WotC World Reveal of Baldur's Gate 3

At PAX East today, gameplay footage of Baldur's Gate 3 was revealed for the first time by Larian Studios.

According to PC Gamer, the Early Access version of the game will launch this year with five characters:

• Wyll, Human Warlock
• Shadowheart, Half-elf Cleric
• Lae'zel, Githyanki Fighter
• Gale, Human Wizard
• Astarion, Elven Vampire Spawn Rogue

And you'll be able to create characters using these six classes:

• Fighter (Battle Master, Eldritch Knight)
• Wizard (Evocation, Abjuration)
• Rogue (Arcane Trickster, Thief)
• Ranger (Hunter, Beast Master)
• Cleric (Life, Light, Trickery)
• Warlock (Fiend, Great One)

15 races include (amongst others):

• Elves
• Dwarves
• Humans
• Githyanki
• Drow
• Tieflings
• Vampire Spawn

 

[Gradine]

I mean, at least we're getting legitimate differences of opinions here on preferred styles of gameplay. In other corners of the internet I haunt, we're getting people insisting that Larian actively despises the original BG games and their fans because they didn't use isometric view enough in the game demo presentation. Or how the game is destined to be terrible because the name "Astarion" etymologically doesn't fit anywhere in FR.

 

[slobster]

I mean, at least we're getting legitimate differences of opinions here on preferred styles of gameplay. In other corners of the internet I haunt, we're getting people insisting that Larian actively despises the original BG games and their fans because they didn't use isometric view enough in the game demo presentation. Or how the game is destined to be terrible because the name "Astarion" etymologically doesn't fit anywhere in FR.

The fact that they aren't using THAC0 means they are abandoning the single greatest factor that made the Baldur's Gate franchise great.

 

[wicked cool]

Horwath-
I don't see how you can watch BG3's gameplay demo in action and believe that a real-time system would be feasible for that particular game.
Click to expand...
Because it would.?


What pc/console Game have you seen this in?

 

[Ristamar]

I mean, at least we're getting legitimate differences of opinions here on preferred styles of gameplay. In other corners of the internet I haunt, we're getting people insisting that Larian actively despises the original BG games and their fans because they didn't use isometric view enough in the game demo presentation. Or how the game is destined to be terrible because the name "Astarion" etymologically doesn't fit anywhere in FR.

I saw a disgruntled user on reddit wistfully describe the beginning of BG1 as "epic" which made me audibly scoff at my desk at work. I like BG1, but please... the Candlekeep prologue is boring (it's an introduction/ tutorial), and Gorion's death was predictable. It serves its purpose, but its pretty standard fare.

 

[Oofta]

I saw a disgruntled user on reddit wistfully describe the beginning of BG1 as "epic" which made me audibly scoff at my desk at work. I like BG1, but please... the Candlekeep prologue is boring (it's an introduction/ tutorial), and Gorion's death was predictable. It serves its purpose, but its pretty standard fare.

HEY! Spoiler alert!

 

[Zarithar]

I love everything about this and that opening cinematic had some deep deep deep from the dawn of time D&D lore. Githyanki + Red dragon connection? AD&D Fiend Folio. Nautiloid? Spelljammer! Love, love, love this.

 

[Derren]

I saw a disgruntled user on reddit wistfully describe the beginning of BG1 as "epic" which made me audibly scoff at my desk at work. I like BG1, but please... the Candlekeep prologue is boring (it's an introduction/ tutorial), and Gorion's death was predictable. It serves its purpose, but its pretty standard fare.

Still better than the beginning shown in the demo.

 

[Gladius Legis]

Still better than the beginning shown in the demo.

Not really, but whatever floats your boat.

 

[Gradine]

Still better than the beginning shown in the demo.

I... what? How?

 

[Oofta]

Still better than the beginning shown in the demo.

Getting a worm put into your eye, a battle between a nautiloid ship and githyanki riding dragons, a trip through hell isn't epic? What exactly is your threshold?