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Baldur's Gate 3 - Gameplay Trailer | State of Play 2023
Following a 20-plus year wait, RPG fans will finally return to the Forgotten Realms of the popular Baldur's Gate franchise. But the Dungeons & Dragons-based sequel has much more going for it than players' long-brimming anticipation. Developed by Larian Studios — the team behind acclaimed RPG series Divinity — Baldur's Gate III represents that rare dream pairing of a beloved property with the studio best suited to adapting it. Toss in the fact that this hotly anticipated PC game has been honed over two years of fan feedback-fueled early access, and we can't wait to party up and teach those ugly mind flayers some manners.
- Larian Studios announced at Sony's State of Play (23 February 2023) that Baldur's Gate 3 launches 31 August 2023 on PS5, PC (Steam) and Mac[4][5]
- The new trailer introduced General Ketheric Thorm, a necromancer leading an army of the dead toward Baldur's Gate, voiced by J.K. Simmons; two more antagonists were promised in coming months[4][5]
- Collector's and Deluxe editions could be pre-ordered with 72-hour early access to Act I from 28 August; PC early-access players were auto-upgraded to Deluxe[4][5]
- IGN's later review by Len Hafer calls it "a new high-water mark for CRPGs", praising freedom, writing, voice work, turn-based combat and character creator, while noting bugs and Act 3 performance issues[3]
Notable features
- A role-playing game by Larian Studios and the third Baldur's Gate, adapted from the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons and set in the Forgotten Realms; outcomes of combat, dialogue and world interaction are generally decided by rolling a 20-sided die[2]
- Players create a character by class, species and backstory, or play as one of the voiced companions; the level cap is 12, against 20 in the tabletop game[2]
- Real-time exploration across three acts with 288 quests switches to turn-based combat modelled on D&D 5e, with actions, bonus actions and movement per turn[2]
- Co-op supports two players split-screen on one PS5 or up to four online[4][5]
- Built on the Divinity Engine, it supports mods (which disable achievements) and a camera adjustable from top-down isometric to third person[2]
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- [1]25%youtube.com/watch?v=okFSR8CCOPYyoutube.com· Posted Apr 30, 2023· Starts Aug 31, 2023 ✓· 1% of score
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- [2]78%Baldur's Gate 3 - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 22, 2026· 97% of score
Wikipedia's article on Baldur's Gate 3 gives the Larian developer, D&D 5e rules and Forgotten Realms setting, d20 rolls, character creation, level cap of 12, three acts with 288 quests, turn-based combat, Divinity Engine and mod support.
- [3]74%Baldurs Gate 3 reviewign.com· Published Aug 19, 2023· 1% of score
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- [4]78%Baldur's Gate 3 launches on August 31 for PlayStation 5 and PCrpgsite.net· Published Feb 24, 2023· 1% of score
RPGSite corroborates, reporting "Baldur's Gate 3 will ship on PlayStation[5] 5, PC and Mac on Aug. 31, 2023," the same date announced at Sony's State of Play.
- [5]82%Baldur's Gate 3 launches on PS5 August 31blog.playstation.com· Published Feb 23, 2023· 1% of score
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