I have so many mean things to say about BG3, but instead I'll be positive and say that in my opinion, Pathfinder: WotR combines all the best parts of the old Baldur's Gate games (well-told, if a bit generic, story; fantastical setting that doesn't go too far overboard; interesting and sympathetic companions) with a ruleset that offers many options for character building and highly adjustable difficulty settings. There's a crusade minigame which is a real drag, but that's the only real bad thing about the whole game. Also, the different paths -- the big ones at least -- make enough of a difference that there's some replayability. It doesn't reach the narrative heights of Torment or Mask of the Betrayer, but neither does BG3 (not even remotely).
Exactly! I guess you can do an evil run in BG3 if you're okay with losing parts of the game in return for some additional dialogue. The combat system of D&D 5e also doesn't really entice me to try another playthrough as a warlock or something, especially as you can just respec everyone whenever, and let's not even mention the romances. But the mythic paths in WotR really do make an impact on the game, especially mechanically, when it comes to your main character.
I have so many mean things to say about BG3, but instead I'll be positive and say that in my opinion, Pathfinder: WotR combines all the best parts of the old Baldur's Gate games (well-told, if a bit generic, story; fantastical setting that doesn't go too far overboard; interesting and sympathetic companions) with a ruleset that offers many options for character building and highly adjustable difficulty settings. There's a crusade minigame which is a real drag, but that's the only real bad thing about the whole game. Also, the different paths -- the big ones at least -- make enough of a difference that there's some replayability. It doesn't reach the narrative heights of Torment or Mask of the Betrayer, but neither does BG3 (not even remotely).
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Exactly! I guess you can do an evil run in BG3 if you're okay with losing parts of the game in return for some additional dialogue. The combat system of D&D 5e also doesn't really entice me to try another playthrough as a warlock or something, especially as you can just respec everyone whenever, and let's not even mention the romances. But the mythic paths in WotR really do make an impact on the game, especially mechanically, when it comes to your main character.
I'd rate BG3 a solid Hordes of the Underdark. Great but not earth shattering.