Baldur's Gate 3 is a turn-based RPG set in the Forgotten Realms fantasy world. It is set a hundred years after the first Baldur's Gate game and builds on that game's history and characters. Your party of heroes start off infected with Mind Flayer parasites and have to find a cure and stop the bad guys destroying the city of Baldur's Gate itself.

Baldur's Gate 3 is a very rich game. There are 100s of books to read, 100s of characters to converse with, 100s of locations to visit. In my first playthrough I only experienced a quarter to a third of the game!

It is a great looking game. Exotically different locales and magical cutscenes like a boat ride in the Underdark. The cutscenes reflect the characters you have in your party and their equipment. Conversations are fully voiced and full screen.

There is a wide range of battles to be fought. At the start of the game I felt magic wielders were at a disadvantage but at the end of the game they were a force to be reckoned with. The right tactics will see you through each skirmish but finding those tactics for me took many reloads.

You have a roster of playable characters to choose four from to go about in the game world. I'd prefer not having that choice, it feels more realistic. There are bugs still being resolved. But this is a top notch game for me.

Splash screen

Loading screen

Another loading screen

Moving around game world

One of the many conversations possible

Combat

Inventory

Spells

Crafting

Illithid powers