Imagine, if you will, Half-Life 3 is announced. Better, it will be developed by a best-in-class AAA studio. Not the original creators, mind, but the next best thing, and more appropriate, given the modern context and how much time has passed.
That's kind of how momentous it feels to be an old-school RPG fan on the precipice of Baldur's Gate 3's launch, in case all you've seen is the ludicrous druid sex stuff. Developer Larian Studios certainly understands the gravity of the situation, going so far as to have its legal team draft this handy leave dispensation request, which any respectable employer is duty-bound to honour.
Now, admittedly, this gracious piece of parchment seems aimed towards PC players (given the timing), with Baldur's Gate 3 getting back to its CRPG roots on 3rd August. The mammoth D&D simulator will not be gracing PS5 until 6th September, but crucially, the document itself is not dated, so we can't see this being an issue with anyone's boss once properly explained (right, Sammy?).
How will you be celebrating Baldur's Day? Stand in solidarity with your fellow adventurers, and remember to gather your party before venturing forth. Let us know how you go in the comments section
[source twitter.com]
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Decent, fun marketing.
And there’s me using up my holiday like some kind of idiot!
They certainly don't lack for confidence with this game do they? Good for them!
You know even though this is funny i wouldnt be surprised if somebody somewhere makes this a thing. If you can identify as a cat now it really would not surprise me if this actually becomes a real thing 🤣
I only did this for GOW and Spider-Man pre pandemic but now that I work from home permanently I don't think it's necessary LOL.
Still one month away of this (very possible) masterpiece.
My boss won't be happy. I've already handed in my Starfield note.
Haven’t taken holiday yet this year, this seems like a decent reason to. Need to start planning some builds. Good thing for us console people is we’ll have a month of PC players optimising fun builds based on the full game. There should be some fun stuff to pick up.
Well what's the chance the boss is a D&D nerd?
Unfortunately, I don't think my boss will see it as a valid excuse.... sigh 😞
Until you pin me George, Baldur's Day is not over.
Let's rumble!!
I am very intrigued by this game.
I will not buy it at launch,but i plan to get it down the road. It looks good.
I honestly have never heard of baldurs gate before, curious to see what all the fuss is about. Some people online have said it could be game of the year?
Well done Larian, well done.
Nice to see someone spelling 'labour' right.
@Darylb88 its a very in-depth RPG series based on D&D. 3rd one is made by Larian Studios who made the Divinity series. Great RPG games
Watch some early access gameplay on YouTube and you'll see the hype
@sanderson72 If you think that's bad, look at some of the abominable spellings that Webster wanted the fledgling USA to adopt, but which were rejected: e.g. "masheen" for machine, "soop" for soup, "dawter" for daughter...
@Northern_munkey asking for time off? Nah, it’ll never catch on.
I don't think just some people will be saying it will be the Game of the Year, @Darylb88, I think an awful lot will. Honestly believe this game will be a masterpiece, and eventually will be heralded as both the Game of the Generation and then Game of the Decade. Larian are quite simply nerds with a touch of genius... 😊
@Fiendish-Beaver
I got a feeling it will be something like TOTK or maybe Spiderman 2 might win GOTY. I think Starfield also has a chance if it performs well. I haven't played any of those games yet but I am familar with them while I can honestly say I haven't heard of this game until very recently! I'm sure it will review very well but it could be that Persona 5 10/10 game that doesn't track to mass market of Keighley's orbit.
I think if it is accessible to new players like me (not needing to play 1&2) then I will check it out for sure as I enjoy rpgs/jrpgs.
You may be right, @Darylb88, but I honestly think it will be the game that takes home all the Game of the Year awards.
As for accessible, I think that many will find it profoundly difficult to get your head around (potentially myself included). I've not played the original games, and personally, I am put off them by their age, and the fact that there is so much reading in them. However, you don't really need to have played the first two in order to play the third, which is fully voice acted and includes 174 hours of cutscenes (not that you will see all of them in a single playthrough, or indeed multiple playthroughs!). There's probably a video or two on YouPube that'll fill in the backstory, and I'll be watching those first, just so that I have some understanding of the story up until now.
Honestly though, I think this game will review exceptionally well, and that alone will see this game win the awards. This game is hugely anticipated, and there won't be a game reviewer out there that won't know about this game. It simply will not fall between the cracks, and will set standards in games for years to come...
No need to have played the previous ones
Im off all that week so will be taking advantage of the 72hr early access!
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