Rather than have multiple threads and review links I Figured Id start a megathread to pin to the top for the release of Baldur’s Gate 3

https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-everything-we-know/

General Articles:
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-has-a-hidden-skill-tree-for-illithid-powers/

https://www.gamesradar.com/news/live/baldurs-gate-3-launch-coverage-live-blog/

Guides:
https://www.pcgamesn.com/baldurs-gate-3/classes
https://www.pcgamer.com/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-city-of-baldurs-gate-before-you-start-baldurs-gate-3/
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-cellar-door-ornate-mirror-answers/

Reviews:
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-review-in-progress-oh-boy-its-good/

Minimum:

OS: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
Processor: Intel i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 150 GB available space

Recommended:

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel i7 4770k / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX580
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 150 GB available space

  • TheBronzeRanger@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Regarding the No Preload part, what happens to the ~80GB early access build I have installed right now, does that all get binned and I’ll still have to download another 122GB?

    Edit: Welp, seems like this question is moot, according to Larian themselves (https://www.eurogamer.net/baldurs-gate-3-early-access-players-should-delete-their-saves-now-then-remove-the-game) anyone with an early access build currently installed should delete their saves and uninstall the game before full release, in order avoid any issues.

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    1 year ago

    As a lover of the originals, I’m having a hard time coming to terms with the modern format.

    Anybody else have this but played the early access? I want to get into this but I’m hesitant

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      1 year ago

      Played around 80h of Early Access and I even bought the old games and played through them before release to catch up on the world. I enjoy Baldur’s Gate 3’s combat a lot more, but that’s mainly because I loathe real-time-with-pause combat and only suffered through it in Baldur’s Gate, Pillars of Eternity and Planescape:Torment because the story and characters grabbed me enough to keep going. The game is very different and makes many changes from PnP DND ruleset, and has many “Larianisms” (spells causing surfaces, water making you weaker to lightning/cold but resistant to fire height giving advantage/disadvantage to attacks) but none of them detract from the experience. If you’re not a D&D purists you will probably enjoy it after some getting used to it. As for the story and characters, it’s hard to say much as we only had access to the small portion that is (not even the entirety of) Act 1 during Early Access, but what’s there has been incredible.
      In short, it’s not like the old games, but I think considering it’s been 23 years since the last game and this one is developed by an entirely different studio, it would be incredibly unfair to judge it based on that.