Baldur's Gate 3 Review Thread

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Baldur's Gate 3 Review Thread - Beehaw

Game Information -------------------- Game Title: Baldur’s Gate 3 Platforms: - PC (Aug 3, 2023) - PlayStation 5 (Sep 6, 2023) Trailers: - Baldur’s Gate 3 Opening Cinematic [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNY7AEQ59-8] - Baldur’s Gate 3 World Gameplay Reveal Announcement [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maijYOOO-pE] - Baldur’s Gate 3 - Official Announcement Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcP0WdH7rTs] Developer: Larian Studios Review Aggregator: OpenCritic - 95 average - 100% recommended - 26 reviews [https://opencritic.com/game/9136/baldurs-gate-3] Critic Reviews ------------- ACG [https://opencritic.com/outlet/310/acg] - Jeremy Penter [https://opencritic.com/critic/1355/jeremy-penter] - Unscored [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqezPwk3vW0] ------------- Attack of the Fanboy [https://opencritic.com/outlet/116/attack-of-the-fanboy] - Noah Nelson [https://opencritic.com/critic/8778/noah-nelson] - Unscored [https://attackofthefanboy.com/reviews/baldurs-gate-3-review/] ------------- Checkpoint Gaming [https://opencritic.com/outlet/563/checkpoint-gaming] - Edie W-K [https://opencritic.com/critic/6031/edie-w-k] - Unscored [https://checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2023/08/baldurs-gate-3-review-in-progress-open-wide-and-bear-witness/] ------------- Entertainment Geekly [https://opencritic.com/outlet/874/entertainment-geekly] - Luis Alvaro [https://opencritic.com/critic/9991/luis-alvaro] - 5 / 5 [https://www.entertainmentgeekly.com/2023/08/07/baldurs-gate-3-review-ushering-in-an-rpg-renaissance/] ------------- GGRecon [https://opencritic.com/outlet/828/ggrecon] - Ava Thompson-Powell [https://opencritic.com/critic/9293/ava-thompson-powell] - Unscored [https://www.ggrecon.com/reviews/baldurs-gate-3-review/] ------------- Game Rant [https://opencritic.com/outlet/60/game-rant] - Shane Robert Moyer [https://opencritic.com/critic/9443/shane-robert-moyer] - 4.5 / 5 [https://gamerant.com/baldurs-gate-3-review/] ------------- Gamers Heroes [https://opencritic.com/outlet/467/gamers-heroes] - Blaine Smith [https://opencritic.com/critic/5094/blaine-smith] - 100 / 100 [https://www.gamersheroes.com/honest-game-reviews/baldurs-gate-3-review-the-rpg-of-a-generation/] ------------- GamesRadar+ [https://opencritic.com/outlet/91/gamesradar-] - Ali Jones [https://opencritic.com/critic/1868/ali-jones] - Unscored [https://www.gamesradar.com/baldurs-gate-3-review/] ------------- GamingBolt [https://opencritic.com/outlet/297/gamingbolt] - Ravi Sinha [https://opencritic.com/critic/1193/ravi-sinha] - 10 / 10 [https://gamingbolt.com/baldurs-gate-3-review-stand-and-deliver] ------------- GamingTrend [https://opencritic.com/outlet/102/gamingtrend] - David Flynn [https://opencritic.com/critic/6536/david-flynn], Ron Burke [https://opencritic.com/critic/483/ron-burke] - Unscored [https://gamingtrend.com/feature/reviews/baldurs-gate-iii-review-in-progress-natural-20-critical-success/] ------------- God is a Geek [https://opencritic.com/outlet/111/god-is-a-geek] - Mick Fraser [https://opencritic.com/critic/572/mick-fraser] - Unscored [https://www.godisageek.com/reviews/baldurs-gate-3-review-in-progress/] ------------- Hobby Consolas [https://opencritic.com/outlet/499/hobby-consolas] - Alberto Lloret [https://opencritic.com/critic/3763/alberto-lloret] - Spanish - 96 / 100 [https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/analisis-baldurs-gate-3-pc-1285110] ------------- IGN [https://opencritic.com/outlet/56/ign] - Leana Hafer [https://opencritic.com/critic/7792/leana-hafer] - Unscored [https://www.ign.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3-review-in-progress] ------------- IGN Spain [https://opencritic.com/outlet/471/ign-spain] - Guillermo Proupín [https://opencritic.com/critic/10055/guillermo-proup-n] - Spanish - 10 / 10 [https://es.ign.com/baldurs-gate-iii/193106/review/baldurs-gate-iii-luces-y-sombras-en-los-reinos-olvidados] ------------- Metro GameCentral [https://opencritic.com/outlet/75/metro-gamecentral] - GameCentral - Unscored [https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/04/baldurs-gate-3-review-in-progress-probably-the-best-crpg-ever-19263272/?ico=mosaic_tag] ------------- Niche Gamer [https://opencritic.com/outlet/298/niche-gamer] - Brandon Lyttle [https://opencritic.com/critic/5582/brandon-lyttle] - 9 / 10 [https://nichegamer.com/reviews/baldurs-gate-3-review/] ------------- NoobFeed [https://opencritic.com/outlet/616/noobfeed] - Jay Claassen [https://opencritic.com/critic/9753/jay-claassen] - 95 / 100 [https://www.noobfeed.com/reviews/2132/baldur-s-gate-3-pc-review] ------------- PCGamesN [https://opencritic.com/outlet/169/pcgamesn] - Paul Kelly [https://opencritic.com/critic/857/paul-kelly] - Unscored [https://www.pcgamesn.com/baldurs-gate-3/review] ------------- Screen Rant [https://opencritic.com/outlet/664/screen-rant] - Cody Gravelle [https://opencritic.com/critic/1828/cody-gravelle] - Unscored [https://screenrant.com/baldurs-gate-3-review-pc/] ------------- Try Hard Guides [https://opencritic.com/outlet/855/try-hard-guides] - Erik Hodges [https://opencritic.com/critic/9148/erik-hodges] - 10 / 10 [https://tryhardguides.com/baldurs-gate-3-review/] ------------- Wccftech [https://opencritic.com/outlet/304/wccftech] - Francesco De Meo [https://opencritic.com/critic/1717/francesco-de-meo] - Unscored [https://wccftech.com/review/baldurs-gate-3-rolling-natural-20/] ------------- We Got This Covered [https://opencritic.com/outlet/19/we-got-this-covered] - Ash Martinez [https://opencritic.com/critic/9830/ash-martinez] - 4.5 / 5 [https://wegotthiscovered.com/reviews/review-baldurs-gate-3-stands-as-a-testament-to-incredible-game-design-even-if-it-has-a-few-bugs/] ------------- Worth Playing [https://opencritic.com/outlet/64/worth-playing] - Chris “Atom” DeAngelus [https://opencritic.com/critic/289/chris-atom-deangelus] - 9 / 10 [https://worthplaying.com/article/2023/8/7/reviews/138517-pc-review-baldurs-gate-iii/] ------------- ZTGD [https://opencritic.com/outlet/97/ztgd] - Terrence Johnson [https://opencritic.com/critic/8293/terrence-johnson] - 9.5 / 10 [https://ztgd.com/reviews/baldurs-gate-3-pc/] ------------- eXputer [https://opencritic.com/outlet/853/exputer] - Huzaifah Durrani [https://opencritic.com/critic/2820/huzaifah-durrani] - 5 / 5 [https://exputer.com/reviews/baldurs-gate-3/] ------------- gameranx [https://opencritic.com/outlet/325/gameranx] - Unscored [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhUXwcYqLdg] -------------

I don’t really have anyone to play it with. Is it playable solo or with randoms?
Cannot speak for randoms, only the Solo Aspect: You can take control of any additional party members (also works in Multiplayer) so playing alone is technically definitely possible. What I can tell you from my brief experience though is that managing the extra characters is somewhat tedious so I don’t think you’ll get the maximum out of the party solo. Playing with only one character is not really something I’d do, there does not seem to be any mechanic balancing out all of the disadvantages there from what I can tell.

I’d say it plays best solo. It’s story heavy so you’re going to want to go at your own speed and explore what interests you, which works better solo.

FWIW I got it as well 2-3 of my friends, but we’re all running it solo first before grouping up.