Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Baldur's Gate 3 vs Solasta comparison

As we are not likely to see a renaissance of 2.0 (much less 1.0) in gaming, and will hopefully never see a return of 4.0, I'm in agreement with the above as well. 5.0 is neat, tidy, and tactically clean - kind of the Felix Unger of D & D - it can keep me occupied if well done, but it isn't inspiring. Pathfinder's 3.x implementation is Oscar Madison, messier, with flourishes here and head - scratchers there - but leaves me far more satisfied and excited as a rule.

I personally find some of Larian's home brew - use of height, environmental factors impacted by spells, shoving, barrelmancy and so on - to greatly increase my enjoyment and immersion in the game - when they are situational, balanced and properly implemented. That balance is, as many have pointed out, not there yet - but I still have high hopes it will be achieved. In all my playthroughs, I have shoved a total of 3 mobs - each time when I thought it was the right situation and when I felt it was something the character would do under the circumstances presented - it was fun, satisfying and something I would repeat - again only if I felt it right at the time. I've yet to even look twice at a barrel - however, show me a battle in an alchemists lab, or a brewery, where a barrel of explosive or toxic materials SHOULD be found, and assuming it is already in a story-appropriate location combat-wise, I wouldn't hesitate to blow it the hell up and take some mobs out - again, totally circumstantial. Ask me to drag around a barrel (forget multiple barrels) and I'm going to ask why in gods name would someone voluntarily wander around with a freaking armed bomb tied to their back?

Solasta is the fairy tale I read back when I was starting to read - young and inexperienced - BG3 is the original Grimm version I read much later in life. Both serve a purpose, both provide a level of satisfaction, but two entirely different weight classes.