Depends what you mean by measure up. Baldur’s Gate 3 is my first CRPG that I was able to stick with for more than an hour and I absolutely LOVE it, and that was before even trying co-op, which somehow made it even better. I’m hopelessly obsessed with it, to the point where I had all Sunday to myself while my wife napped off her hangover, and I opted to try to power through the rest of Final Fantasy 16, just hoping I could get to the end, so I can focus purely on BG3 with all of my gaming time. It would be nonsense to compare this game to Starfield (which I’m also very excited for) because they’re such vastly different types of RPGs. I think this game sets the generational benchmark for RPG quality, but I don’t think it’s even going to be the highest selling RPG of the year if that’s what benchmark we’re using. I think for now and the foreseeable future it’s certainly the benchmark for quality especially when it comes to your choices actually mattering.
I’m pretty sure BG3 and Starfield will be compared anyway despite their differences. Particularly their attitude to in-game purchases and other marketing tactics, and handling of release bugs.
