I'm really happy that Xbox players get to play the GOTY. With over 500hrs of BG3 on PS5, I'd say have fun Xbox players. Except you're probably too busy having fun to read this.
this is exactly why I'm leaning into getting this game, bc of how rich of content it's brimming with. I think I will give it a try after all. It seems more optimized and complete than an other game I was eyeing
And it's not "intended" to be played with a keyboard. It was intended to be played on multiple devices, with two different UIs, so get that master PC crap out of here.@@AshGreen359
Just earned a new sub here!! Thanks for a nice clear review! I’m going to purchase this as soon as I get home this evening!! Thanks bro!! Been on the fence because I haven’t played a PC style game in like 20+ years. This set my mind at ease about the control system, which was one of my greatest fears!
It's easy to loot and see everything! You just hold a and the radial thingy appears and you just select whatever you want in the radius. I didn't notice that at first!
@@Renfail it only happened to me once but it's still happening now to people on Xbox it was an issue that happened on pc and ps5 but larian are just putting the blame on Xbox
Does anyone else have no sound when launching the game? It kicks in after about 30 seconds but when I start a new game and get into character creation there’s about a 10 second delay before I get sound.
I play this on quality mode as I do most single player games…. This way I can play with Dolby vision which looks amazing in my Sony panel. I’m glad you are enjoying this on the series X. I play on the Series X too.
I think that I'm almost done with Act 1. At level 5 and just have the hag fight left. (I think.) One bug that's come up sometimes is when loading a game it'll throw me back to home and I have to reload. No big deal. The other bug only happened once. At the start of a fight none of my characters were able to move. They could jump though, and after jumping they were able to move. It was in the goblin camp and there were no spells or environmental conditions causing it. Also not a big deal. Happy that I waited for it on Xbox instead of buying a PC. Once I get a better hang of using the controller I'll be even happier.
The controller works REALLY good with this game. Very happy with the UI in particular. And the camera/movement controls are WAY better than on mouse/keyboard.
Seems as good of a place as any to ask: do you have to have xbox live for the cross-save save capability to work? I'm guessing that to play with others it would be required, but I'm wanting to use my save from the PS5 and don't use my xbox enough to maintain the multilayer account. Thanks in advance to any who respond!
Cross saves are through Larian's account network AFAIK, so assuming you've got your games cloud saving to Larian's servers via your account with them, they should carry over.
I've been thinking about getting an xbox because I can't afford a new computer. My only concern is what other games I can play on it. Can you point to where I can find a comprehensive list of games? I don't want to buy one just for 1 game.
I have Game Pass Ultimate, which is like 17 bucks a month and you get access to games on the PC and the Xbox. LOTS of older game, plus plenty of new games and Xbox / PC exclusives. They also have an Xbox Game Pass version for JUST the Xbox which is much cheaper; same thing. Plus you get discounts on non-exclusives. Totally worth it. The library alone has like 100+ games in it. Just Google it and you'll see.
If your interested you can increase the pressor redounded to increase form a quad to 8 assuming you have increase your ram to 16 gig's. let me know and it is an easy process.
I've had 3 bugs in 107 hours playtime so far that I can think of 😊. only one of the bugs caused me to reload a save. I got stuck in a " end turn " loop😂. was on a fight a little after lastlight inn where you fight a bunch of plant monsters on your way to find that Forrest spirit boys other half.
So quick one. I play mainly FPS on my Xbox using keyboard and mouse. Of course cp2077 was another genre and now I aim for bg3. Just thinking if this will be ok for a controller noob I am or better to get PC to play the game?
I bought this game because I love the way it looks. I just started playing it and finding it very frustrating to the point that I don't find it fun at all. It's so complicated on Xbox and I'm playing as a mage so I can't really figure out all the spells and what to do it's so confusing.
What has been your experience with crashes? I've had quite a few on my series x, but what that taught me to do was save often 😅 Loving the game though, just finished act 2 and am currently camped just outside the city.
@LAR9375 yeah I wasn't using quick resume, I noticed early on that it was causing an issue. I was getting frequent crashes though still. Larian pushed an update out for it today (21gb massive one), I had a look through the patch notes and xbox crashes were one of the main things this aims to fix. You and renfail must have been in the lucky minority who didn't experience any.
I have a question. How do you get your character or party member into an "overwatch" type position. I'm not sure what it's called in BG3, but it's when your character automatically attacks, as soon as someone (or something) enters the view of the character. I've seen it done on PC, but I'm on a Xbox Series X. I've looked everywhere but can't find an answer. Thank you in advance.
@@Renfail apparently, the clip I saw was from a different game, but had the BG3 title for it. Thanks for responding. Your videos are so informative. Keep up the great work!
A gold coin has the weight of 0.1 in the game. So you should pick up everything that is has a minimum worth of 10 gold per 1 weight. Same as in every Elder Scrolls game. So paintings are very valuable for an example. And who doesn't want to collect the 6 easter egg paintings from Divinity original sin 2? Books, camp cloths etc. are also worth allot of cash. you should pick up so you can afford to buy allot of good stuff when you get to the city. But yea you don't have to loot everything. In my first playthrough I had over 60.000 gold left when I finished the game after sold all junk I came over. But I also played as a Bard with high charisma that had 98% discount on everything from everyone.
yeah I never worried about looting in my first playthrough and never found myself unable to purchase the things I wanted, even with my druid who had crap charisma =P But I also didn't go out of my way to try to purchase items from vendors
This one of a very few games that I like so much that I'm considering getting it for ps5 even though I'm playing on a high end pc. At least on the ps5 I'll get to play on a big 60 inch 4k tv.
I would recommend making another video if you manage to actually make it to ACT II without experiencing the “deleted save” bug, on Reddit there’s hundreds of threads of Xbox players losing all progress after entering ACT II.
and when it's something that happens to less than 1% of the total playerbase who play the game, it's not something that is going to affect the review. Sorry, that's not how it works. @@borrow4654
Sorry dude, i'm having those issues too, so those reports are unfortumately no fake news. A few days ago i've bought the game on my X-box X series and everything was alright and the game started and played flawless. But since yesterday the issue started. The first time it needed about 10 restarts until i got the black screen fixed. But now it got worse and i'm unable to run the game anymore. Because of this, i really can't recommend this game to anyone at this state, especially when it costs 69,99€. Sorry, but that has to be mentioned and I'm really tired of game studios bringing games on the market, buggy and unfinished, that you have to load tons of patches to get the game running somewhere in time. I think they had enough time to test the game thoroughley.
UPDATE: I'm glad that i could fix the black screen problem. It haven't been the fault of the game. Instead it must have been a hardware problem and after pressing 10 seconds on the X-Box button on the system, to fully turn off the console, the issue have been fixed. Kind of strange, because i haven't done something, to give a cause that issue appeared.
I had it on pc and recently got it on series x. Runs great and the controls are fantastic for console. I can’t wait for them to implement cross play and cross progression.
i refunded it for the time being on the series i had 5 hard crashes and every character i made had a weird Sound Bug where i heard screams so the ambient sounds from the Temple of Bhaal are now the ambient sounds in the grove in the Goblin camp and was never able to fix it :( and if i heard ypur game right it seems you have the Sound Bug too ^^
PC fanboys will probably be offended because they have the stupid idea that consoles aren't as good. I used to be a PC fanboy but not anymore. I have a series x too.
Why would I show the game in my review when I have over 400 videos in the playlist and I've been streaming and playing the game for months on end? Do your due diligence.
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I'm really happy that Xbox players get to play the GOTY. With over 500hrs of BG3 on PS5, I'd say have fun Xbox players. Except you're probably too busy having fun to read this.
lol it's gonna be a great holiday season for many :)
this is exactly why I'm leaning into getting this game, bc of how rich of content it's brimming with. I think I will give it a try after all. It seems more optimized and complete than an other game I was eyeing
Has the 3rd act been fixed? I heard the 3rd act was half assed and broken.
@@medalgearsalad1419 you were hoodwinked. Ain't nothing broken
@@medalgearsalad1419 I've had no noticeable problems in act 3.
Good to hear that it is working great on the Xbox, hope the new players enjoy it as much as I did.
It's epic :)
Can't use a keyboard like the game is intended
And it's not "intended" to be played with a keyboard. It was intended to be played on multiple devices, with two different UIs, so get that master PC crap out of here.@@AshGreen359
@@Renfail I don't even own a PC but keep making those assumptions.
nice try to walk it back. Thanks for the clicks.@@AshGreen359
Just earned a new sub here!! Thanks for a nice clear review! I’m going to purchase this as soon as I get home this evening!! Thanks bro!! Been on the fence because I haven’t played a PC style game in like 20+ years. This set my mind at ease about the control system, which was one of my greatest fears!
Works great. Have fun
It's easy to loot and see everything! You just hold a and the radial thingy appears and you just select whatever you want in the radius. I didn't notice that at first!
Yep
Love the game it's my goty but they need to fix the save data deletion thing happened to me there's been 2 updates and it's still happening to people.
Zero issues here
@@Renfail it only happened to me once but it's still happening now to people on Xbox it was an issue that happened on pc and ps5 but larian are just putting the blame on Xbox
I like your style. Disabling a lot of visibilities which otherwise would suck the role playing out of it. Good breakdown overall. Cheers.
Enjoy!
Does anyone else have no sound when launching the game? It kicks in after about 30 seconds but when I start a new game and get into character creation there’s about a 10 second delay before I get sound.
nope
@@Renfail Any idea what could be causing that?
@@franeruyt I’ve seen other people talking about it but maybe he’s just lucky…
I can't wait to find out your view of the Xbox Series X version. I'm on the fence on whether to buy the Xbox or PS5 physical copy.
Soon :)
I play this on quality mode as I do most single player games…. This way I can play with Dolby vision which looks amazing in my Sony panel.
I’m glad you are enjoying this on the series X.
I play on the Series X too.
Nice!
I think that I'm almost done with Act 1. At level 5 and just have the hag fight left. (I think.) One bug that's come up sometimes is when loading a game it'll throw me back to home and I have to reload. No big deal. The other bug only happened once. At the start of a fight none of my characters were able to move. They could jump though, and after jumping they were able to move. It was in the goblin camp and there were no spells or environmental conditions causing it. Also not a big deal. Happy that I waited for it on Xbox instead of buying a PC. Once I get a better hang of using the controller I'll be even happier.
The controller works REALLY good with this game. Very happy with the UI in particular. And the camera/movement controls are WAY better than on mouse/keyboard.
I have to agree with Renfail even though I played it on PS5. This game plays really well with a controller especially compared to older CRPG
Why don’t I get all those difficulty options when I click difficulty? Just shows me the original options and I’m on balanced
You can't use custom options unless you start a new game with Custom Mode turned on.
Seems as good of a place as any to ask: do you have to have xbox live for the cross-save save capability to work? I'm guessing that to play with others it would be required, but I'm wanting to use my save from the PS5 and don't use my xbox enough to maintain the multilayer account. Thanks in advance to any who respond!
Cross saves are through Larian's account network AFAIK, so assuming you've got your games cloud saving to Larian's servers via your account with them, they should carry over.
I've been thinking about getting an xbox because I can't afford a new computer. My only concern is what other games I can play on it. Can you point to where I can find a comprehensive list of games? I don't want to buy one just for 1 game.
I have Game Pass Ultimate, which is like 17 bucks a month and you get access to games on the PC and the Xbox. LOTS of older game, plus plenty of new games and Xbox / PC exclusives. They also have an Xbox Game Pass version for JUST the Xbox which is much cheaper; same thing. Plus you get discounts on non-exclusives. Totally worth it. The library alone has like 100+ games in it. Just Google it and you'll see.
Thanks!@@Renfail
Any feedback on the xbox save file issues ? Lots of people been losing their saves....but idk if its blown out of proportuon or whatever
Bugs that affect less than 1% of the playerbase aren't something that affect a review.
@@Renfail is it really this rare? Thetr are tons of reviews and bug reports on this alone
@borrow4654 yep it really is that rare.
If your interested you can increase the pressor redounded to increase form a quad to 8 assuming you have increase your ram to 16 gig's.
let me know and it is an easy process.
yah I'm gonna be sticking to the Xbox from here on out :)
I've had 3 bugs in 107 hours playtime so far that I can think of 😊. only one of the bugs caused me to reload a save. I got stuck in a " end turn " loop😂. was on a fight a little after lastlight inn where you fight a bunch of plant monsters on your way to find that Forrest spirit boys other half.
nice :)
So quick one. I play mainly FPS on my Xbox using keyboard and mouse. Of course cp2077 was another genre and now I aim for bg3. Just thinking if this will be ok for a controller noob I am or better to get PC to play the game?
They controller is awesome. I played my PC version with controller as well as I preferred it to the mouse and keyboard.
there was a small patch for Xbox that also improves PC performance
cool beans!
I bought this game because I love the way it looks. I just started playing it and finding it very frustrating to the point that I don't find it fun at all. It's so complicated on Xbox and I'm playing as a mage so I can't really figure out all the spells and what to do it's so confusing.
can't help you there. I didn't find it so.
Hey, what monitor/tv do you use for PC/Xbox play?
I have my curved 28 incher for day to day, and also a 50 inch 4k smart TV for general lounge playing when I'm not streaming or recording.
@@Renfail Thanks, same here 27" for pc and 50" for xbox
What has been your experience with crashes?
I've had quite a few on my series x, but what that taught me to do was save often 😅
Loving the game though, just finished act 2 and am currently camped just outside the city.
Zero issues
No issues. Just save and quit, and don't use quick resume. It is necessary anyway to keep your saves synced with steam.
@LAR9375 yeah I wasn't using quick resume, I noticed early on that it was causing an issue. I was getting frequent crashes though still.
Larian pushed an update out for it today (21gb massive one), I had a look through the patch notes and xbox crashes were one of the main things this aims to fix.
You and renfail must have been in the lucky minority who didn't experience any.
Ranfail, I was wondering what you think about doing a Dragonborn Fighter?
I doubt I'll ever do a Dragonborn
What headset are you using? I really need a new one and am liking the sleek look yours has.
HyperX Cloud II
You can actually use pouches and containers which I find really helps.
You can; I simply choose to use the filters and it solves all my problems. I'm also selective in what I loot!
I think you won’t see arrows in the radial dials if you put them in backpacks. One thing to watch for.
Yea I used that a lot plus spreading out items between characters
I have a question. How do you get your character or party member into an "overwatch" type position. I'm not sure what it's called in BG3, but it's when your character automatically attacks, as soon as someone (or something) enters the view of the character. I've seen it done on PC, but I'm on a Xbox Series X. I've looked everywhere but can't find an answer.
Thank you in advance.
You haven't seen it done on PC. You can set that up in Solasta, but not in BG3.
@@Renfail apparently, the clip I saw was from a different game, but had the BG3 title for it.
Thanks for responding. Your videos are so informative. Keep up the great work!
Just subbed here also how could i record a lets play using xbox series x. Thank you for your fantastic content
OBS/Streamlabs/whatever you want to use
Im still trying to learn how to throw potions. 😂
you can throw ANYTHING
@@Renfail how?
select the items; there is a "throw" ability attached to just about everything as long as you have the strength to chuck 'em@@mostmost1
@@Renfail I'm playing on Xbox. I see the option to give items to party members and drop items. It gotta be here somewhere. I'll check later. Thanks.
I'll spin out a BG3 Quick Tips video later this week on the subject; stay tuned. @@mostmost1
A gold coin has the weight of 0.1 in the game. So you should pick up everything that is has a minimum worth of 10 gold per 1 weight. Same as in every Elder Scrolls game. So paintings are very valuable for an example. And who doesn't want to collect the 6 easter egg paintings from Divinity original sin 2? Books, camp cloths etc. are also worth allot of cash. you should pick up so you can afford to buy allot of good stuff when you get to the city. But yea you don't have to loot everything. In my first playthrough I had over 60.000 gold left when I finished the game after sold all junk I came over. But I also played as a Bard with high charisma that had 98% discount on everything from everyone.
yeah I never worried about looting in my first playthrough and never found myself unable to purchase the things I wanted, even with my druid who had crap charisma =P But I also didn't go out of my way to try to purchase items from vendors
@@Renfail Playing on tactician mode now and you have to spend allot more money on potions to keep you buffed and healed.
Never got into d&d. Didn't think bg3 was gonna be for me. Boy was I wrong
it's a great game :)
This one of a very few games that I like so much that I'm considering getting it for ps5 even though I'm playing on a high end pc. At least on the ps5 I'll get to play on a big 60 inch 4k tv.
There ya go.
I would recommend making another video if you manage to actually make it to ACT II without experiencing the “deleted save” bug, on Reddit there’s hundreds of threads of Xbox players losing all progress after entering ACT II.
Bugs happen. It's part of gaming. We get over it and move on. My reviews aren't going to suddenly become negative due to a bug.
@@Renfailit's pretty rough when you lose 40h of gameplay due to a bug. It's what I'd call game breaking
and when it's something that happens to less than 1% of the total playerbase who play the game, it's not something that is going to affect the review. Sorry, that's not how it works. @@borrow4654
There’s no wrong decision when it comes to the next gen consoles. Both are great. I get good value out of them
yep
Game pass is why I got an Xbox instead of a PlayStation and I used to have a PlayStation back in the day
Yeah it's sooooo worth it
The bugs are rough. Great when it runs but it’s a tough experience sometimes.
Yeah other than the fact that there pretty much aren't anymore :)
I've had 2 black (stuck) load screens. Low hours - 30ish.
Zero bugs here on the Series X. I call Fake news.
Sorry dude, i'm having those issues too, so those reports are unfortumately no fake news. A few days ago i've bought the game on my X-box X series and everything was alright and the game started and played flawless. But since yesterday the issue started. The first time it needed about 10 restarts until i got the black screen fixed. But now it got worse and i'm unable to run the game anymore.
Because of this, i really can't recommend this game to anyone at this state, especially when it costs 69,99€.
Sorry, but that has to be mentioned and I'm really tired of game studios bringing games on the market, buggy and unfinished, that you have to load tons of patches to get the game running somewhere in time.
I think they had enough time to test the game thoroughley.
UPDATE: I'm glad that i could fix the black screen problem.
It haven't been the fault of the game. Instead it must have been a hardware problem and after pressing 10 seconds on the X-Box button on the system, to fully turn off the console, the issue have been fixed.
Kind of strange, because i haven't done something, to give a cause that issue appeared.
I had it on pc and recently got it on series x. Runs great and the controls are fantastic for console. I can’t wait for them to implement cross play and cross progression.
yep!
i refunded it for the time being on the series i had 5 hard crashes and every character i made had a weird Sound Bug where i heard screams so the ambient sounds from the Temple of Bhaal are now the ambient sounds in the grove in the Goblin camp and was never able to fix it :( and if i heard ypur game right it seems you have the Sound Bug too ^^
Which version of the Xbox? You seem to have skipped that part in your typing. Also I have had ZERO issues on the Series X.
oh also on the Series X@@Renfail and you also have the Ambient sound bug the one with the screams in the background ^^
Zero issues here@@sneakysnake3344
@@sneakysnake3344 are you playing Dark Urge? I noticed that in Dark Urge, but thought it was just a part of choosing that.
I have it on Xbox if you want to play
Happy holidays Brian!
Wish I could play using a keyboard and mouse the way it's intended
Other than the fact they made it for multiple devices with INTENTION, so you can't claim the PC was "the way it was intended".
Never played any of the Baldurs gate games but this game looks really good, might give it a try XD
it's worth it :)
Greatest game everrrrrr❤
indeed
@@Renfail I can't stop playing! I bought it twice now! On PS5 and Series X!! Its a game one can play for the rest of timeeeee😍😍😍😍😍😍
PC fanboys will probably be offended because they have the stupid idea that consoles aren't as good. I used to be a PC fanboy but not anymore. I have a series x too.
only fanbois deal in absolutes.
If it worked with a keyboard I wouldn't have any complaints
Sounds good but you showed absolutely nothing of the game.
Do I want to buy this?
Why would I show the game in my review when I have over 400 videos in the playlist and I've been streaming and playing the game for months on end? Do your due diligence.