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‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ can be a fantastic experience and a bad game at the same time.

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[-] Murvel@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm trying to get a refund from GOG, after spending nearly a month truly working my most to love the game, to understand what makes people say Baldur's Gate 3 is a masterpiece.

People said Read Dead Redemption 2 was a masterpiece, and I found myself in agreement. Same with Half-life 1, 2 and 3 (Alyx).

But the almost overwhelming attention to every detail and aspect of those games I cannot see in BG3. Everything from janky animations, buggy combat pathing, awful tutorials, visual glitches, the worst journal I've seen since Morrowind, and no pause button in 2023!!

Ironically, nothing of which this article brings up since it seems to shit on save scumming which I don't care about, all power to the player.

You cannot argue this game is 'bad'; the story and characters along with competently designed game play would prove that. But it's no masterpiece to me, and I feel I fell for the the overhype from the fans who just love the franchise.

[-] tranxuanthang@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

I understand that this game isn't for everyone, especially people who want a pause button in a turn-based game.

[-] Murvel@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Most of the time, it's not even turn based. You run around in real time, or did you forget that?

I've missed dialoge since I can not pause a conversation in a single player game ffs.

[-] Thalestr@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

You can hit the big round turn-based button in bottom right of your HUD to activate turn mode at any time, even outside combat. This effectively pauses the game. The game even makes a sound effect of a clock slowing down and stopping.

[-] Murvel@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I'm aware, but no, it's not a pause since it can not be used to pause the game, for example, when in dialogue.

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