If you’re into RPGs, or DnD, or general fantasy stuff, I would highly recommend it. I haven’t finished it yet, but the first 20 or so hours have been incredibly fun. It’s been a long time since I’ve enjoyed a game this much, the reviews aren’t wrong with this one.
I’m not into DnD nor fantasy generally, but I am absolutely loving it. 40 hours in so far and I can’t get enough. I have the itch where I’m just thinking about spells all day when I’m not playing
If you feel this way, you should definitely look in to getting into D&D. This game is the closest you’re going to get to playing a D&D campaign in a video game as far as translation to the medium goes.
If you like this game, you will absolutely love D&D.
I will say it definitely has brought up my interest again. My ex used to play and I’ve watched some people play before, but I just feel like I’d have a hard time. I think it’s just my insecurity of needing to be good at things and I feel like I’d be bad at playing. Feels like the pressure would get to me to think of good ideas and such.
I’m playing using moonlight to stream to my shield and an Xbox controller and it’s intuitive and works really well. They add controller friendly UI and features for controller use. It’s handled exceptionally well.
Would recommend 10/10
50hrs+ playtime at time of posting. Not enjoyed a game this much in a very long time.
For what it is, it works exceptionally well on a controller. There’s a reason most of the genre doesn’t even bother, though. There are enough options that you will need to navigate through more than one layer of menus at times.
It’s absolutely worth it, and I’ve played it a lot of hours exclusively on steam deck, but the nature of the genre is that it can’t be quite perfect.
I thought that was a little bit of a step back from Divinity Original Sin 2. Not having an “add all wares” is a little annoying, but I just like the horizontal version with equipment being separate better.
I sometimes click the wrong thing in the world, too. Especially when anything is moving, it changes what’s selected unpredictably at times.
But again, it’s nitpicks. The reason I haven’t played many CRPGs is because I strongly prefer a controller and couch or handheld gaming and they usually just don’t work at all unless you do a bunch of work to set up custom control schemes leveraging steam input hard.
How similar is it to Divinity: Original Sin II? I’m playing through it right now on my steam deck, and I’m really enjoying it so far. Also does anyone know how it runs on a steam deck?
It’s extremely similar to Divinity. The combat system is based on D&D 5th edition, so there is less teleporting people onto flammable surfaces and setting fire to them, but it’s still similar enough to be called a spiritual successor.
It’s basically DOS3 with different combat, better dialog mechanics and generally better designed. The way exploration, stealth and general flow is essentially the same as Divinity and will play very much the same way, with some improvements on most areas.
If you’re into RPGs, or DnD, or general fantasy stuff, I would highly recommend it. I haven’t finished it yet, but the first 20 or so hours have been incredibly fun. It’s been a long time since I’ve enjoyed a game this much, the reviews aren’t wrong with this one.
I’m not into DnD nor fantasy generally, but I am absolutely loving it. 40 hours in so far and I can’t get enough. I have the itch where I’m just thinking about spells all day when I’m not playing
If you feel this way, you should definitely look in to getting into D&D. This game is the closest you’re going to get to playing a D&D campaign in a video game as far as translation to the medium goes.
If you like this game, you will absolutely love D&D.
I will say it definitely has brought up my interest again. My ex used to play and I’ve watched some people play before, but I just feel like I’d have a hard time. I think it’s just my insecurity of needing to be good at things and I feel like I’d be bad at playing. Feels like the pressure would get to me to think of good ideas and such.
Well, to me it seems you are into it now lol
So true! The world is fascinating.
Can I use a controller?
I’m playing using moonlight to stream to my shield and an Xbox controller and it’s intuitive and works really well. They add controller friendly UI and features for controller use. It’s handled exceptionally well. Would recommend 10/10
50hrs+ playtime at time of posting. Not enjoyed a game this much in a very long time.
I have an Nvidia Shield too. The controller support for Baldur’s Gate 3 is super.
For what it is, it works exceptionally well on a controller. There’s a reason most of the genre doesn’t even bother, though. There are enough options that you will need to navigate through more than one layer of menus at times.
It’s absolutely worth it, and I’ve played it a lot of hours exclusively on steam deck, but the nature of the genre is that it can’t be quite perfect.
I feel like everything works well on the steam deck except for inventory management. It feels so arduous.
I thought that was a little bit of a step back from Divinity Original Sin 2. Not having an “add all wares” is a little annoying, but I just like the horizontal version with equipment being separate better.
I sometimes click the wrong thing in the world, too. Especially when anything is moving, it changes what’s selected unpredictably at times.
But again, it’s nitpicks. The reason I haven’t played many CRPGs is because I strongly prefer a controller and couch or handheld gaming and they usually just don’t work at all unless you do a bunch of work to set up custom control schemes leveraging steam input hard.
The controller is fantastic on PC. This guy shows how it works if you want to see.
PC Controller
How similar is it to Divinity: Original Sin II? I’m playing through it right now on my steam deck, and I’m really enjoying it so far. Also does anyone know how it runs on a steam deck?
It’s extremely similar to Divinity. The combat system is based on D&D 5th edition, so there is less teleporting people onto flammable surfaces and setting fire to them, but it’s still similar enough to be called a spiritual successor.
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I’d say it’s feel very similar. But the system is based on D&D 5e. It feels slower and more restricted. Still super fun.
I’m not familiar with 5e stuff and I’m having a blast.
It’s basically DOS3 with different combat, better dialog mechanics and generally better designed. The way exploration, stealth and general flow is essentially the same as Divinity and will play very much the same way, with some improvements on most areas.