Baldur’s Gate 3 review (early access)

Baldur’s Gate 3 early access review
The first act of Larian’s revival of the legendary RPG series has a lot to recommend it. Enough, in fact, that you may want to wait for the full thing to experience it in one go.

• Developer: Larian Studios
• Publisher: Larian Studios
• Release: Out now
• On: Windows, Mac, Stadia
• From: GOG Steam
• Price: £50/€60/$60

Baldur’s Gate III

early access is a devil’s bargain: a cure for impatience, but at what cost? You can say that of any ‘pre-release’ release, but it feels apt here, given that act one of Larian’s epic RPG and Dungeons & Dragons revival is a trip through temptation country. There’s a Mind Flayer tadpole burrowing into your skull and an assorted cast of druids, healers, zealots and demons all promising to kiss and make it better. Many will make it worse – oh god, so much worse – but what’s early access for if not discovering what works and what doesn’t? The aim is to un-bug your brain as Larian debugs the game.

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