“The Alliance Is Reforged, Mortal. The Planes Thus Quake, And The Gods Shudder.”
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a Fantasy RPG based on Dungeons & Dragons. It is the third installment of the Baldur’s Gate franchise, set in the D&D Forgotten Realms. It is a game with a rich story, complex characters, an impressive character creation system, and a sometimes overwhelming level of freedom.
Story
Baldur’s Gate 3 starts with you being abducted and waking up in a mind-flayer ship. The ship you wake up on is chased by Githyanki dragon riders and devils. After the ship breaks down, you land in the middle of nowhere and start to figure out what is happening in the world.
After some exploration, you discover that a cult involving the three gods of death, tyranny, and murder is trying to dominate the world, and you set out to save the world from this cult, or you could end up dominating the world yourself, depending on your choices.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is set in the continent of Faerûn. Faerûn is a continent on the planet Toril in the Forgotten Realms, a fictional world created in 1967 by Ed Greenwood. It has since been used as the setting for many D&D games.
While journeying through Faerûn, you come across many beautiful, strange, and scary places. You could even visit the hells. These places are inhabited by elves, dwarves, tieflings, and various other unique and interesting races. Baldur’s Gate 3’s world is full of magic, interesting places, and memorable characters. Every new area you discover, or person you meet in the game has a story to tell.
I found it interesting how the level of freedom in the game allows the player to act with almost no limitations. You can even kill significant characters in the game, and it would impact how the story progresses. This level of freedom, however, to a person who never tried to play D&D could be a little overwhelming during their first playthrough.
Gameplay
In terms of gameplay, Baldur’s Gate 3 plays like any open-world RPG with a turn-based combat system. However, almost every action in the game requires a dice roll check. That means if you use an attack during a fight, the game gives you the probability of that attack hitting or missing. Dice roll checks are also required when choosing specific dialogue options.
The level of intractability in Baldur’s Gate 3 is quite impressive. You can do practically anything you want in the game, from killing party members to turning enemy bosses into sheep and throwing them down a cliff. You could also kill the main character you created, and the story would progress just fine.
My Experience
When I play an RPG like Baldur’s Gate 3, I pick the choices that seem right to me throughout the game and stick to the same decisions with every playthrough because I prefer to have my own unique character and story.
I chose the Oath of The Ancients Paladin as my class with this game, and I chose a noble background. I thought it would be cool for my character to be a type of knight who defends the weak and administers justice throughout the world.
Paladin class turned out to be pretty cool. As a paladin, you are the tank in the party. You can wear heavy armor, carry greatswords and axes, and deal the most damage with your smite attacks.
I didn’t look for side quests during the first few playthroughs, which cost me dearly. I found myself dying with only a few hits when I advanced through the game. So, I had to start from the beginning multiple times until I got it right and was able to be properly leveled towards the end of the game.
I found the game to be slow-paced sometimes, and some of the dialogues were long and boring, but the exciting bits were much more frequent than the slow and boring ones, and I ultimately was able to save the world in the end.
I highly recommend giving Baldur’s Gate 3 a shot. It is an immersive, exciting, and unique game that you probably will find yourself addicted to. It also made me want to try playing tab
