Baldur's Gate 3 gameplay demo

[shadowalk]

https://youtu.be/B9hU6UJX_pc

Well...it's pretty much a re-skin of Divinity - Original Sin 2

Turn-based combat ::::::::::::::::::

[Grudge]

A lot of people are saying the same thing, that's it's a re-skin of Divinity. I don't have a problem with turn-based combat.

[shadowalk]

I don't mind Divinity 2 being turn-based and it works well for that game.

But this is Baldur's Gate. The combat system is one of its hallmarks and it's one of the things that made it a great game together with other games with the same combat system (Planescape, Neverwinter Nights, KOTOR, etc.).

[User]

real time with pause has had its day i think. of course i spent millions of hours on all the IE games. but...

you get much more tactical depth with turn-based

[shadowalk]

Also you only get 4 characters instead of 6.

[shadowalk]

This could come out next month according to the interwebs.

[User]

early release only though right

[User]

i have nearly finished original sin II with my buddies, we only got six hours in this last week

[shadowalk]

Did you see lohse’s titties

[User]

we haven't seen any titties, we kill everyone before they get a chance to show anything

though my mate the dwarf scoundrel got it on with a lizard

[shadowalk]

early access on steam...just bought it and downloading it now

[User]

i am waiting a bit

[shadowalk]

Well...after 5 hours of game time, I can confidently say the game is basically just a re-skin of DOS2. A few new features here and there like being able to jump to unreachable areas and being able to dip your sword in fire from the surrounding environment but otherwise a DOS2 reskin nonetheless. The graphics and game engine are very much the same. Not that it's a bad thing though - it is quite enjoyable.

[User]

but what about D&D rules and combat?

[shadowalk]

Well there’s that. There’s a dice roll scene for some checks/saving throws/dialogue options/etc.

[vO)))id]

I only played the first game when it came out. Didn't really grab me.

[shadowalk]

it was the second game that really grabbed me, though

[Grudge]

Well...after 5 hours of game time, I can confidently say the game is basically just a re-skin of DOS2. A few new features here and there like being able to jump to unreachable areas and being able to dip your sword in fire from the surrounding environment but otherwise a DOS2 reskin nonetheless. The graphics and game engine are very much the same. Not that it's a bad thing though - it is quite enjoyable.

Has the armor system of DOS 2 made a return in BG3 ?

[shadowalk]

Definitely yes

[User]

how do they square that with D&D rules

[Grudge]

I suspect shadowalk is bullshitting us on this one.

[shadowalk]

yeah i read that as combat system...combat system is the same as DOS2

armor system is the typical D&D AC system

[Grudge]

Ok so that right there indicates it is not a reskin of DOS 2. If by combat system you mean that there are a lot of environmental effects and they factor into the combat, that will irritate me a little bit because in DOS2 it ended up being too much of rocks papers scissors.

[shadowalk]

[User]

interesting

[agony bagony]

is the game getting the gate to open

[shadowalk]

They did that already in the first game. I’m sure you can do it again.

[User]

is it longer than 25hrs yet

i do not want to play it until it is finished

i do not understand selling games that are not finished especially cRPGs based on narrative

[agony bagony]

that gate must be some big shit

[shadowalk]

the gate identifies as transgender

[agony bagony]

jumping right from a to c i see

[User]

i take that as a no