Game Information
Game Title: Baldurās Gate 3
Platforms:
- PC (Aug 3, 2023)
- PlayStation 5 (Sep 6, 2023)
Trailers:
- Baldurās Gate 3 Opening Cinematic
- Baldurās Gate 3 World Gameplay Reveal Announcement
- Baldurās Gate 3 - Official Announcement Trailer
Developer: Larian Studios
Review Aggregator:
OpenCritic - -1 average - -1% recommended - 13 reviews
Critic Reviews
ACG - Jeremy Penter - Unscored
Video Review - Quote not available
Attack of the Fanboy - Noah Nelson - Unscored
Baldurās Gate 3 shocks me with itās high level of player freedom found in customization, decisions, and consequences, and the compelling stories, both micro and macro, mixed with the expansive gameplay possibilities.
Checkpoint Gaming - Edie W-K - Unscored
Although my time with the game hasnāt been enough to yet form a full critique, I can already tell that Baldurās Gate 3 is a very impressive feather in Larian Studioās cap.
GGRecon - Ava Thompson-Powell - Unscored
Larian Studios is on a heck of a hot streak, and Baldurās Gate 3ās early signs suggest it could be the studioās biggest success to date. With rich lore and ample customisation for how you approach the world alongside gorgeous visuals, itās shaping up to be a title that Iāll remember for a long time - and Iām only in Act 1.
GamesRadar+ - Ali Jones - Unscored
For now, suffice to say that Baldurās Gate 3 feels a little bit like Larian has accomplished the impossible. This is an entire, years-long pen-and-paper roleplaying campaign realized in beautiful fidelity, in a way that brings every tiny detail of your mindās eye to life.
GamingTrend - David Flynn, Ron Burke - Unscored
They simply donāt make āem like this, and I canāt wait to experience all this game has to offer.
IGN - Leana Hafer - Unscored
On the whole, I really am loving Baldurās Gate 3 so far.
PCGamesN - Paul Kelly - Unscored
Baldurās Gate 3ās world is beautiful, layered and complex, and challenges you to attack it how you want. And though this is what makes it a little daunting, itās also what makes me eager to dive back in and see where the adventure is going.
Screen Rant - Cody Gravelle - Unscored
Baldurās Gate 3 is imposing in stature and its best moments are truly memorable, but some early issues with scale suggest an uneven experience.
Wccftech - Francesco De Meo - Unscored
As of now, however, I feel Larian Studios has done a tremendous job, creating one, if not the most engaging cRPG in a very long time.
We Got This Covered - Ash Martinez - 4.5 / 5
An excellent follow-up to its decades-old predecessor, āBaldurās Gate IIIā sets a new gold standard for RPGs in the modern age. Though it has its fair share of buggy problems, the vibrant world, intriguing storytelling, and captivating gameplay more than make up for its shortcomings.
ZTGD - Terrence Johnson - 9.5 / 10
The team at Larian Studios are to be commended, Baldurās Gate 3 is nothing short of a masterpiece when it comes to RPGās.
eXputer - Huzaifah Durrani - 5 / 5
Baldurās Gate 3 is one of the greatest RPGs of all time, and a testament to the talent of developer Larian Studios.
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As someone that was a late teenager during the run of Infinity Engine games, and then witnessed the subsequent consolization and decline of CRPGsā¦ seeing Baldurās Gate as a CRPG again and having it be a marquee AAA-caliber release is kinda mind-blowing.
The 2000s were a mistake, and so much of modern indie development is about undoing those mistakes. āBoomerā shooters, immersive sims, CRPGs, point and click adventures? All back on the menu, baby.
Thereāve been fantastic CRPGs in the last handful of years. Off the top of my head: Divinity Original Sin 2 (2017), PoE/PoE2(2015/2018), Tyranny(2016), Torment: Tides of Numenera(2017), Pathfinder Kingmaker/WotR(2018/2021), and Disco Elysium1 (2019).
Thereās definitely been a comeback, I feel like Iāve been eating good on that side for a while now.
1Play this game if you havenāt. Itās so fucking good
Sorry whatās a boomer shooter?š³
Like the og doom
Shooters that are just about shooting the baddies in a usually retro style, things like that Warhammer 40k Boltgun, as opposed to the more complex Darkide.
While I love me some Doom and grew up with boomer shooters, I am not sure if FPS games moving on and expanding past them can be considered a mistake.
I am digging the shit out of Baldurās Gate 3 tho. This is RPG done right. I bought it during early access years back and I literally took PTO off work to play the final release on launch day.