Baldur's Gate 3

[stealth_swimmer]

Can't wait to play! I bought early access but my computer keeps crashing

i might not have the right drivers, not sure. Anyways, y'alls take on it?

[LFAesthetics]

From what i watched when it first went EA i'm super stoked for it, I won't play it until its 1.0 release tho. i tried to play through BG1/2 last weekend but i got ****ing frustrated with the UI and ended up googling the lore and playing pillars of eternity instead.

unfortunately the story may have aged well but gameplay mechanics did not and the entire hotkey and ui was a mess of why is this here, why do i have use my f keys to do anything, relics of an age long passed where people clicked everything.

I loved Divinity Original Sin 2 and Larian made good CRPG's with those titles, so BG3 should be alot of fun.

I will say i wish they did real time with pause combat like the originals, turn based is fun and i enjoy it but it doesn't necessarily speak to the original all that much.

[Cre8tiveLifter]

Can't wait to play! I bought early access but my computer keeps crashing

i might not have the right drivers, not sure. Anyways, y'alls take on it?

Is it late at this point to get in on early access?

[DigDeeper1]

I just completed the early access and thought it was great. They just released a big update for it introducing the Druid class which meant you had to start again so not to late to get in on it.

It’s quite a demanding game so depending on your pc you may have to alter the settings

[phaginator]

From what i watched when it first went EA i'm super stoked for it, I won't play it until its 1.0 release tho. i tried to play through BG1/2 last weekend but i got ****ing frustrated with the UI and ended up googling the lore and playing pillars of eternity instead.

unfortunately the story may have aged well but gameplay mechanics did not and the entire hotkey and ui was a mess of why is this here, why do i have use my f keys to do anything, relics of an age long passed where people clicked everything.

I loved Divinity Original Sin 2 and Larian made good CRPG's with those titles, so BG3 should be alot of fun.

I will say i wish they did real time with pause combat like the originals, turn based is fun and i enjoy it but it doesn't necessarily speak to the original all that much.

Yeah BG, especially the first on aged like sh*t imo. The writing is great but the rest...lol

[M0nsterB0y]

Do you guys know if 3's story is connected to 1 and 2 and is it important to play 1 and 2 first?

I tried playing to play 1 and 2 but can't get through 1. Graphics and sound effects are just too outdated for me in addition to some bugs.

[DigDeeper1]

Do you guys know if 3's story is connected to 1 and 2 and is it important to play 1 and 2 first?

I tried playing to play 1 and 2 but can't get through 1. Graphics and sound effects are just too outdated for me in addition to some bugs.

Not related and different developers

[sooby]

Do you guys know if 3's story is connected to 1 and 2 and is it important to play 1 and 2 first?

I tried playing to play 1 and 2 but can't get through 1. Graphics and sound effects are just too outdated for me in addition to some bugs.

nah, they are totally different

BG3 is way different because it's based on DnD style combat.

Honestly a lot of the games from say 1996-2000 era are kinda unplayable though gameplay/story wise there are a lot of classics.

[LFAesthetics]

Do you guys know if 3's story is connected to 1 and 2 and is it important to play 1 and 2 first?

I tried playing to play 1 and 2 but can't get through 1. Graphics and sound effects are just too outdated for me in addition to some bugs.

about the only thing they share is the universe, time wise i'm fairly certain BG3 is hundreds or thousands of years after the events of bg1/2. the only reason you would want to maybe read up on the lore and story is to flesh out the significance of the protagonists and understand the classes and any sort of locations mentioned etc.

BG3 plays more like D:OS2 and you'd feel pretty at home i think if you played that game, differences being much more table top combat than D:OS2 which took a much more video gamey approach to combat/classing. I'm talking about like rolls for hits/damages/saving throws skill checks etc.

[M0nsterB0y]

Not related and different developers

nah, they are totally different

BG3 is way different because it's based on DnD style combat.

Honestly a lot of the games from say 1996-2000 era are kinda unplayable though gameplay/story wise there are a lot of classics.

about the only thing they share is the universe, time wise i'm fairly certain BG3 is hundreds or thousands of years after the events of bg1/2. the only reason you would want to maybe read up on the lore and story is to flesh out the significance of the protagonists and understand the classes and any sort of locations mentioned etc.

BG3 plays more like D:OS2 and you'd feel pretty at home i think if you played that game, differences being much more table top combat than D:OS2 which took a much more video gamey approach to combat/classing. I'm talking about like rolls for hits/damages/saving throws skill checks etc.

tnx.

Still have a mind to play through 1-2 though, the story, lore and the events unfolding in it's universe are very interesting. Maybe I'll just play them in the easiest difficulty and cruise through it. Kinda hurts my pride though as I always play my games on the hardest difficulty. But these type of games, like Pillars of Eternity are hard af. Playing PoE1 in easy rn.

[Archangel_Lost]

if I liked BG 1 and 2 but hated DV:OS does that mean I will not like this game?

[sooby]

if I liked BG 1 and 2 but hated DV:OS does that mean I will not like this game?

Divinity Original Sin 2 and Baldurs Gate 3 do have a lot of similarities

imo if you hated DOS2 you'd hate BG 3 even more.

[stayhomeneet]

I played BG2 so may times back in the day, defs looking forward to BG3 full release, all we have had in terms of DnD games has been neverwinter which had so much potential but never lived up to it.