Baldur's Gate 3

I've been tempted by this with the 20% sale, and now it's matured for a good while I'm thinking that most of the bugs have been squashed, but from some of the comments above, it seems that there are still a lot of bugs in it. Are they game breaking type bugs?

Also, I'm hoping that it captures the feel of playing AD&D from when I was a teen way back in the 80's... does it do a better job of that compared to something like the original Dragon Age, or DOS2 ?

Finally, is it semi-on rails with the story actively takign the player forward, or is it more open word like Skyrim or Witcher 3 ?
 
Littlenose said:
I've been tempted by this with the 20% sale, and now it's matured for a good while I'm thinking that most of the bugs have been squashed, but from some of the comments above, it seems that there are still a lot of bugs in it. Are they game breaking type bugs?

Also, I'm hoping that it captures the feel of playing AD&D from when I was a teen way back in the 80's... does it do a better job of that compared to something like the original Dragon Age, or DOS2 ?

Finally, is it semi-on rails with the story actively takign the player forward, or is it more open word like Skyrim or Witcher 3 ?
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I'm almost at the end of my latest playthrough, and I've not encountered any game breaking bugs. I should add that I'm playing with a "vanilla" install - no mods. The game is now in a more polished state, particularly in Acts 2 & 3, but I did encounter some minor technical issues in the latter stages of Act 2 ( game slowing down, keyboard sometimes not working properly ). I'd say give it a go ... very unlikely you'll get burned. Personally, I'd give the game an 8/10. It has a ton of content and represents good value, but I had more fun with the original Baldur's Gate and part 2 back in the day.

edit: And to answer your question about the story : it's semi-linear, definitely not open world. But there are multiple paths / endings to choose from. For example, depending on the decisions you make you could end the game early in Act 2. But I wouldn't recommend it !
 
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Littlenose said:
Also, I'm hoping that it captures the feel of playing AD&D from when I was a teen way back in the 80's... does it do a better job of that compared to something like the original Dragon Age, or DOS2 ?
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Very similar to DOS2 in style and interface, so still a totally different experience from pen and paper D&D. With the advancements in AI it's inevitable that that kind of game is coming in some form or another, but BG3 isn't it. Still as awesome game though.
 
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Completed this in about march as a dwarf barbarian. Decided to start my second play through as a wood elf ranger. Looking forward to seeing how this class develops and how my choices change. Will be doing no restarts on my dice rolls and going with whatever happens. Turned off the dice that make for fairer rolls in the options.

Been quite a few patches since my last play through but I don't remember many issues.
I'm also one of the rare players that quite enjoyed act 3.
 
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