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Six years in the making and more than twenty years in the waiting, we can finally say this: Baldur’s Gate 3 is out now on PC! It's time to gather your party and venture forth. Make sure you're sufficiently prepared with our tips for ensuring a smooth transition from Early Access to release. If you have questions or run into issues, check the FAQ below or contact our support team.

I would make a review thread but it seems like reviewers just started playing, so there aren’t many yet.

  • Ertebolle@kbin.social
    33·
    11 months ago

    Hardly any mention of this from Apple or their associated media, despite the fact that an AAA game launching a Mac port on day 1 is virtually unheard-of in 2023.

    • Jarmer@slrpnk.netEnglish
      10·
      11 months ago

      outside of Apple arcade, I don’t think Apple cares one iota about gaming. As evidenced by your observation. It’s a huge market to miss, but they don’t really seem to care. All they keep doing is adding old mobile remakes of games everyone has played before to their Arcade subscription nobody would ever pay for if it wasn’t bundled into Apple one…

    • cel922@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      Except it’s not available on Mac on day one. Larian hasn’t even announced when it will be aside from “at a later date.”

      Update: Apparently, the Steam Discussions page has a post that lists it as September 5.

    • fartsparkles@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Unless it’s shipped to the App Store and not just Steam, they wouldn’t market it anyway. I don’t believe they publicise third-party marketplaces / appstores (which Steam arguable is).

  • ceuk@feddit.ukEnglish
    101·
    11 months ago

    I just love everything about this whole thing.

    I love the game itself, what an incredible feat.

    I love how almost naively passionate and nerdy the folks at Larian are.

    I love how aside from a few AAA game developers trying to tell everyone that this masterpiece shouldn’t set the new standard for RPGs (LOL) Everyone else just seems so happy these maniacs have actually pulled it off.

    I love the freedom this game offers. So many permutations, over 170 hrs of cinematics, most of which the average player will never see. All so that the world can feel almost as limitless as the tabletop D&D. There were no shortcuts to this goal. I’m sure the tech is great, but fundamentally, this wasn’t about clever technology, which can only do so much. It was about the herculean effort of 400+ people making content for over 6 years in some of the most indulgent over-engineering I’ve ever seen in a AAA title.

    They could have rolled out the EA Act I a few years ago and it still would have been better than most RPGs out there. Instead, we get an Act I with 33% more content and 2 entirely new acts.

    Got two kids under 4 and a demanding job so no idea when I’ll get to play even. But I’m just so happy something like this has happened in this shitty, cynical industry.

    • Blaiz0r@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      He’s great isn’t he…

      But regardless of all that may you wander in wisdom and have an amazing day

  • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    11 months ago

    Hasn’t this been in early access for three years? There’s plenty of material out there if you’re just interested in the gameplay.

    • forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      11 months ago

      Sure the gameplay is well tested (it has a overwhelmingly positive on Steam already from Early Access), but it’s a huge game, and everything beyond Act 1 is brand new, plus many things in Act 1 have been changed (ex. one origin character was rescripted and recorded).

      So while the gameplay and the implementation of the 5e ruleset is well known, the rest of the story and the journey is still mostly new, and that’s a huge part of what will make people enjoy the game or not.

      Just my few cents on why it’s still important to see how it reviews. Mortismal Gaming is already reporting that there are some crashes, bugs in the release version, especially in the later acts (even if that is normal for a game of this scope, it’s good to know).

      • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        That’s the main reason i suggested the older stuff. You get an idea of what it’s like without spoilers. It’s what i did when i started hearing about it. I don’t think it’s a game for me just based on the gameplay.

  • ratz30 @lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    11 months ago

    I sadly have to wait for my partner to install her copy first as this is her only free day, and our Canadian internet is shit. I probably won’t get to play until tomorrow evening. Hope everyone enjoys launch day

    • typoid@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      You have to use proton experimental to get it to boot, but I’ve been getting a pretty solid 30fps with decent visuals

    • aesopjah@lemm.eeEnglish
      31·
      11 months ago

      The early access well for me. Pretty stable graphically. I used the track pad mostly with a few keybound shortcuts

  • CitizenKong@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    I’ve decided to wait for the PS5 version, but will definitely get it then. Thankfully, I still have FF to finish.

  • Kowowow@lemmy.caEnglish
    0·
    11 months ago

    How is it if I want to try and keep my party minimal? It looks fun but I know I didn’t like having a lot of characters in dungeon siege

    • zachary3752@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      It’s very much balanced around having a party of 4 characters. But the game itself is incredibly open ended. You could probably make fewer characters work but the game would be harder.