Why Has GameSpot Named Baldur's Gate 3 The 2023 Game Of The Year?

Author

Prithhis Bose

Date

Dec, 07.2023


Baldur's Gate 3 has done a fantastic job of using every facet of the game to steer your imagination back toward the canonical story. It gives you a sense of infinite possibilities and accuracy. The characters and narration of the game are brought to life by the superb writing and excellent voice acting. It entices you to follow their goals and tales. Even recurrent battles with the same enemies feels fresh thanks to intelligent enemy AI that reacts to your actions and lets you influence battles in a variety of ways.

Even after travelling the entire map, there will still be amusing discoveries to be made in the game's many locales. Some of them can only be fully revealed with certain items or spells. Because dice rolls are unpredictable, there's never a 100% chance of success. This forces you to think again and adjust, which leads to creative solutions that the developers have painstakingly created.

In comparison to the tabletop version, the game's handling of several D&D features, like the Guidance cantrip, brief rests, and healing potions, improves play momentum and provides more options in both roleplay and combat scenes. Baldur's Gate 3 perfectly recreates the experience of playing Dungeons & Dragons. The result is one of the most memorable video game narratives ever.

The game is excellent. When it comes to creating choice-driven narratives for single-player role-playing games, Larian Studios has raised the bar. It wouldn't be shocking to see more studios trying to follow Baldur's Gate 3's footsteps. It's unclear if anyone, including Larian Studios itself can live up to this expectation.

There are very few role-playing games where you can feel the effects of character creation hours into the main story, affecting the choices and dialogue you can make. Everything in the game, even outside of the main narrative, honours player autonomy and changes based on decisions you make. The majority of your friends are willing to pursue romantic relationships with you, which gives your playthrough some original and deeply engaging plotlines. Additionally, the combat mechanics are adaptable enough to take into account even the most peculiar and erratic tactics.