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    Will I hate Baldurs Gate 3?

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    you will hate it because you don't know d&d, the game is based on the last edition 5d, but modified by larian in many instances for the game.

     

    some mention divinity os as the closest game to it, which is partially true because even tho it doesn't follow a dnd ruleset edition it uses the same systems in its own scale, like specific stats like AC (armor class), hit rolls, saving throws etc.  and being made larian too of course. 

     

    you will have to  learn a lot of stuff and figure it out or just play the game in a "sub-optimal way" which can end in frustration. if anything you might wanna play other crpgs first or even get into dnd itself. 

     

     

    in short: just keep the dust on your xbox and don't game at all

     

     

    The Official "What Are You Playing?" Thread (Post Screens)

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    2 hours ago, Twinblade said:

     

    You'll definitely spend most of your time in combat though, so you have to like the mechanics of it. You can minimize some unnecessary encounters by playing smart though, for example whenever you take over an important area like a port, town, mine, etc you always want to train militia to guard those places. Outputs and other enemy bases will send out patrols to take those areas back, so if you leave them undefended you'll have to fight some extra battles. But the nice thing is that you can 'auto resolve' battles with a dice roll to avoid fighting them, though you don't always have the ability to do that, I think it ultimately depends on the location you're in.

     

    There is a decent amount of NPC dialogue but the humor is hit or miss, the writers went for a very deliberate cheesy 80s action movie vibe that doesn't always work.

     

     

    sounds awesome. 80s action movie vibe is welcomed. Any time to relax after battle is fine for me

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    The Official "What Are You Playing?" Thread (Post Screens)

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    On 2023-07-21 at 10:20 PM, Twinblade said:

     

    They can be long but Im not sure any of the ones I've done so far have exceeded a hour. There are many different variables to the combat and I think its unforgiving enough that you're encouraged to take your time and plan things out ahead of time. For example a merc with high agility and dexterity is good at stealth, so you can go around and stealth kill enemies to reduce their numbers before triggering the battle. I also just crafted a suppressor for the merc Im using as a sniper, so im gonna start trying to pick off enemies from a distance before getting into a direct battle with them.

     

    As for the story, there's not much to it so far. the basic premise is that the president of a fictional african country was kidnapped by a bunch of goons so the goal is to just slowly make your way across the map until you get their main camp where you can rescue him. Along the way you essentially build and improve your squad of mercs, gather resources, capture territories including mines that generate money for you over time (so you can continue to renew your mercs' contracts as well as hire better ones). You also encounter NPC settlements like towns or villages and some of those NPCs give you quests with their own rewards for completing and you can also make choices that can affect how other quests/NPC interactions turn out.

     

    So yeah its a pretty robust game but the combat and merc progression is definitely the focus, so you have to like that aspect of it.

     

    Personally I find the gameplay loop so far to be really engaging (about 10 hours in) and im looking forward to playing more.

     

    ok, storywise might be enough for me, don't expect a novel but something to understand motivation. But seems that is money for the mercs. :ben: 

    I'm glad there is downtime in towns and stuff and can talk to dudes. I hate rpgs that offer only combat and no exploration etc.  but this sounds pretty cool.

    The Official "What Are You Playing?" Thread (Post Screens)

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    On 2023-07-17 at 4:50 PM, Twinblade said:

    I feel completely drained but after some incredibly intense battles over the span of a few hours I finally made it off the first island in Jagged Alliance 3. When everything clicks this game is pretty awesome. I’m slowly getting a grasp of the underlying systems and how everything works. It’s complex, intimidating, unforgiving, a bit janky, but ultimately pretty satisfying.

     

    I read it as one encounter lasted a few hours lol would be something else, and immediate game dropper.

     

    so is there any kind of story and progression or is it just mission based plus some info? 🤨

    The Official "What Are You Playing?" Thread (Post Screens)

    in System Wars

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    tortured myself and played through quantum break. it sucks. remedy sucks. they can't tell a fucking story. ever. the gameplay is hot garbage obviously.

     

    the tv show episodes suck, the "choices" you have are more of an illusion. story goes nowhere.

     

    the only good thing is the intro bit and the sci-fi setting and some of the environments, I'm just a sucker for those clean tech lab envos.

     

    onto gears 1, wish me luck folks 😆

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