Baldur's Gate 3 has already consumed 500 hours of my life, and I'm just getting started

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• Mr_Blott@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m not into fantasy/RPG but once I started Skyrim I spent hundreds of hours on it.

  Was excited when I heard the hype for BG3 but I just… can’t get into it. It’s just too clunky and old fashioned

  What am I missing?

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  • Durandal@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Skyrim is a first person action adventure game with RPG elements. Baldurs gate is a much more traditional fantasy RPG which I a focused on tactics and D&D core rules and character stories where action stakes a back seat. So it sounds more like you enjoy the action and immersion of Skyrim than the “RPG” side of it.

    BG3 is really a love letter to the people that liked the original games and wanted more depth to the systems to try to capture the tabletop experience a little more. Since you described it as “clunky” I’m guessing that the slower tactical aspect is what you’re bouncing off of.

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  • MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It honestly sounds like its just Not your thing. BG3 is about as modern as a game of this Genre can be. Dont force yourself through something you dont enjoy.

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  • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s a different genre of game. Skyrim is an open world rpg. BG3 is a CRPG, like Dragon Age, Pillars of Eternity, Mass Effect, etc.

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    • peopleproblems@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Ahhhhh. Dragon Age Origins. I knew there was a game that BG3 was scratching the itch from.

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  • DonnieDarkmode@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There’s a decent chance you might not be missing anything, it’s just not for you. Minecraft and Terraria are beloved titles that people put thousands of hours into, but I never got into them myself.

    A turn-based CRPG is a very old-fashioned thing (the C stands for Computer), and it’s a pretty faithful adaption of a TT (tabletop, so pen-and-paper) RPG, which is even older (though the current ruleset for DnD is pretty new). I can definitely understand how Skyrim appeals to you but something like BG3 doesn’t; they’re fundamentally different games, and Skyrim is much faster-paced

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  • teft@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    What parts are you having trouble with? The game has a serious learning curve but once you’ve got a full campaign under your belt it gets way easier. Try doing a run as a paladin or sorcerer (melee or caster) on explorer mode. Those two classes will be good for combat and dialog making your run easier. Also research how to create a proper character. The earliest levels are the hardest to get through since you’re super weak at those levels.

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  • WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Skyrim realy isn’t muxh of a RPG, BG3 is. You might wanna look into some firat person dungeon crawlers instead

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  • HeyJoe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    For me it’s just being old… I love what I played but only had 1 opportunity to sit down and play it. I realized I love and hate the fact that there is sooooo much to do and think about. For me, my time is limited to an hour tops here and there, so sadly, this type of game just frustrates me because I am always looking at a clock, and I hate that. Wish I was a kid again, so I can actually enjoy all the great games coming out in recent years.

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    • ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Starfield feels the same, I go back to it for an hour or two and I forget what I’m supposed to be doing. It’s fiddly and I don’t know where some of the menus are.

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  • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Are you playing with a mouse on a PC? Try it with a controller, it completely changes the game. The PS5 movement system is vastly superior to the PC movement with a mouse.

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    • kratoz29@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Wait, really?

      I have never played a Baldurs game, but I’m planning to play this one when I eventually get a PS5… And I thought it would suck with conventional controllers.

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  • Son_of_dad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    For me it’s the turn based. I’m so done with turn based.

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  • Fraylor@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Possibly the WASD mod. Makes the game feel a lot better to play. You can buff movement speed in the overworld too. No more “click and wait”.

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  • VelvetStorm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m having trouble getting into it, too, but I still enjoy it.

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• MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Really good read. Fully captures my amazement for the game.

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