Baldur’s Gate 3 for me is weighted down so hard by the combat system. The D&D combat system is a result of having to be simple enough so that humans can keep track of it with pen & paper. But we’re on a computer now, it can do a lot of math very fast. You can implement actual, modern resource management systems and reasonable levels of variance. Everything being a D20 roll is frustrating me so much, I don’t remember the last time I got this mad at a video game so frequently, for real. I’ve played some really mediocre RPGs but in all of them I enjoyed the combat infinitely more than in BG3.
But everything else is like 9-10/10. The exploration is so amazing, the characters are all lovable, the roleplay-feeling is incredible. If it wasn’t for the insanely antiquated combat, it’d be my game of the year for sure.
I ranted about it on here before but maaaan
Baldur’s Gate 3 for me is weighted down so hard by the combat system. The D&D combat system is a result of having to be simple enough so that humans can keep track of it with pen & paper. But we’re on a computer now, it can do a lot of math very fast. You can implement actual, modern resource management systems and reasonable levels of variance. Everything being a D20 roll is frustrating me so much, I don’t remember the last time I got this mad at a video game so frequently, for real. I’ve played some really mediocre RPGs but in all of them I enjoyed the combat infinitely more than in BG3.
But everything else is like 9-10/10. The exploration is so amazing, the characters are all lovable, the roleplay-feeling is incredible. If it wasn’t for the insanely antiquated combat, it’d be my game of the year for sure.