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Apologies if this sort of post isn't allowed. So I've given BG3 a go two times now. Both times I've been excited and expected that it's likely something I'll be into. But I get down to it and I just lose steam with it pretty quickly

I was wondering if there's a point early on where it takes a big jump in engaging you and I just didn't get to that point? I didn't really get that far past the starting "spaceship" area (not sure if I should call it that), so I know I haven't given it that much of a chance. I know there'll be many places that are a lot more interesting throughout it

But I dunno, it just doesn't keep my attention. The gameplay doesn't feel that great for me personally. So if it's kinda just more of the same in terms of gameplay, just with the (no doubt) great plot unfolding and better surroundings then it might just not be for me. I mostly play soulslikes, which is obviously pretty different gameplay, and I struggle to get into most games not in that style. I just really wanted to like BG3 so don't want to write it off without asking this. Not saying it's a bad game or anything, it's clearly a masterpiece, but might just not be my thing

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[-] Glide@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

As a combat/character building driven player, you need to hit character level 2-4 for core abilities/synergies to start coming online before combt gets interesting, imo. If you're a story driven player and you're not already into it 2-3 hours in, you won't get into it at all.

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No need to force yourself to play a game you aren’t jiving with. Unless you’re a game reviewer for work, you should enjoy your games - they are recreation time.

[-] LuckyDevil@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It sounds like it's not your game, and that's okay. Funnily enough, I couldn't get into Elden Ring. It was my first and only Souls game. On release everyone was praising it like it was the next messiah, and I love most RPGs, so after a few months I finally decided to get it. It's currently sitting in my Steam account with a whopping 2.2 hours of play time. Haven't tried playing it again in over a year. So we're like polar opposites. ::High five!::

[-] simple@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

how far did you get? if you're not into it after reaching the camp, then it's not for you, the rest of the game is more of the same

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