Just how amazing could Baldur's Gate 3 be? Can it overthrow FF16 & Starfield as best RPG of 2023?

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Poll Just how amazing could Baldur's Gate 3 be? Can it overthrow FF16 & Starfield as best RPG of 2023? (35 votes)

Baldur's Gate 3 can absolutely beat out FF16 & Starfield for RPG GOTY 57%
No, GB3 has no chance of beating out Starfield for RPG GOTY because jank & BUGS over polish any day all day 26%
No, GB3 won't beat out FF16 for RPG GOTY because it's not mainstream enought which is what FF16 has went for 29%
Baldur's Gate 3 will not only win RPG GOTY, it will also win the over all GOTY 2023 as well 14%
It's probably not coming to xbox in 2023 so I'm praying it flops and fails cause PS always gets the better games 14%

Replaying Divinity Original Sin II now (the highest quality PC RPG I've ever played) I'm excited and interested in Baldur's Gate 3 simply because I know of the company behind the game producing it made the best pure "PC" game I've ever played.

I've come across this video providing more details about the title and it revealed a lot of information that I, and perhaps others, was unaware of regarding the sheer amount of time and effort the studio has put forth while creating this title.

Didn't Divinity Original Sin II get a 10/10?

After watching this, it's hard to imagine many other games coming close to matching the quality and effort this studio crammed into this development. This game might not only just win the RPG GOTY over FF16 & Starfield, it might actually take the overall GOTY as well.

What does SW think?

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#51 cainetao11
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I don’t care about it.

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#52 palasta
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As long as it doesn't have the retarded DOS2 armor system i'm good.

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#53 dabear
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@hardwenzen: Baldur's Gate 2 sold 2m copies. It's a D&D game, and the combat is dice based.

It's niche.

And, it's going to be in Xbox.

You just... keep... failing.

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#54 hardwenzen
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@dabear said:

@hardwenzen: Baldur's Gate 2 sold 2m copies. It's a D&D game, and the combat is dice based.

It's niche.

And, it's going to be in Xbox.

You just... keep... failing.

2M is bad now? Not to mention that this looks better than any previously released BG games to date.

Also, be happy your Halo Infinite is on gp, otherwise it would've sold under 2M, and that's your flagship title.

You just... keep... failing.

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#55 dabear
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@hardwenzen: Compared to an ES, Fallout, FF, ME, or DA?

It's not bad, it's just niche.

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#56 hardwenzen
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@dabear said:

@hardwenzen: Compared to an ES, Fallout, FF, ME, or DA?

It's not bad, it's just niche.

Last ES was released in 2012. Last Fallout came out in 2015, and was trash. All previously released FF titles were garbage. ME is a dead franchise. DA has a very chance of being good.

You mention titles that are gone or release once per 15 years. Who the hell cares if they are more popular? You get guaranteed quality with Larian being in charge, AND YOU WILL NOT PLAY THIS GAME. This must grind your gears like nothing else. Suffer for me.

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#57 dabear
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@hardwenzen: I wouldn't play it if it was on Xbox, just like I skipped Elden Ring.

I doubt you even heard of Baldur's Gate before the "PS5 but no XBox" story.

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#58 hardwenzen
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@dabear said:

@hardwenzen: I wouldn't play it if it was on Xbox, just like I skipped Elden Ring.

I doubt you even heard of Baldur's Gate before the "PS5 but no XBox" story.

Are you taking me for a clown, bro? Of course "you wouldn't play it". You're only saying this because its not available on your system. If it was, you'd be playing it on day one. These games have nothing in common with ER, so i am not too sure why you're even mentioning it. And for your information, i have played two shitty BG titles during the 7th gen and prior.

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@hardwenzen: You are a clown.

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I’m looking forward to this game as well as Final Fantasy 16. I’ve never played a Baldur’s Gate game before but this one does look very promising.

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#61 hardwenzen
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@dabear said:

@hardwenzen: You are a clown.

Coming from a desperate clown🤦‍♂️

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@palasta: Game uses the D&D 5e armor system. So armor reduces your chance of getting hit.

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#63 DaVillain  Moderator
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@Maroxad said:
@hardwenzen said:

Of course it could, but it will niche, just like the two divinity titles.

I am trying to get a coop playthrough with Maroxad, but his gtx1070 from the 1990's couldn't handle the game, especially when played in coop.

Never seen someone get so salty over the fact that someone still uses a 1070.

The 1070 can run over 90% of all games just fine and the <10% that it can't... nothing of value was lost.

GTX 1070? We've still see PC gamers still using their GTX 970 and that right there is a legendary card that still energy left at today's standard despite that huge controversy. Used to love the GTX 1070 myself and still a good card to this day.

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#64 hardwenzen
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@davillain said:
@Maroxad said:
@hardwenzen said:

Of course it could, but it will niche, just like the two divinity titles.

I am trying to get a coop playthrough with Maroxad, but his gtx1070 from the 1990's couldn't handle the game, especially when played in coop.

Never seen someone get so salty over the fact that someone still uses a 1070.

The 1070 can run over 90% of all games just fine and the <10% that it can't... nothing of value was lost.

GTX 1070? We've still see PC gamers still using their GTX 970 and that right there is a legendary card that still energy left at today's standard despite that huge controversy. Used to love the GTX 1070 myself and still a good card to this day.

Those people play CSGO, and nothing else but CSGO.

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@davillain said:
@Maroxad said:
@hardwenzen said:

Of course it could, but it will niche, just like the two divinity titles.

I am trying to get a coop playthrough with Maroxad, but his gtx1070 from the 1990's couldn't handle the game, especially when played in coop.

Never seen someone get so salty over the fact that someone still uses a 1070.

The 1070 can run over 90% of all games just fine and the <10% that it can't... nothing of value was lost.

GTX 1070? We've still see PC gamers still using their GTX 970 and that right there is a legendary card that still energy left at today's standard despite that huge controversy. Used to love the GTX 1070 myself and still a good card to this day.

For sure, the GTX1070 has remained strong for 7 years now. Still can run most games effortlessly.

Given the PC games I have been playing as well,

  1. Dwarf Fortress
  2. Rimworld
  3. Kenshi
  4. Mountain Blade 2 Bannerlord
  5. Pizza Tower
  6. Hi Fi Rush
  7. Baldur's Gate 3 (yes, I downloaded this not too long ago, to see how it has been developing, I even ran 4 instances of the game)
  8. Albion Online
  9. Cities Skylines
  10. Crusader Kings 3

You can probably tell, I don't need a better graphics card. Especially considering my... environmentalist nature.

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#66 hardwenzen
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@Maroxad said:
@davillain said:
@Maroxad said:
@hardwenzen said:

Of course it could, but it will niche, just like the two divinity titles.

I am trying to get a coop playthrough with Maroxad, but his gtx1070 from the 1990's couldn't handle the game, especially when played in coop.

Never seen someone get so salty over the fact that someone still uses a 1070.

The 1070 can run over 90% of all games just fine and the <10% that it can't... nothing of value was lost.

GTX 1070? We've still see PC gamers still using their GTX 970 and that right there is a legendary card that still energy left at today's standard despite that huge controversy. Used to love the GTX 1070 myself and still a good card to this day.

For sure, the GTX1070 has remained strong for 7 years now. Still can run most games effortlessly.

Given the PC games I have been playing as well,

  1. Dwarf Fortress
  2. Rimworld
  3. Kenshi
  4. Mountain Blade 2 Bannerlord
  5. Pizza Tower
  6. Hi Fi Rush
  7. Baldur's Gate 3 (yes, I downloaded this not too long ago, to see how it has been developing, I even ran 4 instances of the game)
  8. Albion Online
  9. Cities Skylines
  10. Crusader Kings 3

You can probably tell, I don't need a better graphics card. Especially considering my... environmentalist nature.

You're self exposing yourself.🤭 At first, you kept mentioning how performance is incredibly important to you. Then, you kept talking about competitive gaming to make me look like i don't know anything cuz you're that very competitive guy that must know better, cuz you know, he is sooo competitive. NOW you site the titles that you play, and they're all vintage singleplayer games that can run on my smartphone.

You obliterated yourself, Maroxad. Never in my whole career have i seen someone getting this self-wrecked.

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#67  Edited By Maroxad
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@hardwenzen said:

You're self exposing yourself.🤭 At first, you kept mentioning how performance is incredibly important to you. Then, you kept talking about competitive gaming to make me look like i don't know anything cuz you're that very competitive guy that must know better, cuz you know, he is sooo competitive. NOW you site the titles that you play, and they're all vintage singleplayer games that can run on my smartphone.

You obliterated yourself, Maroxad. Never in my whole career have i seen someone getting this self-wrecked.

You do realize that Pizza Tower has an active speedrunning community, Bannerlord has an active competitive scene, and that Albion Online is a PvP centered sandbox mmorpg? Once Street Fighter 6 and Tekken come out I will be grinding out my skills in those games.

And you can get good enough frame rates on all 3 of those games without a high end computer. As long as you are at around 140ish fps, it is generally speaking, good enough. The truly dedicated go for 240. But I am not at that level.

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#68 hardwenzen
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@Maroxad said:
@hardwenzen said:

You're self exposing yourself.🤭 At first, you kept mentioning how performance is incredibly important to you. Then, you kept talking about competitive gaming to make me look like i don't know anything cuz you're that very competitive guy that must know better, cuz you know, he is sooo competitive. NOW you site the titles that you play, and they're all vintage singleplayer games that can run on my smartphone.

You obliterated yourself, Maroxad. Never in my whole career have i seen someone getting this self-wrecked.

You do realize that Pizza Tower has an active speedrunning community, Bannerlord has an active competitive scene, and that Albion Online is a PvP centered sandbox mmorpg? Once Street Fighter 6 and Tekken come out I will be grinding out my skills in those games.

And you can get good enough frame rates on all 3 of those games without a high end computer. As long as you are at around 140ish fps, it is generally speaking, good enough. The truly dedicated go for 240. But I am not at that level.

You make me die of cringe, bro. Plays games with an ultra niche communities of 17 speedrunners, and pretends like he is playing competitive titles. Do you want to know whom you remind me off of? A dad that decided to go "i am a serious gamer now", watched some youtube vids on how to be competitive, now he pretends like he is esports ready. You make me sick, Maroxad. You really do.

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#69 Maroxad
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@hardwenzen said:
@Maroxad said:
@hardwenzen said:

You're self exposing yourself.🤭 At first, you kept mentioning how performance is incredibly important to you. Then, you kept talking about competitive gaming to make me look like i don't know anything cuz you're that very competitive guy that must know better, cuz you know, he is sooo competitive. NOW you site the titles that you play, and they're all vintage singleplayer games that can run on my smartphone.

You obliterated yourself, Maroxad. Never in my whole career have i seen someone getting this self-wrecked.

You do realize that Pizza Tower has an active speedrunning community, Bannerlord has an active competitive scene, and that Albion Online is a PvP centered sandbox mmorpg? Once Street Fighter 6 and Tekken come out I will be grinding out my skills in those games.

And you can get good enough frame rates on all 3 of those games without a high end computer. As long as you are at around 140ish fps, it is generally speaking, good enough. The truly dedicated go for 240. But I am not at that level.

You make me die of cringe, bro. Plays games with an ultra niche communities of 17 speedrunners, and pretends like he is playing competitive titles. Do you want to know whom you remind me off of? A dad that decided to go "i am a serious gamer now", watched some youtube vids on how to be competitive, now he pretends like he is esports ready. You make me sick, Maroxad. You really do.

According to this site, it is the 5th most active game in the speedrunning community.

https://www.speedrun.com/games

Speedrunning is niche, but guess what. That is any kind of high end gaming.

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#70 hardwenzen
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@Maroxad said:
@hardwenzen said:
@Maroxad said:
@hardwenzen said:

You're self exposing yourself.🤭 At first, you kept mentioning how performance is incredibly important to you. Then, you kept talking about competitive gaming to make me look like i don't know anything cuz you're that very competitive guy that must know better, cuz you know, he is sooo competitive. NOW you site the titles that you play, and they're all vintage singleplayer games that can run on my smartphone.

You obliterated yourself, Maroxad. Never in my whole career have i seen someone getting this self-wrecked.

You do realize that Pizza Tower has an active speedrunning community, Bannerlord has an active competitive scene, and that Albion Online is a PvP centered sandbox mmorpg? Once Street Fighter 6 and Tekken come out I will be grinding out my skills in those games.

And you can get good enough frame rates on all 3 of those games without a high end computer. As long as you are at around 140ish fps, it is generally speaking, good enough. The truly dedicated go for 240. But I am not at that level.

You make me die of cringe, bro. Plays games with an ultra niche communities of 17 speedrunners, and pretends like he is playing competitive titles. Do you want to know whom you remind me off of? A dad that decided to go "i am a serious gamer now", watched some youtube vids on how to be competitive, now he pretends like he is esports ready. You make me sick, Maroxad. You really do.

According to this site, it is the 5th most active game in the speedrunning community.

https://www.speedrun.com/games

Speedrunning is niche, but guess what. That is any kind of high end gaming.

I am seeing a total of 189 players on your pizza tower game i've never even heard off of, and this is your speedrunning community? Do you ever play something competitive, so, you know, there's actual competition? And there you were, saying how ER pvp is for noobs when its absolutely full to the brim of toxic tryhards😂

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#71  Edited By Maroxad
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@hardwenzen said:

I am seeing a total of 189 players on your pizza tower game i've never even heard off of, and this is your speedrunning community? Do you ever play something competitive, so, you know, there's actual competition? And there you were, saying how ER pvp is for noobs when its absolutely full to the brim of toxic tryhards😂

Of course you haven't heard of it. You only buy and play around 2-3 console games every year. Nothing you said changes the fact that it is according to that site, the 5th most popular game for speedrunning right now. Having nearly 200 players is more than good enough to form a competitive speedrunning community.

By your logic, Call of Duty isn't a game for scrubs.

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#72  Edited By hardwenzen
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@Maroxad said:
@hardwenzen said:

I am seeing a total of 189 players on your pizza tower game i've never even heard off of, and this is your speedrunning community? Do you ever play something competitive, so, you know, there's actual competition? And there you were, saying how ER pvp is for noobs when its absolutely full to the brim of toxic tryhards😂

Of course you haven't heard of it. You only buy and play around 2-3 console games every year. Nothing you said changes the fact that it is according to that site, the 5th most popular game for speedrunning right now. Having nearly 200 players is more than good enough to form a competitive speedrunning community.

By your logic, Call of Duty isn't a game for scrubs.

I am so tired of talking to you, bro. Quoting you downgrades my gaming skills.

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#73  Edited By Maroxad
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@hardwenzen said:
@Maroxad said:
@hardwenzen said:

I am seeing a total of 189 players on your pizza tower game i've never even heard off of, and this is your speedrunning community? Do you ever play something competitive, so, you know, there's actual competition? And there you were, saying how ER pvp is for noobs when its absolutely full to the brim of toxic tryhards😂

Of course you haven't heard of it. You only buy and play around 2-3 console games every year. Nothing you said changes the fact that it is according to that site, the 5th most popular game for speedrunning right now. Having nearly 200 players is more than good enough to form a competitive speedrunning community.

By your logic, Call of Duty isn't a game for scrubs.

I am so tired of talking to you, bro. Quoting you downgrades my gaming skills.

You shouldnt have gone off with that random remark in the first place then ;)

Take the L and move on.

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#74 hardwenzen
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@Maroxad said:
@hardwenzen said:
@Maroxad said:
@hardwenzen said:

I am seeing a total of 189 players on your pizza tower game i've never even heard off of, and this is your speedrunning community? Do you ever play something competitive, so, you know, there's actual competition? And there you were, saying how ER pvp is for noobs when its absolutely full to the brim of toxic tryhards😂

Of course you haven't heard of it. You only buy and play around 2-3 console games every year. Nothing you said changes the fact that it is according to that site, the 5th most popular game for speedrunning right now. Having nearly 200 players is more than good enough to form a competitive speedrunning community.

By your logic, Call of Duty isn't a game for scrubs.

I am so tired of talking to you, bro. Quoting you downgrades my gaming skills.

You shouldnt have gone off with that random remark in the first place then ;)

Take the L and move on.

You donwgraded my souls pvp sweatiness by 23%. I don't appreciate you doing that to me.