No, you absolutely don’t need to play the first two Baldur’s Gate games to play 3.
Bg1-2 are amazing games with an amazing story that will introduce you into the world of Baldur’s Gate in a way that new players just don’t really get to do if they jump straight into bg3 (in my opinion).
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is currently the best CRPG in existence thanks to an amazing story, one of the best magic systems around, and tons of charm. It’s also the game that Larian Studios made prior to starting on Baldur’s Gate 3, so ya know.
You won’t reach Baldur’s Gate until you reach the game’s third act. This took me a little over 60 hours, but can go significantly faster if you mainline the story quests and ignore most of the side content. This is a major turning point in both the story and the game.
Should you play Baldur’s Gate 3 now or wait a while? Baldur’s Gate 3 is a great game that throws players into an amazing fantasy world quickly and dramatically, contriving a dire series of events that thrusts a group of unlikely companions into a situation where they’ll have to work together in order to survive.
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Yes, Baldur’s Gate 3 is more complex and less intuitive than the Souls games, making it difficult for new players to understand and succeed in combat.
You don’t need to know D&D to play Baldur’s Gate. All you have to do is click on things. It’s (obviously) not quite as simple as that, but don’t be intimidated. There are things you’ll need to know, but most of them are ubiquitous video game rules at this point.
The Upper City Is Missing From Baldur’s Gate 3. This huge section of the city was mentioned specifically by Larian Studio’s co-founder Swen Vincke, just four weeks before Baldur’s Gate 3’s full release.
But with Baldur’s Gate 3, the overall game is so good that you need to work your way through the combat to experience the excellent story and characters.
Here are all the characters you can form a romantic attachment with in Baldur’s Gate 3: Shadowheart, Astarion Wyll, Lae’zel, Gale, Karlach, Halsin, and Minthara.
Although Baldur’s Gate 3 is not directly connected to the first and second games in the series in any way that would deem it necessary to play them first, that isn’t to say they shouldn’t be played.
Some of the easiest classes in Baldur’s Gate 3 will help players new to the series and genre have a leg up in the world.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is the latest, and perhaps greatest, attempt to bring the Dungeons & Dragons game to the video game world. At the same time, it’s a new chapter in a long legacy that surrounds the interplay between the original tabletop RPG and the video gaming hobby.
Baldur’s Gate 3 takes place in the fictional world of the Forgotten Realms during the year of 1492 DR, over 120 years after the events of the previous game, Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and months after the events of the playable Dungeons & Dragons
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