Baldur’s Gate 3 | OT |

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Seeing as it released officially at midnight last night. And I couldn’t see an OT, here in consoles.

Anyone picking this up ? I’m just finishing up re4r (freaking amazing game) then moving on to this !

 

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Will probably download this later. I’m pretty sure I’m at the end of re4r.

 

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I’ve got it downloaded and waiting for me. Wish I hadn’t also started another play through of RDR2 last week

 

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Started playing last night.

Created a female githyanki wizard ~ necromancy and a charlatan background.

Enjoying this a lot so far. Runs very well on ps5. Although I’m obv still in act 1

 

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I would post my character up, but don’t know how to take a good picture.

 

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Use your screenshot button and share it to PS app on your phone

Ah yeah. Totally forgot about that. Will take one later !

How does this game play with a controller? These type of top down of games I have always played on a PC with mouse and keyboard

Game itself looks fantastic, tempted to buy!

Plays well ! Overwhelmed me a bit at first but you get used to all the button configurations.

Edit. Controlling your character in the game world feels great too.

 

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Down to 20fps and horrid performance in act 3 seems like more time was needed for optimising.

By the time I reach act 3 a patch will be out so no worries

 

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I started a rogue and struggling a bit. Very early on though and I have no clue yet what everything does or works. Having a beer is not helping either!

Man. I’m like , 4 doubles down, and even I can grasp what’s going on

Edit. Yes. It is not Diablo. It’s game about chance, and the roll of the dice (most times!)

Edit again - keep playing. You’ll get the gist of it. Talk to everyone.

Wow. Edit again. I’m playing wizard and having no troubles at all. I’m a smooth talker though..

 

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Got a bug on an early act 1 quest. I’ll put it in spoiler.

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the burning houses you come across, after leaving the grove. Cannot remember the name but you gotta save some dude upstairs trapped under a beam. Every time I’d knock the door down, and try talking to him the beam would re-fall on his head, knocking him out and starting combat. Skipped it
In the end. .

 

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I knocked the difficulty down a peg and I am having a much better time of it. Some of the encounters were tough for me early on. I love the character interactions and the narration it’s very cool.

I’m playing on the easiest setting

 

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Early act 1 spoiler

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finally got past the goblin camp. Killed all three leaders, rescued volo, and Halsin rescued himself. Once I killed the last goblin leader I fast travelled outta there no way was I running that gauntlet back out lol. Everyone was hostile by the third leader battle !

 

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I went there and got wrecked so used an older save to go back and finish off some of the side quests. I actually found 2 new crew members who I had missed first time around.

I’m only just level 4. Basically BS’ed my way in, stealth killed the first leader, battled the second (this was most difficult), and left the red horned guy til last. (There’s a ladder just outside the room he is in, that leads up to the upper gangways) basically went up there and cheesed him with bows/crossbows

 

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I killed the vampire companion to see what would happen

He was annoying anyway.

He’s one of my most used characters (ranged sneak attack does good damage)

 

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Apparently vampires love steaks (only rare). Not to be confused with stakes - hate those!

I read that in astarions voice

 

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Man. I’m at 85 hours and still going. Jesus, this game is long.

 

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Some PSA for anyone looking to break down “sturdy walls” as I could not for the life of me find an answer on Google.

Eldritch Blast worked a treat.

 

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Finished it. Just over 100 hours. Most quests completed.

 

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Aye glad you enjoyed it. It’s definitely my goty for last year. I’m surprised you made it through the last gauntlet without the help of your allies. That was some tough battles. And the enemies just keep piling on

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I lost most of my characters to the brain as I didn’t realise the ledges they were stood on could be destroyed arse clenching moment as I only had one character left to deal the final blow!