (you know, you can fail here and see consequences of failure somewhere else etc)
- some companions are likeable when they are not trying to put their peepees into your poopoo (Gale, for example, I also liked Karlach).
- Act 3, even if it's a sloppy, dragging piece of shit is actually a boss fight after a boss fight which is great! I already mentioned that fights are cool.
- Rafael's final fight!
What is bad?
- is this a sequel? It has nothing to do with BG1 & 2. And don't start with "BUT JAHEIRA IS HEERE! AND SAREVOK!" So what? They have nothing to do with the main plot and are just a fan service (ok, there is something about Bhaalspawns, but it's not that important and doesn't feel related to previous games in any way)
- UI... for fucks sake, UI and inventory system are outrageous! (you can get used to it, so it's just a grain of salt...)
- some SJWs even with mods are annoying
- this is linear as fuck - yeah, you can explore maps however you like, but those are not even that big and leads you to fixed plot points. It feels like 5-6 maps from BG 1 in a linear progression (with one split), even if I spent 79 hours to finish it. I am not sure if this is a con, as usually open world is a shit idea, but you know, it plays more like JRPG than BG.
- some dungeons are a struggle and boring
- Act 3 - I know I said it's full of cool boss fights, but that's it... Exploring the City was a mind-killing experience.
- the identity of the Emperor is... oh boy... why, Larian? Why?
- I don't know if this is a problem with 5E or Larian, but there are SO MANY broken builds it's just crazy.
- Resting mechanics doesn't help - you can literally sleep after almost every fight... I stopped gathering food somewhere in Act 2 and still ended the game with 2000 supplies! (I tried to not abuse resting, but you only need just 80 food to sleep! FFS!!!!)
- the game is too easy and lacks challenges - when I found the undead dragon I was like - oh my, I will finally put in some sweat! Yeah, he was dead in 1 round! ONE! ROUND!
Hit or miss:
- music... I mean I know 99% of people on the internet would kill me for not saying IT'S THE BEST SOUNDTRACK EVER! but honestly... I don't remember any track, except for two songs with actual singers (Rafael's song, which is overrated and the song of Balduran which is annoying and plays when you are in your hotel room sorting your fucking inventory!) and I can hum 5-6 song from both BG1 and 2
Overall I don't feel I wasted my time with BG3. I am not sure if I want to replay soon, even if I know there are gazillions of undiscovered things. It's a good game, just don't expect anything on par with Fallout. It's much better than anything Ubisoft, EA, Blizzard or Bethpizda gave us in the last few years. That's it, perfect 7.5/10 for me. Totally not worth 250PLN...