![]() ![]() ![]() All things considered, now feels like an appropriate time to ask: Is this game any good?īaldur’s Gate 3 is not a person with imagination or empathy it’s a very specifically designed program meant to deliver a narrative experience that can only be stretched so farīaldur’s Gate 3’s combat encounters are particularly tedious. D&D is the most popular it’s ever been it’s reached an escape velocity from the niche of nerd culture. Now, a filmed playthrough of Dungeons & Dragons can become so popular it turns into an animated television show, as in the case of the massively popular Critical Role. When the first Baldur’s Gate was released in 1998, there was no such thing as an actual play podcast - there wasn’t such a thing as a podcast at all. Baldur’s Gate 3 is now part of a broad corporate empire that spans the entire length of the tabletop gaming space. This year’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie sets the stage in the same place, and Baldur’s Gate, the location, also gets name-dropped. The Forgotten Realms have been adapted into video games a few times: Icewind Dale and Neverwinter Nights also take place here. Baldur’s Gate 3 is tied to D&D in every possible way, including its lore, and the newfound popularity of the tabletop RPG is part of the reason that Larian’s adaptation has been such a success.īaldur’s Gate, the place, is a location in the D&D setting the Forgotten Realms, a generic but also dense and weird fantasy setting with elves, dwarves, knights, magic, and what have you. I’m not even sure there’s a solution to these mechanical nitpicks, either. I’m afraid that the tabletop game, from which Baldur’s Gate 3 draws all of its mechanical systems, is a tedious, unfun system in which to play a video game. It’s hard to lay all my issues directly at Baldur’s Gate 3’s feet, or even at its developer, Larian Studios. If you want curated lists of our favorite media, check out What to Play and What to Watch. When we award the Polygon Recommends badge, it’s because we believe the recipient is uniquely thought-provoking, entertaining, inventive, or fun - and worth fitting into your schedule. ![]() ![]() Polygon Recommends is our way of endorsing our favorite games, movies, TV shows, comics, tabletop books, and entertainment experiences. ![]()
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