Is Baldur’s Gate 3 Worth the Hype?

A Baldurs Gate 3 review.. of sorts? In this video I'm talking about what Baldur's Gate 3 doesn differently, why it pulled me in, what you could expect from Baldur's Gate 3, and I aim to answer a common question I've heard: is Baldur's Gate 3 worth it? And is it good for a Dungeons and Dragons noob? Something, finally, that I'm qualified to talk about I guess. From discussing what is Baldur's Gate 3, to why it offers such a rich, story driven, open-world RPG experience (with strategic combat in there too!). Finally, we'll turn to the downsides of a massive DnD world and how Larian Studios tackles them (if they do). BG3 is out now on PC, and is coming to PS5 in September, something that will surely bring even more people into its fold! Thanks for watching! #baldursgate3 #gaming
Content:
0:00 - Baldur's Gate 3 in Review
0:35 - Is it Dungeons and Dragons NOOB Friendly?
2:25 - The many, many branching paths
3:45 - Intricate systems and sandbox storytelling
7:18 - Turn-based strategy combat
10:10 - Balancing complexity with ease
11:32 - The downsides of a BIG old world
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[@Alp-xe6ty]

Something I think is really special about this game is you can see in comment sections that's it's drawn in so many different types of people. From complete newbies to people who have extensive experience with CRPGs as well as D&D. Really special games, music and film can do that. Break past genre barriers and BG3 is yet another incredible example (nod to Elden Ring) of what can be produced by a passionate team, who are allowed to do what they really love. No monetisation, no battle pass, no in game shop... You buy the game and you have hundreds, if not thousands of hours of content all packaged in. As someone who couldn't get 2 minutes into a CRPG without uninstalling, it's reeled me massively. I put 200 hours into early access and am just absolutely in love with the game. I'm honestly the complete opposite of what this game should appeal to. Hate role play, don't follow narratives or ever really get bothered by characters, I'm not into immersion and I haaaate turn based combat. I can't do the game justice in a comment but your video went some way to doing so! If anybody even reads this and is on the fence, please leave your prejudices at the door 😂. Sure, some people will really not like this game but I think a lot of people who assume they won't would actually end up loving it.

[@FSVR54]

I'm going to have to get a ps5 for this (and I'll get armored core 6 for it too; any Fromsoft game will be the best game of the year no question)

[@Alp-xe6ty]

@@FSVR54 if you've other games you'll play on it then absolutely go for it. There are very few games I'd go along with someone buying a console in order to play. Elden Ring is one, BG3 is another. If people are still playing Skyrim because of mods, this game will be played for the next ten years easily. They're going to go absolutely nuts with this and with Larian saying they'll support mods, people are going to make entire expansions.

[@ralftammiste4574]

the word follows quickly. normally i wouldn't by myself pick up a game with turn based combat, but from what i gather, people are giving it a very high praise as an RPG, so might aswell give it a try. there have been many instances when the "marketing" is trying hard to say it's good when it's really mediocre to shit. but this one feels genuine.

[@Alp-xe6ty]

@@ralftammiste4574 it's honestly brilliant. Last night I was laughing and gasping at my monitor and honestly if you knew me you'd know that just doesn't happen. I don't get "immersed", I can still enjoy games but typically it's because the mechanics are engaging. This game has about 4/5 significant things that mean I shouldn't like it. Turn based, d&d, very narrative driven, isometric, leans into role play very heavily. And yet I can already say its in my top few offline games ever and by the time I'm done I fully expect it will be my favourite 'non mmo' ever.

[@j.d.4697]

Great point, it's a true phenomenon I could only compare to the launch of WoW, a game I personally never liked, but that had a very similar effect on gaming society.

[@Watchamocalit]

Loving the baldur’s gate 3 content! Your narration is brilliant as always

[@marco0445]

I was brutally honest towards the healer and she was nice to me/sided with me to find Halsin. The ways this game can take are crazy!

[@TheMarcHicks]

As someone who has played D&D since the 1980's, I can honestly say that 5e is the most accessible D&D rule-set that WotC have ever put out.....yet this hasn't been at the cost of mechanical depth-which you'd think would be a contradiction.

[@IAm.Messmer.Brother.Of.Malenia]

pretty nuts how they pulled everything off and makes it feel like youre truely playing DnD THE game

[@user-tx2ip8cj6x]

i have been an ad&d player since the 1st and 2nd edition days (mid 80's) an d bg3 seems to me the first pc game to capture the depth and wonder of d&d fully

[@johnwallace5284]

Best game i have ever played

[@j.d.4697]

As for the fast travel, I have never been a fan of it in any game with a nice world, and BG3 is one of them. It diminishes the feeling or scale, the feeling of relief when getting to a camp, the tension when trying to get from one place to another through dangerous areas... But I also see use in it, especially in a game where you already spend a lot of time walking and talking, where companions like to bumble into stuff needlessly, where a single mistake can wipe out a good while of progress if you forgot to save etc...

[@meroz_8128]

I really enjoy fast travel in Kingdom come. You can fast travel form anywhere, but only to settlements and there are random events, such as ambush, stranger on the road etc. It is for me best fast travel in videogames

[@legitplayin6977]

As someone who loved the first two, and many other rpg’s like them, while absolutely not stomaching the table top one, I highly recommend them to anyone who’s afraid or play table top. They’re much simpler and, imo, way more fun

[@500gtsnake]

I'm loving it, on Deck on the go and docked it's amazing how well it works.

[@KeyAndrew]

That's how I'm playing it too...

[@blackmetalmatters9101]

You can customize your character's penis and/or vulva, but it has limited face & body customization. Oh, and there's bear sex at one point. Hard pass.

[@thegamewin100]

Yea like is this game loved by a bunch of horny losers or something I don’t get it I’m playing it there’s nothing crazy about it

[@j.d.4697]

So I have been disappointed with the wizard class ever since I started my 200 hours of beta a few years back. Then I tried divination and WHOA! 😱 That stuff goes deep and now I wonder how far I can go into manipulating "reality" and what some of the other magic schools have to offer.

[@Smaul002]

I have a question I can’t seem to find the answer to. Co-op gameplay is up to 4 ppl. If I get a party of 4 friends, do we all get to create custom characters? If we all make custom characters, do we miss out on getting to know the various characters in the game?

[@Erine120]

No you can all play an origin character

[@Smaul002]

@@Erine120 thank you for clarifying

[@Sleepless4Life]

If it's like Divinity 2, then yeah everyone can make custom char to your liking. If one party member wants to play an origin char he can also while the other 3 are custom. each playthrough and each char will have a diff experience playing the game. That's the beauty of these games.

[@l1f374]

You CAN all create custom characters. One person needs to ‘create’ the game and then invite their friends before kicking off the game. The save file stays on the persons machine that created the game

[@dandyjandon4231]

Final fantasy tactics was one of my fav ganes. Disagea as well this like tactical turn based on steroids. So much stuff you can do and dialogue xhoices ways to manuever evironments is incredible. Found a flying scroll and flew across a lake to a island woth epic loot just crazy hoq thinking outside the box and tryibg sruff is rewarded.

[@GPEART1]

Great video, thanks!

[@dnaseb9214]

I have it, since the beta. Its a good game. The UI kills it for me thou. I hate that Solasta, a much smaller game and dev team made a far better UI. So I play Solasta for the most part, despite having both.

[@TheAgamemnon911]

On the pile of "Dont watch LPs, because I want to play it. Later... Eventually." it goes...

[@simdoughnut659]

Yes. That's it, that's the whole Video. Now go play some more BG 3.

[@jimrford]

I played BG way back on my PS2, never played DD, but even with its very positive reviews I'll be downloading a cracked copy before I part with near on 70 buck's.

[@SeemsLogical]

It's only $60. The $70 version is if you upgrade to deluxe, which you don't have to do. I don't know what your financial situation is but if you do buy games, let this be the one you actually spend money on. Larian studios isn't engaging in any loot boxes, incomplete launches, DLC on day one or any other nefarious cash grab the other triple A titles have become known for. I think rewarding developers like Larian may set the tone for other gaming studios to follow their example. That's if you got the money to spare.

[@rreece90]

There is no crack, because the devs trust the players and released the game with no DRM (so a playable copy can be made just with Ctrl-C + Ctrl-V).

[@ZetaHaru]

@@rreece90 That's amazing

[@KeyAndrew]

Yes!

[@screech3859]

Is this even a real question? Of course it is! Silly Pixel.

[@nathanielblairofkew1082]

I think you're missing the point. Missing story arcs is normal, for games that have replayability

[@henrybarney3202]

I wish I understood what so many people enjoy about this, but it looks like it would put me to sleep

[@im666k]

The story may be D&D but the game is definitely Divinity. I think the biggest aspect taken from D&D is the 'd' replaces the '-' in the damage range.

[@brandonlincoln778]

Greedfall 1 is a deep enriched 3rd person crpg about colonialism

[@sarugard9115]

usually turn based combat sucks, like in jRPGS, becaus its not tactical and it doesnt.need to be turn based games like dviinity, baldurs, wasteland, xcom are different and those games actually have sensical turn based combat

[@S3Cs4uN8]

The only 'big' negative thing I have to say about BG3 at this point in time is that Larian still doesn't know how to make a good inventory UI, jesus christ they're terrible at it.

[@MrJacisBack]

ein spiel das mal normal rausgebracht wurde, kein early acess etc, nichts bahnbrechendes mit sich bringt und genau da liegt das problem vom hype her könnte man meinen das spiel wäre ein quantensprung für die gaming industrie, im gegenteil es zeigt wie zerstört die ganze industrie ist, ein nach standards bewertetes spiel wie dieses ist nur gut.... aber die leute so sind kopfgefickt das sie meinen das wäre der neue standard fürs genre, sorry leute früher gabs richtige Innovation und nicht nur ein paar grafische upgrades und multiple story lines echt armselig mittelmaß als gehobener standard das ich nicht lache

[@GamingGelehrter]

Bro, das Game ist NICHT der neue Standard, keiner erwartet das. Aber es ist ein Spiel welches zeigt, wie es aussehen kann, wenn man im CRPG Genre All Out geht.

[@Shadowclaw25]

more hyped about the new strategy pirate game....bg3 is just to slow for me...and to stuffed

[@ngollo3570]

What's is the name of this pirate game?

[@Shadowclaw25]

@@ngollo3570 i forgot, somethin like shadow gambit

[@rendelldraw]

It's the fastest turn-based CRPG out there. Turns and Rounds often times finish in a flash. The only thing that would slow it down is the player's thinking speed. Also, what do you mean by "stuffed"?

[@Shadowclaw25]

@@rendelldraw ur just one of those trolls who wants to have right and i truly believe u are not capable of thinking different. Thats not a fast game.... In shadow gambit i have 2-3 abilities per character and those can be used in combination which makes it cool...in bg3 i have how many actions per character ? 8-15 ?

[@rendelldraw]

@@Shadowclaw25 Calling names? So you're saying they should abandon the Dungeons & Dragons gameplay? Then it wouldn't be a mainline Baldur's Gate game if it didn't adapt the mainline D&D mechanics. 🤦‍♂️

[@khanimania]

Its good for D and D fans i cant get in to it, too much time consuming. Idid purchased within 2 hours i ask for refund.

[@Luckmann]

Seriously referring to this as "Baldur's Gate", let alone the third installment of what is already a trilogy, is a disingenuous affront to all good taste. Anyone with any care for good business practices and the health of the industry will stay well and clear of paying for """Baldur's Gate""" """3""" and supporting Larian and Hasbro and their marketing cashgrabs.

[@rreece90]

If you take off your nostalgia glasses, BG3 is better than BG1 and BG2.

[@tonyking1152]

🤮

[@Tortuosit]

It's a joke. People haven't played it yet till the end. Too much pre-release praise. It may be a good game. A milestone? We don't know. Also, no BG vibes.

[@NotSoUpstandingCitizen]

People have played it to the end, they have had review copies since Saturday / Sunday

[@natedagreat19]

Damn, someone didn’t do their homework before formulating an opinion lol.

[@dankcrypt3227]

And thats also exacly why you cant say that is doesnt have the BG vibe.

[@TheMarcHicks]

Oh dear, looks like we found the Edge-lord, everyone 😆.

[@Alopen-xb1rb]

True, there is a lot of hype. But the early access has been available for a few years. I realise many are just jumping in now but there have been plenty of videos and play throughs on youtube to judge the game fairly. It should hold up unless people are idiots and just jumping in with zero attempt to research the game. Personally, I never played D&D and really enjoying the game so far. This is nowhere near as slow and complicated as one would think of with D&D. A lot of it is calculated very quickly with enough visibility to the system that a D&D newb can follow and get into.