So...what's up with this game?

[ThisBrown Man]

The game shadow dropped on Xbox last night after the VGA. I bought it on the Peasantbox because I like long gaming session on a couch in front of my 70 inch LG OLED.

Before I go any further, ♥♥♥♥ the brigaders and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ twatwaffles who keep spamming "woke game", "LGBTQ lovers." I want to hear an honest take about this game.

I have 14 hours into the game and so far...I feel underwhelmed. Ever since the game released back in September, EVERYBODY has told me this game is perhaps one of the best games of ALL TIME.

Now don't get me wrong. I've played these types of games. I played the original Neverwinter nights and Larian Divinity series. I am fairly familiar with the genre of the games so the argument that "this isn't your type of game" is not valid.

The graphics are decent, the voice acting phenomenal, and storyline seems alright. My issue is that, this isn't any different than the other games that I stated before. Perhaps the selling point of this game is on the obscene amount of detail that was put? I understand that choices matter in the game.

So far, the game is a solid 8/10. Masterpiece? lol no, best of all time? Get off the Adderalls.

I think Larian did a great job, enough for me to buy the game again on Steam and play it on the go with my rog ally.

[Captain Westwind]

It's the best thing since dragon age origins. Nipples, tentacles, fur, play a small part. Many consider supporting larian giving a middle finger to the greedy soulless industry. Everything that is wrong with it are easy fixes, larian is on it, modders are on it.

[ThisBrown Man]

I wouldn't compare this to DA:Origins really....They are two completely different game I think. This game feels like an actual DnD tabletop game but with graphics, instead of the marijuana, beer, and sweatiness you get when playing with people.

[Captain Westwind]

Originally posted by Mormon In Heat:

I wouldn't compare this to DA:Origins really....They are two completely different game I think. This game feels like an actual DnD tabletop game but with graphics, instead of the marijuana, beer, and sweatiness you get when playing with people.

What you mean sweatiness with people? It's basically DAO with better combat. The old saying, the fresh water with the thirst to drink, we been lacking a decent rpgs for eons. My fav is still Inquisition but even that got a bad rep with the community.

[raRe]

People just love Larian. These are going to defend Larian at all cost.

BG3 is not the best game ever made. Dota 2 is, no matter how much you hate it.

You shouldn't care about the "woke" thing. Games are art, and art has no rules. Real life does tho.

The game has too many bugs related to combat and movement, which can be frustrating. Some quests are bugged too. Visuals are average. No auto-sort for inventory. Other than that everything is fine. 8.5/10 for me. Well deserved game of the year award.

[Nekonoaijin]

Originally posted by Mormon In Heat:

The game shadow dropped on Xbox last night after the VGA. I bought it on the Peasantbox because I like long gaming session on a couch in front of my 70 inch LG OLED.

Before I go any further, ♥♥♥♥ the brigaders and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ twatwaffles who keep spamming "woke game", "LGBTQ lovers." I want to hear an honest take about this game.

I have 14 hours into the game and so far...I feel underwhelmed. Ever since the game released back in September, EVERYBODY has told me this game is perhaps one of the best games of ALL TIME.

Now don't get me wrong. I've played these types of games. I played the original Neverwinter nights and Larian Divinity series. I am fairly familiar with the genre of the games so the argument that "this isn't your type of game" is not valid.

The graphics are decent, the voice acting phenomenal, and storyline seems alright. My issue is that, this isn't any different than the other games that I stated before. Perhaps the selling point of this game is on the obscene amount of detail that was put? I understand that choices matter in the game.

So far, the game is a solid 8/10. Masterpiece? lol no, best of all time? Get off the Adderalls.

I think Larian did a great job, enough for me to buy the game again on Steam and play it on the go with my rog ally.

I think it is better than that, but YMMV. I personally found their choices to be interesting, and mindflayers are not a villain we've really seen done justice before, so that was good too. However, I still think Planescape: Torment is a better game, for example. I suspect you're just a little underwhelmed because some people who have been starved for this kind of content and quality, or never seen it before, rode the hype train really hard. Larian have done an excellent job, but it's not the best game ever. I do give it 9/10 myself, though.

[steveredd]

THIS GAME is WONDERFUL. the simple reason behind it is really there is no , Day one DLC, battle pass, online requirement, and scummy micro transactions. you get what you pay for and MORE. we also got a finished product for once and not some half baked launch. now they have had some issuies with bugs and a few game breaking things that they did address, and are also working on and keeping us players up to date as best they can.

This game has all the other devs scared beacuse we want this to be the bare minimum stnadard for a game and not some rushed half baked thing that they will ' fix later' that gets pushed out now a days.

I think what was also SO much for the player to do and to NOT limit the player to anything even if it breaks the game. taking in everyones options is not easy im sure.
The recent DND hype im sure has an influence on it as well. I mean Divinty is their like love letter to DND and now THEY GET TO DO A DND GAME. im sure they didnt want to MEss that up at all.



TLDR: NO, Battle pass,DLC, Scummy microtransactions, plus DND IP with a polished game.

[Krieg]

It is the best RPG i've ever played. hands down. You can check my profile . i have experiences with those.

[DragonSoundxSG]

You can **** anything, even a bear and a squid.

[ThisBrown Man]

Originally posted by Cously:

Originally posted by Mormon In Heat:

I wouldn't compare this to DA:Origins really....They are two completely different game I think. This game feels like an actual DnD tabletop game but with graphics, instead of the marijuana, beer, and sweatiness you get when playing with people.

What you mean sweatiness with people? It's basically DAO with better combat. The old saying, the fresh water with the thirst to drink, we been lacking a decent rpgs for eons. My fav is still Inquisition but even that got a bad rep with the community.

What I meant this game is the closest thing you will ever get to experience an actual DnD campaign, without actually doing an IRL Campaign.

Nobody likes IRL DnD campaigns. They are full of sweaty nerds who smell like BO and always enjoy "a cold one" while DMing and end up making the experience weird.

Also, DA: Origins and Baldurs gate are nowhere close to being the same game. Origins is a water down version of Neverwinter nights, which is a water down version of Baldurs gate 1/2. The combats are not even the same, there aren't any rolls in DA: Origins

[Nekonoaijin]

Originally posted by Krieg:

It is the best RPG i've ever played. hands down. You can check my profile . i have experiences with those.

I'd suggest you need a larger data sample. :)

Such things are a matter of opinion, of course, if we're being serious.

[jawwadbr]

It's 10/10 masterpiece for me because I love D&D

[Nekonoaijin]

Originally posted by Mormon In Heat:

Nobody likes IRL DnD campaigns. They are full of sweaty nerds who smell like BO and always enjoy "a cold one" while DMing and end up making the experience weird.

Everyone I know enjoys RPG campaigns and none of that applies to any of them. Maybe stop playing with those guys? Certainly don't pretend that is anything like typical, because it really isn't.

[Recjawjind]

Originally posted by Mormon In Heat:

What I meant this game is the closest thing you will ever get to experience an actual DnD campaign, without actually doing an IRL Campaign.

Nobody likes IRL DnD campaigns. They are full of sweaty nerds who smell like BO and always enjoy "a cold one" while DMing and end up making the experience weird.

Also, DA: Origins and Baldurs gate are nowhere close to being the same game. Origins is a water down version of Neverwinter nights, which is a water down version of Baldurs gate 1/2. The combats are not even the same, there aren't any rolls in DA: Origins

I think you might have gotten rather unlucky with the tables you joined.
At my table, drinking and being weird would be unacceptable, same as strong BO.
But yeah, Larian got as close to an authentic TTRPG experience as is possible in videogame format. So often when you think of something crazy and try it, it'll actually work! Thats one of the things that make this game special, the interactivity and for how many possibilities that 99.9% of players will never see larian planned for.

[Krieg]

Originally posted by Nekonoaijin:

Originally posted by Krieg:

It is the best RPG i've ever played. hands down. You can check my profile . i have experiences with those.

I'd suggest you need a larger data sample. :)

Such things are a matter of opinion, of course, if we're being serious.

My guy i've bough every single rpg worth playing on steam ubisoft origin epic game shop you name it and like i said it's the best RPG I HAVE ever played. I HAVE. its an opinion and one i base on the extensive experience of playing video games i have. you can be against or not doesn't change the fact that it's how i feel and how most of the gaming community feel about this game.

[Tingly]

It sounds like it's not quite as good for you as with some people. Most people who really like the game are not lying to you. There isn't a secret science to it.