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Baldur's Gate 3 - Leaked screenshots - SPOILERS ahead
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All there's been is a cinematic announcement trailer, it's still early days for hype IMO.
Larian's art direction really suits this universe and close-up cutscenes are a perfect addition that I didn't even know I wanted.
They are not making this game for the mainstream at all.
The reveal trailer boosted over 2 million views, that's more than any DOS2 trailer ever released
iirc divinity 2 has sold very, very well. i'm sure it'll do fine
The images look nice. I would change the UI for the dialog though, white text with nothing behind it is not too readable.
Now that you've said this, I hope the soundtrack has some of the vibes of BG2's soundtrack. I loved that OST.
They added what looks like cinematic dialogue perspective. If that's not an attempt at breaching the mainstream market, I don't know what is.
The negativity in this thread is beyond. Original Sin 2 was amazing, this company deserves confidence. Looking forward to the reveal trailer, I hope they answer a lot of questions.
I mean, in a world where a Critical Role animated series broke Kickstarter records ($11.3m dollars all told), I think its chances are pretty good. D&D has had a massive renaissance in the past five years, Larian have a great relationship with WotC and so with a little smart marketing, this could be a smash.
They just need romance options out the wazoo to hit the Dragon Age sweet spot.
This is everything I wanted. A natural evolution of DOS2, with D&D 5E trappings.
It's Baldur's Gate 3. It was inevitable people were going to be super critical of every little thing. Some people will be disappointed because it's not exactly what they wanted, but many, many more are going to be thrilled with it the direction it is going.
To be fair, if you assumed Turn based was the only option, then BG was more action oriented, it was Real Time with pause, not turn based. So I could see how some people wouldn't like the change in gameplay style from the classic.
I think, given it's particularly mentioned in the UI and how well the Turn-based Mod where you could switch on the fly between RTWP/Turn based worked for Pathfinder Kingmaker, to the point they're going to put it straight into the sequel, there's a good chance they're just going to give us both. (particularly since BG used to be RTWP)
I'm honestly not sure what you even want from a 2020 BG. Like, what should it look like? Just a HD BG2?
I get that but for me it is not a knock on it. I only know divinity and not BG so this obviously colors my opinion but Im hopping into this as my first foray into the world so having something familiar helps.
Having said that, I expected something a bit more than just what they have already done in the past. I say that more as a Larian fan than someone hoping for my first BG game to blow me away.
I hope no one from Larian reads any related BG3 threads from here. All of them are almost filed with concern trolling and now negative reactions to Larian as a develoeper? Fucking lmao.
Reading some reactions you'd think some B class studio develops BG3 as a cash grab, that only made duds in the past and not one of the best CRPG makers of the market that made the most acclaimed CRPG game by the book since BG2.
Reading some reactions you'd think some B class studio develops BG3 as a cash grab, that only made duds in the past and not one of the best CRPG makers of the market that made the most acclaimed CRPG game by the book since BG2.
Something atleast trying to evoke the Forgotten Realms aesthetic. This got almost the exact same vibe as Divinity 2.
I mean for the combat. Usually the core ruleset for the combat is an optional difficulty for some D&D games aside from the normal options.
Wasteland 3 also added cinematic dialogue perspective.
Keeping the game isometric is not going mainstream, making the game third person akin to Dragon Age is going mainstream.
Just what I wanted to see. Larian are quickly becoming one my favourite developers. Really looking forward to the gameplay trailer today, hoping for a coop announcement!
Love that it's iso. Dialogue options seem awfully short, i really hope it's not indicative of the latter game and it's just because it's early in development. But this has been one of my big worries about the game. That Larian will focus on the multiplayer aspect and because of that keep sentences short for a better play experience. I hope i'm wrong. Also hope we get some less grounded (don't know a better word) portraits. That all sound a little bit negative but Baldur's Gate is dear to my heart and the one thing i want them to get right are the companion conversations. But even if my fears come true i'm sure i still end up loving it.
Wasn't DOS2 sold at least 2 millions ? This game will easily do much better thanks to the brand name and AAA production value alone.
It might be slightly adjusted, but plenty of games have used it.
Just gonna have to agree to disagree there. It's not nearly as binary as you're making it out to be. There's no "going mainstream" and "not going mainstream" with clear cut transition points, there's degrees to it, and I consider cinematic dialogue to be a massive step towards the "mainstream" end of the sliding scale of "mainstream" and "not mainstream".
Oh, okay sure. I wouldn't call Baldur's Gate "action oriented", but I can see why someone would be disapointed if the game paused after every round with no option to keep it moving.
My expectations are so low at this point I was bracing for some Final Fantasy-tier ARPG nonsense.
I don't understand what that means. I'm not in the know, how would the aesthetic need to change?
I'd say that looks good! Looking forward to seeing it in movement.
"Turn-based" seems to imply that RTWP is there, which would be excellent news and a day 1 for me (I'd wait for a sale at best if it was turn based only).
Only part that is weird is the dialogue choices (not the camera, just the text), but that's maybe placeholder.
"Turn-based" seems to imply that RTWP is there, which would be excellent news and a day 1 for me (I'd wait for a sale at best if it was turn based only).
Only part that is weird is the dialogue choices (not the camera, just the text), but that's maybe placeholder.
Damn, these character models are far beyond the level of detail I was expecting from this.
Now I want to see all of this in motion before passing judgment on the overall quality, but so far I'm in.
A bit concerned about the possibility of this being a hybrid system, though. That could turn out to be the worst of both worlds.
I don't think a lot of people saying "I'm glad there is an OPTION" are thinking about the implications of it.
Now I want to see all of this in motion before passing judgment on the overall quality, but so far I'm in.
A bit concerned about the possibility of this being a hybrid system, though. That could turn out to be the worst of both worlds.
I don't think a lot of people saying "I'm glad there is an OPTION" are thinking about the implications of it.
It's gonna release as Early Access with what I'd assume is a full release next year.
I don't really think this is a fair way to judge every little stylistic choice. Plenty of classic RPGs cut to closeups for dialogue--Fallout 1 and 2, Deus Ex, VtMB, etc etc
I'm not judging anything or anyone, I'm just saying that I believe that in this case, part of the motivation for the stylistic choice is to have a more approachable game.
Which is great. If I'm coming across like one of those "ugh CASUALS" nerds that plague the RPG communities, apologies, not trying to do that.
Interesting how the expectations seem to have been wall to wall. I always expected a slightly updated D:OS2 engine with D&D 5e mechanics and Baldur's Gate related story set in Forgotten Realms. It's been clear for a while that CRPGs have wide-reaching appeal and we're not in the age of "AAA cinematic games" dominating everything anymore.
Turn based is only really slow if you have to pad out your game with numerous trash mobs and meaningless encounters.
Turn based is only really slow if you have to pad out your game with numerous trash mobs and meaningless encounters.
That's fair! "Mainstream" always just seems like such a pejorative in discussions like this
I think it was Larian's only option though. If they went RTwP they disappoint their massive, existing fanbase. If they went turn-based they disappoint a vocal chunk of fans of the original.
Loved DOS 2, is it necessary to play BG1 / 2 before 3? They're pretty old games, not sure I want to play them + I don't have the time my backlog is too big already. :(
In terms of "trying to satisfy everyone"? Probably.
In terms of coming up with the best game they can? It's more debatable.
The problem with a lot of these hybrids "pick your poison" systems is that they almost inevitably have one of the two feel like a complete afterthought (i.e. the turn-based mode in PoE II, for instance) or in the worst case scenario both system will end up feeling half-assed.
They are pretty good and updated for today's standards. You can even play them on tablet.
