Baldur's Gate 3

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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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I don't know anything about Baldurs Gate. (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social to c/baldurs_gate_3@lemmy.world

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I'm interested in the game, I guess mostly because of the hype. I enjoyed Skyrim and Diablo 1/2/4, and I suppose they're somewhat similar to Baldurs Gate. Given that basic knowledge, is there a good change I'd like Baldurs Gate 3? Also, could I just jump into it without playing the first two?

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[–] Anafroj@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

All those games share the same source (roleplaying), but occupy different niches. Diablo is a dungeon crawler, a roleplaying game where story and narrative arcs are less present, in favor of more combat. Skyrim is an action RPG, foregoing the most tactical aspects for some intense action, making it blends with the FPS genre. Baldur's Gate is a CRPG (for classic rpg). It focuses on characters development and story. So, compared to the other two, expect less numerous but more tactical fighting (for the record, it's turn based), more thinking, and way more story. What will feel familiar, though, is characters getting xp to level up and unlock new powers.