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  • Опубликовано: 17 авг 2024
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  • @ACGreviews
    @ACGreviews  Год назад +94

    Just my thoughts with the game so far.
    www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming

    • @MaxiTB
      @MaxiTB Год назад +2

      Haven't I seen this video already?
      Anyways, great choice using D&D units over real metric ones, gives the campaigns always a old timey fantasy feel to it!

    • @TC-yu1dr
      @TC-yu1dr Год назад +1

      Your quote is from Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. Gandalf said this: "I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
      "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
      Charles Dickens wrote: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."

    • @robertchmielecki2580
      @robertchmielecki2580 Год назад +1

      How does the game handle split screen co-op? Playing DOS2 on a split screen with my wife was the closest to an actual tabletop experience I got from a video game, my best cRPG experience and one of the top gaming experiences in general. We hope we can get something similar or better from BG3.

    • @BeerAndFries
      @BeerAndFries Год назад

      How is the writing? I have found the writing in Divine Divinity Original Sin to be *bad*. Very immature and all over the place. Did they improve? Cheers man, thanks for the review.

    • @jordanciurlia
      @jordanciurlia Год назад

      Spam views 😂😂💩💩💩💩💩🤡🤡🤡

  • @andrewwowk9385
    @andrewwowk9385 Год назад +1657

    I want this level of depth and complexity, but in a sci-fi or post-apocalyptic setting so bad.

    • @Ocean5ix
      @Ocean5ix Год назад +56

      We can just hope one day someone makes a Starfinder game.

    • @SunnySoCal
      @SunnySoCal Год назад +20

      i been saying this for years bro smh hopefully one day we get it i really want a walking dead game with the last of us quality 🔥

    • @MegaPunch
      @MegaPunch Год назад +124

      Have you tried Wasteland 3? It doesn't have this level of depth and complexity, but still a very very good game. I was a 10/10 game in my book.

    • @juansison6404
      @juansison6404 Год назад +28

      @@MegaPunch THE DELUGE OF BLOOD!!

    • @boraeananaren
      @boraeananaren Год назад +5

      Bought it based on this trusted review.

  • @CandrewG64
    @CandrewG64 Год назад +383

    You went the extra mile for the spoiler free review. Thank you!

    • @cosmincoco3679
      @cosmincoco3679 Год назад +1

      The dark urge , on character , money for revuew too some ...rly

    • @faizrabbani
      @faizrabbani Год назад +1

      Agreed! Thank you! Also… will you be doing a PS5 performance review?

  • @byghostlight1
    @byghostlight1 Год назад +210

    I have seen many class breakdowns over the decades but I have to say I cant believe how succinct and spot-on you were, with yours.

    • @ACGreviews
      @ACGreviews  Год назад +55

      Man. Really dude that does my heart good today Host. Thanks man

    • @julianprofas
      @julianprofas Год назад +5

      It’s so damn wel done, summarized in 1 or 2 simple sentences😌👌🏼

    • @purepeter4737
      @purepeter4737 Год назад

      @@ACGreviews love you brother

  • @elijahmandeville8475
    @elijahmandeville8475 Год назад +161

    I know everyone says this, but I just wanna add in as well. Your reviews are the greatest on this platform. I trust your opinion more than anyone else's. Thank you so much for the content, we appreciate you!

  • @SojiRo23
    @SojiRo23 Год назад +272

    It’s not for me but pumped for everyone who has been anticipating this madness.

    • @monkeyball9223
      @monkeyball9223 Год назад +20

      That's a sweet comment got love from me ❤️ ✊

    • @bad3ip2k10
      @bad3ip2k10 Год назад +8

      Yeah not everyone loves DnD but those who do will absolutely love it. Hope you enjoy other games!

    • @samuel.jpg.1080p
      @samuel.jpg.1080p Год назад +8

      not for me too but it's really nice to see another people will enjoy this game

    • @alpsalish
      @alpsalish Год назад +13

      It isn't for me either, but I think I'm going for it. I own DOS:2, but restarted it a few times. I really enjoy the world, but sometimes the combat is just a little lon gin the tooth. I like the skill checks and this still sounds like an improvement over their older games.

    • @melxb
      @melxb Год назад +19

      sometimes u just gotta try something, could still end up for u, trust me i was the same

  • @jakedill1304
    @jakedill1304 Год назад +35

    Serious credit where it's due.. Laramie understands contrast and color in their visuals. And not just coloring contrast but clarity too and it's importants... it's such a shockingly rare treat actually in modern games. This is like the visually spiritual polar opposite to elden ring... and even breath of the wild in how they actually maintain the color depth rather than just having a great out washed over broken TV looking and it's always popped, ever since the early builds.
    There's always this striking like I catch with how colorful it's been and how detailed and while the actual gameplay hasn't always been the most clear in terms of UI and the chaos etc.. unless probably because you're playing it and it's turn-based and that makes sense.. but in terms of like everything that presenting to you has always just been so crisp.. and it looks better than a lot of the high expensive modern rendering smeary garbage just by that virtue alone.. I can't remember the last time I saw this getting embraced so wholesale maybe The Witcher 3 and it's original form.. but this is kind of like taking that to another level and treating it as like part of its entire visual DNA it seems.
    honestly sometimes with modern games I feel like I'm being gaslit as somebody that's a camera operator who has good vision... I feel like with every year the urgency that Tim Sweeney needs to replace his glasses, having been chipped and peeled.. poorly formulated light transitioning coatings.. Vaseline water cracks.. and just the general prescription that's been in in long since need of a refresh.. as it seems like all of these things that that affect corrective lenses in the worst of ways have started to become part of the visual makeup and best practices brought about by talks at GDC and unreal and just in AAA in general..
    like it's a photographer chromatic aberrations the devil.. you go through a lot of effort to make sure you don't have it it certainly not a feature of quality camera equipment. Despite having its place in distortion effects.. it shouldn't be part of your regular vision if it is then you need to clean your glasses lol.. or get new ones.. and it's certainly shouldn't be part of camera, although sometimes there's not much you can do in that regard depending on how much budget you have.. it's the look of cheap glass basically or dirt.. and and they used to add dirt to the screen and they still do LOL.. humans aren't cameras goodness gracious LOL

    • @304enjoyer3
      @304enjoyer3 Год назад

      I didn’t understand most of what you said, but seems like you’re the right person to ask - how is HDR implementation in BG3?

    • @peautifulbenis3673
      @peautifulbenis3673 10 месяцев назад

      @@304enjoyer3he’s the mayor of yaptown

  • @theoffspring07
    @theoffspring07 7 месяцев назад +4

    This game is how you make side quests.

  • @voxanguis6981
    @voxanguis6981 Год назад +295

    You are, quite literally, the only reviewer I trust, and love your review

    • @ACGreviews
      @ACGreviews  Год назад +70

      Thanks so much man. I appreciate it it a ton

    • @ThwipThwipBoom
      @ThwipThwipBoom Год назад +20

      I used to trust SkillUp until his garbage FF16 review.

    • @clevelandbrown4571
      @clevelandbrown4571 Год назад +43

      @@ThwipThwipBoom Word. I only trust reviewers who likes the same games I do.

    • @frogery
      @frogery Год назад +5

      @@ThwipThwipBoom lmao

    • @ThwipThwipBoom
      @ThwipThwipBoom Год назад +11

      @@clevelandbrown4571 Exactly! He also never covered Hogwarts Legacy back in February and then blocked me on Twitter for pointing it out. Like, wtf?

  • @Whyavier
    @Whyavier Год назад +65

    The accessibility of the complicated and turn-based combat in these Larian games is really excellent. Never thought I’d be enjoying the combat in a game like this.

    • @ktleen
      @ktleen 11 месяцев назад

      Same. I have never enjoyed CRPG's because of the combat in those games. But here, it just clicks. The combst is so satisfying once you get the basic mechanics

  • @RosesGotThornsBro
    @RosesGotThornsBro Год назад +342

    Unbelievably excited for this game, have also abstained from playing any early access or watching any reviews to keep myself cleaned of spoilers except this review cause I love them so much. Hope the game lives up to the hype and that everyone has a good time with it!

    • @nickh4354
      @nickh4354 Год назад +19

      I played about an hour and a half and was like "yep, this is special, see ya in a year." 3 years later 😂
      Worth the wait for sure though

    • @xbon1
      @xbon1 Год назад +6

      @@nickh4354 same. Played 7 hrs of act 1 and was like aight bet gonna be goty when it launches and now downloading again for today

    • @PeachShortcake_
      @PeachShortcake_ Год назад +1

      ACG is one of the only people I genuinely trust with reviews. It's so hard to tell who is being genuine now since everyone is paid or sponsored in _some way_
      How do we know their opinion wasn't skewed by the $3k they get? Shit, it would sway me for sure! Lmao

    • @marcamusprime9513
      @marcamusprime9513 Год назад

      Me, too

    • @MrKenpachi28
      @MrKenpachi28 Год назад +1

      same, going in blind and have never been this stoked for a release!

  • @simonphoenix3789
    @simonphoenix3789 Год назад +25

    One thing I am a bit surprised about is the lack of faces for the character creator. In a game that relies on so many close in dialogue moments, its a bit disappointing to only have a few different faces with minor variations. I wonder why they didn't have an option to customize faces, was it to avoid issues with facial animations?

    • @15redleg
      @15redleg Год назад +2

      They may do what they did with DOS2. Add more in the future. I think they made such an effort on world building, class design, dialogue etc, that faces were more than likely a afterthought. Like they did with DOS2.

    • @valoreii
      @valoreii Год назад +3

      I think because the animations were done with motion capture so limiting the amount of faces allowed for a higher quality

  • @ewjiml
    @ewjiml Год назад +36

    I love how you introduced the classes. I’ve never played Baldurs Gate before but I am obsessed with Divinity Sin 1&2 so it’s nice to hear that the classes are similar. Makes me more pumped.

  • @Uni0nDirect0r
    @Uni0nDirect0r Год назад +80

    Never, EVER underestimate Larian. The studio is basically what CD Projekt could be, If they didn't let marketing division make executive decissions. Hands down the best RPG creators in the world.
    Larian Studios - I salute you all.

    • @pilouuuu
      @pilouuuu Год назад +6

      Never change, Larian!

    • @changsiah2
      @changsiah2 Год назад

      I mean CD projekt Red is an evil or greedy but yeah they kind of overhyped cyberpunk 2077 also hater

    • @changsiah2
      @changsiah2 Год назад

      I mean also bioware still ok (despite some hiccups but hopefully this will be a bit of a rivalry and I don't see any evil or greed despite being who they owned by) and firaxis they're still doing good nowadays didn't do much@joceja23

    • @clevelandbrown4571
      @clevelandbrown4571 Год назад

      @@changsiah2 Bioware is not okay, bro. Anthem was a flop and they are shadow of themselves for a long time and I don't see them changing that while they are under EA's boot.

    • @elmhurstenglish5938
      @elmhurstenglish5938 Год назад +1

      CDPR only own 35% of their company, so have to answer heavily to shareholders. Sven and his wife own 70% total of Larian, and so ultimately decide the direction. (1 share = 1 vote at general meetings too).

  • @samuel.jpg.1080p
    @samuel.jpg.1080p Год назад +43

    this may not be my cup of tea but I'm glad to see a deep DND-inspired RPG game with this scope and ambition came to fruition from an experienced studio. Great review Karak, hope you get your well-earned rest after playing this

    • @joshuarogers5563
      @joshuarogers5563 Год назад

      It’s deep and inspired because it is a dungeons and dragons game

    • @Poskiix
      @Poskiix Год назад +7

      @@joshuarogers5563 and because a team of 400 people have spent years of their working lives in pursuit of creating the deepest RPG ever made

  • @Killbomb
    @Killbomb Год назад +130

    Glad you liked what you've played so far. Ready to start the 120+ GB download in a couple hours.

    • @Saucebrunette
      @Saucebrunette Год назад +8

      just FYI, the total installed game is 122gb. The download should be smaller.

    • @nickh4354
      @nickh4354 Год назад +4

      Heaven help us

    • @SekiberiusWelkesh
      @SekiberiusWelkesh Год назад +4

      Thank god I have gigabit internet.

    • @deminisis
      @deminisis Год назад +3

      Ouch. That'll be about a two day download with my rural ISP.

    • @GS-ng3ec
      @GS-ng3ec Год назад +1

      @@Saucebrunette 105 gb download

  • @MorriganJade
    @MorriganJade Год назад +17

    Even if the execution might not be as good.... the way you describe side quests vs main quest reminds me of The Secret World/Secret World Legends. Which I love for its world and lore.
    But hearing you mention how it's all connected in furthering your understanding of your surroundings, and the people within, that's how SWL also connects each side quests.
    So I was already invested in wanting this game, but since I truly loved that aspect of SWL, and can safely bet that this game will execute that portion a lot better, it's a no-brainer now at this point!
    Update: haven't enjoyed a game like this in such a long time! It's truly worth it!

  • @TinMan445
    @TinMan445 9 месяцев назад +5

    I never thought I would enjoy a classic RPG like this but baldurs gate has totally sucked me in. Such a great game

  • @GrapeReason
    @GrapeReason Год назад +12

    Technically, the druid is also the best "commander of animals" since you can either turn into them or summon them with various spells. Ranger is more of a archer with spells.

  • @ex0stasis72
    @ex0stasis72 Год назад +12

    It really felt like an in-person tabletop D&D game to me too except for one instance when trying not to walk through poison clouds in that Grove. Meanwhile, there are mounds of other things i could habe climbed over in a tabletop game but not in a video game that the devs didn't anticipate the player wanting to do.

  • @alchemistrpm82
    @alchemistrpm82 Год назад +12

    Man. Larian Studios have become the collective king of crpgs. So grateful to the team for reviving Baldur’s Gate and showing it the love it deserves. Most anticipated RPG in my lifetime.

  • @lloydtancred
    @lloydtancred 10 месяцев назад +3

    Hold down on d pad, puts everyone in stealth

  • @Dj-621
    @Dj-621 Год назад +21

    20 Hours in 1 day I feel you brother. This is the best game I've ever played.

    • @xtalpax902
      @xtalpax902 Год назад

      what🤯

    • @cjc4426
      @cjc4426 9 месяцев назад

      Yal fools have no life. I get it but still, 20 hours a day on a fictional game that has no meaning on our lives besides being happy that you making progress in a fantasy world

    • @D4nkYT
      @D4nkYT 2 месяца назад +1

      @@cjc4426 you’re a grown man with a mirror selfie as your profile pic. You literally cannot say anything to anyone goofball

  • @JB-hp5ii
    @JB-hp5ii Год назад +6

    Really, this isn't my sort of game and I doubt I'll buy it, but I love the review and I love that it exists. Lotta unhappy customers out there right now, and this seems a return to the joyous, artistic and experimental games of old, when developers wanted to show you the characters they could develop and the stories they could make, rather than the products they could develop and the money they could make.

  • @5AMStudiosInc
    @5AMStudiosInc Год назад +5

    This game looks awesome... but I have never liked turn based....so IDK if I can go for it... thoughts?

    • @MukiMuki688
      @MukiMuki688 Год назад +1

      Final Fantasy, Elder Scrolls, Elden Ring, no matter what RPG you've played, Dungeons and Dragons is the origin of them all.

  • @nugsnotdrugs7717
    @nugsnotdrugs7717 Год назад +11

    I'm so excited to see this go live in 2 hours. Here's hoping the downloads don't crash steam xD

  • @bryanzaring6904
    @bryanzaring6904 7 месяцев назад +2

    Something I love about BG3 is stepping away when I need some food, sleep, etc. and strategizing how I want to approach a particular battle. I probably have several hours of afk time throughout my 100+ hours, but was I really afk when I'm constantly thinking about strategy, new builds, etc.? No other game has done this to me.

    • @theblackphantomthief
      @theblackphantomthief 2 месяца назад

      I've experienced the same thing whenever I play games like Sekiro, Persona 5 Royal, or Hollow Knight!

  • @crtnn
    @crtnn Год назад +23

    One of the last good development studios, at least when compared to anything not considered to be "indie".
    The only other one that comed to my mind would probably be fromsoft.
    This is truly a magnificent accomplishment. I really hope Larian never gets sold to a big greedy publisher.

    • @YourPalHDee
      @YourPalHDee 7 месяцев назад

      Public traded companies are always destroyed by their own success.

  • @Nivek0
    @Nivek0 Год назад +43

    This is going to be the greatest CRPG of all time.

    • @shadowskill111
      @shadowskill111 Год назад +5

      It’s going to have big shoes to fill from Larians last game Divinity Original Sin 2.

    • @sonjaR2
      @sonjaR2 Год назад +12

      @@shadowskill111 Having played DOS 2, and BG3 EA... Unless the subsequent acts fall down (and it really sounds as though that is not the case), I'd say BG3 actually needs a new, bigger pair of shoes. It's fantastic on every level, and I say this as somebody who absolutely loved (and still loves) DOS2.

    • @SogonD.Zunatsu
      @SogonD.Zunatsu Год назад +2

      Of all time I hope not ! We want the genre to keep getting better don't we?

    • @TheVintress
      @TheVintress Год назад +1

      lmao what

    • @AthosJosue
      @AthosJosue Год назад

      The amazing multiplayer was a big part of why OS2 was so good, BG3 has MP?

  • @usaliengames9810
    @usaliengames9810 Год назад +5

    Nobody I know has the creative, and often comical, approach to game reviews as ACG. Listening to the character creation section of this video kept a constant smile on my face.

  • @BakanoJutsu
    @BakanoJutsu Год назад +5

    I'm only one person. I can only like your effort and wisdom so much.
    Walking into this one with no knowledge other than "Baluder's gate I and II existed. Larian is at the helm and this is more D&D than Divinity." I really don't think I'll ever put this one down.

  • @pulpchicken4044
    @pulpchicken4044 8 месяцев назад +2

    It just released on Xbox, and I immediately came here before dropping the $80 for the deluxe edition. I'm beyond excited to finally dive into this game. Especially after hearing your thoughts on it

  • @belhaddim5116
    @belhaddim5116 Год назад +13

    Sir. Hats off for finally a reviewer taking a good chunk of the review for a sound quality and mixing analysis.

    • @ACGreviews
      @ACGreviews  Год назад +4

      Thank you the game deserves it.

    • @1974greymalkin
      @1974greymalkin Год назад

      Ive found that ACG reviews are the most learned than any other, in sound design and execution. Not sure what he does outside of game reviews but his understanding of sound is unmatched in the industry imo.

    • @YourPalHDee
      @YourPalHDee 7 месяцев назад

      "sir" 😂

  • @Steadymobbin711
    @Steadymobbin711 Год назад +2

    "Hero off to gather milk" truer words have never been spoken

  • @Choteron3
    @Choteron3 Год назад +45

    So excited for this game. Larian is one of the most talented and player friendly devs in gaming.

  • @Dynasty1818
    @Dynasty1818 Год назад +20

    I want this game to succeed so well that it sends a message to the industry that we want quality content, no more MTX crap etc. But I doubt this will sell well enough to do that, which is a shame. Needs 10 million or more sales realistically. I'm also really nervous about playing this because the EA showed it has the same frustrations as I got from DOS2 - enemies can move further and attack more than you can per turn. It just feels...unfair, all the time, especially at the start when you're so weak. I dunno. I have really mixed feelings that this game will blow me away with the story but frustrate me in the actual combat.

    • @mn.8898
      @mn.8898 Год назад +2

      This game sold 1 million units in 2020 when early access started. Sven Vicke by Larian said in an interview, that sales after EA are usually around ten times the EA sales. Not taking into account any additional sales since 2020, this equation alone would let them hit the 10 million in sales you're deeming necessary for this game to do well.

    • @TheDregur
      @TheDregur Год назад +5

      It was #1 on the Global Steam Sellers list.

    • @glowerworm
      @glowerworm Год назад

      It won't get 10mil for the simple reason that it's not releasing on consoles simultaneously. Ps5 is in September and Xbox is in 2024, and usually in that sort of situation, the console releases sort of just eek out with no fanfare and minimal marketing so people don't even notice.

    • @zeriel9148
      @zeriel9148 Год назад +3

      It's not like the industry doesn't know. They don't care. Just like grocery stores know the customers would be a bit happier if they did some nice things but lower profits. Their priority isn't your happiness. It's getting the maximum amount of people to hand over their money for the minimum amount of effort, resources, and manhours from them.

    • @meurer13daniel
      @meurer13daniel Год назад +1

      300k players on Steam baby

  • @fh666
    @fh666 Год назад +3

    Best race and classes descriptions ever. Stay awesome my friend!

  • @vancejoy3724
    @vancejoy3724 Год назад +2

    The fact you got past character creation within 5 minutes is a testament to your tight writing!

  • @ThatsCrazyBro3752
    @ThatsCrazyBro3752 10 месяцев назад

    I died from the injured mind flayer, haven't laughed that hard in a while hahaha 😂

  • @JordanJumpin
    @JordanJumpin Год назад +14

    the early access alone is already the size of many triple a games with an insane amount of content and fully voiced outcomes. the amount of detail and effort put into the game especially the community interaction is what makes this game special. i hope more people dont pass this game up because its not an action combat game

  • @eiadtarabulsi
    @eiadtarabulsi Год назад +20

    I've never played a Baldur's Gate game before, but I've always wanted to. The third entry in the series looks really good so far, so I'll have to give it a shot. Thanks, Karak! I appreciate the hard work! God bless and stay safe!

    • @Tillman581
      @Tillman581 Год назад +4

      I'll note, you dont really need to have played the other games, it will help, and there are certainly plenty of lore vids online, but it eases you in well enough I think, and there are books or folk to talk to to help get you up to speed ^_^

  • @JokerTheDank
    @JokerTheDank Год назад +1

    That first 10 seconds felt like you were pitching cyberpunk's plot

  • @crimsonhoplite3445
    @crimsonhoplite3445 Год назад +1

    Voice Acting is phenomenal. Just a level above anything else. Surprisingly the music is amazing

  • @JS-vf5gn
    @JS-vf5gn Год назад +15

    I love ACG. He’s just the dude! 🙌🏾❤️

  • @davidsykes6584
    @davidsykes6584 Год назад +13

    It's taken years in beta, and it seems well worth it! This is how game companies should treat their products. Larian has done for BG3, what CDPR should have done for Cyberpunk 2077.
    I look forward to years of future CRPGs based of this engine, if they can keep up the quality!

  • @Odeferous
    @Odeferous Год назад +1

    For anyone wondering, any party members that are grouped with you when you long press down on the D-pad with enter stealth with you.

  • @Wikrin
    @Wikrin Год назад +1

    Tieflings aren't people who have made deals with devils, FYI. They're people whose family lines have been "tainted" by devils or demons. Sometimes that means an ancestor made deals with a fiend, but the most common route tends to involve a direct familiar connection to such an entity.

  • @trefrazier7064
    @trefrazier7064 Год назад +7

    You are without a doubt the best game reviewer on the internet. Been watching you for almost 8 years now and your content remains the absolute best in the game. I’ll even watch your reviews on games that I have no interest in at all just cause you are so engaging to listen to with a level of detail you really cant get anywhere else. Keep going my dude

  • @animeyay4
    @animeyay4 Год назад +18

    I'm excited for this, but also a tad nervous I think there's gonna be a big learning curve with combat and movement for me.

    • @jaredh289
      @jaredh289 Год назад +5

      Highly recommend guides, they will cover aspects you won’t even consider. But it’s worth learning from them if you’re new to this kind of game

    • @Nergal134
      @Nergal134 Год назад +6

      Just take your time and go over your options, don't try to run when you can't walk. Read your abilities, both general and class, and just experiment at your own pace.

    • @strange144
      @strange144 Год назад +2

      Yeah the combat doesn't look exciting to me (!), I hope it feels better when you're playing yourself rather than watching someone play

    • @mduckernz
      @mduckernz Год назад +8

      @@strange144 Yeah, it's not "exciting" in the sense of quick reactions or quick thinking, but it can very much be exciting when you're in a really complex combat encounter and you need to think really carefully to survive! It rewards clever thinking, and the thrill you get out of thinking of a clever solution is basically where the excitement comes from. Well, that and just sometimes gambling on luck - that can feel great when it pays off too!

    • @urekmazino6800
      @urekmazino6800 Год назад

      I've been playing about 4 hours now, and it's not bad at all. You'll learn the basics fairly quickly.

  • @FPchie
    @FPchie Год назад +1

    I also have to add the armor cosmetic and designs are more distinctive, pleasing to look at compared to those beggar clothes in D4 (and you need to pay for the 'better-looking' ones).

  • @EnCoReHu
    @EnCoReHu 7 месяцев назад +1

    I hadn't played a full-on CRPG/RPG like this since Dungeon Siege in...2002. It took about 1 hour of gameplay to be completely hooked, It's beautifully daunting, intriguing, interesting, and most importantly, fun. I'm actually impressed by the controller adaptation Larian made. I honestly thought it would be super cumbersome, but it turned out to be fairly intuitive. Once in a generation game sounds quite right imo. Also, love the reviews!

  • @gypsy2329
    @gypsy2329 Год назад +3

    I'm so glad to see a launch day success!

  • @joab757
    @joab757 Год назад +3

    This game seems like the culmination of every rpg desire I’ve ever had.

  • @lecutter9382
    @lecutter9382 Год назад +2

    And as Mr. Burns said, "It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!"

  • @Hamun002
    @Hamun002 Год назад +1

    A sphincter is not a butthole. The human body has many sphincters, it’s used in your circulatory system for example to stop your blood from flowing back down

    • @elmhurstenglish5938
      @elmhurstenglish5938 Год назад

      Is that the same thing that also prevents stomach acid from going up your throat?

  • @MukiMuki688
    @MukiMuki688 Год назад +3

    Final Fantasy, Elder Scrolls, Elden Ring, no matter what RPG you've played, Dungeons and Dragons IS the grandfather of them all/

  • @Boss-zo4lw
    @Boss-zo4lw Год назад +3

    Its just Origin Sin 3

  • @MichiVarela
    @MichiVarela 8 месяцев назад

    "(...) every character you meet, greet or yeet the fuck off a mountain (...)" 😂

  • @JoeSkeen
    @JoeSkeen Год назад +2

    Hold down on d-pad to toggle party in and out of stealth

  • @RaylanGivens123
    @RaylanGivens123 Год назад +3

    Only had a chance to play and hour 😱 it looks amazing, i can tell already this is the purest example of a great dnd session in video game format

  • @AlexBaldwinFTW
    @AlexBaldwinFTW Год назад +3

    So excited, and so happy to see full controller support. Played about 10 hours on my deck and I cannot wait for the full version to finish downloading.

    • @times7171
      @times7171 Год назад

      how does it fair on the deck?

    • @AlexBaldwinFTW
      @AlexBaldwinFTW Год назад

      @@times7171 it's definitely not the most stable experience in terms of frame rate, but honestly on the decks screen I think it looks great - it's good enough I've been happy playing it docked too, but I'm not the most framerate or graphics sensitive. I think because it's turn based framerate matters less too, I think it's around 20-30ish most of the time.

  • @newsdan8193
    @newsdan8193 Год назад +1

    Started my update before I left for work. My baby is gonna be waiting for me when I get home hahaha. Can't effin wait!!

  • @Ziggomatic8
    @Ziggomatic8 Год назад +2

    You can go into Stealth for the whole group by holding down on the D-Pad.

  • @necuz
    @necuz Год назад +3

    Watching this in 144p because the game is downloading, no blurring needed.

  • @munchy_monkey248
    @munchy_monkey248 Год назад +17

    Never played Baldur's Gate or any Larian titles but am super stoked for this entry! Cant wait to make my half-orc Paladin on my first playthrough

    • @happzy
      @happzy Год назад

      Well being BG1 and 2 veteran I'd say you're not gonna understand some easter eggs and references. Nothing big but to have a FULL experience playing previous games is necessary. However unless you're a die hard DnD fan it would be hard to invest 80+ hours into BG 1 and 2 them being 25 years old games.

    • @AndreaMaselli66
      @AndreaMaselli66 Год назад

      You'd better choose an Origin character if you want to savour the full dish.

  • @wheelchazeal8089
    @wheelchazeal8089 Год назад

    “Meet or greet or yeet the fuck off the mountain” 🤣😂🤣

  • @mathiasmuniz8453
    @mathiasmuniz8453 Год назад +1

    Looks like the natural successor of DOS2. Lots of similarities. Let's see how it develops in the coming months with patches and updated.

  • @spooner7637
    @spooner7637 Год назад +7

    Thought embargo lifts at launch…?

    • @GhettoTako
      @GhettoTako Год назад +1

      He bout to get blacklisted again 😂

    • @Kimera92
      @Kimera92 Год назад +4

      I might be wrong, but isnt the launch on PC today?

    • @flyingsquid6062
      @flyingsquid6062 Год назад

      Isn’t today the launch though? August 3rd for pc

    • @piotrkrolikowski5903
      @piotrkrolikowski5903 Год назад

      The game codes got sent out late for reviewers so it's going to delay reviews

    • @Nergal134
      @Nergal134 Год назад

      Launch is today.

  • @ColinB999
    @ColinB999 Год назад +5

    Excellent review as always, and shout-out for the particularly amazing writing on this one! Can hear your passion and excitement for this game :)

  • @ex0stasis72
    @ex0stasis72 Год назад +2

    You can enter stealth mode for the entire party by long pressing on down on the d-pad.

  • @AlwaysLoudAA
    @AlwaysLoudAA Год назад +2

    Downloading as we speak. Glad I took off of work tomorrow lol. Going to need this extended weekend.

  • @shaqtaku
    @shaqtaku Год назад +3

    Is this game like disco elysium where there are skill checks and you have passive or active dice rolls to decide the outcome?

    • @TB-cq3tl
      @TB-cq3tl Год назад

      Similar yes

    • @Nergal134
      @Nergal134 Год назад

      Yes, but there's also pretty deep combat systems in place so there's quite a lot of variety in in- and out of combat rolls.

  • @ombra711
    @ombra711 Год назад +21

    This game is an anomaly in the absolute best way.
    If it ever happens again, I won't be surprised if it's Larian that brings it to pass once more.

  • @ito2789
    @ito2789 Год назад

    "Or yeet off a fucking mountain."
    LOL

  • @ivanjovanovic7118
    @ivanjovanovic7118 Год назад +2

    Thanks, we are living for RPGs since 1998. Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast expansion.

  • @Doomerang01
    @Doomerang01 Год назад +3

    I just found out about you and this baldurs gate review made me subscribe. It was really informative and also really funny. I like that you covered everything thoroughly without spoilers. Thank you for such a great review. What is your opinion on the illithid powers?

    • @ACGreviews
      @ACGreviews  Год назад

      Thanks. And personally l love them.

  • @peddypeoples941
    @peddypeoples941 Год назад +5

    Not a single game has me sucked in like this one in a long time. DOS2 and Wasteland 3 come to mind, but bg3 is on another level, it can hold its own to the classics like neverwinter nights, Planescape torment and of cause BG2 or Icewind dale. Playind diablo 4 and this back to back one has to be quite dense not to see the huge difference in love and care that went into them.

  • @cindo721
    @cindo721 Год назад

    “Meet, greet or yeet” is an incredible line 😂

  • @bazikon7717
    @bazikon7717 Год назад +3

    Perhaps one of the top 10 games of all time.

  • @henriqueacabral
    @henriqueacabral 11 месяцев назад +3

    I dont think this review factored in Act 3.

  • @SojiRo23
    @SojiRo23 Год назад +1

    Characters sweat in hot environments. That got me

  • @BlackJacked
    @BlackJacked 11 месяцев назад +1

    Dunno if anyone said anything yet but if you want to do group stealth, you would want to hold down on the d-pad.

  • @I_Cunt_Spell
    @I_Cunt_Spell Год назад +3

    This is divinity original sin 3

  • @moderategiantx3374
    @moderategiantx3374 Год назад +4

    I'm not usually a fan of turn based games but this one looked so good graphically I figured I'd try it. I'm hooked. It is fantastic in every way.

  • @thirtysecondstories8613
    @thirtysecondstories8613 Год назад

    "to every character you meet, greet or yeet off a f*cki1n mountain"; Pure gold!

  • @Shadow__133
    @Shadow__133 Год назад +2

    @00:39 A Necronomicon Ex-Mortis?

  • @Totallyking
    @Totallyking Год назад +3

    Love the review as always Karak! I have been eagerly waiting to play it until the full release. Looks like I won't be disappointed.

  • @gailjoe7217
    @gailjoe7217 Год назад +5

    Switching from GW2 to play this game. In a lot of ways this game seems like it will play like GW1 did, a Competitive/Cooperative Online Role Playing Game. The amount of detail and roleplaying aspects... I'm totally excited to get in to what this game is offering. I just setup my characters yesterday thinking about what I want to do with each "toon".

    • @vindex7309
      @vindex7309 Год назад +1

      Complete with the search for a competent healer!

    • @gailjoe7217
      @gailjoe7217 Год назад

      @@vindex7309 LOL, so true!

  • @jvince001
    @jvince001 5 месяцев назад

    Wow, Gale’s voice I am 99% sure is Darren McStay. He has a voice work channel on YT, and he’s fantastic. What a cool surprise!!

  • @outclassed_and_angry276
    @outclassed_and_angry276 Год назад +2

    Video just got me even more hype as I sit and watch the 120 gig download chip away. Even brought my steam deck to work I can download it with hotspot so hopefully it be ready when I get home.

  • @thelonesomewanderer8359
    @thelonesomewanderer8359 Год назад +4

    dont remember the last time i've been so excited for a game. bg1, 2, icewind dale etc were my childhood and larian is the only studio to have filled that whole with DoS1 and 2, and now this! COME ON DOWNLOAD SPEED!

  • @chiefenumclaw7960
    @chiefenumclaw7960 Год назад +6

    The biggest accomplishment of BG3 is being able to play a complex CRPG with a controller. They've also ditched the worst thing about old crpg's which was real-time combat.

    • @Reds-Retros
      @Reds-Retros Год назад

      Yeah lack of turn based was the only reason I never got into the original BG games. I own them and still want to play them properly one day though, especially after already spending 40 amazing hours in this insanely good and lore rich world since BG3's full launch.

  • @pilouuuu
    @pilouuuu Год назад +2

    This is the first game of this type since Dragon's Age - Origins that has me so excited, which it also reminds of a lot.

  • @mcgibs
    @mcgibs Год назад +1

    Somewhat related, has there ever been a film like Princess Bride, but instead it cuts to a group of people playing DnD?
    Maybe the (4th wall breaking) social aspect of the game often gets downplayed or even omitted entirely in DnD based shows and movies since having two story lines in two worlds would be too much or something? The people playing the game should be a much bigger part of the story since they are so central to the experience of playing the game, and it's so lame when a DnD movie plays it super straight and doesn't show that at all. It would then be like any other fantasy movie.
    It would be cool if the story lines of the group of friends/strangers intertwines with their campaign and the conclusion of one influences the other by the end, for better or worse. A real life example would be the story of id Software's ill fated DnD campaign. I think that would be a great premise for a movie.

  • @marketingmark
    @marketingmark Год назад +4

    This style of game is not my cup tea. However, I'm pumped for everyone having an absolute blast and super happy for the Devs to see this level of success!

  • @bengentry5692
    @bengentry5692 Год назад +3

    So being new to PC gaming, I have Wrath of the Righteous sitting in my backlog, which I'll probably play first. But this looks amazing and I'll probably snag it at some point.

    • @thicccboislim5623
      @thicccboislim5623 Год назад +1

      WotR is a very well made game butttttt I seriously recommend you dive right into BG3.

    • @bryanskrantz
      @bryanskrantz Год назад +2

      DND is also VERY beginner friendly. Pathfinder is not

    • @ennio110
      @ennio110 Год назад +3

      absolutely play this first. game of the fucking century

    • @clevelandbrown4571
      @clevelandbrown4571 Год назад

      You have to start from the first Baldur's Gate then move onto BG2 and its expansion before getting to BG3. So get to it chop chop!!

    • @KristianKumpula
      @KristianKumpula Год назад

      If you're new to PC gaming, Wrath of the Righteous is probably going to be overwhelming and you'll have a ton of things to learn, unless you're already familiar with the tabletop game. Even though BG 3 is complex and challenging, it's still like a simplified and forgiving version of Wrath of the Righteous.

  • @playerone7663
    @playerone7663 Год назад +1

    Thanks for the blurring ACG. I wanted to watch some reviews but I don't want any reveals/spoilers. Good idea to do it like this.

  • @ReaIistik
    @ReaIistik Год назад +2

    I miss when you used to say
    “ehh, maybe subscribe”

  • @AstaIsAMonster
    @AstaIsAMonster Год назад +2

    Ok most likely will be buying this badass game instead of D4.
    So thanks for this review man helped out a lot in my choice. 💪🏽

    • @ACGreviews
      @ACGreviews  Год назад +1

      Glad I could help!

    • @KristianKumpula
      @KristianKumpula Год назад

      If by D4 you mean Diablo 4, you should probably stay away from it. It has had a poor reception.

  • @jesustyronechrist2330
    @jesustyronechrist2330 Год назад +8

    I'm typically not that into these types of games (I thought Divinity 2 was just okay meh), but for some reason, I don't know why: This looks really cool. I think it's the promise of AAA-quality audiovisual mixed with experimentation.

    • @neoshenlong
      @neoshenlong Год назад +2

      I get it. I liked Divinity but it lost me halfway through (mostly the story) and it frustrated me a bit. I stopped playing and didn't really play any other crpg since. But This looks amazing, I hope the narrative holds up.

    • @Carfilliot
      @Carfilliot Год назад

      I hated the over reliance on battles all revolving around elemental and environmental effects on D2. Will this be different? I’m old school, I just want my fighter to hit things with pointy weapons, my archer to fire arrows and my magic user to do what magic users do.

    • @aaronhumphrey3514
      @aaronhumphrey3514 Год назад

      This feels a fair bit like Divinity 2 honestly, though it's better in nearly every way from what I've seen. That said, it still has a lot of that Larian vibe to it which I personally find a bit off-putting at times. Still, it's a pretty uniquely deep crpg, so I think anyone who likes that genre at all should give it a go.

    • @aaronhumphrey3514
      @aaronhumphrey3514 Год назад

      ​@@CarfilliotIt's there but very toned down compared to the Divinity games.

    • @Carfilliot
      @Carfilliot Год назад

      @@aaronhumphrey3514 thanks 👍