Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3 is a role-playing video game released in 2023 by Larian Studios based on Dungeons & Dragons. It has won Game of the Year at the following game award shows:
- Golden Joysticks in 2023
- The Game Awards in 2023
- Game Developers Choice Awards in 2024
- Bafta Game Awards in 2024
Jake Tucker from TechRadar (2023) exclaimed:Baldur’s Gate 3 is a fine contender for one of the best video game RPGs ever made. It’s the most ambitious RPG out there, and the painstakingly accurate rendition of Dungeons & Dragons will delight fans. A must-play, even if some frustrations with D&D’s format might grate.
A story complete with romance, deceit, and intrigue on your character's journey to the city of Baldur's Gate to save you and your friends from an alien brain parasite. Along the way, you meet various allies and foes and uncover an intricate plot by mindflayers to conquer the continent of Faerun and tangle with both the gods and the hells.
Choose from and combine any of the following classes and subclasses to customize your character and equip them with skills, abilities, and lore background to annihilate your enemies:
- Barbarian
- Berserker, Wildheart, Wild Magic, Path of Giants
- Bard
- College of Lore, College of Valor, College of Swords, College of Glamour
- Cleric
- Life Domain, Light Domain, Trickery Domain, Knowledge Domain, Nature Domain, Tempest Domain, War Domain, Death Domain
- Druid
- Circle of the Moon, Circle of the Land, Circle of Spores, Circle of Stars
- Fighter
- Battle Master, Eldritch Knight, Champion, Arcane Archer
- Monk
- Way of the Open Hand, Way of Shadow, Way of the Four Elements, Drunken Master
- Paladin
- Oath of the Ancients, Oath of Devotion, Oathbreaker, Oath of Vengeance, Oath of the Crown
- Ranger
- Beast Master, Hunter, Gloom Stalker, Swarmkeeper
- Rogue
- Thief, Arcane Trickster, Assassin, Swashbuckler
- Sorcerer
- Draconic Bloodline, Wild Magic, Storm Sorcery, Shadow Magic
- Warlock
- The Fiend, The Great Old One, Archfey, Hexblade
- Wizard
- Abjuration School, Evocation School, Conjuration School, Divination School, Enchantment School, Illusion School, Necromancy School, Transmutation School, Bladesinging
More details about the game can be found on the game website.
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