Recording summary · August 2023
why I HATE Baldur's Gate 3
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Overview
Daniel reiterated strong criticism of Baldur's Gate 3 despite its widespread acclaim, awards, and viewership, finding it uninteresting, standard, and boring.
Daniel maintained a review score of roughly 6.2 out of 10 and chose not to repurchase the refunded game, judging that its gameplay, visuals, maps, and romance features did not warrant the hype.
Daniel characterized the role-playing mechanics and choice structure as generic turn-based RPG tropes rather than innovations, criticized the camera, visual presentation, UI, and level design, and rejected the character romance elements as juvenile and unappealing.
Daniel contrasted this negative experience with personal enjoyment of other fantasy and turn-based titles like Darkest Dungeon, XCOM, Elden Ring, and Diablo 3.
Themes
Critique of Baldur's Gate 3's gameplay, mechanics, visual design, and romance elements.
Comparison with other turn-based and fantasy games.
Review scoring, refund decision, and reaction to public reception.
Developments
Daniel released a critical review of Baldur's Gate 3 giving it a score of around 6.2 out of 10.
Daniel purchased Baldur's Gate 3, played it for a few hours, and refunded the purchase.
Daniel chose not to repurchase Baldur's Gate 3 after refunding it.
Uncertainties & gaps
The reasons behind Baldur's Gate 3's overwhelming popularity, concurrent player milestones, and critical acclaim remain unclear to Daniel.
The exact duration of Baldur's Gate 3's early access period prior to full public release was uncertain to Daniel.