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Baldur's Gate Why do YOU hate Baldur's Gate 3?
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catfood
AGAIN
We already have a neutral thread.
https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/the-baldurs-gate-3-neutral-thread.132137/
Please use any existing relevant threads from now on. Thank you.
Dillrodimus Prime
Literate
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Because I've played the D:OS games, or at least as much of them as I was able to stomach.
Drakortha
Liturgist
Where's the "All of the Above" option?
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It's a multiple-choice poll, smartass.
Xeon
Augur
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I hate the location the most about it, kinda wish they went for a different place than Baldur's Gate, that place looked like your most average place in every fantasy game.
I don't particularity like Larian's writing, it feels pretty cringy most times but that can be easily skipped. I am most worried about the gameplay, I enjoy the combat system or whatever for DOS but still I kinda disliked the combat as well in DOS2 and I ended up dropping the game so I hope they don't mess with the combat system too much and add shit no one asked for or complained about and try and fix what isn't broken or whatever.
I don't particularity like Larian's writing, it feels pretty cringy most times but that can be easily skipped. I am most worried about the gameplay, I enjoy the combat system or whatever for DOS but still I kinda disliked the combat as well in DOS2 and I ended up dropping the game so I hope they don't mess with the combat system too much and add shit no one asked for or complained about and try and fix what isn't broken or whatever.
Lambach
Arcane
I don't really hate and will probably play it, but I'm not nearly as hyped as I should be, largely due to "It looks like a D:OS 2 mod".
(and also I hate Belgians)
(and also I hate Belgians)
Is there anything you don't hate? BG3 looks pretty nice imho, despite some cringy writing.
Black_Willow
Arcane
The Jester
Cipher
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Luckmann
Arcane
Other:
It is a shameless cashgrab by people that have no interest whatsoever in the original games. It is not only that it "bears no resemblance to the original games", but that there is literally no connection other than a name. No continuity of development, no continuity of style, no continuity of gameplay. It has no right to the name in any way, and the only reason it is titled """Baldur's Gate""" """3""" is for marketing reasons.
It is utterly shameful, and have shown that Belgians have no honor.
It is a shameless cashgrab by people that have no interest whatsoever in the original games. It is not only that it "bears no resemblance to the original games", but that there is literally no connection other than a name. No continuity of development, no continuity of style, no continuity of gameplay. It has no right to the name in any way, and the only reason it is titled """Baldur's Gate""" """3""" is for marketing reasons.
It is utterly shameful, and have shown that Belgians have no honor.
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KyivAfter12am
Augur
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This franchise is going to be exploited harder than belgian Congo.
Luckmann
Arcane
Decent? Yes, in their own right.
Respected the original? You're fucking high.
Ol' Willy
Arcane
Voted all, as usual.
Gnidrologist
CONDUCTOR
Codex has greatly declined, when there are so many people, who think BG games were some kind of masterpieces that can be spoiled in any meaningful way. Hating belgians is ok tho.
V_K
Arcane
I don't have an opinion on BG3 yet, although I do find it suspicious that they stole the "DnD + verticality" idea from Solasta.
But I absolutely love all the butthurt it's causing here.
But I absolutely love all the butthurt it's causing here.
DraQ
Arcane
It's not a stealable idea from the perspective of anyone who isn't a fucking brainlet, in much the same way as not shitting with your pants on isn't.
That it might seem novel at all only highlights how hopelessly the genre is infested by deeply congenitally defective, the fans and creators alike.
I remember when codex was a relatively smart place, now about 9 in 10 codexers look like they would have problems breathing unassisted.
Yes.
V_K
Arcane
Try not to shit your brains out in outrage, will you? The original BG3 gameplay videos had no hint of verticality. Then Solasta came with a successful kickstarter and got good media coverage on its verticality focus. Et voila - BG3 suddenly has verticality. Call it however you want, but there's no way in hell these things aren't connected.
Hey! I'm not retarded! It's 2020, even if it was made by the same people who worked on BG2 it would be different. Even Siege of Dragonspear which used the same engine, got old voice actors back, had some of the old devs on it, even that was very different from the old games. Suuure, making it a numbered title is totally a dumdum move, it will alienate new players and it doesn't make sense for old grumps like you, but like does that even matter that much to you? You can just delet the 3 from the desktop shortcut and replace it with a subtitle, like "Baldur's Gate: The Return of the Shadowy Darkness of Evil". It's very superficial to judge a game based on its title alone, don't be a jerk like that, ok?
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