Originally Posted by Temperance
Originally Posted by WarBaby2


...which the game isn't, mind you. It just has enough Divinity in it right now, to be somewhat off putting to many "classical" CRPG fans.


Going to expand on that point :

I'm more than okay with a turn based combat. Doesn't make me okay though with how Baldurs Gate 3 feels right now. It borrows so many things straight out of Divinity rather than D&D (surfaces, environment design and layering, mobility in combat, classes all able to use spell scrolls and getting same actions) that you can't just say people call it DOS:3 just because combat is turn based. This is as a shallow argument as CRPG fans trying to flame down BG3 just because it isn't active combat.

Right now, the game doesn't feel like a D&D game at all. I blame the overall design, lack of class flavor, and absence of strong lore exposure, far more than the turn based combat.
For example to me, instead of making a 3mn CGI intro which doesn't tell you anything beside showing you bad guys fighting in some generic fashion, they should have sticked to intros like in BG / IWD : 3mns of context for you to get involved with the story while showcasing beautiful music and artworks. This hurts the game far more than it being turn based.


True... to a point. As much as I loved, for instance, the story book openings of the IWD series (I still get chills when listening to Maralie's recollections in IWD2 opening cinematic) I'm willing to accept "the modern times" may demand some changes in presentation. Still, there should be a happy middle ground between old an new somewhere...