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What's better? The Witcher 3 or Baldur's Gate 3?
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So western just means "not made in Japan" I'm assuming. So are we calling new Fable that as well?
In BG3 I'd be in a combat encounter waiting through 20 animations of a lot of goblins attacking, and it really tests my patience. I'd rather play TW3.
They're both amazing and hard to compare. But the thing that came to mind instantly as a separator for me is that, while neither of them have great main story arcs and big bads, TW3's are just boring and unoriginal but BG3's actively hurt my enjoyment of the game from the end of act 2 onwards.
Also BG3 isn't getting DLC.
Edit: Some more points I'll give to TW3 are character writing, Geralt and Ciri's relationship, world design, and quests. Points to BG3 would be combat and not having Gwent.
Also BG3 isn't getting DLC.
Edit: Some more points I'll give to TW3 are character writing, Geralt and Ciri's relationship, world design, and quests. Points to BG3 would be combat and not having Gwent.
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Witcher 3 is fantastic, but Baldur's Gate 3 is the GOAT because it's the full package more than any other game has ever been the full package. It is incredible in basically every single aspect
the last stretch of BG3 was unraveling before my eyes, if it's not ridiculous wait times for enemies to even start animation (cpu calcs) it was the plethora of bugs.
a sour bite to end the meal on, but I still loved the game, not as much as the witcher tho 😎
Both are amazing, but if I were to go through them?
Story? Witcher
Writing? Witcher
Quests? Witcher
Characters? Baldur's Gate
Voice acting? Tie
Music? Tie
Gameplay? Baldur's Gate
Gwent? Witcher
On paper it would look like Witcher 3 for me, but because Baldur's Gate is not that far behind in some categories and Witcher 3 is REALLY far behind in gameplay (My most important category by a country mile), I actually have to give it to Baldur's Gate.
Story? Witcher
Writing? Witcher
Quests? Witcher
Characters? Baldur's Gate
Voice acting? Tie
Music? Tie
Gameplay? Baldur's Gate
Gwent? Witcher
On paper it would look like Witcher 3 for me, but because Baldur's Gate is not that far behind in some categories and Witcher 3 is REALLY far behind in gameplay (My most important category by a country mile), I actually have to give it to Baldur's Gate.
When console mod support finally arrives, the first thing I'm looking for is an enemy turn speed-up toggle. It's one of the few gripes I have about BG3.
I was under the impression Playground Games was in Australia for some reason. But nevermind.
Just think the world vs a country with game labels continues to be weird as hell, but it's not like that's ever going to change.
A game can be a made in Belgium and Poland and we'll consider it the same as games made in France, the U.S. and Canada.
Very different style games so hard to compare. I think Baldur's Gate excels at player freedom, but the overarching story it tells isn't super interesting. Witcher 3 is a tremendous open-world RPG and really the ultimate realization of the BioWare-style game. for my personal tastes, the presentation and gameplay of The Witcher 3 elevate it. Combined with it's DLC, it might just be the single greatest game I've ever played.
TW3 for me for sure .Way better story writing. Story in BG3 is weak and if you have played enough larian games you know it's kinda the same story beats in all of them (however I did like Shadowheart's story/writing)
They're too different. This thread is almost just "action vs turn-based". TW3 is more my cup of tea though.
Which is better by my arbitrary "objective" headcanon? BG3 tbh.
Which is better by my arbitrary "objective" headcanon? BG3 tbh.
Very different experiences, both with excellent writing and characters. I'm going BG3 but that could change depending on the day
I liked Baldur's Gate 3 but was not so enamoured with it as most people. A bit too streamlined in terms of classes and gameplay for a proper CRPG. DnD is also not really my jam.
Witcher 3 isn't really in the same genre but I loved the game more due to its excellent writing and storytelling.
Witcher 3 isn't really in the same genre but I loved the game more due to its excellent writing and storytelling.
I don't really think they're directly comparable in any substantial way, because their goals are SO different.
I personally enjoyed TW3 more but they both succeed at the specific thing they're trying to do. I just don't think you can match them against each other.
I personally enjoyed TW3 more but they both succeed at the specific thing they're trying to do. I just don't think you can match them against each other.
Btw Belgium is much closer to France than it is to Canada and the US 🤣
They are completely different games. But I vastly prefer Baldur's Gate 3. I'm much more into real roleplaying, character choices, and that sort of thing than I so the big open world question mark filled map shit.
Very different games. Both incredible. BG3 is a much much more involved RPG with better combat, but I liked the story and quests more in Witcher 3. Also prefer the setting of the Witcher as it is more serious.
TW3 is held back (considerably) by its combat. IMO, it is simply just not fun to fight.
BG3's encounter design is phenomenal and the amount of choice and decision making every single combat instance allows is unrivaled.
Plus one of the most open-ended gameplay toolsets ever, a beautifully realized world, a strong story, and possibly the best NPC companions of all time, and it's BG3.
TW3 is maybe one of the best games of its generation... BG3 has a real argument for being the best game of all time, IMO.
BG3's encounter design is phenomenal and the amount of choice and decision making every single combat instance allows is unrivaled.
Plus one of the most open-ended gameplay toolsets ever, a beautifully realized world, a strong story, and possibly the best NPC companions of all time, and it's BG3.
TW3 is maybe one of the best games of its generation... BG3 has a real argument for being the best game of all time, IMO.
If we were just talking about base Witcher 3, it would be BG3 to me. But the 2 DLC stories are so good and well written, it pushes that game over the edge to me
I liked Baldur's Gate 3, but my wife and I played it primarily through co-op on PS5, and that was probably the buggiest experience I've had in years. I recognize that co-op isn't "standard", but it definitely put a bad taste in my mouth for the game.
That being said, I gotta give it to the Witcher 3.
That being said, I gotta give it to the Witcher 3.
Is BG3 not janky? I love the game regardless but almost every aspect of it feels janky as all hell to me from the combat to just moving your character around.
I just want to point out that "western" doesn't really mean "not japan". Generally speaking, when people say western they mean western europe and countries whose culture is heavily influenced by it. So Canada, the Americas, Australia etc. Japan gets a lot of focus because they make a lot of prolific games but games from China or Korea would also not be considered western.