![]() ![]() The combat is turn-based, not dissimilar to XCOM, and here too the possibilities are endless, as while melee weapons are relatively straightforward the magic spells are used to their full logical extent. You can talk to any animal or corpse, and they all seem to have something to say, while every situation or puzzle always has alternative solutions that, when you discuss it with other people, you’re shocked to find were options. On paper these might seem relatively ordinary features of a modern role-playing game but the attention to detail and flexibility in Baldur’s Gate 3 is so far ahead of any rival that it literally seems impossible at times. We’re not sure it needed to be quite so pedantic about the rules, with all the virtual dice rolling, but the real magic is in how it tries to offer every conceivable option at every moment – just as a human dungeon master would. Stopping this happening is your initial goal, which is a neat and easily digestible route into the game’s more complex plot and characters.Īlthough you don’t need to have ever played a tabletop game to enjoy Baldur’s Gate 3 its whole purpose is replicating the experience as accurately as possible. These octopus-headed enemies kick off the plot, as they invade the realm and abduct your player character and dozens of others, until their ship is brought down and the survivors form the nucleus of your role-playing party.īefore that happens though you’re infected with an Alien style parasite, that threatens to turn you into a mind flayer. There are still elves, dragons, hobbits, and dwarves but the Forgotten Realms setting also contains a lot of much less well know races and enemies, although you may have heard talk of the mind flayers in Stranger Things. Although this is an officially licensed Dungeons & Dragons game it’s not set in the standard Tolkien-esque world you might imagine. ![]()
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