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Baldur’s Gate 3’s Success Puts Starfield Between a Rock and a Hard Place (gamerant.com)
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Baldur's Gate 3 has blown away expectations and redefined what an RPG can be, and that may put Bethesda's upcoming Starfield in a rough spot.

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[–] 22 points 3 years ago (3 children)

I almost bought Baldurs Gate 3, but stopped when I realised I had DOS2 in my Steam library that I haven’t played.

So I’m going to be playing DOS2 for a bit, and when Starfield comes out I’ll buy BG3 at a reduced price, then when I’ve finished that I’ll buy Starfield at a reduced price

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I was replaying DOS2 while I waited for BG3. It is a great game. The only thing I think it was missing was cinematics. The voice acting is great but it plays out with you looking down at your characters. I believe Larian knew this was a weak spot of their games and fixed it with BG3. Now their cinematics are fun to watch. It is now very entertaining to interact with these interesting NPCs.

    I was playing DOS2 dwarven Beast as a fighter with a shield.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I felt the exact same way -- I played ~20hrs of DOS2 over the past few years, about 1/4 of that in the lead up to BG3's release, and wasn't sure if I would bounce off of BG3 like I did DOS2. I'm about 25hrs in BG3, and having an absolute blast. It really does feel like a more refined, and friendlier experience than DOS2, and the in engine cinematics for dialogue are a huge part of that.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I wish BG3 had interaction between player characters in coop, I seem to remember DOS2 having that but it's been a while and I never finished it.

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