Baldur’s Gate 3: Returning to the city after 20 years | D&D

[@valor2746]

So much faith in Larian Studios. Beautiful work. DOS:2 was incredible

[@j.d.4697]

Yeah well, so was The Witcher....

[@purefoldnz3070]

this is going to make DOS look like a joke.

[@EMPAYDEE]

@@j.d.4697cyberpunk was rushed and right now is still a good game. This was delayed massively

[@NiteRacer]

this comment aged well

[@kibaamadeus9511]

I honestly love these creators as people. Would invite all of them to my apocalypse bunker.

[@lolitaras22]

Be careful with the rations...

[@Robertmaus]

I would too, although i would secretly also hope for BG4 sometime in the apocalypse.

[@manolako]

It would be more fun to be in the bunker with this people playing and playing dungeons and dragons

[@actondon6573]

where is your bunker

[@MortSalazar]

"The thing i was the most scared of turned out the thing i am the most proud of." Swen is an absolute treasure.

[@kredik5796]

"The thing that I was the most afraid of turned out to be the thing I'm the most proud of". A wise statement filled with so much truth and motivation.

[@tahunuva4254]

Is that the bear fucker A humbling story about a furry unlocking his true passion

[@ssalamander2134]

"He asked 'why can't it all just be one thing'. That was an *interesting* day."

[@MyNameIsBucket]

POV: you're a low-level programmer invited to a design meeting and you have to listen to everyone's pie-in-the-sky ideas, feeling the next 4 years of your life crumble into dust

[@costanzafaust]

One of my favorite memories from the old games was just running around the city docks with my pseudodragon familiar, chasing down dock rats for the heck of it. Hope I can re-create that moment again.

[@binxmaster]

Novigrad was a standard for video game cities in an open world map. And I love that the standard is upheld in the city of Baldur's Gate

[@phugindomas]

Upheld? It's shattered, Baldurs gate crushed that standard

[@ramireza6904]

Athkatla from Baldurs Gate 2 is it for me!

[@phugindomas]

@michasmarzewski3670 didn't, after panel we do. Shattered.

[@phugindomas]

@michasmarzewski3670 seems like you want to go out of your way to be jaded on it. Do that on your lonesome please. Looked fantastic to me, map looks good, it's lively and large with incredible attention to detail.

[@phugindomas]

@michasmarzewski3670 if you think bg3 looks like dos2 then I've nothing else to say, no point in detailing the color of the sky to a blind man.

[@marconeves1979]

This game will mark the gold standard for classic crpgs for the next decade.

[@sillyking1991]

assuming it lives up to the hype.

[@steamcontrolled3665]

It probably won't

[@briangiese2628]

The company has made good games, but overhyping a game is a dangerous thing to do.

[@chipsalom]

@@sillyking1991 most of the hype is coming from players who have had the pre release for a couple years now and played up through other 5 on several different classes as they've tuned and polished things. If they maintain the quality they have shown in that tiny piece of the game, it'll live up to it. It's really, really good. It is worthy of being a Baldur's Gate game already.

[@sillyking1991]

@@chipsalom im not the one saying that i doubt it'll live up to the hype. i just pointed out that saying it *will* mark the gold standard for classic crpgs is a bit premature since its not even out yet.

[@chipsalom]

I've played up as far as you can in pre release several times now. I'm so ready for launch!!! Can't wait!

[@Lurklen]

How much of the game is left after the prerelease content?

[@Rex1987]

@@Lurklen the early access version is act 1 of the game. And there is 3 act in total. So thats at least 2 more acts to explore once the game hit 1.0 in the end of August.

[@innocentg3674]

@@Rex1987 Also apparently early access is only half of Act 1. So once 1.0 hits you get all of act 1 and the remaining acts.

[@Lurklen]

@@Rex1987 Cool, thanks for the info!

[@Mile2357]

​@@Lurklen early access is not whole Act1, only part of Act1

[@duncanwallace7760]

I played the originals for so many months. This looks amazing!

[@Mesterlock]

It has the potential to be the best RPG game ever been made, in a first time triple A crpg, the sheer amount of money that been put to it, the love, passion and dedication of almost 6 years in development, will truly be amazing to see how it all unravel on august 31st. I already have played 100 hours in early access and i have pretty much got my money's worth per time and enjoyment even though its only act 1, and unfinished one at that, so getting more of bg3 will be pretty much the icing on the cake with cherries on top and glazing chocolate all over it.

[@azrael1885]

Chills and goosebumps. Completely blown away. To be honest, I already love the game as it is but to know that was just entree and here comes the main. Let me loosen a few notches on the belt ...

[@damienspectre4231]

that ending music - had my nostalgic - for RIVELLON

[@spacegerrit9499]

Planned my holiday. Baldurs gate and Starfield in the same week: awesome.

[@GamerayVideos]

Larian is saving D&D!

[@reallybadgamer6045]

So glad I was able to play this game through early access! This game is like no other I e ever played.

[@CarnaghSidhe]

Such graphic detail and fidelity, and yet, your two-handed greatsword is still stuck to your back like a fridge magnet.

[@Traitorman..Proverbs26.11]

Always possible to point at something that is “just right”. If you happily accept an Eye Monster floating in mid air, what’s to stop you from ignoring the magnet effect?

[@orbit1894]

​​​@@Traitorman..Proverbs26.11because you expect fantastical monsters to fly, and swords to be put in their scabbard on your hip not fly on your back. Dummy.

[@Mile2357]

As good as city looks it was still the biggest disappointment. You can only visit Lower City. No Outer city, no Upper city. Only Wyrm's rock/Rivington and Lower city. When you approach the entrance to Upper city you are told how you are not ready so you expect to go there eventually but no, you never get to go to Upper city. And this is not just issue because I wanted to go to upper city, but it is obvious how initially you were able to visit it but the content was cut. Gortash sits in Wyrms rock, even after he was crowned as Archduke, Cazador's palace entrance makes no sense, you have to go through some random walls to go to its entrance, when you can see that it is part of Upper city. Ethel mentions farm North of BG which is Blackgate, and you never go there either .. these are just some examples. I hope we get access to cut content eventually. Make it DLC if needed but expand of ACT 3 cause it was weakest part by far.

[@Praetoreon]

Absolutely cannot wait. Star Field is exciting to be sure but Baldur’s Gate 3 is almost 100% guaranteed to be fantastic. My most anticipated game of 2023.

[@GuyLogen]

Larian has not missed since Divinity OS1. They could have gone the CDPR route, but I feel like the way the develop games (by releasing alpha builds and early access builds for people to play and give feedback on), makes it so that when they do a full release, the game will always end up being GOOD albeit, the initial "HYPE" factor might not be as big as a surprise release.

[@KnicKnac]

Was that a certain celestial elephant from a certain module? Wonder if you can join the Flaming Fists?

[@Castlattice]

I thought that was Lulu!

[@karatekoala4270]

Same thought!

[@hoid9407]

So they've confirmed that Descent is kind of an unofficial prequel. I'm sure that was Lulu. You can find out about the recent happenings in Elturel pretty early in the game

[@Cormano980]

Sebulba

[@KnicKnac]

@@hoid9407 Currently playing in a Avernus campaign. So it was adorable to see Lulu in her adorable form

[@TheBartianObserver]

Swen Vincke without his armour on seems almost… naked 😬⚔️😉

[@OnyxIdol]

It's pretty hard to get me excited these days but I do feel a tinge of hype for this game.

[@dndhydrate]

"Keepin it together Bree?"

[@sebastianosuch273]

Let’s see. Halibut, tomato, sheep’s cheese…

[@GamingLikeMad]

Just arrived in the city and I must say I was blown away by the amount of content and detail. Very impressive work

[@nickh3205]

It would be nice to get a mini monster manual for the unique creatures and enemies that are in the game for the table top game

[@chand911]

So.. like the monster manual... They are all in there.

[@nickh3205]

@@chand911 not all the creatures in Baldur’s gate 3 are in the Monster manual, nor in the volo’s and mordenkainen books as well, like those constructs in the trailer those aren’t iron golems but probably Gondsmen

[@mrcvtz]

I'm pretty confident that with the game out there we'll be getting more products inspired or derived from it, since Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus was actually an introductory campaign to Baldur's Gate 3.

[@meat-hook]

I went to class dead tired quite a few times because I stayed up too late playing the first BG. Can't wait to pause this when I realize I have to be at work in ten minutes.

[@dracosummoner]

That was beautiful. I haven't played Early Access, but I love when RPGs put heart and thought into their city designs. I know of too many modern examples from a large variety of studios where crowds exist for no other purpose except to fill space and can't be interacted with in any meaningful way. Divinity: Original Sin II did feel like it had a whole bunch of side plots going on in the various cities and settlements, which was welcome to see even if a lot of those plots didn't in turn lead to quests. I can think of too many RPGs where cities only lead me to ask three questions: * Where can I heal? (And in a lot of RPGs where healing is easy or automatic when out of combat, this is a moot point) * Where can I get new equipment or skills? (One thing I really liked about Divinity: Original Sin II is that there are so many ways to learn new skills beyond just buying them from merchants) * Where can I find new quests? I've known too many RPG cities where I've only wanted to get what I came for and get out, but what you all have made here really looks like something special.

[@MauricioVives]

0:44 Boat is not fittin' under that bridge!

[@JeffreyGuevin]

I noticed that...this looks amazing, but I would have liked to see five more seconds of that situation unfolding.

[@John-ql7ng]

They put their heart in it.

[@stephanmarcouxdrums4877]

This intense D&D feel with the ROLLING DICE + Bonus is extremely clever, addictive, fun! This adventure is already something without the Baldur's Gate open. I wasn't aware of anything before trying this game, rank #2 on Steam right now on the sale stats, full price and not even full release. Let me tell you this, this game is a lot of pleasure, a deep feeling of pleasure I didn't feel since Skyrim release in 2011. I mean come on, it does start the best way possible with a deep character creation that will matter, since the camera angle in the game is always in your face with every discussion, and also extremely fun to put the camera where ever I want while I'm playing. I'm hard to impressed, but I'm with those beautiful character, voice acting, lips sync, even emotion on the damn face of everyone and it looks very convincing! My God, forgetting time and not caring about other important stuff, that's how good this game is to me. If you are around 40 years old like me, this is a no brainer, buy this game, RIGHT NOW!

[@johng479]

I’ve never heard of this series but this looks fantastic! Will be watching closely

[@AryaSanchari]

The first Baldur’s Gate was released in December of 1998. The second in 2000. Us old guys remember this series very fondly.

[@talemire258]

I feel like we're getting closer and closer to a potential fully-fledged, persistent, open-world D&D MMORPG.

[@theshrikeer]

This is basically it! It's soooo close to a real d&d game. Heck probably better than the campaigns I make lmao. I was playing ea and as a dm it was blowing me away

[@jessed9145]

With AI now, the sky is the limit. The mods that will eventually come out for this will be insane I think.

[@taan1424]

Oh g-d, plese no. MMORPGs are the worst kind of RPGs. The good RPGs work, agong other things, because you can see the impact of the world and be The Hero, even on the small scale. There is simply no way to achive that in a MMORPG. Not to mention, there already was an experiment in DnD MMORPGs, Neverwinted. And it wasnt very good. Co-op, on the other hand, may be quite good. Especially if you add ability to create mods and custom scenarios. Basically, you get an automatic GM and can have a full on adventure.

[@Snarfsnarf167]

DOS I, DOS II, and soon Baldurs Gate III. Huge fan of Larian, can't wait!

[@ellis2888]

Thank you Larian for waking up the kid in me.I loss my passion for games in general across the years because not many games really give makes me love gaming like this one.

[@roninhare9615]

I know I haven’t played it yet, but it honestly screams multi expansion title imo! New campaigns to take your character to higher levels then the base game offers. I’d say 2 to get it to the level 20 cap stone. Each one could introduce new subclasses and races, to name a a few, followed by amazing stories that can all be retold.(replayed)

[@coolroxas]

well if DOS2 was any indicator. there may be a Dm mode for us to run games later

[@logicalChimp]

Doesn't even need to raise the level cap... adventures that require brains rather than (just) brawn work at almost any level :p

[@Don_Francisco124]

Looking forward to returning to Baldur's Gate, loved BG1 and BG2 back in the day

[@janosriippa]

Come on... the Bridge District clearly visible @2:49. Just awesome!

[@superscott165]

This is really awesome. Great job Larian.

[@sakarakit5835]

This Dev studio actually does the D&D franchise justice, unlike many others...

[@stephanmarcouxdrums4877]

You are so right, I couldn't care less about doing Trillion damage in some ridicule game, if the number just feel endless and meaningless. In D&D, every +1 is meaningful, and this feeling of playing D&D again with those Rolling Dices is extremely clever. The simple action of creating a new character is a lot of fun in Baldur's Gate 3 and the mature content does make this adventure more inviting then ever!!

[@holden426]

This trailer right here is what finally convinced me to buy the game.

[@axiomvicarious]

You know it's in good hands when you see Lawrence Schick. NICE!

[@CufflinksAndChuckles]

Baldur’s Gate 3 is so good a game that we’ll have to curb our expectations for the 4th game that likely another studio will make.

[@Robisme]

“You must gather your party before venturing….” - FIRED!

[@voidleech3465]

love how whoever’s playing just tossed a fireball into a crowd and it directly hit a child hahaha

[@logicalChimp]

Child... or adult halfling?

[@voidleech3465]

@@logicalChimp ahhh yes, i spaced on halflings. oops.

[@gsimon123]

Baldur's Gate and Starfield within a month is the best high caliber gaming in years.

[@tawilk]

hopefully you get to experience the city for more than just a part of one act. it better not be like DOS2 where you're pushed to new areas in every act.

[@leopard2690]

Based on this Trailer baldurs gate will be the final act.

[@Krovos_]

​@@leopard2690 Baldur's Gate is Act 2.

[@tawilk]

@@leopard2690 still doesn't change the possibility that you're going to be pushed from the city eventually. biggest issue with DOS2, you learn to do EVERYTHING in the act before moving forward because you'll never see it again.

[@DarksideGmss0513]

​@@tawilkIn the original games you were kicked out of the city at one point you can go back but the guards are constantly chasing you.

[@tawilk]

@@DarksideGmss0513 pushed as in 'inaccessible'. Larian has a formula for go to this area for this act. move to this new area for this next act. prior act area is now completely inaccessible to you. rinse, repeat.

[@randallmarcum9998]

Not to be a detractor here but in canon Baldur’s Gate is a grey foggy grim mildewy wet from constant rain cesspool of standoffish sailors, corrupt upper class, criminals, and those who are some mix of all three this place looks really bright and cosmopolitan in comparison looks much more like waterdeep to me with constructs walking around haven’t played the game so let me know if I’m way off base

[@bewee]

I can't wait to make it to the city. You can't get there during act 1, so how deep in will it be I wonder? I'm so pumped for August.

[@Vulecro529]

Best studio ever

[@harijaja]

Right now I don't have money, but on god that I'll buy this game eve if it flunks just because of the passion and work this guys are pouring it, and also to keep the AAA companies in check.

[@farmsalot1233]

The EA on pc is awesome. I don't think it'll flop. Worse case scenario is if the back half of the game is buggy like dos2. Example of complexity (no spoilers) I got 4 diffrent reactions with 3 different outcomes from 1 character in the first 20 minutes of the game.

[@FineUser]

Good news, it didn't flop

[@licentiaplaythrough7663]

i was going to buy this game when it first released on early access.. but held off, and i am very glad i did as it was hard. I am so happy i am waiting for the completed product and full release as then i can enjoy the game in its full form like the artist would expect people to do. Another reason is i did not want to be burn out on playing part of the game and not have the desire to carry it on.... I will get the game as soon as its fully released as i know it will be worth the wait....

[@theshrikeer]

After playing EA just looking at the city makes my jaw drop all the potential possibilities

[@OrichalcumHammer]

2:28 Dumbo(Jumbo Jr) the Flying Elephant DnD-fied (Hollyphant).

[@Motavian]

@2:03 Emirikol the chaotic \m/

[@redemption101caleb]

Oh. Oh damn. Okay yes please I am so ready for this.

[@ОлексійСацердотов]

Waiting for release! I'm almost get crazy!)))

[@Niberspace]

but why no shadows? look at 1:49 for example, the floor of that entire roofed building looks like it was out in plain sun. I just can't get over this lack of AO unfortunately.

[@twoinfla]

You must gather your party before venturing forth.

[@VinxTerranova]

Lawrence Schick leaves the Elder Scrolls Loremaster role and becomes Expert Writer for Dungeons and Dragons. Amazing lol

[@Chr0mePisto1a]

That flying elephant reminds me of Sebulba.

[@TheMeiravital]

thank you, take your time to make this game as good as it can be!

[@bahisci10]

I wonder if we see the places from BG1. And it would be fantastic if we could go to Athkatla for a side trip..

[@AleksandreMzhavia]

I can't believe we got BGIII and it's... Great!

[@BossXAOC]

oh man and than the half of the city got cut out and we never saw the upper city ... very dissappointing

[@devonmarr9872]

Ya. But if they never said this it would be amazing still. While it is weaker than the rest of the game I still find the city massive

[@lukefrederiks5906]

1:55

[@BrodieCoad]

I'm just hoping for the Elf Song Tavern. That's all I wanna see.

[@Venslor]

I would be shocked if it wasn't included. In EA you have the option to direct some folks to a tavern, and that is one of the options. I 100% expect to see them there when I arrive in the City.

[@CrimKazanawa]

I think we got a quick glimpse of it. In the old Dark Alliance game the Elf Song famously had a beholder mounted above the fireplace, and you can see the beholder tied to a wall with a menu behind it at 1:18..

[@4neurismo]

I loooooooooooooooooooooooooooove this game, love it soo much, but i hope that we can get a definitive edition with the Upper city and avernus.

[@Leonion6]

2:29 - Watto, is that you?

[@billjackson1200]

Another great video and larian studios Keep up the great work that you are doing,and I can't wait to get my hands on the game,I have been playing D&D sense the 70 dees,and I have been a DM just about that long,and you s fantastic job on the game

[@nephicus339]

Just bought BG 1 and 2 Enhanced Editions; hoping to finish them both before the official BG 3 release. 20 years, really? Already?

[@mistamichal]

Nice. I already have them but I'm going to try and play through them both again before release. And, I know right - 20 years! I feel old.

[@AKABoondock19]

teaming with larian: critical success

[@duaneclark7108]

This looks better than any fantasy movie I have seen much less a game.

[@johnpixie]

Lulu! Ight I'm sold, to bauldurs gate we go ❤

[@gottalovethetube]

Does anyone know if we will be able to visit any of the other places from BG1? Like Beregost, Nashkel or Candlekeep?

[@ivar5021]

Ok. I know bathesda games are glitchy at the beginning. But after summer game fest...i am beyond excited to be torn between two beautiful games at the same time....sleep will be sacrificed

[@Gruxx22]

It's a Larian game, not Bethesda... says right in the intro.

[@ivar5021]

@@Gruxx22 I'm talking about Starfield (Bethesda) and BG3 (Larian) coming out in the same week.

[@v4v777]

@@ivar5021 Playing 1st BG3.... and by the time it finishes... Starfield will be more solid with updates... and with some mods as well...😉

[@bettsdn]

Sorcerous Sundries!

[@SPSteve]

I am so amped up for full release. Let's start on BG4 once this is finished, Larian has already modeled so much of this world why not use it for a new adventure? Oh and we'll need a few DLC's for BG3 as well.

[@Traitorman..Proverbs26.11]

That’s what the game editor module will be for. Some fantastic stories served by the dedicated, talented member of the community.

[@SPSteve]

@@Traitorman..Proverbs26.11 I'm not familiar with that nor have I ever played a community created story. I'd prefer Larian build BG4 and maybe take us to Waterdeep, Neverwinter or other classic location.

[@theshrikeer]

This is definitely the best year for gaming. I thought I was growing too old for games and thinking maybe it was just my nostalgia and child wonder that made games in the past so fun after getting bored fast by every new one these days. But this year there's been more games than I could put in my hand that have kicked that curse. I just started playing the EA and glad I did to get used to the combat and it got me even more hyped to eventually actually get to see Balders Gate in game. I thought it might not be my type game but I think I'll sink many hours into this. I already have. And I feel like it could even improve my dm skills getting to experience the stories and options in this form and apply it when I play d&d with my family. Sorry for the essay

[@miamibeachworkshop1143]

Fantastic, this looks amazing. Can’t wait for @wolfheartfps to do an in-depth review of this!

[@antihypocrisy8978]

Baldur's Gate then Starfield. This is a good year : )

[@vitrify]

As they're showing all these beauty shots of Baldurs Gate, I keep looking for the sights of Athkatla. (Stupid BG2! 🙃)

[@owo3059]

Thx. Larian Studios.

[@andresvillamilduenas2095]

Larian's story itself is a big epic quest of a lil nobody halfling who turns into the choosen one with DOD2 and gain the burden of one of the most important IPs of the world. And you know what ? They succed and they even makes a statement so loud that the all videogame industry is listening rigth now what Larian Studios has to say.

[@jessmac1893]

Looks beautiful, can't wait to play. Looking at the vistas from the upper city, I low key want to parkour (AC style) through it, but it would be great if Rogues are good at it (high dex) and others with low dex are slow and higher chance of falling.

[@Palidor]

Well too bad, upper city's been cut. for now

[@fobbitoperator3620]

This looks etherworldly!

[@slt328]

Anyone know the song that starts at 2:12? Thanks :)

[@Smrt927]

That Lulu at 2:29 ?!

[@Rex1987]

it might be - we dont know. But we do know that Baldurs gate 3 is based on the Decent into Avernus dnd moduel. And Lulu does play an important role that moduel. So lets see :-)

[@Octarin]

And now compare the professionalism of these people to the D4 vids. I always knew Larian was were it's at. They've never let me down.

[@crazybagoham]

the Larian worship from fanboys is pathetic.

[@RossMKitson]

Hadn't realised Lawrence Schick of White Plume Mountain, Thieves World, and Star Frontiers fame was part of this! Amazing set-up.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

I'm looking forward how much of the design and layout from the Bioware version they carried over to their own.

[@greysnake2903]

Yes

[@manemperorofmankind8119]

“Expert Writer”

[@PaulSpurgeon]

I thought you could only hover from surface to surface with the Fly spell, not actually fly. Has this been fixed?

[@gunnerbradley5282]

Can’t wait to play it.

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

What we see now is how i felt when I played the first one … way back .

[@powerist209]

Now we need Waterdeep.

[@donaldharlan3981]

😁 If ever I become seriously rich and gain immortality, I may stop long enough to enjoy the creation.

[@leudwigvonshwartsenhelm3624]

I can't wait!!!

[@josephvanwyk2088]

Can't wait to play Divinity 3. - haha, personally I would've stick to top view and stay true to the genre. (Like the advance graphics in Pillars of Eternity 2).

[@Galf506]

Press O then.

[@CurtisEarle-b7w]

I love how the swords don't have sheaths.

[@phugindomas]

That's your complaint? Sheaths on greatswords don't make sense to begin with, especially if mounted on the back. Mounting anything on the back at all is pure nonsense.

[@CurtisEarle-b7w]

@@phugindomas Okay fine what about short swords, long swords , any sword thats not a greatsword. lol It's the little mistakes that drive me nuts.... Ihave a feeling i took your comment out of context.

[@RWCFORESKIN]

More excited for this than anything wizards of the coast will ever make

[@jspsj0]

Hype!!!