Would have been a 5 or 6 if Bethesda weren't gaslighting and scamming people. You promise a fair "this is the best space game we can do with our current engine" and you get a fair rating. But you promise "explore with unparalleled freedom" with those bought 10/10 "masterpiece" ratings plastered all over it, you get a rating based on that, sorrynotsorry.
BG3 = DOS2 + BG2 The HYPE: The game is a rare combination of many good things, but it's definitely not perfect, nothing is. - AAA budget indie funding - Passionate developers - Talented developers - Experienced developers - Honest developers - Beloved IP Normally no more than 2 of the above come together, especially with how normal it has become for developers to sell their souls to cunning businessmen with no interest in games or people. The CRITICISM: I see a lot of criticism that it's just "DOS3" and not BG3. I grew up with BG1 and BG2 and really liked them, but the combat always bothered me. These games were made to be a DnD experience on the PC but the combat in DnD is turn-based, while the combat in BG1 and BG2 is an awkward blend of real-time and pausing. BG3 does DnD more justice in terms of combat. Likewise I can see the DOS2 DNA in BG3, but it is still a DnD game through and through that centers around the DnD city of Baldur's Gate, feeling a lot more matured and true to both previous BG games as well as DnD.
Somehow Satan/Satanvision got the Metacritic rating of this abomination off google. I bet it will sell will in North Korea though, where the Kim family will use it to learn how to perfect the oppression and manipulation of people.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present... From the company that **** its employees: The game that **** its players. (Make a note of the review companies that sold out too.)
This is about as good as a TCC can get, I think. I especially love the story mode, but there are so many things that always bothered me about other TCCs, especially digital ones, that this game does so much better.
I have not forgiven EA and I don't think I will ever trust them. But the game has been scummy-business-free for a long time now and keeps getting nice, fair content updates, so I am willing to rate the game itself. It's not perfect, but... (TL;DR: Too much movie, too little game.) + Awesome atmosphere! It's like you are playing a movie! + Awesome graphics and sounds! + Combat feels and looks great. + Canon is followed very well for a multiplayer game. + Customization is great for a canonical game. + It's a small thing but it helps keep the game enjoyable: Chat is hidden by default so it won't ruin your immersion or your mood in case of a salt outbreak. + Spaceship battles! - Customization is lackluster for a game in general. - Very little player choice! You can't choose the map, you can't choose the side, you often can't even choose your class except for the infantry cannon-fodder because you are either lacking the points, the max amount is already in game or it's not available on the current map/mode. - Highly unbalanced! As infantry you will most likely spend most of your time dying to reinforcements and heroes, because they are stronger but cost battle points. But in order to get battle points you need to get kills/assists, so if the enemy player is better than you or has more battle points, for example because you joined later, you will spend most of the match dying in infantry. It exacerbates skill/experience gaps and leads to unfun snowballing like feeding in MOBAs. - A few game modes are popular, the rest rarely has enough players.. - Forced to play in 3rd person view unless you play infantry. - Technical issues seem kind of common. BOTTOM LINE For the current low price it's worth giving it a try! And a few tips to help avoid frustration: * Don't solo-rush all over the map, it's a team game and without your team near you, you will get surrounded or crushed by stronger classes all the time. * Stick not just with your team, but also with the objective. It can be hard to figure out where the current front line is but it's usually somewhere between your checkpoints (which double as spawn points) and the enemy's. * Don't push your luck. In fire fights, get behind cover fast. With up to 20 players pear team, incoming damage can spike hard and you will often get killed by that one last shot right as you take cover. * Make peace with the fact that you will probably need to main more than 1 class/character, as not every map, mode and side has all the same ones. When you do that and are willing to enjoy several different classes, you can enjoy the game. You can still make them somewhat unique with star cards to best fit your playstyle. * It's a "hero shooter" with classes, characters and abilities. Remember you will need to take your time and learn what all the different abilities and weapons do to understand what's happening.
An awesome idea with good content but written by complete idiots, full of unbelievably dumb and annoying design decisions, bugs, lags, hackers and problems that can even brick your PC.
