Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 needed one more act to be the best RPG ever Larian StudiosNow that the dust has settled after Baldur\u2019s Gate 3\u2019s massive success in 2023, there\u2019s no doubt that it can be called one of the best RPGs ever made. This is why the few issues that do exist in the game are so frustrating. When everything else is perfect, the smallest issues that would barely register in other games seem much larger. Everyone has a slightly different experience with Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, but you\u2019d be hard-pressed to find a player who doesn\u2019t think that Act 3 is slightly worse than the first two; there\u2019s a reason so many players restart a new save instead of finishing the game. Act 1 is all about a new sense of adventure and settling players into the Sword Coast, while Act 2 is all about raising the stakes while exposing you to the darker side of the world\u2019s lore. Compare that with Act 3, which has a much wider brief. Not only does it need to resolve each companion\u2019s storyline, but it also has to tie up every other loose end, establish (and kill) two of the Dead Three\u2019s chosen, explain what Raphael is up to, and address the Emperor\/Orpheus situation. The end result is a much more bloated experience than anything that has come before. On top of this, it doesn\u2019t help that the map is completely overwhelming. The titular city of Baldur\u2019s Gate does a great job of selling the hustle and bustle of a dense urban area, but from a gameplay standpoint, it feels too claustrophobic. There are always a million and one things to do in Baldur\u2019s Gate but Act 3 was the only time I felt paralyzed by the choices in front of me. The solution? Split Act 3 into two more acts. Sure, you lose the satisfaction of a three-act structure, but you make up for it by streamlining the game. Contextual information around Orpheus and the Emperor, as well as setup for Gortash and Orin, could have been frontloaded so it doesn\u2019t clash with the companion quests, which are the emotional core of the story. At the end of the day, Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is still a stellar game, and even with Act 3\u2019s flaws, it can still lay claim to being the best RPG ever made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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