Brace yourself for numbers – here we go! There are four body types from slim to absolutely yolked for most races, male, female, or non-binary/other for identity, nearly a dozen voice options for every race, eight facial presets, and sixty or so skin colors with the option to unlock all 145 skin colors if you want to go off-brand for your chosen race. Frankly, it puts Chinese and Korean MMOs to shame. Take a look!įirst and foremost, Baldur’s Gate 3 has one of the most impressive and inclusive character creation systems in any game, regardless of genre. To say that the character creator is robust is like saying Arizona is kinda warm in the summer. Black Dragonborn? Exciting! Better still, you’ll find this to be not only a cosmetic choice, but one that’ll have direct and immediate reactions from the literal thousands of characters you’ll encounter. These can be attached to the 11 races, and 28 subraces. Frankly, you’ll be spoiled for choice with 12 major classes, and 46 subclasses. You’ve got a wealth of options to choose from to create your own custom character. As such, we’ll be mindful of spoilers wherever possible, and marking them clearly when they are not. Our review will attempt to be somewhat spoiler free, though some functions and moments will require a bit more discussion to set the tone or conditions to talk about them effectively. With a mind-controlling tadpole burrowing into your brain, your primary mission is to get it out, but that’s going to prove to be more of a challenge than you might expect.
You are one of those residents, and unfortunately for you, your situation only gets worse from here… Dubbed “mind flayers”, these monsters have kidnapped the residents of Baldur’s Gate. Once again the city of Baldur’s Gate is under attack, this time by the mysterious and malevolent mind-controlling Illithid. While not a direct sequel, Baldur’s Gate 3 takes place roughly 100 years after the events of Shadows of Amn, directly following the events of the Descent into Avernus.
Heroes like Jaheira, Imoen, Aerie, Minsc (and his pet hamster Boo), Cernd, Korgan, Mazzy, and more came together to save the world. The titular city serves as the backdrop for intrigue, political infighting, and even a fight with a literal god. For a short refresher on the second title, a man named Jon Irenicus (and easily one of the best antagonists in CRPG history) drives the player to hell and back (rather literally) to foil his grand bid to gain immortality. If you’ve not played Baldur’s Gate or Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn, rest assured it isn’t necessary to enjoy this third installment. Welcome to our review of Baldur’s Gate 3. Brought to life by RPG masters Larian Studios after a lengthy 3 year stint in Early Access, we are happy to once again return to the Forgotten Realms. It’s been just over 20 years since the last installment in the Baldur’s Gate series, and impossibly, that ends today. It has served as inspiration for countless RPGs, movies, video games, and has seen a major resurgence as of late thanks to the likes of Stranger Things and, oddly enough, COVID. It’s impossible to overstate the importance of Dungeons & Dragons to the gaming world.
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