Baldur's Gate III
Larian's latest is worth the 20-year wait
It's an absolute blast to return to old stomping grounds.
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GATHER YOUR PARTY,
folks, because Baldur's Gate III is finally upon us. A whopping 23 years after the Bhaalspawn and their buds took a trip to Athkatla in Baldur's Gate II, we're back in the Sword Coast slaughtering goblins, getting spooked by mind flayers, and spewing out magic missiles. And even for a jaded old hack like your current correspondent, returning to old stomping grounds is an absolute blast.
No question, this is an absurdly impressive CRPG. As I've fought, stolen, and sang—yes, I'm a Bard—my way through the Forgotten Realms, it's felt like I've been playing the Greatest Hits: the best parts of Ultima, Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Pillars of Eternity, Divinity: Original Sin—all the heavy hitters.