Dungeons and Dragons is such a fun tabletop experience. The only downside is that you need at least 2 and preferably 4-5 people all together to make the most of it. Baldur's Gate 3 goes a long way towards solving that issue. At its best, this game is a very good quality session of D&D by yourself or with friends if you happen to have some of those.

You can make your own character or have a premade character to go through the story with. Both are great, with the premade characters having special abilities that make them unique and special dialogues as well. The game is very forgiving with the ability to remake your character or revive a dead companion at any time for a very small fee.

A good campaign of D&D takes months or years to complete often. Due to the enormous amount of automation in this game that's not really possible. But the length of story, combat encounters, and exploration makes this game massive in the way that D&D should be. At 30 hours I feel like I mostly have experienced Act 1 of three acts. This is the smallest act. Only playing a few hours a night a few nights a week with a friend makes this game probably take me a month or more to finish. Like a great campaign should.

The presentation, is not perfect to be honest. The game doesn't give me a lot of information that I wish it would. I can't see enemy vision unless I try to stealth so I often don't know where to hide my rogue to get sneak attacks. Also where I would need to stand to throw a weapon or use a ranged attack is usually very hard to see and the angles to find good hits is very confusing.

It's a shame because the graphics and UI are generally good otherwise. The characters look good and are fairly expressive, though don't expect true to life motion capture. The locations, friends, enemies and loot are all interesting to look at and memorable. The art style helps to capture the somewhat whimsical nature of the story being told here.

Speaking of, the story is very out there. I am only a third through, but I am very intrigued and the side quests are also good at investing me in the adventure they are telling. Often a whole night will be spent on just one side quest and it feels like a night well spent.

If you like RPGs, especially old-school ones you MUST play this game. It is Larian's crown jewel and the best D&D game hands down. Give it the time it deserves and please let there be a DLC for level 13-20 content.

Dungeons and Dragons is such a fun tabletop experience. The only downside is that you need at least 2 and preferably 4-5 people all together to make the most of it. Baldur's Gate 3 goes a long way towards solving that issue. At its best, this game is a very good quality session of D&D by yourself or with friends if you happen to have some of those. You can make your own character or have a premade character to go through the story with. Both are great, with the premade characters having special abilities that make them unique and special dialogues as well. The game is very forgiving with the ability to remake your character or revive a dead companion at any time for a very small fee. A good campaign of D&D takes months or years to complete often. Due to the enormous amount of automation in this game that's not really possible. But the length of story, combat encounters, and exploration makes this game massive in the way that D&D should be. At 30 hours I feel like I mostly have experienced Act 1 of three acts. This is the smallest act. Only playing a few hours a night a few nights a week with a friend makes this game probably take me a month or more to finish. Like a great campaign should. The presentation, is not perfect to be honest. The game doesn't give me a lot of information that I wish it would. I can't see enemy vision unless I try to stealth so I often don't know where to hide my rogue to get sneak attacks. Also where I would need to stand to throw a weapon or use a ranged attack is usually very hard to see and the angles to find good hits is very confusing. It's a shame because the graphics and UI are generally good otherwise. The characters look good and are fairly expressive, though don't expect true to life motion capture. The locations, friends, enemies and loot are all interesting to look at and memorable. The art style helps to capture the somewhat whimsical nature of the story being told here. Speaking of, the story is very out there. I am only a third through, but I am very intrigued and the side quests are also good at investing me in the adventure they are telling. Often a whole night will be spent on just one side quest and it feels like a night well spent. If you like RPGs, especially old-school ones you MUST play this game. It is Larian's crown jewel and the best D&D game hands down. Give it the time it deserves and please let there be a DLC for level 13-20 content.