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Baldur's Gate III | OT | Bear in Mind, Your Choices Have Consequences
naguanatak
Member
I get up at about 4 in the morning and have to go out the house at 5. any earlier I wouldn't call morning hours, it would be the middle of the night
So in the evening I'm usually pretty tired. I try to be in bed at 9pm to at least get 7 hours of sleep. I know that won't be the case with a baby... In the past I didn't care and could handle 4 to 5 hours of sleep pretty well. Sometimes played through the night just to have some more free time. But since I have a heart condition now (and chronic pain for many years) I try to balance it out.
First world problems not being able to play enough, I know...but here is the only place I could let it out
Enough thread derailing from me now
Nankatsu
Member
I know this is a tough one but for a newbie to the genre like me: Diablo IV or Baldurs Gate 3?
Never playable any series before. Let's just say I got interested in both and the main difference I spot when looking at them is that Diablo IV seems more action focused?
Lately, I'm a bit bored with video games so I guess I'm willing to try new genres and games that need more thinking, have better conversation/dialogue and offer more freedom to make your own path.
Never playable any series before. Let's just say I got interested in both and the main difference I spot when looking at them is that Diablo IV seems more action focused?
Lately, I'm a bit bored with video games so I guess I'm willing to try new genres and games that need more thinking, have better conversation/dialogue and offer more freedom to make your own path.
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D4 bad, BG3 goodI know this is a tough one but for a newbie to the genre like me: Diablo IV or Baldurs Gate 3?
Never playable any series before. Let's just say I got interested in both and the main difference I spot when looking at them is that Diablo IV seems more action focused?
Gorgon
Member
I know this is a tough one but for a newbie to the genre like me: Diablo IV or Baldurs Gate 3?
Never playable any series before. Let's just say I got interested in both and the main difference I spot when looking at them is that Diablo IV seems more action focused?
Baldur Gates 3 or Diablo 4?
Hey, first of all I know that both games are actually different genre, but I wonder what is the best between those two especially when it comes to depth of the game, features, complexity, how freedom is the game, and etc.
I never played both games but I heard Baldur's Gate 3 is like playing D&D and there is a lot freedom to make your own story (?)
Lately, I'm a bit bored with video games so I guess I'm willing to try new genres and games that need more thinking, have better conversation/dialogue and offer more freedom to make your own path.
Based on what you're saying it's a no brainer: BG3
Diablo 4 is just a top-down shoot em' up with character stats and spells.
Mister Wolf
Member
What class you gonna pick? I went Monk.
Ivory Samoan
Member
I've been going back and forwards between KB+M and Controller....I actually prefer Controller...it's really good.
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Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
9 hour in so far and in the whole first area of the game there's side-quests, some mini stories you can find and NPCs which are all infinitely better than 95% of side-quests and NPCs in the whole FFXVI combined. Don't even get me started on exploration, combat, character interactions, dialogues etc. etc.
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Makoto-Yuki
Gold Member
diablo if you want a hack and slash loot based grindfest kind of game where you (solo or co-op... i think?) slay hoards of enemies in an open world and dungeons with some minimal story. you can play diablo in short burstsI know this is a tough one but for a newbie to the genre like me: Diablo IV or Baldurs Gate 3?
Never playable any series before. Let's just say I got interested in both and the main difference I spot when looking at them is that Diablo IV seems more action focused?
Lately, I'm a bit bored with video games so I guess I'm willing to try new genres and games that need more thinking, have better conversation/dialogue and offer more freedom to make your own path.
baldurs gate if you want a deep RPG, party turn based combat, with a fuck load of freedom and story/side quests. good if you want to sink your teeth into a fantasy world for hours on end.
i love both but totally different games.
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Mister Wolf
Member
One issue I'm have is the mouse edge scrolling option being inconsistent. Sometimes I have to press the WASD keys just to remind the game I have edge scrolling activated. I never had this problem in Early Access.
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Minsc
Gold Member
Diablo 4 is really just a slot machine that mostly pisses people off, and BG3 is I"d imagine a more traditional RPG - you create your own character (with a huge emphasis on the ability to make characters that are day and night different from one another), control a memorable party of NPCs and should be able to lose yourself in. The only memorable thing in D4 seems to be the seasonal resets that make you start all over, and the lack of space for inventory and level scaling.
If you wanted I'm sure you could spend days just reading all the different race/class abilities, spells and traits of all the different options and creating a history for your character and everything.
darth.shrimp
Member
I only have two levels of Warlock, but so far no interaction with my patron whatsoever.
Gorgon
Member
Thanks! Ok...Larian said that it would be implemented. I don't expect much, if it's there at all it will probably be through dreams during long rests (I think in the table top rules it's through dreams, induced trances, etc), and there won't probably be any actual entities to see, just disembodied dialogue. But it would be nice to have something. But hei, if you get something, keep us (me) posted
Guilty_AI
Member
I remember reading they existed but were not going to be too deep or complicated. I think i read about it on the larian forums but they're down for some reason.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
These games are not in the same genre, not even close. If you want a game that requires thinking, go with BG3.
Gorgon
Member
Yes, I checked them. And yes, I don't expect anything very developed, but I'm quite curious because it's a fictional element that insterests me.
Guilty_AI
Member
There's also Wyll's origin story if you want to see something like that
Luipadre
Member
im 10 hours in but maybe explored 40% of the first map? or even less. This game will take ages but i dont mind
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
That's the beauty of the truly great RPGs - you just don't notice the time flying with the speed of light while playing and have zero complaints after checking how much you've played and how much of the game is still left to see.im 10 hours in but maybe explored 40% of the first map? or even less. This game will take ages but i dont mind
Gorgon
Member
Yeah, I know, but that's very specific to Wyll. My interest is in custom characters and how Patrons are incorporated in that context, particularly Great Old Ones.
Gorgon
Member
im 10 hours in but maybe explored 40% of the first map? or even less. This game will take ages but i dont mind
Yeah, I know the feeling. I recently replayed The Witcher 3 and it took me about 70 hours to finish the main story. I still have several side-quests to do and I think I haven't even done 10% of the witcher contracts. I may have explored half of the maps. If BG3 goes like that I'm happy.
Guilty_AI
Member
Hereby i curse you with eternal wry neck Tavanon. You shall never enjoy the beauty of the blue sky again, nor look at your mommy Karlach in the eyes.It looks so nice! Let me look up, Larian, dammit
Gorgon
Member
They don't let you look up because they didn't put anything there.
Denton
Member
There is a blue sky at least...
Yes, for interiors it would mean texturing ceilings.
The artful mincer
Member
Kyle's Bossman's video about it cracked me up 
Gorgon
Member
I was just pulling your leg, but yes, it would mess up everything in interiors like buildings, caves, etc.
FunkMiller
Banned
Never really liked crpgs that much, but that may have to change with this monster.
Having finished everything in Zelda ToTK in 170 hours, I’m looking for another immersive world to get lost in.
Having finished everything in Zelda ToTK in 170 hours, I’m looking for another immersive world to get lost in.
geary
Member
In which isometric game you can look up? Is like asking to enter houses in a city builder.
SonicVolcano
Member
Does the game support HDR?
geary
Member
Yea, someone from Larian confirmed on twitter.
xBlueStonex
Member
Anybody else getting their ass handed to them in the very beginning? I'm in the ruins with the first companion, and god dam, I feel like I am vastly underpowered compared to enemies. Debating on turning down the difficulty to "story", but I hate being a pussy.
Get a full party together by exploring the initial area and avoiding things that are obvious dungeons/combat zones
StereoVsn
Gold Member
Yep, you can have enough characters for the full party and then some by the time you start heading into the dungeon.
Last Hearth
Member
Man I'm getting such flashback vibes playing this game from my days of playing BG/BG2, Planescape: Torment and Dragon Age: Origins, and Divinity OS. It's as if they took the best parts of those games and put it all into one game.
And before you say "Planescape: Torment? That's a stretch."
Well, Planescape is the only other CRPG I've ever played that has a companion Gith. Yes I known Dakkon is technically Githzerai and not Githyanki, but they're the same race that is divided by philosophy, and Dakkon's backstory is all about the Gith's struggle against the Illithids. It's also the only other CRPG I've ever played that featured a veteran of the Blood War.
And before you say "Planescape: Torment? That's a stretch."
Well, Planescape is the only other CRPG I've ever played that has a companion Gith. Yes I known Dakkon is technically Githzerai and not Githyanki, but they're the same race that is divided by philosophy, and Dakkon's backstory is all about the Gith's struggle against the Illithids. It's also the only other CRPG I've ever played that featured a veteran of the Blood War.
Last Hearth
Member
They are worth playing on their own if you've need played them before. But it's not necessary to play this game.
Guilty_AI
Member
Had some difficulty against the undead, but i guess some of my experience with divinity paid of.
That said i have a 3 person party instead of only 2, so i guess that helps. Also, don't forget to level up, some people might miss the game prompt.
Last Hearth
Member
I had to do that fight twice and that's with a full group. You would preferably need a full party.
Denton
Member
I like how the game has exactly the same story setup as Cyberpunk 2077. You have a parasite in your head that will overwrite your consciousness soon and you have limited time to get rid of it, so here is 150 sidequests to do before you get to it
FFS this stupid argument again and again. I have 8 hours played and I spent like 30 minutes in top down (there is no isometric) mode. It plays much better in third person whenever not in combat, at least with controller.
If you mean the first ruins, I went there with the green girl, Shadowheart and Astarion. Green girl had flaming sword from the devil guy on the ship. It was fairly easy with this setup, on medium difficulty. I recommend you getting the companions as first order of business.
FFS this stupid argument again and again. I have 8 hours played and I spent like 30 minutes in top down (there is no isometric) mode. It plays much better in third person whenever not in combat, at least with controller.
If you mean the first ruins, I went there with the green girl, Shadowheart and Astarion. Green girl had flaming sword from the devil guy on the ship. It was fairly easy with this setup, on medium difficulty. I recommend you getting the companions as first order of business.
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Fools idol
Banned
first hotfix is live just in case it wasnt posted https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-hotfix-1/
geary
Member
My friend, you try to play a CRPG as a 3rd Person Action RPG with controller....and you are complaining about it...
hollams
Gold Member
I had this one fight last night that took me 4 tries to win. During the last battle I had cast Circle of Knives which stayed around after the battle was over. I was going around trying to loot and I hear someone screaming and it was Gale who wandered into the Circle and then he died which then started a cutscene. Of course I didn't save after the fight. I didn't think I'd have to worry about AI team mates doing stupid stuff while adventuring.
Serianox
Member
Remember to rest from time to time. You can do 2 short rests in between long rests that regen some hp and recover some of the spent abilities. Also remember to use items as they help a alot early on in these games where your characters are very limited in what they can do for the initial levels.
darth.shrimp
Member
Damn, I hate those dice rolls during dialogues.
First... the rolls themselves are way too obnoxious, with that huge, un-skippable animation in the middle of the screen.
Second, I feel like it takes a lot of the "roleplaying" aspect of the game, because in the end the results of a discussion depend more on a random roll than on your own choices. On tabletop it wouldn't be an issue because you'd have a GM who can always adjust things when needed, but no such luxury in a video game. And when you need to roll thrice in a row in one conversation, on two different stats, to avoid the death of a little girl... well, I'm glad I realized you could quick save during dialogues, because I feel the game almost forces you to save-scum. I'm not even playing a Paladin, but it sounds like you could break your Oath because of a fucking dice roll you have no real control over...
On the other hand I'm sure playing a Dark Urge and just "going with the flow" will be pretty fun, if at the mercy of Tymora more than Bhaal.
First... the rolls themselves are way too obnoxious, with that huge, un-skippable animation in the middle of the screen.
Second, I feel like it takes a lot of the "roleplaying" aspect of the game, because in the end the results of a discussion depend more on a random roll than on your own choices. On tabletop it wouldn't be an issue because you'd have a GM who can always adjust things when needed, but no such luxury in a video game. And when you need to roll thrice in a row in one conversation, on two different stats, to avoid the death of a little girl... well, I'm glad I realized you could quick save during dialogues, because I feel the game almost forces you to save-scum. I'm not even playing a Paladin, but it sounds like you could break your Oath because of a fucking dice roll you have no real control over...
On the other hand I'm sure playing a Dark Urge and just "going with the flow" will be pretty fun, if at the mercy of Tymora more than Bhaal.
The animation is skippable. Click on the dice roll area to skip to the end result.
darth.shrimp
Member
Pretty sure I tried that and it didn't change a thing, but I'll try again, thanks.
Looks like introductions isn't the only thing Gale's bad at...