Baldur's Gate 3 is shaping up to be a very good game. I'm already having more fun in EA than I do a lot of games I buy these days and as a DnD player who has a hard time finding groups it is a great way to play with character concepts I never got around to trying out. I also like all the companions so far and while I'm not suuuper on board with the overall plot yet it is sufficient to get me engaged in the game at least.
I honestly find the gameplay pretty fun too. I like how vertical the maps are and how many alternate actions you can take aside from just attacking as that is a common weakness in the gameplay of other turn based RPGs. Move, attack, end turn. Move, attack, end turn. In BG3 I can choose between shoving enemies into more advantageous positions, throwing items (and sometimes enemies! I enjoy tossing that halfling ranger outside the first dungeon waaaay too much), jumping around to get a more advantageous position, and using one of a wide range of spells and abilities either directly on the enemies or on the surroundings to generate unique effects.
Obviously there's a fair bit of balance to tweak in that regard but even in its current state I find it tactical and engaging, and I really enjoy approaching the same fights in different ways on different characters. Sometimes I'll go for an "honorable" battle with straight combat. Sometimes I'll pull every dirty trick in the book and shove people off ledges or throw a halfling at his friend. The variety in ways to approach combat does a lot to let the personality of my characters shine through even in an exercise of pure gameplay like combat.
And soon we'll have my favorite DnD class added; the druid. I cannot wait to see what crazy shenanigans I can get up to with wildshape!
Last edited by SaurianDruid; 22/02/21 01:28 AM.
