"It Ruined Quests For Me" - Baldur's Gate 3 Has A Lot To Teach Other RPGs
may be a long experience, but developer Larian Studios found some smart ways to make it engaging across the full course of its runtime. It's possible to play through the game in an efficient manner, skipping sidequests and random activities to focus on the main story experience, but focusing on speed doesn't feel like the most rewarding way to take on its challenges. Although the ways in which maintains interest and variety may not always be immediately obvious while playing it, stepping back to think about its design reveals just how smart it really is.
Many of the best features of are the results of long-running evolution in other titles. The game builds on Bioware's original games as well as the titles from Larian Studios, taking some of the most interesting ideas of these experiences and refining them in new ways. The influence of classic roleplaying can also be clearly felt in a campaign, and Larian Studios puts admirable effort into replicating tabletop strengths in the medium of video games.
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A Reddit post from user bionickel makes a clear case for the benefits of the way that approaches quests, arguing that it stands head and shoulders above many contemporary games. It's very common for some video game quests to essentially be filler, tasking players with fetching random items or dispatching a set number of enemies in the name of helping out an NPC. Content of this nature doesn't have to be completely extraneous, as it can lead to valuable rewards or even feature interesting surprises, but it's all too easy for it to become monotonous or dull.
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