Those critical of BG3, what games did it better?

[Naamtar]

Would be interested in hearing what games you feel are of higher quality and possibly find some I've not heard of yet.

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Gaming sucks. Nothing but disappointment.

[Ninja-star]

game is good, still buggy and some random issues but other than that I dont remember any game that was as good other than knights of the old republic and not even as good as this. Sadly I wont get to experiance it anymore since they disabled save files for next week or so so my saves are gone.

Othwerwise one game that stuck with me was the Bards tale. Good rpg with a ton of unique mechanics that I miss badly enough I bough the game again just to play it.

[FruitBat Man]

You mean in general? Or does it have to be specifically a d n d inspired game? Just want to know where the goal post is

[Naamtar]

Originally posted by FruitBat Man:

You mean in general? Or does it have to be specifically a d n d inspired game? Just want to know where the goal post is

Let's just say in the whole of gaming to open it up a bit.

[Lamp]

BG2+ToB. Mass Effect 1, Jade Empire, KoTOR.

BG3 still great, I'm just thinking of games that stuck the ending where BG3 really seems to have dropped the ball. Knowing there's really no consequences or rewards for all of the games choices really bums me out.

With BG2 it's more the fact that at they at least included epilogues based on the final choices.

[HozzMidnight]

Witcher 3

[GetUrAssToMars]

In the writing department? Planescape Torment would be an easy comparison in the same universe.

[FruitBat Man]

Terraria, left 4 dead 2, Witcher 3, minecraft (I know it's mostly for kids but let's face it it's a phenomenon), fortnite, world of warcraft. Final fantasy 14 reimagi ed... uhhh...

[Razzen]

If you're specifically looking for other games, I can just name a few games that might be of interest.

[Ares]

What games did what better ? If I'm critical about the writing I could say Last of Us. If I'm critical about the graphics I could say Horizon. If I'm critical about the pacing and presentation I could say God of War. Or are we talking about best overall package ? Because I'd say Portal or Doom are probably better overall packages. But I'm assuming that's not the kinda games you're looking for. So, what parameters are you looking for ?

[Chidi Abdallah aka Xboxfan]

not sure if i'm prepared to say "better", but the Pillars of Eternity games do a great job of bringing the sort of number-crunchy tabletop combat to a video game, imho. The second one especially. Once it clicked for me I totally fell in love with the system in PoE2. I think the story in both of them is pretty decent, but the combat and exploration in the second game is some of my favorite from any CRPG I've played. Like most of these games they're kind of a love-it-or-hate-it type of deal, but I'd say they're at least worth a look.

Divinity OS 2 is pretty good as well, if you haven't played it yet. Another case of love-it-or-hate-it for most people, but if you've enjoyed BG3 you'll almost certainly enjoy both OS games.

The original two Baldur's Gate games are also worth checking out if you haven't played them. They've certainly aged a bit but the enhanced editions run great on modern systems and resolutions, and once you adjust to its more antiquated elements there's a TON of high-quality stuff between both games. BG2 is lauded as an all-time genre-defining classic, and for good reason. Same goes for Planescape: Torment.

For full transparency, I've honestly really enjoyed BG3 so far. My only issues have been the occasional bug/weird random visual glitch. Haven't had any major issue whatsoever till the patch rollback earlier today, but that's bound to get fixed tomorrow or the next day, so not really a big deal. I can go outside or something in the meantime.....

[Solomon Kane]

The Pathfinder Games, surpass BG3 by miles if comes to story telling and by far, player choice and impact of such on the game world, progress and ending.

[Naamtar]

Originally posted by Ares:

What games did what better ? If I'm critical about the writing I could say Last of Us. If I'm critical about the graphics I could say Horizon. If I'm critical about the pacing and presentation I could say God of War. Or are we talking about best overall package ? Because I'd say Portal or Doom are probably a better overall packages. But I'm assuming that's not the kinda games you're looking for. So, what parameters are you looking for ?

I left it open ended on purpose, would just like to know what people who are critical of this game - for whatever their reason is - feel is better.

[Bobs]

Their previous game for a start.

Don't get me wrong, this is a very good game but DOS:2 was better imo. More flexible in combat because it doesn't use DD rule set, and I prefer it when my companions aren't trying to diddle me every five seconds.

[Razzen]

I'd have to say that I think in an overall package the Pathfinder games are simply better.