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I have been hyped about Baldur’s Gate 3 since Larian Studios announced their teaser in August 2019.
I’ve already mentioned that I was a massive fan of Black Isle Studios, the original maker of the PC Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale games… so naturally, I wanted to see more Dungeons and Dragons games.
As promised, Larian Studios offered fans early access to their game-in-progress. The final game won’t be officially released for another year (to be honest, I think it’ll be two years before they can release it to the public). The early access to the game only grants you part one of the game, which will get you about 20 hours of gameplay. From what I’ve heard, there final game will have three parts, so you’re looking at a massive 60+ hour game.
The game came out in early access on October 5, and by October 10, I had already reached my level up cap (you can only get to level 4) and got to the end of the map. Sure, there are tons more area to explore, so I’ll have to backtrack and hit all the areas I didn’t see. However, seeing as I can’t progress grow anymore at level 4, I feel like there’s no point in continuing.
So far, there are six original characters created for this game, and they can join your party on this adventure. You can only have a maximum of four in your team, so any excess characters will have to go to your camp to wait it out until you return for a long rest. My favorite character to hear is Gale, as the voice actor does such an excellent job in his dialogue delivery.
Now for the bad news - if you want to get in early access, you’ll have to pay full price of $59.99. You do get the full game when it comes out, but it’s a steep price to pay for an incomplete game (at least for now). I wish they would’ve given us a little discount.
The other bad news is that the game is rough. There are bugs all over, not to mention visual glitches or camera locks. Plus, cross saves doesn’t always work correctly. All normal things you might expect for an advance look at the game. Also, if you’re unfamiliar with D&D rulesets you may be frustrated with no help from the game.
The last bad news is that your early access game might not be able to carry over the final release. I personally don’t mind this, as I’ve made plenty of mistakes and wouldn’t mind replaying it to correct them (or make a different choice). However,
Otherwise, if you don’t mind roughing it and love Dungeons & Dragons, you need to check out the early access to Baldur’s Gate 3. You can buy it at my favorite digital game retailer, GOG.
As promised, Larian Studios offered fans early access to their game-in-progress. The final game won’t be officially released for another year (to be honest, I think it’ll be two years before they can release it to the public). The early access to the game only grants you part one of the game, which will get you about 20 hours of gameplay. From what I’ve heard, there final game will have three parts, so you’re looking at a massive 60+ hour game.
The game came out in early access on October 5, and by October 10, I had already reached my level up cap (you can only get to level 4) and got to the end of the map. Sure, there are tons more area to explore, so I’ll have to backtrack and hit all the areas I didn’t see. However, seeing as I can’t progress grow anymore at level 4, I feel like there’s no point in continuing.
So far, there are six original characters created for this game, and they can join your party on this adventure. You can only have a maximum of four in your team, so any excess characters will have to go to your camp to wait it out until you return for a long rest. My favorite character to hear is Gale, as the voice actor does such an excellent job in his dialogue delivery.
Now for the bad news - if you want to get in early access, you’ll have to pay full price of $59.99. You do get the full game when it comes out, but it’s a steep price to pay for an incomplete game (at least for now). I wish they would’ve given us a little discount.
The other bad news is that the game is rough. There are bugs all over, not to mention visual glitches or camera locks. Plus, cross saves doesn’t always work correctly. All normal things you might expect for an advance look at the game. Also, if you’re unfamiliar with D&D rulesets you may be frustrated with no help from the game.
The last bad news is that your early access game might not be able to carry over the final release. I personally don’t mind this, as I’ve made plenty of mistakes and wouldn’t mind replaying it to correct them (or make a different choice). However,
Otherwise, if you don’t mind roughing it and love Dungeons & Dragons, you need to check out the early access to Baldur’s Gate 3. You can buy it at my favorite digital game retailer, GOG.
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