PC Gamer - UK 2020-04)

Our first look at BALDUR’S GATE III’s opening act.

By Fraser Brown

J

esus Christ,” mutters

Larian CEO Swen

Vincke as another

arrow hits his

unconscious wizard.

We’ve barely started our journey to

Baldur’s Gate and we’re close to a

second party wipe. Vincke gets

creative. He takes off his boot and

throws it at a bandit, dealing a very

small amount of damage. Five

minutes later, unrelated to his

missing footwear, he slips on some

stairs and dies.

Baldur’s Gate III promises an epic

yarn full of cosmic invaders,

trap-filled dungeons and more

characters with a mysterious past

than an Agatha Christie mystery. And

just like its tabletop progenitor, a few

unlucky rolls and some interesting

decisions can transform it into a

brilliant comedy of errors.

Baldur’s Gate III

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