Baldur's Gate 3
August 3, 2023
An epic RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. Forge your path in a world of deep storytelling and tactical combat.
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95.4
36 critic reviews
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10.0
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"PS5 receives a superb port of Baldur&s;s Gate 3, in which no content has been sacrificed and the technical cuts are negligible, unless you have played it before on a high-end PC. Of course, the complaint is that you can …"
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"Baldur&s;s Gate 3 is the most successful and authentic take on D&a;D in the tabletop franchise&s;s 50-year history. Its complexity and size might be daunting for novices, but the breadth and depth of Baldur&s;s Gate 3&s;s world make this a …"
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"Baldur&s;s Gate 3 is a staggering CRPG with a level of player freedom that make its possibilities feel endless."
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"Baldur’s Gate 3 gracefully spins atop a tightrope guided by dice rolls as it delivers the player-driven excellence of a tabletop road trip."
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"Baldur&s;s Gate III had extremely high expectations set for it and has exceeded them."
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"Baldur&s;s Gate 3 is everything you could wish for if you love Dungeons and Dragons or if you&s;ve ever wanted to play but, unfortunately, can&s;t find a party to play with. The possibilities are practically endless, and although within logical …"
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"The PS5 version of Baldur&s;s Gate 3 offers a gaming experience as excellent as the PC version in almost every respect, and while it lends itself to a few minor technical stumbles, it plays great thanks to a perfect adaptation …"
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"Baldur&s;s Gate 3 is incredible, proof that in 2023 it is still possible to be amazed by a video game. It is deep, flexible, and engaging, but most importantly, it is able to tell an immersive story dictated by the …"
Read original review"Baldur&s;s Gate 3 is a once-in-a-generation achievement that is not only a testament to why people love RPGs, but also why people love video games."
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"Baldurs Gate 3 is an exquisite example of a role-playing game, and an incredible recreation of the Dungeons &a; Dragons experience. It is, in a word, unmissable."
Read original review"Larian Studios has made something truly incredible, and even as the studio continues to fine-tune and polish with post-launch patches, Baldur’s Gate 3 feels like something absolutely worth playing now, and even more in the future. Baldur’s Gate 3 is …"
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"Baldur&s;s Gate 3 is an unrivalled RPG that will swallow your life whole."
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"Baldur&s;s Gate 3 is a masterpiece and a true next generation RPG. Sure it has a handful of small issues, but they pale in comparison to the quality of the writing, the depth in character creation, the sheer wealth of …"
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"Baldur&s;s Gate III is a generational game that manages to amaze at every corner. When you think you&s;ve done everything you can do, you find more and more ways to be imaginative in combat and exploration. Baldur&s;s Gate III features …"
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"With Baldur&s;s Gate III Larian Studios redefines the meaning of open world and creates a masterpiece that elevates the classic RPG to a new level that will take years to surpass."
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"Baldur&s;s Gate 3 is a masterfully crafted RPG that improves on every aspect of Larian&s;s past work, and is a worthy successor to the series. DualShockers was provided with a copy of the game for review purposes."
Read original review"Baldur&s;s Gate 3 is a sprawling, dense RPG backed by fantastic characters, an excellent combat system, and an impressive co-op mode."
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"Baldur’s Gate 3 is truly exemplary, one of the few videogames in history that wholly deserve the universal acclaim heaped so freely upon releases above a certain marketing budget. The choices offered to the player in terms of both crafting …"
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"Baldur&s;s Gate 3 pulls off the spontaneity and unpredictable nature of a long-stretching Dungeons and Dragons tabletop game. The story is intriguing, with beautifully woven side quests, but it never feels like it&s;s forcing you in a set moral direction. …"
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"Despite its late-game flaws, Baldur&s;s Gate 3 is truly special."
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"Baldur’s Gate 3 is unforgettable and one of the best experiences I’ve had in games. I may have just finished my lengthy first playthrough, but I’m already eager to delve further and push the boundaries of what’s possible in this …"
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"Baldur&s;s Gate 3 is the new reigning RPG monarch, demanding your homage with its insane level of depth and detail. Even if its gameplay might move too slowly for some, it&s;s hard not to be astounded by the sheer scope …"
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"With crunchy, tactical RPG combat, a memorable story with complex characters, highly polished cinematic presentation, and a world that always rewards exploration and creativity, Baldur&s;s Gate 3 is the new high-water mark for CRPGs."
Read original review"Despite a few hiccups, Baldur&s;s Gate 3 remains the finest example of its genre available today."
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"Expanding on the basic role playing structure with seemingly limitless reactivity and options, this game is so varied you&s;d swear it was sentient"
Read original review"I absolutely love Baldur&s;s Gate 3. It&s;s a defining RPG that masterfully blends all that&s;s brilliant about D&a;D into an equally convenient and engaging video game best suited for four wide-eyed adventurers."
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"If you’re an RPG fan, get Baldur’s Gate 3. Now. It’s one of those titles that feels like a ‘once in a century’ experience. Its systems are deep while being rewarding and thrilling to master. Its narrative is bold, exciting, …"
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"With excellent stagecraft and meticulous detail, Baldur&s;s Gate 3 conjures the illusion of perfect freedom - and then it disappears."
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"Baldur’s Gate 3 is a masterpiece. Games like this don’t come along often, experiences that capture the zeitgeist so profoundly as to provoke scurrilous rumours that Larian Studios would come under legal action for making a game considered too good. …"
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"Larian Studios has tapped into the Weave and conjured up a near-impossible miracle, bringing the creativity of Dungeons &a; Dragons to life in Baldur’s Gate 3. Players are given real agency to pursue the narrative in a way that suits …"
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"Baldur’s Gate 3 is something special, though. Its complexity is intimidating, but sticking with it and learning has such a high reward threshold that it&s;s hard to not recommend the sequel to even the most casual gamers out there. It …"
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"Baldur&s;s Gate III is not entirely without flaws, and they tend to become more noticeable in the game&s;s last act (especially when it comes down to optimization), but none of that change the fact that we are dealing with a …"
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