Rather than have multiple threads and review links I Figured Id start a megathread to pin to the top for the release of Baldur’s Gate 3
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-everything-we-know/
General Articles:
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-has-a-hidden-skill-tree-for-illithid-powers/
https://www.gamesradar.com/news/live/baldurs-gate-3-launch-coverage-live-blog/
Guides:
https://www.pcgamesn.com/baldurs-gate-3/classes
https://www.pcgamer.com/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-city-of-baldurs-gate-before-you-start-baldurs-gate-3/
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-cellar-door-ornate-mirror-answers/
Reviews:
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-review-in-progress-oh-boy-its-good/
Minimum:
OS: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
Processor: Intel i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 150 GB available space
Recommended:
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel i7 4770k / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX580
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 150 GB available space
I’m so hyped for this game! I’ve put over 100 hours into the early access content and I can’t wait to see the full version.
I’m curious - what kind of characters are y’all going to play? I usually go with a rogue for my first playthrough in RPG games, with decent persuade/deception skills so I can try out some of the dialogue options to influence other characters.
I honestly have no idea. I’m just going to play around with the descriptions and options and decide in the moment. If there’s some kind of lone wolf perk like DOS I might try to go with a small party and be sneaky. I did want to add everyone I met in DOS:2, but I keep getting the desire to see how approaching encounters with smaller numbers works.
I think when it comes to combat, having less people massively reduces your ability to fight, much more so than in DOS2, even more so without any compensation for having a smaller party.
All in all, not necessarily a bad thing, it just means you have to tackle problems much more creatively than others.
As far as I know there’s no Lone Wolf equivalent, although you can just choose to not travel with any companions. It is easier to do stealth in BG3 - for starters, they added a Group Sneak key (something that was sorely missing from DOS2), and there are plenty of times you can use stealth and/or exploration to circumvent combat encounters while still gaining XP.
I was really torn between a human storm sorcerer or a half-orc battle master but ultimately decided to go with a gold dwarf hunter using a heavy crossbow. Fits in very well with my preferred party companions (Karlach and Shadowheart as frontline, me and Gale as backline) and has Talk to Animals which is really nice to have in Larian games. I also just love the visual of a grizzled dwarf bounty hunter with his pet raven (taking the Beast Tamer choice for Find Familiar on character creation).
I’m going to go Druid. I usually like druids in general, but I heard you can actually talk with animals and even in TTRPGs it’s rare that DMs bother with that.
It’s so crazy, you can have entire conversations with some animals. I haven’t tried speaking with all of them, but it’s possible there are even sidequests given to you by animals. Players who don’t have the ability to cast Speak With Animals will just miss that content on their playthrough.
I’m curious. What are the chances of mods existing to bring other D&D storylines to life? In theory, a lot of people have written a lot of content, and while they take some liberties from the rules, I don’t think there’s anything that can’t be worked with.
Can anyone comment about how realistic it would be to bring other stories to leverage this engine?
I heard there will be modding. And Larian will not make a dungeon master mode. So I am not sure. I know Solasta (D&D 5e game from small company) did a dungeon master mode and you can get other modules from the community. But not sure how much can be done with Larian’s game with just modding.
I’m very excited as I’ve only recently discovered how fun CRPGs are. In preparation I’ve started playing through Divinity Original Sins II and am up to Act 2 so far.
The scene from the Livestream with the vampire and druid bear was so out there I can’t wait to see what other crazy/interesting things are in the final game.
It’s absolutely nothing like most CRPGS but play Disco Elysium if you get the opportunity. I’ve dabbled in plenty of CRPGS in my time but this one was a masterpiece and revitalised my love fo rthe genre.
Owlcat’s works are also worth looking into. They are amongst the most honest adaptation of ttrpg system to a computer game. Bonus if you prefer Pathfinder to DnD. I am salivating over the 40k Rogue Trader they are making.
Have you tried the Rogue Trader playtest? I put in about 10 hours, which doesn’t cover all the content at all, and I really enjoyed it. The combat was a bit hit and miss for me, but the story and the characters were the real standout.
My partner and I are so excited to play this together. We both are taking time off work to play on release day. I think they are more excited to play than I am, they already have at least 3 playthroughs planned.
Does it run on Linux? And will it run on my shitty laptop? (9th gen i5 and 1050, 12gb ram)
I have a desktop as well that’ll definitely run it, but I wanna play it in bed
Yes, for the most part. Might have to disable the launcher. https://www.protondb.com/app/1086940
The launcher will launch through Steam and you select direct x or Vulkan with it. I believe if you log into the launcher you can do cross platform saves.
I will be using my Xbox controller, so I will hold the Xbox logo and right stick to move the curser to start game and right bumper as the left click. Then it will launch.
I will explore Faerun from my sofa.
Adding on to this, how about for steam deck? I see that it’s been Deck verified but I have a lot of games in my library that are supposedly Deck verified but are unplayable (Horizon Zero Dawn and Remnant 2 stand out in memory).
I could just install it and try for myself, and likely will, but before I commit to a 100+gb download I’d love to hear if anyone else has tried.
Sven said in an interview they will try to get Steam Deck verification at launch or otherwise soon after
(https://youtu.be/LOqmFYDoTUc at 19:40)
I saw this in an article about the Xbox-s that mentioned the Steam Deck
Larian Studios head of publishing Michael Douse said that playing it on the handheld(Steam Deck) is “absolutely wild” and that, while it won’t be verified on launch, the team is actively working towards it. This is a unique approach. Rather than developing for each console simultaneously, Larian Studios is rolling out Baldur’s Gate 3 when it’s ready for each. First, it’ll arrive on PC, then PS5, and then Xbox or the Steam Deck–whichever comes first. While the wait might be longer, it saves the game from being delayed across the board.