Pretty surprised by Baldur’s Gate getting so many players. I knew it’d be successful but considering how comparatively few people played Divinity Original Sin, it’s a huge jump
I played divinity. The fact that it wasnt voice acted made it feel more like a chore to play. So. Much. Reading. It was a decebt game though, the few hours i played… just nothing that made me feel like i needed to return to it
Maybe i should give it a go, at some point. I do have it on steam anyway
I feel the opposite. I am not a fan of fully voice acted games in most situations because I can read infinitely faster than the voice actors talk, and half my time is spent either sitting there waiting for them to finish talking or mashing a reading a single sentence at a time. I was very disappointed when Disco Elysium didn’t include a way to disable voice acting with their definitive edition update, instantly made for a worse game to me.
There’s a voice acting slider for Disco Elysium, what are you on about? You can also set the VA to “classic” and have the same experience as before the developers added VA to the game.
Yeah. I heard. And it was nice to see. But i didnt wanna play the sequel if i had not played the first one.
I’m currently playing through it, just reached the underdark. I have to say it really is the best D&D style game I’ve ever played. They really handle a lot of the mechanics very well. I’ve been glued to it (15hrs playtime at time of posting)
I’m also playing it on a controller via steamlink (and even though steam link has a lot of issues) the controller support is next level for such a complex ui, there are a lot of options and it gives you a completely different UI on controller than it does on keyboard and mouse. The keyboard option is much easier, as to be expected, but the fact I can seamlessly play it at my desk and lounging on the couch is really a blessing I didn’t expect for this style RPG.
The story is, so far, fantastic. It has a lot of the divinity feel, though it is all voice acted. The companions are fun and compelling I can’t wait to unravel each of their stories. The main story is just delightful and twisted. The gameplay and combat is very D&D 5e and is super fun, though it’s very much divinity combat V3 and both divinity games I’ve played excelled here.
Finally and one of my favourite features. I paid £50 on steam for the game (most AAA titles are closer to £60) and there’s no in game store, no mechanics making me spend more on the game, I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything without opening my wallet, it’s refreshing. I’ve not checked yet, but divinity has mods adding classes and even content for future playthroughs I’m really hoping this is the same and the community add to the game for when I decide to play it a second and maybe even third time.
All in all I would very much recommend this game, even if you’re not a d&d player, you don’t really have to understand all the mechanics to play, just read options as you level your characters and pick what sounds the most appealing to you. There is the option to respec your toons as you play though it costs in game gold, which isn’t hard to come by.
I started the game a few times in early access, though I saw it in YouTube playthroughs never made it to the underdark, mostly wandered around and saw a new patch soon so went on to other games. Just started again and was surprised how short they made the initial ship area, unless I did something odd, it’s quite short compared to beta and highly appreciated. Played some of DOS2 and this game is a noticably a more developed product. Not to say DOS2 was bad or anything, for those that may ponder picking it up, very similar overall but this feels like a DnD game for sure. I’d say it’s a proper successor to the original Baldurs Gates, though never made it too far so I think it’s a plus if they got the feeling that early.
I’m doing my part by leaving the game running for hours as I try to balance playing it and taking care of my baby
It gets even better if you consider that a significant share of people play it through GOG.
Wow! Let me just launch the game while I’m out just to add to the numbers. Wonderful game, deserves to be GOTY.