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>When I finally played it I couldn't believe that this was what people were holding up as being a master class of game writing. Interesting. What games in your
by corethree 3y ago
>When I finally played it I couldn't believe that this was what people were holding up as being a master class of game writing.
Interesting. What games in your mind is a master class of game writing?
For a fantasy adventure story taking place in the setting of the forgotten realms the writing can't actually get better imo.
I guess your thinking of something like Last of us? Is last of us or last of us 2 truly better than BG3 in terms of writing? I would say it's equivalent. It's just a different genre. If you want deep compelling character studies with the backdrop of a typical YA setting then Last of us, Planescape torment or disco elysium is right up your alley.
These are just different genres. People often conflate good writing with the genre. It's why science fiction rarely if ever has won the pulitzer prize.
Most likely you have a genre preference in the same away the academy awards have a genre preference.
- bluefirebrand 3y ago> Most likely you have a genre preference My genre preference is exactly the genre Baldur's Gate 3 is, I've played dozens of CRPGs and that's why I'm so convinced it's not anything special. I'm also fairly convinced that the hype for it is largely from people who aren't familiar with the genre and think games are still only FPS games. Hopefully they will discover that there exists a wealth of other CRPGs out there for them to experience. Better ones.
- corethree 3y agoNo. Even among the existing fare the best which is Planescape torment and Disco Elysium. Baldurs gate 3 is nearly the top. I think it's better than fallout 1 and 2.
- davidivadavid 3y agoHaven't had the chance to play Disco Elysium yet, but Planescape Torment, Fallout 1 and 2 are definitely in my top 5 ever. I'm genuinely curious to see what kind of games the OP is thinking of (besides BG1/2, probably?).
- corethree 3y agoLogically there's not much. If bg3 isn't in the top 5 it's likely in his top 10.
- davidivadavid 3y agoI'd be curious to see what your top ~5 CRPGs that are better than BG3 would be.
- bluefirebrand 3y agoIn no particular order Jade Empire Fallout 2 Pathfinder: Kingmaker Neverwinter Nights Divinity Original Sin (1, not 2) Dragon Age: Origins I was hesitant to share my own picks because I feel that it's only inviting criticism, but I decided to assume good faith and trust that you are genuinely curious and not just looking for ammunition to nitpick me. I will freely admit that most of these don't have the most incredible stories either. But they are all CRPGs I enjoyed vastly more than Baldur's Gate 3.
- corethree 3y agoYeah that's not a common list. Planescape torment is frequently listed as the best (in terms of writing only). No criticism here but your preferences are different enough that I would say your definitions of good and bad are outside the shared reality people usually talk about when they refer to what's the best crpgs. The below would match a more common ranking that most people would have: https://youtu.be/jGT0YlNYpmQ?si=0J8aTlWIoiCuSklf https://youtu.be/jGT0YlNYpmQ?si=0J8aTlWIoiCuSklf
- davidivadavid 3y agoI was genuinely curious to find some games I may not have tried. Thanks for the suggestions!