Baldurs Gate 3!

[PeytonMirabelle]

*Looks around sheepishly, noting I am still waading through games with release dates circa 2016 ... and sighs.*

But seriously, I enjoyed Divinity: Orignal Sin from Larian Studios. Excellent game, and the same style of play as the BG series. I should catch up and get to BG3 in about ... seven years. I was glad to see it doing well.

But i'm really just in it for the landscapes, the Aurorae, Akatosh, dungeon crawling and watching Serana's bum

Serana's all right but Lydia's where it's at: loyal, capable, and brawny enough to wrap you like a blanket on cold winter nights.

 

[JaxRhapsody]

I don't know anything about the franchise.

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

Is there a Minsc romance option? I've been waiting SO long for that.

Minsc is said to be a possible companion. As far as I can tell you can shack up with any of your companions.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Minsc is said to be a possible companion. As far as I can tell you can shack up with any of your companions.

Go for the heart, Boo!

 

[Blind_Justice]

Looks like I'm way late to the party.

Got the game and as someone who played the shiiiiiiiit out of the old games (including Planescape: Torment and the oft maligned Icewind Dale titles) I'm in nerd heaven. 5e is a fantastic skeleton for mechanics, but the characters totally steal the show. Too bad my rig is juuuust barely able to run BG3. Load times are epics of their own and in big battles the PC cries for help.

So it's either sell another kidney for a beefier PC, wait until the Xbox version materializes or struggle on.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Looks like I'm way late to the party.

Got the game and as someone who played the shiiiiiiiit out of the old games (including Planescape: Torment and the oft maligned Icewind Dale titles) I'm in nerd heaven. 5e is a fantastic skeleton for mechanics, but the characters totally steal the show. Too bad my rig is juuuust barely able to run BG3. Load times are epics of their own and in big battles the PC cries for help.

So it's either sell another kidney for a beefier PC, wait until the Xbox version materializes or struggle on.

Too late? The threads just over 12 hours old.

I've just finished God of War: Ragnarok, so I might check out this for the PS5.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Looks like I'm way late to the party.

Got the game and as someone who played the shiiiiiiiit out of the old games (including Planescape: Torment and the oft maligned Icewind Dale titles) I'm in nerd heaven. 5e is a fantastic skeleton for mechanics, but the characters totally steal the show. Too bad my rig is juuuust barely able to run BG3. Load times are epics of their own and in big battles the PC cries for help.

So it's either sell another kidney for a beefier PC, wait until the Xbox version materializes or struggle on.

Yeah, looks like I'm a little way above the advertised minimum specs, but whether games are actually playable at supposed minimum specs is hit-and-miss IME. I ended up abandoning Torment: ToN when it started grinding to a halt every time I hit combat, running on a machine that should've been able to handle it :-/

 

[K155]

What a great thread! I write for a video game irl so you guys have given me a few to check out here, baldrus is top of the list!

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

Looks like I'm way late to the party.

Got the game and as someone who played the shiiiiiiiit out of the old games (including Planescape: Torment and the oft maligned Icewind Dale titles) I'm in nerd heaven. 5e is a fantastic skeleton for mechanics, but the characters totally steal the show. Too bad my rig is juuuust barely able to run BG3. Load times are epics of their own and in big battles the PC cries for help.

So it's either sell another kidney for a beefier PC, wait until the Xbox version materializes or struggle on.

I'm 20 hours in and I say it's worth selling a kidney for

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

What a great thread! I write for a video game irl so you guys have given me a few to check out here, baldrus is top of the list!

It is seriously top tier video game writing

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

Go for the heart, Boo!

Karlach already stole my heart

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

@Jackie.O.Hikaru check out Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2 on steam. It's a story done by the original Baldurs Gate devs and... well, bits of the story are really really captivating.

Ooh I'll definitely check it out then!

 

[Rob_Royale]

My wife started this yesterday. She was a little surprised by the labia and penis character creation options.

When did that become a thing in video games?

 

[SouthernCrossfire]

I've now finished the main quest (challenging, but not nearly as much as I expected) and several of the remaining side quests in Hogwarts Legacy (now 85% overall), so I checked out the platform requirements for Baldur's Gate 3. I'm not sure if my current PC will be able to handle it and have a PS4 instead of a 5, so it will be a while before I get to try it. Of course, since I still have the second half of BG1 and all of BG2 to do, it would have been a while anyway, but probably not quite as long. <DD* voice>Drat and double drat!</DD voice>

*Dick Dastardly

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

My wife started this yesterday. She was a little surprised by the labia and penis character creation options.

When did that become a thing in video games?

My companions may or may not hang out at camp in their birthday suits very often. I'm a big fan of video games that let you customize your genitalia.

 

[BarracudaSwordfish]

Stop it already!

Been waiting ages for the full release then find my dammed graphics card is one below the minimum spec. Will be upgrading in Sept, and BG3 is the first purchase.

I mean 174 hours of cutscenes - that's like nearly 10 seasons of Blackist!

Played all Larian's output and loved it so cannot wait. Haven't felt this excited since Fallout 4.

Hope it is better than Fallout 4.

It is better than Fallout 4, isn't it?

Please?

 

[BarracudaSwordfish]

My companions may or may not hang out at camp in their birthday suits very often. I'm a big fan of video games that let you customize your genitalia.

There are others? Please name some

 

[AchtungNight]

There are others? Please name some

Saints Row, for one. You can customize just about every aspect of your avatar in that game.

 

[BarracudaSwordfish]

Saints Row, for one. You can customize just about every aspect of your avatar in that game.

Played 'em all. HtF did I miss that?