• Naz@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    BG3 is phenomenal. It feels like it came out in 1998, and that’s a good thing.

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      1 year ago

      Have you played Baldur’s Gate 1 recently? 2E is a nightmare of THACO and instant death waiting around every corner. Weapons break constantly, mages inevitably hold your entire party, it’s very easy to wander off in the wrong direction and die, NPCs have wonky stats that cannot be respecced. Save scumming is mandatory unless you really, really know your stuff.

      The writing is still amazing, though.

      BG3 does not feel like it came out in 1998.

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        1 year ago

        Instant death like being thrown off a cliff? :D

        Thac0 is not intuitive, but it’s not the end of the world either.

        And no, you don’t need any mage in your party.

        Man I feel like we played a different game.

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        1 year ago

        The lethality of the world in 1&2 contributed to so many memorable moments in them, for me at least.

        There’s something different about figuring out step by step how it is even possible to beat the enemy that wrecked your shit as soon as you walked into the room, versus grinding out a more typical battle. I’m not saying it’s better, or that BG3 has to be that way, but it is definitely a big part of this particular series for me.

        For example, I have vivid memories of running into mind flayers, and fights with certain dragons, and the demogorgon, and Kangaxx, and even the first time getting to the gnoll stronghold.