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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