Baldur's Gate 3

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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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I just realised what irks me in this game (and DOS2) (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by beebarfbadger@lemmy.world to c/baldurs_gate_3@lemmy.world

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There isn't any obvious way to either see where your low-ass level gang can quest next and there's also no zone where you can keep grinding to build a few levels before moving on like in a Final Fantasy or something. That means while you have a giant freely accessible map, early encounters in the wrong neighbourhood will kill you dead anyway so there's still railroading going on.

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[–] who@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There isn’t any obvious way to either see where your low-ass level gang can quest next

I do this by walking to the edge of my explored area, looking for red circles around whomever is there, and checking their level. (If it's higher than mine, or there are many more of them than my party, I consider carefully before Jenkinsing into battle.) I also look for fresh corpses around them, and listen to whatever they're saying before I approach. My party members have even been known to interrupt me with a warning if I start leading them into likely doom. Cut scenes do the same. With all that information being telegraphed, it seems obvious enough to me.

early encounters in the wrong neighbourhood will kill you dead anyway so there’s still railroading going on.

If you stick with the game long enough to learn the mechanics and available tools, I think you'll find that planning and tactics can find victory in most encounters even if you're under-leveled. This is not railroading. It's giving players the agency to take on harder challenges if we want to. And we can win them.

A nice side effect: replay value. As we develop our skills, we can still find challenge by making more bold choices next time.

no zone where you can keep grinding to build a few levels before moving on like in a Final Fantasy or something.

I don't see this as a fault. D&D and Final Fantasy might overlap a little by sharing a genre, but they are very different kinds of game with very different approaches to combat. I find this one more interesting.