'On the whole, I really am loving Baldur's Gate 3 so far,' we wrote in our Baldur's Gate III review-in-progress. My Review-in-Progress is live! I'm about 28 hours in so far (22 as of the writing of that copy), and I can already say this is the one successor to the Infinity Engine games that I think has gotten it right since like 2009. One way or another though, fans are playing Baldur's Gate 3, and positive impressions are starting to trickle in. Steam also buckled a bit under the demand for Baldur's Gate 3, with demand exacerbated by the inability to pre-load the game. and the weekend is still around the corner. It's currently the middle of the work day in the U.S. There's every reason to believe that this is only the start for Baldur's Gate 3. It was aided by Larian's decision to move up its release on PC, giving it as a clear release window.

Interest in Baldur's Gate 3's romantic options propelled it up Steam's best-sellers list, suddenly making it one of the hottest releases of the summer. Dg4M7DfkUe- Mat Piscatella AugA strong start for Baldur's Gate 3īaldur's Gate 3's launch numbers are partly owed to the interest spurred by the news that it will be possible to romance a bear (or should we say, a Druid in bear form).

It's a similar story on Twitch, where it launched with around 480,000 viewers thanks to the support of prominent streamers such as CohhCarnage and sodapoppin.

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