Originally Posted by Dexai
Originally Posted by Blackheifer
I played through Solasta once. It's not a terrible game, but it's also not a sandbox game in the style of Larian's BG3.

What's "sandbox" mean to you? There's nothing sandboxy about BG3 as I'd define it.

Well first, how would you define it then?

The official definition is simply non-linear gameplay where you are not forced to follow any particular narrative structure. Skyrim was a sandbox for example. I don't think I ever actually completed the official main story quest in that game actually.

I was playing a game of BG3 earlier today and we decided we were going to just mine crystals in the Underdark and wander around instead of going for any particular objectives. We ran into various monster controlled territories that we felt impeded our mining operations and so worked to liberate those resource areas - also someone mentioned it would be cool to be able to fish in the Ebonlake and it would allow us to expand our business interests. Is there room for more mechanics that allow for sandbox play? Sure. But it's definitely there. Can't wait to see it with the crafting system in place!

Blackheifer