This game is massively overrated.

[RyanVodka]

The praise this game is getting is more of a product of the fact that people are protesting the current state of big budget gaming and micro-transactions than it is the actual quality of the gameplay itself.

The DnD mechanics of BG3 make for a game that is objectively less fun and accessible than DOS2. The quality of the gameplay is reduced simply out of necessity to adhere to DnD rules. I admire the attention to detail of the game, but in the dozen or so hours I've played I can't say I've really enjoyed any of it.

Edit-

I take back what I said, the game is better than DOS2.

[Kelemdros]

If/when they fix act 3 and restore a ton of cut content from it, then will be, till then, i wouldn't give it more than a 7.

[Wackywolf75]

tbh who really cares about overrated & underrated games? Just play the game & if it's fun it's fun, if it sucks massive balls it sucks massive balls

[MugiCharlie]

Publicado originalmente por Wackywolf75:

tbh who really cares about overrated & underrated games? Just play the game & if it's fun it's fun, if it sucks massive balls it sucks massive balls

this so much. honestly i don't even know why i bother checking the discussions anymore. it's somehow filled with worse drivel than what you'd find on /v/. I'd hope to see actual discussions or tips on fixing the fps hits on act 3 but its all dumbass pearl clutching

[City Builder]

Publicado originalmente por Vox_K:

Publicado originalmente por Lord Adorable:

I too like this game.

Me too. I thought I was the only one

no, you and 600,000+ obviously like it, it's not my cup of tea

[HFM]

game is fantastic

[T1-M4T]

The game is generally fun, perhaps a bit overrated, yes. I think its because a lot of people have never played a cRPG before and are experiencing how cool they can be for the first time. I hope people check out the others after they finish their BG3 playthrough.

[Jeff]

For someone to suggest something is underrated or overrated means they gave a damn about what others think to begin with. Stop looking towards others for your own validation.

[Floyd]

I adore this game.

[Gigantoad]

No such thing as an overrated game. It just means you rate it lower than most people. That doesn't make it overrated. It means you underrate it.

[Sikklid]

Nah you're thinking of sponsored streamer/youtuber FOMO trash riddled with microtransactions.

This game is a finely prepared steak in an industry of old, reheated fast food and nickel and dimed condiments to cover the lack of flavor - that the manager still threatens to take away from your plate and you'll miss out on.

[Borreh]

Publicado originalmente por Gigantoad:

No such thing as an overrated game. It just means you rate it lower than most people. That doesn't make it overrated. It means you underrate it.

This is the most cringe take I read on the internet this year. Thanks for that.

[Thoramyr]

Publicado originalmente por Jeff:

For someone to suggest something is underrated or overrated means they gave a damn about what others think to begin with. Stop looking towards others for your own validation.

Its not for validation. Games are made based on whats popular. If whats popular is not what you enjoy, then then games that you enjoy are either not made, or changed into something that no longer resembles the original game at all. See Fallout, Dragon Age, and now Baldurs Gate.

[Gamer de esquerda]

Another fan of Zelda coming to cry because this game is going to win GOTY and Zelda won't.

[IRON FIST SOUND DOLPHIN]

Mcdonalds sells 6.5 million burgers a day.

[BeelzeBob]

Publicado originalmente por Kameleon:

— Perfect 10 from IGN.
— 97% from PC Gamer (the first game they've rated that high in 16 years since Crysis (2007)).
— 97% from Metacritic. (Recently dropped to 96% as of their actual admission it was to 'stave off the tears' from haters).
— Eurogamer 98%.
— Overwhelmingly positive Review scores all around.

As much as the tears are shed by people who've nothing interesting about their faculties save for their ability to complain, lie, and throw hyperbole, the rampant review scores coming in on the overwhelming positives speak for themselves. It's statistically impossible that these numbers are not telling of a blatant, obvious fact, no matter the conjecture.

None of this, "But none of them have played act 3!" or "MUH CONTENTS!" (or the disparaging "I'm not a prude, BUT...." along with the frequent anti-LGBTQ "I'm a man-baby that can't handle others living their lives"/"Self-confessing my ineptitude and inability to understand social or dialogue cues").

The attempted boycott was a fart in strong winds and they're starting to realize they're an insignificant minority.

Just a bunch of uncritical groupthink, nothing more. Below is a far-from-comprehensive list of flaws this game has. Anyone who scores BG3 that highly has turned off the parts of their brains responsible for critical thinking.

- No day/night cycle.
- No weather other than sunny.
- Pretty bad dialog options in many conversations.
- Enemies often don't react when you kill their allies just a little ways away.
- Couldn't kick Shadowheart out of the party even though I'm playing a good character who has zero tolerance for Shar worshippers. She just hangs out in camp. I assume other companions are like this too, but haven't tested it.
- Resting has no potential for random encounters no matter where you short or long rest.
- Itemization is terrible for certain types of characters.
- The combination of turn-based combat and real-time sneaking across multiple party members makes no sense and feels terrible.
- The main story so far is incredibly lame.
- Using non-lethal damage still kills enemies as far as the game is concerned even though it says they're unconscious.
- In conversations only the skills of the character who initiated it can be used for skill checks, even if other members of the party have higher bonuses.
- A lot of the balance issues of 5e were ported directly into the game for some unknown reason.
- Enemy variety is pretty lacking.
- Companions are all poorly written sex fiends.
- Difficulty options are extremely lacking (Owlcat showed how it should be done and Larian didn't follow their lead at all).
- The camera is 31 flavors of awful.
- The game engine is clunky and dated.
- Inventory management and item clutter are terrible.
- There are many bugs, and the game sometimes just feels unfinished.

Seriously, it's a good game, but it's also quite possibly the most overrated game I've seen since Skyrim.