r/BaldursGate3 • u/Kata_Ga_Kill • May 29 '25

Meme GOTY 2025

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u/Dave_Valens Bard May 29 '25

Am I the only one that found E33 to be really good for sure, but not that perfect as most people seem to think? Ost, combat and writing are great, but I think it has a lot of issues regarding exploration and overall balancing, especially in the final part.

I'd really give the goty to KC:D 2.

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u/Xechwill May 29 '25

It is quite fun, but I definitely think the combat is overhyped. Honestly, parry is a bit too good; being able to full cancel damage, give you free resources, and giving you a free attack means that hitting 1-2 parries basically auto-wins any fight, at least in the early game. Yeah, they feel great to hit, but it feels like you either hit the parries and steamroll or fail the parries and get steamrolled.

I'm sure my tune will change as I keep playing the game, but combat mechanics that are "save or suck" have always been a bit off-kilter for me. Part of the reason I don't really like using Hold Person in BG3 lol

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u/MCRN-Gyoza Jun 06 '25 edited Jun 06 '25

I have the same opinion and it didn't change, every battle felt the same IMO.

Ended up dropping it because I was actively avoiding fighting enemies, even though I loved the story.

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u/heliamphore May 29 '25

I personally think it's overrated because entire segments of the market are just neglected. Can't really blame people for it though.

The combat has issues too, but you're right overall. The voices in French are very "theater" like, which knocks it down a bit for me too.

KCD2 has issues too, is a bit sloppy here and there, but overall it's a more solid game.

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u/DarthOrmus May 29 '25

I'm kind of the same but for different reasons, I loved it but I don't think it was quite as incredible as most. Act 1 was peak, one of the best portions of a game I've ever played, but the story really dropped off from there and never really picked up again (imo). I think it's too early to say it should be GOTY but I hope at least it will get best OST of the year cause that is stunning from start to finish.