Yes, this really is a once in a decade kind of game. Crazy it is also a $60 no strings attached, no shops, no passes, no DLC, just one huge and complete game.

@reinforcedpenisstem

11 ай бұрын

Yeah remember that?!

@MaleusMaleficarum

11 ай бұрын

You mean the way games used to be.

@Audiodump

11 ай бұрын

This is what happens when you have a company that produces a game without the chokehold of a massive multinational conglomerate making all the decisions. This studio self made, self funded, and self published the game. They had complete control. Imagine if more studios had that.

@Amaling

11 ай бұрын

Once in a decade for CRPGs maybe. We’re living in the best era of gaming in history as of now. Elden ring released last year and this time Tears of the Kingdom, Street Fighter Six and Baldur’s Gate 3 all released within a few months of each other. Counter Strike and Path of Exile both getting very promising sequel games very soon. And Indie games have been completely popping off for even longer like 5 6 years with masterpieces in their respective genres and focuses like Hollow Knight Celeste Slay the Spire Hades. AAA titles are finally capturing what we thought possible with the current gaming technology, and indie devs have much much greater access to more powerful tools letting them more easily and reliably see through on their visions

@245xanxus

11 ай бұрын

Not sure why y'all pretending this to be a new thing. Few comes in mind tho. Ff16, deadspace 2, ghost of spart etc.

Props to the reviewer for completing it. I'm still at act 1 lol.

@mamba101

11 ай бұрын

I’m still trying to pick a class

@davids2cents594

11 ай бұрын

@@mamba101 lmfao that will be me in a couple weeks

@romeyrome3275

11 ай бұрын

@@mamba101that’s going to be me all next week 😂😖

@ADenson561

11 ай бұрын

119 hours in...im in act 3. i want to restart LMAO this game is addicting asf

@jacobjericho1

11 ай бұрын

On my second playthrough , being legit evil and it's like a whole different experience

Voice Actor for Zanner Toobin here, it’s so stupidly awesome to see how much people are loving the game. BG3 fandom are truly the GOATS! 😊🤟🏾

@ivanberdichevsky5679

10 ай бұрын

Are you serious dude? That's so cool!

@faaizm60

10 ай бұрын

@@ivanberdichevsky5679 yeah dude, also thanks buddy 😊

@ryancoke9301

10 ай бұрын

You're part of an amazing game dude. Thank you for your work!

@ivanexell-uz4mv

10 ай бұрын

Congrats! 🥳

@Arxfatal1

10 ай бұрын

Congrats for blowing up the Steel Watcher Factory in my playthrough!

I'm SO glad for Larian. I've been playing their games for years and always felt they were underrated. They finally get recognition they deserve!

@GuileTGTV

11 ай бұрын

This !

32 hours in. Still creating my character. 10/10

@kpr2

11 ай бұрын

*snortle* Gotta get that look _just_ right, right? 🤣

@BindingOfMe

11 ай бұрын

Down to the pubes@@kpr2

@marvingomez7524

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂... Me too!!

@mattjek828

11 ай бұрын

Lol I’m at 64 hours.

@MrDarkAkari

11 ай бұрын

@@kpr2also gotcha get that build right

Not just the 10/10 score, but the fact that this review was delayed because the reviewer was so invested in the game and insisted to see the ending shows how monumental this game is.

@RichardRietdijk

11 ай бұрын

And adds credibility to the reviewer.

@joebilly3719

11 ай бұрын

or how biased toward western RPGs they are

@Eversoul12

11 ай бұрын

​@@joebilly3719 this doesnt even make sense.

@epicvas1965

11 ай бұрын

​@Eversoul12 check his other comments. He's just baiting for negative reactions

@daexon84

11 ай бұрын

​@@epicvas1965bating with*

Developers nowadays seem to be in despair, cautioning players: "Don't let yourself be spoiled by the quality of Baldur's Gate 3". In today's gaming landscape, games have to be released with bugs, feature microtransactions, and consistently provide less than what was initially promised, and we have to accept it. This situation reminds me of the release of The Witcher 3.

A reviewer who put some serious time into a game. Props IGN

@moookymookerson3229

8 ай бұрын

Facts

@virtuoustreaty2656

8 ай бұрын

sax

@weliveyou

7 ай бұрын

pax

@moookymookerson3229

7 ай бұрын

Max

@ramen.9537

6 ай бұрын

@@moookymookerson3229tax

Kudos to IGN for waiting over 2 weeks to release a review of the game.

@945j

11 ай бұрын

@@doublewhopper67 Review codes went out July 28th the game came out August 3rd that's not weeks before release..

@kailasghum

11 ай бұрын

Yeah this for sure, most of the time on these kind of channels it feels like they rush through or play 20hrs of a 100hr game just to get through it

@jonathanarneson6740

11 ай бұрын

Give them a break! IGN has been too busy playing Baldurs Gate 3 😂

@tatienouorest3358

11 ай бұрын

@@jonathanarneson6740it’s not a diss He is appreciating them taking their time to review the game fully

@kami3449

11 ай бұрын

​@@tatienouorest3358This ^^^

70 hours in and just started act 3. To say its been worth my time is an understatement. This is like showing up to play dnd and your DM has every battle map, mini, a binder of world lore ready to tie into your own backstory, voices every character perfectly, lets you pickpocket the boss because its fun, and tells you they got nowhere to be so you can play for the next four days.

@sokar_rostau

11 ай бұрын

Meanwhile, I'm 70 hours in, on my main playthrough, and have just had a party at camp in Act 1. In my defence, at least 10 hours of that was spent trying new things with Withers.

@Em3r1c4

11 ай бұрын

70 hours is act 1 full completion tbh. 😊

@krampusthestoryteller1416

11 ай бұрын

Tells you something that this game took 6-7 years to make for that to be realized in video game form.

@agentgumby420

11 ай бұрын

Tells you something else when 9000 people took 6 years to make Diablo 4 yet 400 people took 6 years to make BG3@@krampusthestoryteller1416

@SilverBld

11 ай бұрын

Hey man You recommend this game for a newbie like me who never played a CRPG before? And is it beginner friendly?

Take notes. This is NOT a multiplayer shooter, this is NOT a games-as-a-service. This does NOT have microtransactions. It's just a great GAME. Fix yourself, industry, and follow this shining example of what gaming should really be about.

@mullenio4200

2 ай бұрын

The problem is, it won't make nearly as much money as a the latest FC24 so on the eyes of shareholders, this game will be a failure. Many complaints like, EA, Activision etc put profits over everything.

@Accyilne

6 күн бұрын

@@mullenio4200 a failure huh... its not my guy 💀💀 you just too caught up that those games reel in more money

Masterpiece indeed. Can't stop playing it, can't move forward from act 1 so far... Larian Studios are geniuses!

- Defends Baldurs gate and says it should be industry standard - Waits 2 weeks before releasing a review to have time to fully complete the game - Gives 10/10 - Refuses to elaborate This is the best ign's been since they started reviewing bravo.

@jrs2071

11 ай бұрын

he didnt 100% it like he said though now way in only 130 hour he missed a heap

@cloudGGs

11 ай бұрын

These are the same guys that gave it seven out of 10 on the early access review. Funny how they suddenly changed their mind when everyone else gave it high score. It can't have improved that much from early access.

@cianmacleod5701

11 ай бұрын

@@cloudGGsdunno mate, speaking from someone who’s had it since it was released as early access A LOT has changed, they’ve had years of it in early access with player feedback to develop it further.

@cloudGGs

11 ай бұрын

@@cianmacleod5701 The technical issues mean it's a 9 out of 10 at best. Any other game without favoritism would have been scored 9 out of 10 for those issues.

@MyNameIsSalo

11 ай бұрын

@@jrs2071 you can easily 100% it in 130hours, might miss some content due to choices made but you can run every questline to a completion in that time.

The time dilation with this game... it's like the opposite of psychedelics. You think 20 min has gone by, then look at the clock, and it has been hours, and it's now 3am, and you have to be up at 6.

@No.One.30

11 ай бұрын

Im trying to not play during the work week for that very reason 😂.

@snowballandpals

11 ай бұрын

Play this on psychedelics for an even more immersive experience

@ninjapino

11 ай бұрын

Its 3am.....on Wednesday.

@callummaguire5048

11 ай бұрын

And at that point you may as well make a pot of coffee and get 3 more hours in 🤣

@YoungMoneySpain

11 ай бұрын

FACTS

man what's a nostalgic thing to see. BG2 was the revolution at its time and now BG3 is again the REVOLUTION. No one was brave enough to make BG3 because BG2 was such a legend BUT you guys at Larian Studios did and another LEGEND is born. What a masterpiece

no microtransactions for shitty skins and armour. This is a 2023 game with the heart of the golden age of gaming. This is a gem

Honestly IGN, I’ve been impressed with your coverage of this game over the past few weeks, keep it up because we need more respectable voices in the industry

@FrostRare

11 ай бұрын

Totally agree. Promising sign that they aren’t *completely* hijacked by corporate agendas *yet*

@dotdotpointpoint2286

11 ай бұрын

Respectable?? 😂😂 They're rating system is horrible, ign rates alien isolation as mediocre but then make videos how great the levels are ,etc. So respectable 😂😂😂

@leoleo1035

11 ай бұрын

"A truly great game" 6/10 - IGN@@dotdotpointpoint2286

@Chadmlad

11 ай бұрын

@@dotdotpointpoint2286 What do you not understand about these reviews being peoples opinions, and not the opinion of IGN as a whole? If you don't like someone's opinion, turn off the video and watch another review, like this one.

@user-hn3uu3gj2g

11 ай бұрын

Hopefully ones that aren’t from mentally ill gender changers

They gave it a 10

@johnysimps1191

11 ай бұрын

Any less would simply be innacurate

@quirrel1453

11 ай бұрын

Well deserved

@DD69420DD

11 ай бұрын

Rightly so

@theonattrass2207

11 ай бұрын

You dropped this: 👑

@kevinsolomanmcbride139

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏽

Thanks for taking your time with this review!

The reference to dragon age origins is really accurate, we've finally got a worthy successor to that classic of an RPG

@Metalblog666

3 ай бұрын

Yeah but surpassed?

As someone who played Dragon Age Origins so many times as a teen, playing this game feels like meeting a long lost friend and it made me so happy.

@kramcherryp197

11 ай бұрын

To me Baldur’s Gate 3 feels like a fully realized version of DAO

@mattandrews2594

11 ай бұрын

Wtf are you talking about? I've spoken to many people over Discord, and all of them said categorically BG3 is nothing like DA:O.

@alexwallachian7720

11 ай бұрын

​@mattandrews2594 have you played DAO? Yes the fighting is different but the feeling is very much in the same vein

@DeepDimpleDemon

11 ай бұрын

@@mattandrews2594 Plenty of Dragon Age Origins fans (myself included) can easily see a similarity in Baldur's Gate 3. It's a very special RPG feeling that is rare to come by

@mattandrews2594

11 ай бұрын

@@DeepDimpleDemon So...I should've even bother with BG3 then?

I’m 50 years old and started playing on a Atari 2600 and THIS…. THIS right there, is the best game ever done in the history of video games.

@h0laPlaneta

11 ай бұрын

From Adventure to Baldur´s Gate 3, what a journey has it been.

@opethmike

11 ай бұрын

I'm in my mid-40s, and I'm 100% with you

@maksim9612

11 ай бұрын

Then you should give a try to Divinity Original Sin 2, as it's better than BG3

@jase276

11 ай бұрын

Ok, let's not get carried away

@JoshDragRace0688

11 ай бұрын

@@jase276 Carried away how? please name me another game that has the kind of Role play elements where all your decisions actually matter like in Baldurs gate 3? It sets the bar...

Been playing it since pre-release, and me and my friends are still finding moments and outcomes we didn't know were possible.

Great review, love the nod you gave to dragon age origins! One of my fav games and easily comes to mind often while playing bg3

when you leave act2 you will make a camp upon the city border.walk around you can find a place that overlook the city’s night view and the background music will change as you get there，most wholesome gaming experience in recent years❤

@Carnationdoll

11 ай бұрын

"most wholesome gaming experience in recent years" Nah, that's finding Scraps and the owlbear cub cuddling in your camp. brought me to tears.

What a delightful game. I’m 45hs in and haven’t finished act 1 yet… savouring each moment, trusting the dice, not spamming quicksaves and living with my decisions. Amazing how many choices and how they affect the game. 10/10 indeed. To me it is like two of my favourite RPGs, Neverwinter nights 2 and Divinity 2, had a love child: Baldurs Gate 3 .

@martinkoerner7010

11 ай бұрын

You sir understand the meaning of such game. And will be able to replay it a hundred times and still see new things , encounter a different story each time. Kudos.

@focabox5594

11 ай бұрын

Ha! My man appreciates true RPG games, just like me. Also, all of the games you mentioned are great examples of multi-player games! Neverwinter nights 2 is such a beast of a game. Too bad Obsidian now decided to make Avowed solo only...

@misterbin00

11 ай бұрын

Dices are not to be trusted😢

@muaddib9433

11 ай бұрын

How is that possible? 45 hours in and still at act 1?

@helloman3676

11 ай бұрын

@@muaddib9433 and he didn't even reload....sus...

The callout to DA:O is what sold me. I'll jump in then. Cause if that's the company it holds it should be incredible.

@canadian__ninja

11 ай бұрын

There are absolutely moments in the game where you could convince yourself you're playing a remade DA:O. Especially when you're at camp, whether you're setting up to rest for the night or not.

This game is pure excellence! I'm convinced this masterpiece will be studied by many game developers for years to come.

You know a game is well crafted when your camp looks like the area you are in. They literally made so many different camp versions just to match the area you are in so it doesn't break immersion. Larian is a bright light in the dark gaming industry

@TyJay20

11 ай бұрын

One of my favorite things! They really could've had a standard camp but its so much more immersive when every single area is unique!

@CommentingAboutFood

11 ай бұрын

This is actually a recent addition. For a while in early access camp was the same no matter where you were haha.

@buddhajew6259

10 ай бұрын

There’s even two different camps for act 3

@teeman7137

7 ай бұрын

@@buddhajew6259there is way more than 2 and one depend of a choice option

@poptart5242

6 ай бұрын

There’s more than 2, and even a hotel room if you rent it out.

What is crazy about this game as well is how a new game with new characters and classes will have a very different story. Every story arc plays out differently depending on who is in your group. Currently on my second playthrough and it's WAY different than my first.

@zebwiz1900

11 ай бұрын

Yea. It didn't need to have playable origin(companion) characters like every other RPG out there. But they did it anyway.

@JewelsVR

11 ай бұрын

@@zebwiz1900 Nah it's not like other games at all lol. Have you even played the game? The main storyline completely changes depending on who you have in your party. Not different companion missions with the exact same main quest like most games. The story fundamentally changes. Literally no other game like it.

@ad-zh5ot

11 ай бұрын

@@JewelsVR most of this is illusion of choice. the story remains mostly the same (you can boom Gale, but that's a gimmick), and the game has so many endings because there are multiple NPCs you can save or get killed depending on what you do and they show up or they dont, giving many ending combinations. There is a lot of choice in this game but the main story remains the same with only you deciding how it ends. The illusion of choice is shown clearly in the last act with the two villiains and who you "choose" to side up with or not side with either.

@cirescythe

11 ай бұрын

​@@ad-zh5otwow you are incredibly wrong.

@MFDOOOOM

11 ай бұрын

​@@cirescythelol you're naive he's completely right

Just LOVED how the plot kept u guessing for SO long.. so cool

Just like Baldurs Gate 1 and 2 took the RPG genre to a new lever, Baldurs gate 3 does the same. Such an amazing game!!

@Molotov_Milkshake

11 ай бұрын

By being turn-based? urgh, no.

@Syntax_Error_404

11 ай бұрын

@@Molotov_Milkshake no, not by being turn based but by being so incredibly deep regarding lore, characters and attention to detail.

Such an incredibly well made game. It very much deserves a 10 and at the very least a 9.

@YaBoiFetz

11 ай бұрын

Anyone giving less than 10 has to be biased. Even the sometimes clunky camera or little bugs can't touch the 10. Especially when we know that Larian will fix these little issues pretty quick

@TheTakenKing999

11 ай бұрын

Remnant 2 imo is a 9 and re4 remake is a 9 but bg3 is easily a 10 the likes of Elden ring or tw3 or even rdr2 and nier automata

@blablabla5632

11 ай бұрын

​​@@YaBoiFetz Every opinion is biased by definition... If you're out here saying "you cannot give this less than a 10", guess what? That's your bias. By definition. You're biased, like everyone else.

@gerardoalvarado8425

11 ай бұрын

​@@YaBoiFetzThe ending is kinda underwhelming compared to the rest of the game tbh

@spartan_a1176

11 ай бұрын

​@@TheTakenKing999agreed 👍

I'm 35 hours in and feel like I'm still at the very beginning. Checking every crate, reading every book, listening to every possible dialogue option. Making this experience last as long as possible.

@anhluonghoang640

11 ай бұрын

and loot everything to sold for money

@iTrustInTheMusic

11 ай бұрын

Take your time. Discover different possibilities That’s how this is meant to be played

@thedeveIoper

11 ай бұрын

And even after being super thorough, your next playthrough will be completely different. Love this game

@NickHunter

11 ай бұрын

Haha, I'm kinda doing the opposite, sort of coasting through it not turning over every stone to leave more for my inevitable 2nd playthrough :D

@vn_loc7316

11 ай бұрын

Better hurry up. Starfield is releasing soon. 😂

Such an interesting, comprehensive review. Thank you. I'm glad that Dan, seemingly, did not force you to finish this review by some unrealistic deadline.

So many salty butthurt Spider-boys crying😂 👇

@eqrmn3934

7 ай бұрын

ah yes Im going to use their salty tears to season my meal

@leylintempest1714

7 ай бұрын

@@eqrmn3934save some for me

@Mohgenstein

7 ай бұрын

Didn’t win a single award as should be, safe and generic open world game

@Razgriz_01

7 ай бұрын

@@Mohgenstein An Arkham clone with the only thing going for is a fun traversal system. Even then, that swinging mechanic is inferior to the ps2-era spider-man games. Plus the Arkham games still plays better than the Spider-man games.

Started a second playthrough and it’s wildly different. 10/10 100%

63 hours in. First play through. Act 2 first quest. Can't wait to wake up and continue my adventure!

@archie7288

11 ай бұрын

Is this better than divinity original sin 2?

@xiinVenTor

11 ай бұрын

@@archie7288 100% brother. Go get it

@lukefrederiks5906

11 ай бұрын

@@archie7288Yes

@phant0m698

11 ай бұрын

@@archie7288 yes, it indeed is

@sobsag

11 ай бұрын

You are not even done so you can't say that. Delusional fanboy@@phant0m698

Larian Studio has done it again. First with the divinity series. Now, Baldur Gate. Kind of weird to say that a perfect 10/10 is a justified score for this game in my opinion. It is literally a CRPG player's dream come true.

I've been playing with my buddy and we've been thoroughly enjoying it. Great pure fantasy adventure with tactical turn based strategy

A genuine masterpiece. So happy to have discovered Divinity Original Sin 2 five years ago - only to see Larian Studios elevate their craft to such amazing heights.

@flataffect

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely. You can really tell how passionate they are

@iTrustInTheMusic

11 ай бұрын

To be it feels like a fully realized DOS2. That game was just missing the story and voice acting this one had. Combat wise divinity might actually be better

@georgemorley1029

11 ай бұрын

@@iTrustInTheMusicyes! Couldn’t agree more. DOS2 just lacked something for me. This has everything. The rolls, the acting, the cinematic, the immersion, the pacing, welcoming interface, everything is much better comparatively.

@cirescythe

11 ай бұрын

​@@georgemorley1029i was surprised how well they handle the skillchecks. Failing does not lock you out of content but it alters your path in huge ways. So you have the tension of the rolls, tactics when it comes to tilting odds in your favor and dont have to be afraid to miss half of the game due to bad luck.

@homelander2243

11 ай бұрын

Don’t get use to it 😂 other devs are crying over the “unrealistic standards” of this game. Aka blizzard

There’s only one score you can give this game really 👍 we don’t get games of this quality very often.

@spartacus18954

11 ай бұрын

bro... not a freaking microtransaction in sight. GAME OF THE CENTURY RIGHT HERE!

@Rzepik

11 ай бұрын

Sorry, but act 3 is not finished and some aspects of writing are just atrocious. It really drags down the game.

@AdmiralFloof

11 ай бұрын

@@Rzepik yeah if we go through the datamined stuff it's pretty obvious they cut a lot of the stuff in Act 3. Especially Upper City.

@itsgonnabeokay9341

11 ай бұрын

@@spartacus18954 game of the century is a big reach imo

@cirescythe

11 ай бұрын

​@@Rzepikact3 is completely fine. Loads of content. A bit more buggy than act 1 though. Other than that its amazing.

This game is an absolute masterpiece. This is like the holy grail among all single players pc games of today.

this was such a well thought out review.

Just started Act 2, 40 hours in. Have loved every second. 10/10.

@xdeep613

11 ай бұрын

Same taking my time exploring

It's experience is nearly the same as a table top game of D&D with the sheer amount of options to do, and branching storylines, with a few house-rules from Larian. It is THE Roleplaying videogame.

The comparison with DA:O is what really got me. Looking forward to playing BG3

Anybody else here after the game awards?

Starting my second playthrough tonight, this game is a 10/10

@GamjaField

11 ай бұрын

Same here. BG3 is the only game made me try 2nd playthrough in 10 years.

Game of the decade. You truly feel like the stars aligned with this game.

@markmower6507

11 ай бұрын

Especially since we may have to wait another Decade for The Elder Scrolls 6 to come out! Hahahahahahahaha 😂!!!

@archie7288

11 ай бұрын

Is this better than divinity original sin 2?

@saltycrow2924

11 ай бұрын

yes. Which is saying something considering how amazing Div 2 was@@archie7288

@nredsa

11 ай бұрын

that is so true. D&D tabletop is huge right now, Larian has proved themselves at being able to create amazing CRPG's, and the fact that Baudler's Gate has the name recognition that it has. It is the perfect storm in gaming.

@rostovolt

11 ай бұрын

​@@archie7288IMHO yes better in any way... it's like they improve in every aspect, maybe except the story but it's personal prefrence.

Best game I've played since Dragon Age Origins.

I've never played a Baldur's Gate game before but I'm just happy that this game is really well liked and well crafted.

@fahadking5553

8 ай бұрын

Gonna get this soon, this looks like a masterpiece

Most complete game out of the box since the early 2000s. What a shame how far the game industry has fallen. Much praise for Larian on showing other companies,l that it can still be done!

@statesminds

11 ай бұрын

Except there is no box 😢

@alex8480

11 ай бұрын

Definitely agree that the bigger companies have gotten lazier, but games are also orders of magnitudes bigger than they used to be, so there are always going to be more bugs, because they are so much more difficult to detect.

@Y0UT0PIA

11 ай бұрын

Well, there's plenty of indie games that hold themselves to the standard of 'don't release it till it's finished'. It's just the AAA industry that has adopted all kinds of slimy business practices.

@SeregaOrgan

11 ай бұрын

Complete? Game is raw af. The only playable act for now is 1 and half of second

@yin3229

11 ай бұрын

Uh DS3, Elden Ring, Sekiro, Bloodborne, GTA 5, TW3, Doom eternal, Skyrim, New Vegas, indie games like Hollow Knight, terraria etc. You are just objectively lying for no reason, BG3 is a great game but people have got dementia for not realising we have been getting great games for the past 10 years, you just need to use your eyes and not be blinded by hatred.

Larian Studios deserves all of the praise they are getting! The game is a masterpiece!

Thanks to Larian Studios for "Divinity Original Sin 2" and now "Baldurs Gate 3". Both are Masterpieces! :)

GOT Winner 2023 !! Congrats ! 🥰

2023 should be awarded as the best year of gaming with the amount of 10/10 games coming out.

@ezpz4659

11 ай бұрын

LOL, that's a joke right?

@yadielrosado8012

11 ай бұрын

D4.....

@rossedwardmiller

11 ай бұрын

1998 Look it up

@YaBoiFetz

11 ай бұрын

​@@rossedwardmiller1997 and 1998 were the greatest years for gaming and movies

@fightnight14

11 ай бұрын

Which games? 😂 Edit: this question is for the original comment. Not the one above. Do people know how @ works??

This game is incredible and it deserves all the success it will gain. Other game developers should be worried, THIS is the new standard we should expect as a consumer!

@crini413

11 ай бұрын

Divinity original sin 2 is the standard. Before that it was Divinity original sin 1. Larian just kills it constantly

@REIDiculous64

11 ай бұрын

Just expect 10 years before each game but other than that great!

@christopherdettlaff2246

11 ай бұрын

If by "new" you mean "the way games used to be" then sure. Okay.

@gospelofrye6881

11 ай бұрын

@@christopherdettlaff2246 Which game are you thinking of?

@RG32822

11 ай бұрын

Developers will start making games like this when consumers stop buying the bad games. But gamers love to buy bad games. Diablo Immortal made $500 Million. Seems gamers like bad games.

After the first 20 hours, I'm simply stunned. They've managed to take everything that I've loved about D&D, and distilled it into a video game.

Great review, glad to see outlets taking the time to smell the roses rather than rush rush rush to be first. Kudos and very informative, this game is indeed one for the books 😁

careful, AAA devs are going to cry again after the review.

Larian deserves all the praise. Fingers crossed that the PS5 version will perform well.

Dragon age origins .... my fave game is the only comparison I'm hearing and that makes me smile

This game completely blew my mind. It is in my top 5 all time games list of all time

REALLY ONE OF THE BEST reviews to come out of IGN in recent memory. Thanks for taking the time.

This is the best Game I've played in 10 years at least

@archie7288

11 ай бұрын

Is this better than divinity original sin 2?

@TheMaxteria

11 ай бұрын

​@@archie7288it is all that you've loved about DOS2, but on overdrive really

This is what games should be

Let's see, my gaming group meets once a week and plays for 2 hours. 52 weeks in a year. This should take us a little over a year to play. Brings new meaning to game of the year.

It’s like people forgot about Divinity Original Sin 2. That game had some unbelievable openness in its story and gameplay.

@Frantisek_Bobisud

11 ай бұрын

Divinity original sin 2 on release was like a Bethesda game, buggy mess and often unable to finish because of bugs. Now, it is great. And BG 3 on release is great, that's a big difference between Divinity original sin 2 and BG 3. So people didn't forget about Divinity, they just played it when it was released and because of it, it's written in gaming history as an average game even though, now it is in a state of masterpiece.

@Cheesefist

11 ай бұрын

@@Frantisek_Bobisud you… you realize that this game has been in early access’s for 3+ years right? Released in the exact same state as DOS2 was. Educate before you say anything

@Frantisek_Bobisud

11 ай бұрын

@@Cheesefist You realize that divinity original sin 2 was also in early access for one year? educate before you say anything.

@davidkanizsai9914

11 ай бұрын

@@Cheesefist Early access is early access. It is not a finished product. Many people do not play with Early access titles, because they want to experience the finished product, but they do buy the game when it comes out of Early access, and that is the state they judge the game.

The fact that 12 years later new high-budget games are still being compared to Skryim shows just how revolutionary that game was

@TEFFTPATTERN

11 ай бұрын

Also for as much as we all love to clown on Todd/BGS, no game developer has even attempted to create their own elder scrolls style RPG, until Avowed and we don’t know how that will turn out yet

@greenneck5396

11 ай бұрын

⁠@@TEFFTPATTERNeven Todd Howard hasn’t bothered to try it at that level again. Just keeps reselling slightly different versions of it 😂

@shaihuludthemaker

11 ай бұрын

Skyrim was so ridiculously repetitive. Also basically Oblivion with better graphics. It was a fun game but revolutionary?

@felathar1985

11 ай бұрын

@@shaihuludthemaker well it was at the time.

@Youzan808

10 ай бұрын

Skyrim>Baldur Gate fodder

Great review, keep this man doing all games❤❤

Gamers have been crapped on for so long, 2023 has been an absolute great year for gaming in general.

just finished... I'm sad. so I'm doing a 2nd playthrough. I'm no longer sad

Larian needs to make kotor 3.

@spawn9129

11 ай бұрын

That would be a dream come true

@Nickulator

11 ай бұрын

Swtor exists which means kotor 3 will never happen unfortunately. According to the devs, it already happened in swtor, along with kotor 4, 5, 6 etc.

@hectorandresvaldovinosroja3704

11 ай бұрын

Dios te oiga 😢

@RG32822

11 ай бұрын

Lucas Arts would probably let them do it. Lucas Arts likes to pretend KoTor2 doesn't exist because it's not "star wars-y" enough. They want something that's more safe, more generic, and not as experimental.

@Alessandro90933

11 ай бұрын

Or vampire bloodlines 2

Worthy game for the perfect 10. An absolute GOTY contender.

Not my type of game but cool

@kriuw

8 ай бұрын

Bg3 is boring

@Jsheesh

5 ай бұрын

The turned based combat immediately turned me off

Larian Studios not the Hero we deserved, but the Dungeon Master we needed !

90 hours in and im finally at Baldur's Gate's uh gate.

@HowlFromBeyond

11 ай бұрын

Which is actually called Baldur's Gate.

@TheGrandpaLore

11 ай бұрын

@@HowlFromBeyond 😅

They made choice truly matter. I'm constantly surprised how events in one act can lead into casual conversation during a romance cut an act later. It feels so natural

Larian Studios is what Bioware could've been had they not sold out to EA. Sorry Bioware, but there's a new king in town.

I'm from South Africa and my old high school friend works at Larian Studios. I'm so proud of him.

@loganyeo9758

6 ай бұрын

Probably nerf countess idk

Dragon age origins is one of my favourite games of all time

Thanks for the review. Lookint forward to giving this game a go

The game is a Nat 20.

@seanmcquade8610

10 ай бұрын

💯

@ivanberdichevsky5679

10 ай бұрын

Right on

@van_arkride

10 ай бұрын

Critical success!

Surely game a GOTY award will fall short of the accolades this game desserves. In awe of this game and the path tjat it takes you on.

Loving it!! Brilliant game, but sad that many reviewers aren’t crediting Larian’s work on the DOS games enough. DOS2 was extraordinary and influenced so many aspects of BG3! Right, now that’s off my chest, time to spend another 24 hours in the Wilderness lol.

@christiansanchez7448

11 ай бұрын

if it wasnt for dos2 they would not have gotten the greenlight for baldurs gate, they had tried before and were told no

@beveon

11 ай бұрын

@@christiansanchez7448 That’s right yeah!

Wow. Nail on the head. Great takes here. This praise is well warranted for the folks at Larian who put their heart and soul into this game. 🙌

Bro I'm not even into turn based RPG at all but this one is fantastic. Legit one of the best games I've played in recent years.

Its actually so amazing, my friend is doing his own play through and then doing one with me and he’s getting a completely different experience and dialogue. Its so interesting and shows your actions really do change the story.

Damn this year is busted. RE4 remake, deadspace remake, hi-firush, street fighter 6, tears of the kingdom, amnesia the bunker, baldur's gate 3, blasphemous 2, armored core 6, mortal Kombat 1, double dragon, spider man 2. Man such a crazy variety of games and all are absolutely breathtaking.

@lukepent9990

11 ай бұрын

Starfield and Hogwarts Legacy?

@Aldiggy2000

11 ай бұрын

One of the best years in gaming memory.

@Mohgenstein

11 ай бұрын

@@lukepent9990Ubisoft Legacy is one of the open world games of all time.

@jase276

11 ай бұрын

You really gonna ignore Bomb rush Cyberfunk and the new Mario game

@Notorious224

11 ай бұрын

Diablo 4

Remember when you needed just an imagination to play DandD. It’s going to get loads of new people into the game which is a great thing. Such a fun game to play with friends. Finally a modern game that does justice to wizards of the coasts ruleset

Never played an RPG, never played D&D, and yet, I’m absolutely loving this game. The Nightsong sequence alone had a powerful impact on me, and I’ll never forget it.

Must play for RPG fans!

@big.gib.4L

11 ай бұрын

Is it okay coming into this as someone who's never played DnD or a crpg like me?

@hobo3680

11 ай бұрын

@@big.gib.4Lyes put time into this game you won’t regret it.

@markmower6507

11 ай бұрын

@@big.gib.4L You have never played Dungeons and Dragons Or CRPG's ?! What Planet are you from and Or how old are you?! Hahahahahahahaha 😂!!! Ohh and the Answer is Definitely Check It Out!!!

@_Cetarial

11 ай бұрын

A must play for fans of turn based RPGs.

@erxs

11 ай бұрын

@@_Cetariali'm not a fan of turn based games and bg3 easily became my favourite game of all time

This game is indeed something else. Awesome review

A successor that surpasses DAO - You could’ve opened with that and I’d be sold. Brilliant review! Thank you.

Great review! Thank you!

100 coins to respec is a godsend.

I'm blessed to have played two Masterpiece rated games this year and even more to the point : They are truly Masterpieces! Elden Ring Baldur's Gate 3

@TheBlueGoldenHawk

11 ай бұрын

You should also try Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It's also incredible

@smallwaffles2337

11 ай бұрын

Yeah and we have Armored Core, from softworks next game coming out in like a week

@Nechrome9

11 ай бұрын

​@@TheBlueGoldenHawk😂

@iTrustInTheMusic

11 ай бұрын

@@smallwaffles2337meh. Mech games don’t intrigue me. Idk anyone that’s thoroughly enjoyed an armored core game.. but now that Elden ring is a thing people are hyped

@bonefacy

11 ай бұрын

One is turn-based (not everyone's cup of tea, really), another one is a damn difficult souls-like experience without any actual proper storytelling. Witcher 3 remains golden standard of RPGs to me. Especially with the 4.0 patch. :)

My fighter carries a flaming sword and never sheath it on his back cause it's on fire... Immersion 500/100

gladto see a reference to Dragons age origins , one of my favourite games of all time. Happy to see that this is some kind of successor.