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I like the idea of playing these RPG games but can't stand the combat. This is why Disco Elysium is my favourite game of all time. It had RPG elements, great story, narration, dialogue and voice acting and wasn't bogged down by a combat system I didn't like.

I have tried Divinity I and II, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Pillars of Eternity. I left them at some point because I did not enjoy the combat one bit. With Pathfinder I even tried story mode to trivialise the combat but since the combat is such a big part of the game, I didn't enjoy it even then.

If anyone here has played Baldur's Gate 3 please let me know of your experience. Even if I end up not liking it I would really like to hear what you all think of it.

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[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I haven't played BG3 but I have played BG1 and 2, Pillars, Divinity, and pretty much all other major CRPGs, and in all of them the combat system is a major part of the game. And I think it's safe to assume that it's a big part of BG3 too.

But i can empathize with you about not liking the combat system. Even though i really love the combat system of CRPGs like Baldur's Gate (it may even be my favorite part about the game and my favorite type of combat system ever) there are other systems that i really dislike such as what you find in the various FromSoft games. Because it is such a major part of those games and because i don't enjoy that type of combat i will probably never play those games regardless how good the story elements are. Sometimes you just have to say that certain games are not for you and that's ok.