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Baldur's Gate 3
Game name: Baldur's Gate 3
Game type: role-playing (RPG) game
Produced and distributed by Larian Studios
Gaming platform: PC/PS5
Release time:2023/08/03、2023/09/06/
1. Game introduction
Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 is a video game published by Black Isle Studios and produced by BioWare, developed according to DND (Dungeons & Dragons) rules, using the rules of the second edition of the tabletop RPG "Dungeons & Dragons" represented by Wizards of the Coast.
After the closure of Black Island in 2003, Wizards acquired the rights to Baldur's Gate and licensed Larian Studios to develop a sequel.
After 20 years, "Baldur's Gate 3" was officially released, announcing the return of the king.
This game adopts the fifth version of the DND rules, which is a great improvement over the previous rules. The most important thing in the series is the dice, and the interaction in the game requires this 20-sided dice to be tested to determine success, and we will explain its functions in detail later.
With the success of "Divinity: Original Sin 2", Larian is familiar with DND running group games, but compared to this game, it is still not enough.
Baldur's Gate 3 has a larger worldview and more detailed rules, some even to the point of harshness.
Wizards of the Coast strictly follows DND rules to demand Larian, so we can experience both the hardcore running feel of TRPG in the game and the changes Larian makes according to the characteristics of video games.
In 2020, Larry launched the EA demo version with the first chapter, and sales reached 2.5 million at that time.
In August 2023, the game was officially released and quickly rushed to the top of the Steam paid games list, with more than 800,000 online users, becoming one of the hottest games, and it is only a matter of time before it is expected to sell more than 10 million.
But CRPG is now a niche, and many players are following the trend, so we will briefly introduce the characteristics of the game so that you can better experience the game.
2. Detailed explanation
Larian has set up two operation modes, keyboard and controller, relatively convenient keyboard, each key corresponds to a function.
The handle adopts a roulette UI, which is more convenient to be familiar with.
Keyboard:
Achievement:
The PC controller keys are based on the XBOX distribution, and the PS5 version of the function corresponds to the buttons in the same position:
3. Getting Started Guide
The main gameplay of "Baldur's Gate 3" is experience, adventure and exploration, and the main story is about 20~35 hours long.
But the experience of this type of game is the most important, in a vast fantasy world, contact with different characters, experience different events, feel the changes you bring to the world, and the world gives you feeling, is the most important.
As a result, the game's side story is very rich, claiming to have 17,000 different endings, which can make subtle changes depending on the choice and experience of the characters.
1. Racial occupation
In the game, we will encounter many decisions, such as whether to save a character, whether to solve an incident, whether to defeat the boss, etc., which will affect the later route and the relationship between companions.
When you first play, there is no need to pursue perfection, just go according to your feelings, after all, the protagonist is your reflection of reality, and will faithfully feedback your views on things and relationships.
At the beginning of the game, you can choose the protagonist's race and class, and there are 11 races, namely humans, elves, dwarves, dwarves, half-orcs, halflings, half-elves, Tiflin, Guise Yankees and Dragonborn, divided into 31 subspecies.
Each race has special talents, such as human balance, elf agility, Guise Yankee strength, etc., and some races also have dark vision, magical powers, etc.
Then you can choose twelve classes, which are druids, warriors, rangers, wanderers, warlocks, bards, warriors, sorcerers, paladins, priests, mages, and you can choose advantageous classes with races, such as Guise Yankees + warriors, high elves + mages, etc. can play stronger abilities.
Each class has specific skills, with a maximum class level of 20, sub-classes after level 3 and specialization after level 4.
2. Introduction to spells
In addition to skills, characters can learn spells, with a maximum spell level of 9 rings, but only for specific classes, such as mages, priests, etc.
The rule is to start at level 1, and open a ring every two levels, that is, odd levels such as level 3, 5, and 7 can learn the next ring spell, so that level 17 can open 9 ring spells.
Other classes that focus on illegal arts require more levels to learn the next level, and even high-level spells cannot be learned.
It should be noted that it is not that low-ring spells are not easy to use, such as 2-ring support spells, 3-ring acceleration, etc., which can be used to the last spell.
Moreover, the high ring spell consumes quite a lot of spell bits, for example, a level 3 mage can cast 4 first-level spells and 2 second-level spells per day, and no more needs to be recovered after resting before casting.
Of course, if you choose between upgrading spells and new spells, you still tend to learn new spells.
3. Introduction to attributes
When creating and upgrading characters, there are six attributes involved, and we analyze their usefulness one by one, namely:
- Strength (Affects Strength Weapon Damage, Higher Equipment Loading, Strength Immunity Identification)
If your character is a ranged player, then pull the strength to a minimum, it is almost useless to you except for melee killing classes such as Warrior and Paladin;
- Agility (agility weapon damage, higher AC value means better defense, first strike probability, stealth, agile immunity identification)
Agility is the second attribute that should be added, under no circumstances should you reduce agility below 10, unless you are a heavy armored warrior;
- Physique (increased probability of survival, longer spell focus time, constitution exemption identification)
Physique determines the upper limit of health points, the higher the physique, each level will get a higher increase in health points, and its necessity can be ranked third;
- Intelligence (Affects Mage Spell Damage, Intelligence Exemption Identification)
One of the mistakes that newbies tend to make, never add intelligence to non-caster characters, adding intelligence to others when you already have a mage is a waste;
- Perception (Effect Priest, Druid, Warrior Monk and Ranger Spell Damage, Perception Immunity Identification)
Perception is the most important attribute, which determines your ability to perceive and perceive, and can combat control spells such as enchantment. A rare ability to determine the outcome of a battle or even a perfect ending.
- Charisma (Effects Bard, Paladin, Warlock & Warlock Spell Damage, Mouth Cannon, Charisma Exemption Identification)
If this is not your caster attribute, it will be of no use to you. Even the charismatic characters you encounter when running the group will kick you straight out of the team, so avoid charm over 12 for your teammates.
There are always newbies who ask what profession is best to use, in fact, the most important thing in running group games is teamwork. Each class has its own characteristics, and in addition to combat, exploration and interaction are also very important. For example, the loiter's lockpicking ability, or the bard's lobbying skills, can also allow you to avoid unnecessary battles in the game and still advance the plot.
All kinds of classes have their uses, and after supplementing the shortcomings and improving the lineup, they are quite powerful.
For example, the initial lineup of warriors, mages, sorcerers, and warriors is more reasonable for battle, but in the running chart, wanderers, bards, and sorcerers obviously have more convenient and adventurous abilities, and the charm of DND lies in free exploration and unpredictable events, and you can match the team according to your own play habits.
4. Dice verification
The dice come from the gameplay in TRPG. In tabletop DND games, if the value is too certain, there will be a clear verification, which simply becomes a game of numerical competition.
At this time, the introduction of dice greatly increased the fun of the game, which turned combat and interaction into a game of luck and probability, and gradually became the core setting of DND.
Interactions such as attacks in other video games are actually probabilistic, achieved through complex calculations, and DND games just show it.
D20 is the 20-sided dice used in the game, it has a probability of 5% per face, which is relatively moderate, and there are also 6-sided dice and 100-sided dice in board games.
In simple terms, a test is the result of a dice roll, including attack testing, immunity testing, and attribute testing.
The attack test is the verification result during the battle, and the exemption test is the attribute verification of the skill, which will most likely be judged invalid, and it is necessary to bypass this aspect and attack its weaknesses.
Attribute testing is the use of dice to determine the success of an event.
For example, the decision point of D20 dice is 10, and the general number of points greater than 10 is considered success, of course, there are also difficulty, various attributes and skill bonuses that affect the probability of success.
When you throw 20, it is a big success, and if you attack, it will cause a heavy hit, while 1 point is a big failure, and the attack will not hit, the negotiation will fail, and it will fall into an abnormal state.
In addition to the 20 dice on the bright side, the attacks and skills in battle are actually decided by rolling the dice in the dark.
As can be seen from the description, for example, 1D6 is to roll a six-sided dice, 2D4 is to roll two 4-sided dice, etc., if it is a verification such as 2D4+3, it is the result of 2 4-sided dice plus 3, which is equivalent to increasing the success rate.
In addition to the above aspects, there are also advantages and disadvantages that affect the characterization, in the dominant state, two dice are thrown to take the high value, even if there are multiple advantages, only one is calculated.
In the disadvantage state, the lower value of throwing two dice is taken, and only one is counted even if there are multiple disadvantages.
If you have both advantages and disadvantages, no matter how much will cancel out.
For example, stealth attacks will have advantages, ranged units will also have advantages in highland attacks, and fighting in the dark will cause disadvantages, etc., so try to avoid disadvantages to avoid miss.
Of course, the most powerful advantage of players is the S/L method, which can do everything in seconds.
5. Background introduction
Since everything is introduced here, let's briefly introduce the background of the game to make everyone more immersed.
The entire Baldur's Gate series is set in the Forgotten Realms mod, which takes place on a planet known as Abel Torrell.
There is a continent in the northern hemisphere, known as "Feren" in the west and "Karathu" in the east.
The development of the Feren civilization is similar to medieval Europe on Earth, where 11 races and 9 major camps live, with races and monster species common in Western fantasy works.
There are also heavenly gods, who are somewhat similar to the gods of Greek mythology, that is, they can also be killed.
Some gods are born, and some are ascended by powerful humans, such as Baal, the god of murder, who was killed in the original Baldur's Gate.
Above the gods is the creation god AO, which basically ignores the mundane affairs of mortals.
Near the Bay of Swords on the continent of Feren, stands the huge "Baldur's Gate", a symbol of the game, built by Captain Bodean to defend against the attacks of orcs and barbarians.
For thousands of years, heroes who have traversed the continent have passed through this huge bridge gate, whether they go north to Deep Water City or to the south to Karin Harbor.
And our story unfolds in this legendary continent.
The plot of "Baldur's Gate 3" continues the official campaign module "Baldur's Gate: Falling into Avnas" in 2019 from Wizards' Wizards, which tells the story of a group of adventurers from Baldur's Gate, in order to save the Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate, they enter the holy city "El Torrell" that was dragged into the first layer of hell "Avnas", by the Devil Grand Duke Zareel.
The cause is that the angel Zareel of the city of El Torrell was captured by the Lord of Hell, fell into the Grand Duke of the Devil, and caused the fall of El Torrell.
The player takes on the role of being captured by the soul trafficker "Heartbreaker", who survives the crash of the Heartbreaker spaceship, only to find that time is running out of time to parasitize the Heartbreaker larvae.
In a panic, we want to find a cure, and we meet our companions who have been parasitized by the Heart Demon, and embark on a grand adventure together.
And all this is entangled with the war of the gods, the resurrection of the three gods of death, the redemption of Zharil, and the return of Aphnas, all of which begin to be closely related to you.
Although it claims to have 17,000 endings, several main lines of the game are fixed, but the lines and experiences are different, so there is no need to get too entangled.
6. Special reminder
The game is divided into three types: explorer, balance, and hardcore, and you can choose according to your level.
This work is rated M by ESRB, recommended for people over 17 years old, there are a large number of adult plots, and even professional actors are invited to move capture and dub, the impact can be imagined.
In the game settings, you can choose to turn off nudity and activate occlusion.
Friends who need to broadcast live should try to set it up, so as not to be banned by the system because of violations.
According to recent news, Larry will update FSR2.2 support by September 6 to improve the smooth experience of older graphics cards and SD handhelds.
Larian doesn't put any encryption on the game, which is both Larryan's commitment to players and their confidence.
I believe that after playing, you will buy a genuine copy to support them.
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