No last minute victor this time, most likely.

So I pretty much played Baldur's Gate 3 all evening after work. Seven hours.

I'm having a good time for the most part; the story is grabbing my attention quicker and harder than Divinity Original Sin 2 did, but I have to be honest; I really don't think this is going to pull an Elden Ring and take my personal Game of the Year in the final weeks of 2023, for one single reason:

If it wasn't for save scumming (reloading a save until you get favorable dice rolls), I'm pretty sure I would have quit three hours in. I can feel the game flipping me off every time I roll a 1.

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[Phazon]

I think I can hear Baldur's Gate fans saying "Only seven? Lol!"

Joking aside, I've seen a stream marathon of the first Baldur's Gate, and the impression I get is that the RNG becomes less dickish as you progress and your stats improve. But I don't blame you for losing patience for a game if you're not sold on it after seven hours.

[milesprower06]

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It's not that I'm losing patience, but save-scumming is very common, according to the posts I've seen, the most common reason given is that bad rolls quickly sap the fun.

That's a pretty glaring flaw in an otherwise very solid experience so far.

[DbzOrDie]

I've started my honour run a few days ago, which is hardest difficulty, harder bosses and single save-file. You can't save-scum if you wanted to. Granted, having the experience of three playthroughs softens the blow a lot, and I'm playing bard so I can talk my way out of most situations, but so far, the dice rolls have only screwed me over a little bit.