- cross-posted to:
- games@sh.itjust.works
- cross-posted to:
- games@sh.itjust.works
Few mortals ever glimpse what you are about to see… A never-seen-before look at Baldur’s Gate 3 and the adventure that awaits you in Faerûn.
Baldur’s Gate 3 launches August 3rd on PC and September 6th for PS5.
Preordering on PC now will automatically upgrade you to the Digital Edition for free. On PS5, preordering the Deluxe Edition will give you access to 72hrs Early Access and many other goodies.
I’ve been playing during the early access and it’s pretty good. It was neat to see the progress they made with each patch. It’s not like the other Baldur’s Gate games though.
And it shouldn’t be. Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 are amazing games that pioneered or popularized many things we’ve come to expect in modern RPGs, but they’re also 20+ years old. If Bioware’s Baldur’s Gate was released today, it wouldn’t be revolutionary. It would be an excellently made throwback to how RPGs used to be.
BG3 isn’t made by the same studio, let alone the same people. Their admiration of what they’re building upon is clear as a sunny day, though. So let this carry on the spirit of what was and be the foundation of something new.
If it’s nothing like them, that does make me wonder why it’s named as the third in the series instead of something different entirely like the game itself is.
Most likely? Nostalgia and familiarity. We’ll probably never know if the decision to make it Baldur’s Gate 3 was WotC/Hasbro’s or Larian’s.
There’s precedent, though. Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance had less of a connection to Bioware’s BG than this one does.