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[โ€“] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (20 children)

I have a large backlog of games to play before I even think about buying anything new, but is this even a good game? Serious question because I know there has been a huge amount of press on it, but haven't watched any reviews yet (on purpose because I hate spoilers and don't want to be tempted with a new purchase yet).

[โ€“] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It uses DND 5e as the underlying rules set. I hate DND 5e. It's a garbage system full of old bad ideas, and it has such tremendous brand awareness it sucks all the air out of the hobby space.

Baldur's Gate 3 is still an extremely good game in spite of all that.

[โ€“] Carighan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sounds promising, because like you I really really really do not like the DnD system. But to hear that the game is decent in spite of that makes me curious about trying it soon, TYVM. :)

[โ€“] FunctionFn@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago

Controlling 4 digital 5e characters in rapid succession feels very different from controlling 1 character in a tabletop setting. Idk if it's better or worse this way, but (to me) they're pretty distinct experiences so it's worth at least trying

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