Baldur’s Gate 3 game review; Nominee for the best game of the year? +Xbox

With the creation of Baldur’s Gate 3, Larin Studio has set storytelling in role-playing games in a new direction.

Dungeons & Dragons is the name of a board game in which players gather together and gain a role-playing experience. Now, with the passage of time and the popularity of these games among the fans, the game makers started making games based on D&D. In 1998, Bioware released the game Baldur’s Gate and was able to get excellent feedback. Now, 25 years have passed since the first edition of Baldur’s Gate, and this time, Larian Studio has made the third edition of the Baldur’s Gate series available to the audience of Dungeons & Dragons and role-playing games.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is by no means a perfect game. It has a minor problem that doesn’t make it an ideal match. Still, the main question is whether this problem affects the overall player experience or needs to be addressed. The proper use of D&D elements and its combination with role-playing elements and providing flawless storytelling are the things that made Balder’s Gate 3 an unforgettable experience.

The story starts when some game characters are trapped in the Mind Flayers ship. A Mind Flayer puts frogs inside the heads of the characters to control their minds, and at the promised time, they will be transferred to a Mind Flayer. In the following events, you escape from this ship and other characters. You only think about one goal: getting rid of the frog inside your head so you don’t become a Mind Flayer. Meanwhile, the story is gradually becoming more open, and the protagonist and other characters are preparing for a great goal, which is nothing more than protecting Balder’s Gate.

Storytelling is the main Strength of Baldur’s Gate 3. The Chinese introduction of the story to start the main events is well done. In the early hours, although the game has a slow start and the first act is entirely at the disposal of the story’s introduction, it does not create dull moments. You can enjoy it from moment to moment. Next, the game’s storytelling answers the audience’s questions well and puts the player on the main path.

Storytelling is the main Strength of Baldur’s Gate 3

The main point of storytelling is the significant impact of your relationship with the characters and the confrontation with different characters in the story’s events. Which characters do you find, which characters do you interact with and advance their missions, or which characters do you use in which part of the story affect the game’s story? Studio Lerin and the writing team of Balder’s Gate 3 put all the different possibilities together to witness a unique and engaging story.

This case may not have existed in video games today, and Larin Studio has taken storytelling in role-playing games to a new level. In other words, Baldur’s Gate 3 has several distinct endings. But thanks to the above, there’s a lot of variety in how you get these endings, and the replay value is very high. The characterization of the characters is also beautiful. Each character you can put in your team has its own personality.

Apart from the appearance, the game’s personalization system includes choosing a class, race, and story background.

By advancing their missions, you get to know the characters more and more. The story of the characters in the game and all the story possibilities that arise due to the way you behave with these characters are like branches that come together in the best possible way at the end. Also, the negative feelings of the game have good characterization, and most of their stories are related to other characters. Of course, you can discover more story details by interacting with other NPCs, reading books and manuscripts, and sub-quests.

When you start the game, you have to create your character. The character creation system has used D&D elements and role-playing games well. You can play several fictional characters or customize your character from zero to one hundred. Apart from the appearance, the game’s personalization system includes choosing a class, race, and story background. All these items have advantages and disadvantages and will ultimately affect your gameplay. Balder’s Gate 3 customization is highly detailed, and you can create your character in terms of classes and different features as you wish.

The design of the combat system of the game and its D&D elements have been done in the best possible way. Despite the random structure of the amount of damage or being damaged, there is never an unfair situation.

Balder’s Gate 3 is a role-playing game with turn-based battles. But these battles and how each character on your team and the enemies take turns are mixed with D&D elements. In Dungeons & Dragons, players must use special dice to determine their turn on the battlefield or to hit other enemies.

Was. In Baldur’s Gate 3, to increase the game’s action, the game does all the mentioned items randomly. Also, when using the skills of the team members, you will see a unique number that indicates the amount of damage you can inflict on the enemy. Due to the random structure of D&D dice in Balder’s Gate 3 combat, sometimes you will deal more damage and occasionally less damage to an enemy.

Of course, this also applies to enemies, and they can cause more or less damage, and sometimes, their impact does not affect you at all. The design of the combat system of the game and its D&D elements have been done in the best possible way. Despite the random structure of the amount of damage or being damaged, there are never any unfair conditions.

Each combat class has its skills and characteristics on the battlefield. Of course, XP is obtained by killing enemies and completing game missions, and team characters are leveled up. Therefore, upon reaching a certain level, the sub-class (Sub-Class) of characters becomes available, and we see similar skills and characteristics between classes such as Warlock, Cleric, or even Wizard and Druid.

Arranging the strategy during the battle and using characters compatible with your fighting style is essential.

Of course, the use of particular skills has a different amount of damage for each character, and the main reason for the difference is the difference in the characteristics of each class. For example, the Fighter class is based on Strength, and Melee hits with heavy weapons are something to be reckoned with. Also, the Cleric class doesn’t have strong melee attacks. Still, this class’s attributes are based on Wisdom, allowing him to use spells to strengthen the team or weaken enemies in the best possible way. Balder’s Gate 3’s level-up system will enable you to customize all these things and enhance your character in the areas you like.

Also, as you progress through the game and explore, you’ll find an NPC that allows you to change classes. Therefore, you can upgrade the correct characters without worry. The level-up and surface upgrade system best impacts the game’s combat. Through it, you can implement a different combat structure. The turn-based combat system of Balder’s Gate 3 is not about putting your favourite characters on the team. Still, you should always provide a combat strategy and put four characters in the group who can give you a lot of freedom of action with their unique skills.

The importance of choosing options and their impact on the gameplay is such that sometimes it is possible to stop a boss fight and destroy the target without a battle.

Baldur’s Gate 3’s combat system is enjoyable thanks to the well-designed elements. Whether you’ve experienced turn-based games, Baldur’s Gate 3 will easily entertain you. Exploring the world of Baldur’s Gate 3 is rewarding, and aside from the story, you can find more side quests or get chests and items that are useful to the team. Lerin Studio has used D&D elements to interact with characters, choose dialogues, open doors and lock boxes, and do similar things.

When talking with others, you will see unique options that can significantly impact the story’s progress or reach your goal. Now, by choosing these options, the player must roll 20 dice, and if he succeeds, selecting the desired option will affect your opponent, and you will grow in this way. Otherwise, you will fail and have to wait for the consequences. The features of the game’s classes are effective not only in combat but also in Q&A dice rolls. Your story background and the attributes you upgrade as you level up your character will affect how you roll your dice. You can get advantages and points, making moving the dice and winning easier.

The experience of playing with your friends can fully evoke the feeling of a Dungeons & Dragons game.

The gameplay of Baldur’s Gate 3 is such that you should pay attention to the details and explanations provided from the beginning and the creation of your character. Reading a book or manuscript can advance your mission or help you figure out how to solve the puzzle ahead. Also, the gameplay has a feature called Short Rest and Long Rest.

A long rest will allow your health bar and battle power to recover and start a new day fully. Now, between each long rest, the player can use two short rests, which are not as effective as a long rest but can increase your progress in a part of the game. You cannot always take a long rest, and apart from having enough provisions, you need to be in safe places.

Balder’s Gate 3 also has a four-person co-op, where you can experience the game with three other friends. The experience of playing with your friends can fully induce the feeling of a Dungeons & Dragons competition, and you can constantly interact with each other. Regarding connection quality and ping, the co-op part of the game provides a smooth and problem-free experience to the audience.

Balder’s Gate 3’s primary environment has its unique design and ecosystem.

Visually, Baldur’s Gate 3 is an eye-catching and beautiful experience. Both artistically and visually, the production team has done their job in the best possible way. The details of the environment, the characters’ faces, and the effects of explosions and other things are reasonable and keep the player satisfied. Apart from those mentioned in the design section, each primary environment of Balder’s Gate 3 has its unique design and ecosystem. Also, the game’s enemies have been designed in various ways. The primary and side missions of the game are very well designed, and players can complete and enjoy them in different ways. Also, Lerin Studio has designed various cinematic interludes to better narrate the story through them.

The only problem standing in the way of Baldur’s Gate 3 is technical issues. Of course, the game’s technical problems only end with bugs that have no effect on your gameplay or do not disrupt the players’ progress. Balder’s Gate 3 has no particular problem regarding frame rate drop, and you get a good experience. Baldur’s Gate 3’s music and voiceovers fit well with the game’s structure. The game’s theme induces a relaxing feeling and takes on an epic design in some game sequences. The voice acting of the characters is fine. It matches their personality, and the game’s sound effects are well-designed.

Finishing the story part of Baldur’s Gate 3 with all the exploration I did took almost 83 hours of my time. Every second of it was nothing but enjoying the vast world, exciting battles, and interacting with lovely characters. Of course, there are still things I have missed, and I would still like to return to Balder’s Gate 3 and immerse myself in it more. Although the game has some minor bugs, it doesn’t affect your experience. It is easily negated compared to the overall experience that the player gets. If you are a fan of role-playing games, make sure to check out Baldur’s Gate 3.