![]() ![]() You can recruit companions (each with their own class and progression systems) and can also discover hidden treasures and side quests – everything you would expect from a game based on the world of Dungeons & Dragons.Ī few short steps after recovering from the crash landing of the alien vessel, I stumbled into some musky old ruins, dark, covered in deadly traps, and other unseen terrors. Despite offering just a single chapter, the world of Faerun is a visual masterpiece and packed with content from the first step, to the last. The Early Access nature of Baldur’s Gate 3 does leave a lot of the bells and whistles needing some fine tuning and improvement, but the foundations for an incredible game are well cemented in place. Whether you want to stick to a more traditional fantasy character or create something more unique, the options are their to not only support a flourish of creativity, but actively reward it with unique progression options, hidden skills, and fellow companions that can help fill skill voids within your party. ![]() The arrogant, eccentric Wizard whose vanity would gives the gods a run for their money. The half-naked, dimwitted barbarian Fighter who’d sooner punch a stranger in the face than greet them with a smile. ![]() All of the regular fantasy tropes are present. Many of the more complicated aspects of character creation are simplified, thoroughly explained, and visually displayed to make the information easily digestible. While a basic understanding of the Dungeons & Dragons 5e ruleset will undoubtedly help when creating characters, it’s far from a requirement. ![]() Even with the limited selection available in the build we played, there are thousands of character possibilities and combinations, embodying the the fundamental aspects of Dungeons and Dragons in warm embrace. The first phase of Early Access for Baldur’s Gate 3 only offers the first chapter of the story, but the depth of content available within the character creation suite offers almost endless replay value – albeit in a more limited sandbox. It’s a fantastic start to an already intriguing story that develops at a good pace throughout the first chapter of the game. You begin a race against time to find a healer but Faerun is a land with its own troubles and turmoils. The vessel eventually crash lands in Faerun, where you learn that the parasites you were infected with will eventually transform you into a Mind Flayer. As they give chase, the vessel begins to fall apart, freeing many of the prisoners trapped within. Moments later, you share the parasitic fate of your fellow prisoners as the large, alien ship flies over a heavily populated city – snatching up terrified civilians with its outstretched tentacles.Ī group of dragon-mounted warriors attack the vessel, forcing it to flee to another plane. I cannot imagine anyone being able to sit comfortably through this sequence without wincing or looking away in disgust it’s great. You then watch in horror as a Mind Flayer, one of Dungeons & Dragons’ most iconic and universally feared monsters, infects a nearby prisoner with a parasite that enters the body via the eye socket, and you watch every second. The creatures bizarre, elongated figures stretch into the pool, plucking a small worm-like creature from below. Restrained in some bizarre alien pod, you witness a strange figure approaching a small pool of water, resting atop a mysterious pedestal. You begin the story trapped aboard a strange flying vessel, a combination of organics and machines, tentacles stretching out across the sky, engines roaring at the rear. Baldur’s Gate 3 wastes very little time setting a dark and somber tone for this adventure. ![]()
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